Assignment 11/26

1.) Fritz, S. "Dear America: Eric Snowden Is No Hero - Let Your Voice Be Heard." Let Your Voice Be Heard. N.p., 14 June 2013. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.

http://www.lyvbh.com/2013/06/14/dear-america-pick-poison/
Extras
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/poplar-bluff-mo/TRDTP7MMANKG82HT0

http://www.nj.com/hudson/voices/index.ssf/2013/06/poll_is_eric_snowden_a_whistle.html

Weblog 11/22

The reason that I chose to right about this article that I have found is because I realized I had pretty much bashed social media in almost all of my blog posts.  This article is about the Cleveland Bike Composting project which asks people online to participate in bike-based compost removal service for Cleveland residents so that they can create a cleaner, greener environment for the vicinity of Cleveland.  If this project actually works out then there will be volunteers that will have to take the waste from the site and then transfer it to someone’s compost in their garden.  This will not only benefit the person getting rid of the waste but it will also benefit the person that is receiving the waste because when you have a garden, superior topsoil is key to having a great garden.  My family always has a designated area in their yard for a compost pile for their gardens,  but because my family is so big, this service really wouldn’t apply to me since we have been recycling our compost for a long time.  I think that the way that this article is presented is great.  I think that it’s author doesn’t ask too much from the reader and that it all comes down to doing something that you love, like riding your bike, and helping out the earth in so many different ways, including riding a bike instead of using gas with a car, recycling the waste through transporting the waste to someone’s garden, and saving the use of gas by promoting locally grown vegetables.  I think that this article is a great way to use the internet.

http://www.good.is/posts/help-start-a-bike-power-community-composting-project?utm_campaign=goodtweet&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Weblog 11/15

group ds

http://prezi.com/f4hxsll72cy_/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

Digital Story Proposal

AJ Marinucci

Dr. Shutkin

First Year Seminar

7 November 2013

My Digital Story Proposal

            The theme for my digital story will be all of the affects of cyber bullying and what it takes to stop it.  This theme relates to our digital media and social justice class because it brings together what is right and wrong and the broad universe of social media.  This really interested me because of a recent story about Jonathan Martin, a Miami Dolphins football player.  The story seems to be on my television, phone, and computer as soon as I turn one of them on.  I think that this isn’t exactly related to my topic but it is definitely somewhat related because of the fact that bullying in itself can and probably has affected someone in some kind of way.  In the particular story that I mentioned, Jonathan Martin is a 6 foot 6, 310 pounds, full grown, gargantuan of a man.  He has recently been bullied and even threatened by one of his teammates Ritchie Incognito. Reporter James Walker from Espn reported that Incognito left a voicemail for Jonathan Martin saying,” "Hey, wassup, you half n----- piece of s---. I saw you on Twitter, you been training 10 weeks. [I want to] s--- in your f---ing mouth. [I'm going to] slap your f---ing mouth. [I'm going to] slap your real mother across the face [laughter]. F--- you, you're still a rookie. I'll kill you."  This is uncalled for and a main reason for me to do a story on this subject of bullying.  This just further proves that anyone can be bullied no matter how big, strong, famous, or rich they are.  I am going to try to accomplish resources of different scenarios of instances where cyber bullying is relevant and bring my life into it while trying to put my perspective on both the real life situation that I have witnessed or have been in and the articles that I am going to research.

            For my digital story I originally thought that I was going to create my digital story by using a website.  I thought that creating a website would most likely relate to me for some reason.  I didn’t really know a reason at the time, but I just figured I would end up doing a website of some kind.  I really had not researched what else I could do since I was kind of set on doing a website.  However, after doing some research and after seeing other presentations on prezi.com, I thought that this could be a really interesting way to present my topic in the future.  I then looked up some average reviews of the website and found that there are some downsides, but the overall consensus was positive.  Ed Mendelson of Pcmag.com says that,” Prezi's presentations give you tools that no other presentation software can match…an animated visual feast unlike the usual boring set of bullet points.”  When I read this I kind of ignored anything else and took what he said and thought that making a Prezi would be a great way for me to present my digital story.  Mendelson’s overall review was 4.5 out of 5.  I thought that this review alone could change my mind just doing a website, but I looked a few different reviews after that.  After finding mostly positive reviews for Prezi.com, I really didn’t even put creating a website into consideration.  I will try to use the resources from the library that are given on the John Carroll website.  I have used most of the databases that are available previously for some other projects that I have done for my high school.  If for some reason I cannot find what I am looking for I will go to the library reference desk and ask for help. 

           

 

Works Cited

 

 Mandelson, Ed. "Prezi.com." PCMAG. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2013.

Services, ESPN.com News. "Slurs in Incognito's messages." ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures, 05 Nov. 2013. Web. 07 Nov. 2013.

Weblog 11/8

AJ Marinucci

Dr. Shutkin

First Year Seminar

7 November 2013

My Digital Story Proposal

            The theme for my digital story will be all of the affects of cyber bullying and what it takes to stop it.  This theme relates to our digital media and social justice class because it brings together what is right and wrong and the broad universe of social media.  This really interested me because of a recent story about Jonathan Martin, a Miami Dolphins football player.  The story seems to be on my television, phone, and computer as soon as I turn one of them on.  I think that this isn’t exactly related to my topic but it is definitely somewhat related because of the fact that bullying in itself can and probably has affected someone in some kind of way.  In the particular story that I mentioned, Jonathan Martin is a 6 foot 6, 310 pounds, full grown, gargantuan of a man.  He has recently been bullied and even threatened by one of his teammates Ritchie Incognito. Reporter James Walker from Espn reported that Incognito left a voicemail for Jonathan Martin saying,” "Hey, wassup, you half n----- piece of s---. I saw you on Twitter, you been training 10 weeks. [I want to] s--- in your f---ing mouth. [I'm going to] slap your f---ing mouth. [I'm going to] slap your real mother across the face [laughter]. F--- you, you're still a rookie. I'll kill you."  This is uncalled for and a main reason for me to do a story on this subject of bullying.  This just further proves that anyone can be bullied no matter how big, strong, famous, or rich they are.  I am going to try to accomplish resources of different scenarios of instances where cyber bullying is relevant and bring my life into it while trying to put my perspective on both the real life situation that I have witnessed or have been in and the articles that I am going to research.

            For my digital story I originally thought that I was going to create my digital story by using a website.  I thought that creating a website would most likely relate to me for some reason.  I didn’t really know a reason at the time, but I just figured I would end up doing a website of some kind.  I really had not researched what else I could do since I was kind of set on doing a website.  However, after doing some research and after seeing other presentations on prezi.com, I thought that this could be a really interesting way to present my topic in the future.  I then looked up some average reviews of the website and found that there are some downsides, but the overall consensus was positive.  Ed Mendelson of Pcmag.com says that,” Prezi's presentations give you tools that no other presentation software can match…an animated visual feast unlike the usual boring set of bullet points.”  When I read this I kind of ignored anything else and took what he said and thought that making a Prezi would be a great way for me to present my digital story.  Mendelson’s overall review was 4.5 out of 5.  I thought that this review alone could change my mind just doing a website, but I looked a few different reviews after that.  After finding mostly positive reviews for Prezi.com, I really didn’t even put creating a website into consideration.  I will try to use the resources from the library that are given on the John Carroll website.  I have used most of the databases that are available previously for some other projects that I have done for my high school.  If for some reason I cannot find what I am looking for I will go to the library reference desk and ask for help. 

           

 

Works Cited

 

 Mandelson, Ed. "Prezi.com." PCMAG. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2013.

Services, ESPN.com News. "Slurs in Incognito's messages." ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures, 05 Nov. 2013. Web. 07 Nov. 2013.

Discussion questions 11/6

1.)    My opinionated answer to the question in the article is that video games are good for people to interact within a story and the ability to make choices that will make the story evolve.  Tom Bissell talks about having an “extra life” in his book Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter.  Why do you play video games? (why don’t you play video games?)

2.)    Why do you think that people that play video games ignore the systemic social issues in the games that they play?

3.)     Of the video games that we played in the last class, did you notice anything different or similar about those games compared to other more popular games that you have played before?

Discussion questions 11/6

1.)    My opinionated answer to the question in the article is that video games are good for people to interact within a story and the ability to make choices that will make the story evolve.  Tom Bissell talks about having an “extra life” in his book Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter.  Why do you play video games? (why don’t you play video games?)

2.)    Why do you think that people that play video games ignore the systemic social issues in the games that they play?

3.)     Of the video games that we played in the last class, did you notice anything different or similar about those games compared to other more popular games that you have played before?

Weblog 11/1

Our social action project accurately defines the affects of internet privacy issues.  We warn the reader of how many things that could happen to anyone at any time.  The reason for this happening can rely on both the users and the companies that own these sites.  There are kind of two sides for our issue.  On one hand you can blame the users, saying that they should really think about what they post or put on face book.  Whatever they put on the internet is there forever.  The companies could also say that there are in fact privacy settings, but most users just choose not to use them.  On the other hand, the users could fight back and say that there is no reason that our personal information such as our social security numbers, credit card numbers, addresses, etc.  I know for a fact that sometimes there is no other choice than to put your social security number online for a job application or even getting into college.  It seems like we are getting more and more involved with the internet with everything we do and that can be a good thing, but I believe that some things should not just be thrown out there.  I believe that if someone is fired because they post a picture of themselves doing something inappropriate, their boss should decide whether or not they want them in their company.  With that being said, I think that there really is no excuse for someone’s identity being stolen because they had put all of their personal information online because they were forced to for a job or school.  I really think that falls on the hands of the companies.  In an article on pcworld.com, there is a list of the biggest online privacy threats.  Their list was from one to five: 1.) cookie proliferation, 2.) seizing cloud data 3.) location data betrayal 4.) data never forgets a face 5.) scanning in the name of cyber security.  My opinion of this article is that it really boils down to numbers 1 and 2.  I think that cookie proliferation seems like it’s no big deal and everyone just clicks yes or allow.  I think that this is a really big issue and it needs to be altered somehow for the better.  Seizing cloud data is definitely another issue that I really haven’t thought about a big threat to privacy. I thought that something like this would be safe.  These “surprises” only feed our social action project and prove its relevance.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2031908/the-5-biggest-online-privacy-threats-of-2013.html?page=2