Liberating the Internet

The internet and social media. These are things that we w use every single day. The internet has some positive and some negative impacts about them. Some positive impacts about the internet and social media is the fact that we are able to get information easily. The negative impact about social media and the internet is that you can get cyber bullied. Especially in social media, for example people can say things to other people that is bad. This might lead to many bad things to happen. A thing that could happen because of this issue that people might have is suicidal thoughts and actions, which is very bad.

According to Wael Ghonim, there are five challenges facing today's social media. The first challenge is, "we don't know how to deal with rumors. Rumors that confirm people's biases are now believed and spread among millions of people." This means that rumors that people spread all over social media are the kind of things that make us get angry and that makes us to grow violent in social media. The second challenge is, "we create create our own echo chambers. We tend to only communicate with people that we agree with, and thanks to social media, we can mute un-follow and block everyone else." This means that we only talk to people that we like and that we agree with. It is also saying that the truth should be accepted by us and not just to listen to what others say because they are agreed by us. The third challenge is, "online discussions quickly descend on angry mods. All of us probably know that. It's as if we forget that the people behind the scenes are actually real people and not just avatars." This means that on social media discussions, people tend to get angry at each other and then the anger then results into fights. The fourth challenge is, our opinion can be hard to change on social media.The fifth challenge is, our social media helps to support the broadcasters rather than what helps what we like. It is like the social media users are talking against and to each other instead of talking with each other.

Next, Wael Ghonim also gives suggestions to "liberate the internet". First, he said that we have to learn how to fight and be prepared for the online harassment and online trolls. This is important because these online trolls and harassment are bad because they hurt people and make others think a certain way instead of thinking the right way. Harassment are bad because they make people feel bad and can cause serious problems to the people that love the internet. Next, he said that we nee to think about how to design social media experiences that promote civility and reward thoughtfulness. This means that we need to be able to know what is bad and what is good. If we are able to know what is bad, then we should be rewarded by doing the good that was done.

Finally, the main point of this is to show how Wael Ghonim feels about social media and its users and that we should just be good people when is comes to social media and make sure that we are doing the right thing always.

Dear Future Self…

Dear Past Self,

I am now in my sophomore year in Medical School. I am still studying and learning deeply in order for me to go to a school that specializes in Cardiology. Life here is pretty fun and interesting. You get to learn and Medicine in general. It also helps you to make your choice of what you want to become in the future. My hobbies here in Medical School hasn't changed. For example, I still love to play basketball because it is fun and it is peaceful doing it. Right now I am living the dorm that was provided by the Medical School. The best thing about it is that I don't have to pay a penny because I got a lot of scholarships that will cover for everything concerning my school life. For the last 10 years I have been studying and trying hard to go to a good school and to become what I be in the future. I have been studying for every test starting from high school through college. And now I am preparing to go to another step in school. As for now, I advice you to just pay attention in class and make sure that you don't get distracted in any classes. Also, do not get in any sort of trouble in school because it make you look bad later in life when you are looking for schools. Last but not least, always get straight A's in whatever you are doing. I have also changed from the last 10 years. For example, I have been more mature than I was a long time ago. I have also taken my studies more seriously than before. I have been smarter and more knowledgeable. The main thing is that I have changed and I believe that you can too.

Sincerely, Future Self

Which Personality Do I Have?

I agree with some of the strengths such as Honest, Strong willed, Calm, and Create and Enforce Order. The reason that I agree with these strengths is because I feel and know that I am honest person. I also know that when I have a will or a goal, I will try my best to accomplish it. I know that I am calm because I am able to accept the truth about myself and I am not aggressive. I know that I am able to create and enforce order, because if I am told to show something, I will be able to do it.

Some weaknesses that I agree with are stubborn and always by the book. I agree with theses because sometimes I can be stubborn and can give trouble. I also may think that I am always right and the fact and truth is more important than people's feeling. I also agree with always by the book, because most of the time I use information from books or texts to make rules and to prove people right or wrong.

I do not agree with these friendship results which include, not spontaneous, not talkative. The reason that I disagree with these results because I am spontaneous and I talk a lot when it comes to friendship. I agree with the fact that I am dependable and loyal. This is because when you're a friend of my, I won't hurt you and you can depend on me. I also find was to be supportive and make sure that you are doing well in school and in personal relationships.

I agree with the career path results that were shown. It showed that I choose and interested in stable and long term jobs. Jobs like, lawyers, doctors, and judges are the types of jobs that attract me. The reason that I agree with this is because these are the kind of jobs that I am hoping for and that I am interested in.

Reflecting on My Goals

I think that I did an okay job of achieving my goals. This is because I did a good job in getting to class early and on time. The steps that I took to achieve this goal were, I was able to do all that I have to do during break. Then, when the IAs  tell us to go to our classes, I quickly rush to get to tech class on time. So, I think that that goal was accomplishes and achieved.

I also set another goal which was managing my time better when I do anything in class, which include, tests, classwork, and more. So far I think that I didn't quite achieve that goal. For example, sometimes when I do my work, I get distracted easily. Sometimes I just waste time doing something else. The reason that I wasn't able to accomplish this goal was because I didn't try too hard to achieve it. If I were to go back in the future, I would change the fact that I didn't complete some of my assignments on time because I got distracted. I would change how sometimes I zoned out without doing anything in order for me to be successful.

Thomas Edison

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

I think that this quote means that every inventions that he has made are not failures. They are just building blocks for success. He is also saying that we should keep on trying and trying until you find the perfect one, which not considered failure.

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."

I think that this quote is trying to say that if we do something and it doesn't work, we should just keep on trying and hopefully it will work out. For example, if something is being built and it keeps on failing, building it again will help instead of giving up on it.

 

Google Searches in 2015

List or describe some of the most popular searches from 2015. 

The Rugby World Cup, the Cricket World Cup, the viral phenomenon known as the "dress" and more recently the soon to be released Star Wars movie, in excess of 155 million searches globally, were all among the most searched topics.

What is a trend?
Trend- A general direction in which something is changing and developing 

What trends do you see in the searches?

The trends that I see in these searches is that it starts off with the Rugby Cup, then it goes to the "dress". It then goes to Star Wars movie. The trend is that they are all famous thing that a lot of people know and are familiar with.

Media Codes

What's your favorite brand? Why?
My favorite brand is Nike, Apple, Alienware, Razer, and Asus ROG I like these brands because their products are good and useful. I also find their products cool and awesome.

What types of code(s) are used by this brand to make it appealing to people (symbolic, written or technical)?
Nike: their sign is ¨Just do it.¨ They also have a check mark.
Alienware: has an Alien to show that their company is alienware.
Razer: a thing that looks like a snake to make people like what they are selling.
Asus ROG: a cool sign that is visibly appealing.

Find an example of a code this brand uses and copy/paste it into you blog post.
     



Do you think this brand advertising influences whether you like it? Why or why not?

The way that they advertise influences the way that people like it because when they are advertising it they make you want it and they make it look cool and tempting to buy.