Dedication is the one that's always there for you, the one who you can depend on no matter what the case is. Always there when you need him, always there even through the hard times. I had him and he made me laugh, never made me cry. i knew i could trust him with any and everything. i was willing to give him my heart because i knew he would never hurt me.
He gave me his all, was willing to leave everything behind just to be with me and make me happy. He had the sweetest of hearts and always forgave me whenever i would mess up. he was never the one to hold anything against me. for a long time i thought i couldnt find someone that wanted me for me and he showed me that he TRULY cared for me and loved me with all his heart, somethin that no other guy had showed me in the past. i knew he would never leave me, or hurt me. we had somethin good and he wanted to do everythin he could to make sure we kept that.
But what did he get in return? a broken heart along with broken promises and days of disrespect from me. he didnt deserve any of the shit i gave him the last few days we were even talking. he deserved so much more from me then to be disrespected over the phone. i hope he reads this and sees that i havent forgiven myself for anything i did to him and that he meant so much to me, no matter what i said to him or how i acted towards him. its like i just found somebody else and just completely forgot about your feelings. and forgot about ALL the stuff i put u through but u stayed loyal to me and stayed by myside. i never wanted to hurt u the way i did and now im sorry for it.
So to dedication, thank you for everything you've done for me, for always being there. I hope you see this and now that from the bottom of my heart i mean what im saying to you now and that you can somehow forgive me. Im sorry for hurting you and leaving like i did. I just hope i will always be ur babydoll b/c you still remain to be my babycakes:):)
This is for you K2, my very first love. I wish the best for you, i always have and i always will..no matter what
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Friday, April 30, 2010
Effects of Too Much Internet
In the article, "Internet Use and Its Relationship to Loneliness" Eric Moody focuses on the idea that the use of internet can have a negative affect on people and their personalities. He researched studies that indicated Computer-mediated communication is impersonal and has a few channels of communication compared to Face-to-face communication.This study focuses on the impact too much internet use can have on a person. Although there are studies that show the internet can enhance communication, I agree with Moody when he states that it can inhibit communication. In the article Moody states that internet use is helpful to those who are shy and isolated. In "A New Way of Looking" Ellie Burkett says that with the use of handheld computers shy students are likely to break out of there shell. I don't think thats all the way true. Yes, the computers would help them witih their homework, but what about when they need to speak to someone in person. Without that face-to-face communiction people aren't able to experience that social support.
There are two different types of loneliness: Social and Emotional. Social loneliness is the feeling of boredom due to the lack of meaningful friendships and the sense of belonging to a certain group. Emotional loneliness is the "feeling of emptiness and restlessness due to the lack of intimate relationships." People usually tend to feel emotionally lonely when they spend majority of their time on the internet. Burkett states that the internet can help students in the classroom and in Moody's article he says that it will help shy people speak when that normally wouldn't want to. But what Burkett fails to mention is that too much internet use could result in psychologial difficulties such as loneliness and depression. The more time people spend on the internet that time is replacing the time that could be spent with their families. Below is a picture that shows the statistics of how many people spend on the internet from 1995 til 2008.
When people use the internet as a sole means of communication they aren't getting that face to face interaction. Some people might feel that the internet is all they need to communicate but in doing so they aren't really experiencing true communication. However Moody states in the articel that "social loneliness suggests that the internet can be used to foster one's connection with the social world around him or her through discussion groups." Burkett also claims that using the "i-guide" and technology to learn is beneficial to shy students. Technology is no use to them once they are stuck to speaking in front of people. The internet lacks the social interaction people need to have and need to be accoustomed to in every day american life. People spend too much time on the internet using chat rooms and discussions groups that they don't see the importance in actual face to face social interaction. You aren't able to get the full appreciation or thoughtful meaning of someone by looking at what they say. You get all the meaning from being able to see them while they are talking. I can understand why shy people or those who have a hard time speaking to others would need the internet, but in doing so effects their pscyhcological well-beings. They feel left out of the world, but spending more and more time on the internet isn't going to help them. Moody states that individuals with high levels of internet use are more likely to experience social loneliness because they spend more time on the internet and because of that they lack the strong intimate relationships.
Above is a video of a presentation about computer-mediated communication. It brings new points to the fact that technology doesn't help the human mind. They lack the emotional support of others and that isnt healthy for a person to go through. Studies show that CMC communication is not all the way impersonal but it still has serious side effects. In the article it states that "social loneliness suggests that the interent can be used to foster one's connection with the social world around him or her through discussion groups". I agree with this statement because the people might find this as a substitute to FtF communication. However, I still think its unhealthy for people to base their communication and happiness from the internet because I don't feel you can get the same connection.
There are two different types of loneliness: Social and Emotional. Social loneliness is the feeling of boredom due to the lack of meaningful friendships and the sense of belonging to a certain group. Emotional loneliness is the "feeling of emptiness and restlessness due to the lack of intimate relationships." People usually tend to feel emotionally lonely when they spend majority of their time on the internet. Burkett states that the internet can help students in the classroom and in Moody's article he says that it will help shy people speak when that normally wouldn't want to. But what Burkett fails to mention is that too much internet use could result in psychologial difficulties such as loneliness and depression. The more time people spend on the internet that time is replacing the time that could be spent with their families. Below is a picture that shows the statistics of how many people spend on the internet from 1995 til 2008.
When people use the internet as a sole means of communication they aren't getting that face to face interaction. Some people might feel that the internet is all they need to communicate but in doing so they aren't really experiencing true communication. However Moody states in the articel that "social loneliness suggests that the internet can be used to foster one's connection with the social world around him or her through discussion groups." Burkett also claims that using the "i-guide" and technology to learn is beneficial to shy students. Technology is no use to them once they are stuck to speaking in front of people. The internet lacks the social interaction people need to have and need to be accoustomed to in every day american life. People spend too much time on the internet using chat rooms and discussions groups that they don't see the importance in actual face to face social interaction. You aren't able to get the full appreciation or thoughtful meaning of someone by looking at what they say. You get all the meaning from being able to see them while they are talking. I can understand why shy people or those who have a hard time speaking to others would need the internet, but in doing so effects their pscyhcological well-beings. They feel left out of the world, but spending more and more time on the internet isn't going to help them. Moody states that individuals with high levels of internet use are more likely to experience social loneliness because they spend more time on the internet and because of that they lack the strong intimate relationships.
Above is a video of a presentation about computer-mediated communication. It brings new points to the fact that technology doesn't help the human mind. They lack the emotional support of others and that isnt healthy for a person to go through. Studies show that CMC communication is not all the way impersonal but it still has serious side effects. In the article it states that "social loneliness suggests that the interent can be used to foster one's connection with the social world around him or her through discussion groups". I agree with this statement because the people might find this as a substitute to FtF communication. However, I still think its unhealthy for people to base their communication and happiness from the internet because I don't feel you can get the same connection.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
In the article "Danger Mouse's Grey Album, Mash-ups and the Age of Composition," Phillip Gunderson talks about Danger Mouse's attempt to combine the Beatles White Album with Jay-Z's Black Album. I believe that Gunderson states an argument that music has racial boundaries. He does this to point out that Mash-ups can have a positive impact on how society views music. His argument points out the fact that African American hip-hop is a descendant of sixties-era British Rock which is a descendant of African American blues. With this he says that mash-ups draw attention to the racial boundaries of music.
Mash-ups can bring alot to the music industry and to the people listening to it. They mix together two different songs and with this they make a new genre. Gunderson states that they break boundaries, and if you listen to the different mash-ups you will see that they do. When you bring together two different songs you can also bring in two different types of people. If you like the Beatles then you will want to listen to their mash-up with Jay-Z and by listening to it you here another type of music. This can break the boundary between "black music" and "white music" by blending the different styles together and by doing this you bring different races together. Mash-ups gives people a chance to listen to a song that they really like and to experience a new song at once. When Danger Mouse did the mash-up he was bringing together different cultures of music just like we as people try to do that with the different cultures of society and Gunderson was stating that in his article. When you listen to the Mash-up of Nirvana and Destiny's child, you get to listen to both the pop side of music and rock. Some people didn't enjoy the mixture of the two but others enjoyed it. The video below is a Mash-up of "Smells Like Booty" a fusion of Destiny's Child and Nirvana.
The Grey Album brings a mixture of culture into the music industry. This album "highlights the culture industry's specious opposition of white 1960s Brit-pop and twenty-first century black American hip-hop." Not to many people know that present music has been taken out of music from the 60s and earlier. Music as come a long way and has evolved in each generation going all the way back to songs sung on the plantation. Phillip Gunderson points out this fact. He tells us in the article that Danger Mouse uses the Grey Album to show people that "African American hip hop is in many ways a direct descendent of sixties-era British rock." In return British Rock is a descendent of early twentieth century African American blues which is also connects to Christian spirtuals sung on plantations. Some people may not know it but music today has its own background and that each genre of music comes from one another. Danger Mouse reminds his listeners about the becoming of popular music. The mash-up crosses the line of race, gender, and class when it comes to music. You learn the history of music and people can start to break down the differences in music because if you really think about it and learn the history of it you'll see that genres of music come from each one.
Mash-ups can bring alot to the music industry and to the people listening to it. They mix together two different songs and with this they make a new genre. Gunderson states that they break boundaries, and if you listen to the different mash-ups you will see that they do. When you bring together two different songs you can also bring in two different types of people. If you like the Beatles then you will want to listen to their mash-up with Jay-Z and by listening to it you here another type of music. This can break the boundary between "black music" and "white music" by blending the different styles together and by doing this you bring different races together. Mash-ups gives people a chance to listen to a song that they really like and to experience a new song at once. When Danger Mouse did the mash-up he was bringing together different cultures of music just like we as people try to do that with the different cultures of society and Gunderson was stating that in his article. When you listen to the Mash-up of Nirvana and Destiny's child, you get to listen to both the pop side of music and rock. Some people didn't enjoy the mixture of the two but others enjoyed it. The video below is a Mash-up of "Smells Like Booty" a fusion of Destiny's Child and Nirvana.
The Grey Album brings a mixture of culture into the music industry. This album "highlights the culture industry's specious opposition of white 1960s Brit-pop and twenty-first century black American hip-hop." Not to many people know that present music has been taken out of music from the 60s and earlier. Music as come a long way and has evolved in each generation going all the way back to songs sung on the plantation. Phillip Gunderson points out this fact. He tells us in the article that Danger Mouse uses the Grey Album to show people that "African American hip hop is in many ways a direct descendent of sixties-era British rock." In return British Rock is a descendent of early twentieth century African American blues which is also connects to Christian spirtuals sung on plantations. Some people may not know it but music today has its own background and that each genre of music comes from one another. Danger Mouse reminds his listeners about the becoming of popular music. The mash-up crosses the line of race, gender, and class when it comes to music. You learn the history of music and people can start to break down the differences in music because if you really think about it and learn the history of it you'll see that genres of music come from each one.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Reading Log: Response to Mash-Ups
When I read the Philip Gunderson article about Mash-ups i get confused. Its hard to follow along with what he is trying to say. I feel it was uneccesary for him to use all those big words because it didnt draw my attention into what he was trying to say, instead he made it so i didnt want to read it. Altough i did get some information out of it. I think the use of mash-ups, and being able to do it without recording labels getting on your back about it would be nice. The Mash-ups gives people a chance to listen to two different types of music all in one. The combination of both would bring in a whole new genre of music. I understand the controversy of doing a mash-up, and thats the issue of breaking the copywirte law. Artists or anyone at that matter cant take the work of the person that created it without their consent. Danger mouse created a mash-up, illegally, of the Jay-Z's The Black Album and The Beatles' The white album and turned it into his own. With this article i think that Gunderson is trying to let people know about how a mash-up can be illegal. Many people use peer-to-peer sharing networks so they can share music files, and i dont think that's ever gonna change. He uses information from recording labels and how they feel about illegal sharing. Another topic is the fact that they cna be disrespectful. "One could look askance at mash-ups, viewing them as puerile, disrespectful mucking about with other people's property.." I can see how one might think that. People are taking someone elses music and claiming it as their own and doing whatever with it. But i think that if someone is being creative with their talent to mix up songs then its not as bad as just saying you wrote a song when you really didnt. To me thats claiming something that isnt yours. With mash-ups Danger Mouse takes two different songs and puts them in a unigue way that makes them his original piece. He isnt saying the two songs are his, he's just claiming he put the two together to come up with that mash-up. I dont think the they should be illegal because they arent breaking any rules really.
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