Evaluation Proposals and Research Post

I am evaluating "Skins" (UK Version) as a good modern representation of teenageness because it mirrors the portrayal of a regular teen, it depicts what's wrong with our society today and it contains realistic views on teens through first-person point of view.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skins_(TV_series)

-Contains overview information of characters, episodes and influence on public
-Contain links to summary of all episodes 

http://www.slideshare.net/sparkly/skins-analysis
-Contains analytical portrayal of "Skins"
-Break down several overviews that "Skins" contains: as a narrative, genre and representation

http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/56850861.html
-Compare and contrast Skins US vs. UK
-Contains more contextual analysis on UK version

3rd Post [Free Writing]

The Tv show "Skins" premiered about a year ago and created plenty of controversy. It was a originally a UK Tv show, adapted into a US version; where it was translated with different characters and a different stroyline. However, it was the change of story that made it unbearable. It was the fact of using teenagers in scenes of homosexuality, sexual content, drugs and profanity that made it obscene to viewers. The fact that millions of teenagers watching this content, sponsors on the side of MTV and the actors who just went with the show despite its content. This show demonstrates improper social behavior, which is influenced to the young minds of teens. Because the show presents a balance of parties with school, which is not the life one wants to live, especially while trying to make a living. However, if it was that the producers would have censored such content from the beginning, the show would have been better. The show should have never been shown and its attempt to attract itself to the audience failed, where a cancellation had no question in mind.

2nd Post Free Writing

The film, "V for Vendetta" is a 2006 thriller film directed by James McTeigue and produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers, who also wrote the screenplay. It is an adaptation of the V for Vendetta comic book by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. Set in London in a near-future dystopian society, Natalie Portman stars as Evey, a working-class girl who must determine if her hero has become the very menace she is fighting against. Hugo Weaving plays V—a bold, charismatic freedom fighter driven to exact revenge on those who disfigured him. It is a good film that represents a political idealism of totalitarianism, by the way the government surfaces over V's purpose of revenge and rule over the country in the film. The film has been a worldwide success in most countries and most people just visualize "V for Vendetta" as a movie of action rather than the sociopolitical ideas that it possess through the government and V's actions. It deals with issues of homosexuality, religion, totalitarianism, Islamophobia and terrorism. People has highly praised "V for Vendetta" because it is a good film in general, and it has several anarchist groups have rejected the film. Also, a few Christian right groups attacked the film for its portrayal of Christianity and sympathetic portrayal of rebellion. Overall, most people have seen the film as controversial, but it really shows how the government practically acts today in modern society, with all the issues presented.

1st Post (Free Writing)

Planking, "the lying down game", is an activity consisting of lying face down in an unusual or incongruous location. The hands must touch the sides of the body and having a photograph of the participant taken and posted on the internet is an integral part of the game. Players compete to find the most unusual and original location in which to play. The term planking is described as the practice of lying down flat with arms to the side, to mimic a wooden plank. Planking quoted by Xbizit (actor/musician), who seemed to poke at the sight of it, "Planking is the dumbest shit ever." Planking seems to be really dumb, since you are laying on the floor with germs as an inanimate object. It is also seems to be dangerous, since people do not follow the rules of planking and plant themselves in the most dangerous locations. It has been taken up by famous people, where it has influenced other foreign territories to participate such as Australia and Japan. Planking is a fad, that is starting to gain popularity where if it reaches more participation by other people, it will encourage people to be inactive and it might cause controversy and death (which it has done in a few causes). For example, if it doesn't stop now, it will be a serious danger in the future.

LADY GAGA BLOG

The arguments really depict Lady Gaga's image to the public. However, the author that criticizes Lady Gaga's symbolism as the demise of sex is demeaning her iconic fame; it compares to all of her music videos, fashion and her lyrics to how it really depicts death and sex. It also compares her to other music icons, which supposedly stated by the author, are represented better than Lady Gaga represents herself. The audience and time focuses on the modern public, which idolizes on Lady Gaga's fame and focus on her "little monsters" (audience). The circumstance of the argument is Lady Gaga's self-efface presence to the public by being wild and being different, idolizing different social groups and social issues; where at some point in between her style and her fame, the author declares that she is demeaning herself as a person and everything about her is a lie. The text itself provides moderate information about Gaga's background and it digs behind the scenes of Gaga's fashion sense. It also includes many examples comparing how dehumanizing Gaga is compared to her declared idols: David Bowie and Madonna. It also analyzes how everything she represents is a lie she was made; not that everything and the title "Lady Gaga" came along by her efforts. It includes logos, pathos and ethos. Logos corresponds in her uses of examples to Gaga's fashion, music and her own personal image. Pathos corresponds to her countless examples of Gaga's dehumanization. Ethos is varied because some of the information provided is accounted because most fans know her closely, but true fans would really identify if the facts are true; but they won't pay attention to the hateful descriptions imposed on her because they love her.

Peer Review (3)-Narrative Argument Essay

The peer review helped a bit better on this essay. However, since the topic was a narrative argument, the essay was a bit easier to write. This time instead of using information and research, it was more personal and it was arguing a life lesson. Also, to write the whole overall argument, you need to relive the experience, which was pretty shitty. It wasn't an easy thing to talk about, however, it was the only good topic in which I could think of. It combined the skill of writing a story and teaching something that applies to a certain audience. My topic was about me coming out 2 years ago; where it applies my conversation with my mother and the choice of being who I want to be. Now, this paper easily has its argument with the scene between me and my mother arguing. Yet, it needed a lot of background information, and dialogue in order to make a good narrative argument. I did obtain a good amount of feedback, in where I didn't need to correct too much but too little information. 

Foodstravaganza

As you sit down to eat dinner (whatever that is) take note of the experience. Later,write for 10 minutes describing it with as much detail as possible. Include details from all the senses: how does it smell, feel, and taste. What does the place around you sound like? Who all is there? Again, give as many details as possible.


When I enter the Pollock Dining Hall Area, I go to the Southside Buffet. As soon as I enter that area, I always smell meat and bread, afterwards you can't pretty much smell anything unless you come close to the food. Today, I had some BBQ Ribs, Baked Beans and some Caramel Chunk Brownie with some Vanilla Frozen Yogurt and a glass of Raspberry Lemonade. The meaty sensation of pale white meat that tingles in my mouth with its succulent sauce touching down my mouth, warming its vacuous space. I feel a thump inside my stomach, where the food is taking its place. Next, I try my baked beans; its somewhat sweet yet satisfying because I obtain my daily intake of grain, which is pretty healthy. I take a sip of the tangy, cold raspberry lemonade to wash down the taste of ribs and beans down my throat. I feel the tasty juice wash off the meat around the canvas of my stomach. After the main course, here comes the dessert. Baked brown batter with a taste of caramel icing on the exterior, loaded with vanilla frozen yogurt; poised perfectly and yet dripping. I take a bite and feel the brownie turn moist and soft with the mix of the ice cream. Its loud, very loud my exterior with starving teenage cannibals waiting on the line to eat; I mean you can hear their growling stomachs as they wait for their own portion. After I finish my meal, I place the try on the conveyer belt where it goes to the land of cleanliness waiting to be used for breakfast tomorrow.