response to tanners blog

http://davishall-304.blogspot.com/
online rape? holy crud that is crazy to think about. i had absolutely no idea that that was an actual thing. I actually do not think i have even heard of such a thing. All i know is if someone online raped me, i would not be a happy camper at all. I do not know how they would even do it though.  They would have to be a very smart and creepy person to be willing to try and rape some virtually. All i can do is pray that this kind of thing never ever ever ever happens to someone in my family or is my friend.

a rape in cyberspace

Well to begin this blog post i will begin by telling you that i am going to be talking about a rape in cyberspace. This blog post was written by julian dibbell. First off i would like to say that i do not believe that cyber rape is not an issue today. Although yes technology is beginning to overwhelm our society, i do not believe that there are a lot of people that are going to commit such acts as this perverse hanus person did. How many times have you even ever herd of such a thing happening? probably not very many. For me this is the first time i am even hearing about this illegid issue. Although i am not trying to make light of this terrible deed that took place, i feel as though this author is making to much commotion about it because it only happens once every now and then. Its like when people make a big dea about shark attacks, they are really not that bg of a deal becasue they rarely happen. People are more likely to die from a cocunut hitting htem on the head than being killed by a shark. This type of harassment does not warrant all of this commotion. People should not get their panties in a bunch when they are reading about this types of things. I hate when people act like these kinds of things are the end of the world, and they will never be able to get on the internet again without being scared for their life.

my google

When I google my name several things come up. The first thing you see that comes up on the google results is my blogging profile. When you click on this link, you can definitely see that it is my profile, and it is what i am writing on this current moment. The second thing that comes up is a facebook profile, of some random guy that lives in Ohio. Although he has the exact same name as me, it is definitely not my facebook profile. The third link that comes up is my basketball profile that is located on max reps. It is what my high school basketball team used to keep track of stats and see what other teams looked like on paper. On this website you can see that i was pretty good at basketball and that i played for 3 seasons at Wright Christian Academy. With all of this information, if soeone were to google my name they would assume that i am a college student that likes to blog (or has to) that played basketball. All of these things are things that make impressions on all sorts of different kinds of people. I think that are pretty good things though, and would likely make a good first impression on anyone that was just happening to google me for some reason. One of the reasons that all of this info is good, is because i am a model citizen who does not really do anything wrong. I am the perfect person.

bitching to just bitch

Now a days it seems like commonplace to whine about any and everything in your life that has gone wrong to any and everyone that will listen to you. I can not stand when people put status' on facebook about how horrible there day was because there laptop broke or something very petty like that. Its even worse to me when people will indulge there whiny and bitchy attidudes by commenting and saying how sorry they feel for them. It is just ridiculousness that people can actually view their lives as horrible because of one minute detail going wrong. For example one of my friends last week put on facebook that their day was horrible, and when someone asked them what was wrong they said that their head had been hurting all day. Seriously? what the eff. It pisses me off because people are in other countries trying to get enough food and water for their family for the day and we can consider a bad day having a minor injury. This attitude seems like it is all over our country these days. The attitude that we need everything to be perfect in our life and if it is not there is something wrong and we have the right to complain about it. I wish people would take a few minutes and actually think about all the stuff we have compared to less fortunate people, and be thankful for what we do have and not always look at what we don't have. 

logical fallacy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4LWJ1l6onU&feature=related
In this video that is promoting Ron Paul, there are several logical fallacies being committed. First off in the video Ron Paul is being praised as the best candidate for the upcoming presidential election of 2012. He is being portrayed in a light that only makes him look like a political genius. The video only lets people that love and support him share their opinion. One of the first fallacies i came across when I was watching this youtube video on facebook in the library was false ethos. The people that were talking and commentating on Ron Paul's capability to run this country effectively were not people that were experts on politics. The people were just your every day Joe giving their opinions on a certain issue.
The second logical fallacy that was committed was a bandwagon fallacy. The people were saying that because all of the people that knew what they were talking about in politics like Ron Paul that you should like him to, and also that you as an American citizen should go vote for him in the upcoming election. That is a logical fallacy because not everyone agrees with what Ron Paul is saying. Some people might believe in the war in Iraq and want to vote for a candidate that would more likely stick it out in the war and leave our troops over there. But if we leave the troops over there most people think that it would be basically like giving up the war. So thus they would not want to vote for Ron Paul in the upcoming election in 2012.

12 angry men

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8trhBy2DLE

In this clip of the movie 12 angry men, the men are arguing over whether or not the boy killed his father or not. At his point in time there is only one of the 12 men who actually believes that the boy is innocent. After corralling about why the man thinks the boy is innocent, one man stands up asks the question about the knife. The knife that was used to stab the father. One of the other men starts to tell all the facts that had been brought up in court about the knife. About how the boy claimed to go the movies during the time when his father was killed. And how the bought a unique knife in a shop during that time. The people want you to believe that the boy is innocent are saying that there is only one knife like that in the world. But the one man disproves that theory by bringing a knife that was exactly like the knife that was found in the chest of the dead father.
The argument that is being made is that of logos. Logically there are some gaps in the prosecutions theory. There is a reason to doubt that the boy killed his father. The man that is trying to prove the boys innocence in the jury then pokes big gaps in the whole argument one at a time, and s.lowly is starting to turn everyone else on his side. He does this very cleverly and tastefully and brilliantly.

infoshphere influence

I feel like today you can not even step into a room without seeing a piece of technology. From someone's new iphone, to a new 3D television. I am being influenced from all this technology everyday, in many different ways. Now a days I can pull up any website on my phone or laptop and find new information that has been put on the internet. That information would not have been put into my head if it was not for technology. I can go to ESPN.com and find the latest news on any sports team in the country. Or I can go to CNN.com and find the latest articles on the upcoming presidential candidates. All this information is flooding my mind everyday, and widely affects the decisions i make throughout the day.
Today, as much as I would like to admit it, I am very dependant on technology. I could not get through any of my classes with out my laptop. I need  it for everyday, from writing papers, to checking homework that is due the next day. I do not thinks the technology itself defines a person or helps attribute to their personal identity but rather the information the person learns from them. This information shapes our way of thinking, and influences our every day life. I feel like almost every person is somewhat dependent on technology. Many of the skills that people used to have to learn like learning directions are now not necessary. They have become obsolete because a new program or app on the phone can do the same job more efficiently, with out any knowledge of the actual subject.