Following the rules

America is a wonderful country that allows those who live
here the freedom of speech. America allows
those who live here to hire people who dress professionally and respect those
around them. I believe that Hinmon has
the right to dress as he does. He has
the right to act how he wants within the laws of our country. He has to understand however, that dressing
the way he does will automatically stereotype him and it is the nature of people
to do so. If someone dresses like Santa
Clause they assume they are friendly and happy people. If students want to work in a professional
office or attend college there are rules and regulations they have to
follow. “They look like hoochie mamas,
not like they’re coming to class.”
(Evelyn2008, p. 559) America has
become so political correct that we have become unable to function. People need to follow rules. In a workplace there is a boss and employees
must be able to follow directions and submit to authority. If a college requires a dress code than
Midgette has a right to maintain that those students such as Hinmon need to
dress and behave differently. That
institution might not be the right fit for Hinmon so he made need to attend
another college. I have worked in the
medical world most of my career. I would
be very concerned if a physician came in to care for my patient or myself with
a nose ring, lip ring and lots of tattoos it would make me very nervous. I would worry that this physician might be a
person who liked to party and might be a rebel.
That not might be the case at all, but that is what I would think of
when I saw this doctor. What youth need
to realize is that there are rules in life no matter where you turn. That does not mean you cannot be “true to
yourself” and “be who you are”. It just
means that at times you must obey the rules and respect authority. Thankfully, America gives everyone the right
to be who they are. However, there are
consequences for choices and that is everyone’s right as well.
“This whole generation of Blacks in particular were trying
to carve out for themselves an alternative culture.” (Evelyn, 2008, p. 561) I am not certain why
any generation of blacks, white, Chinese, or other group feels the need to
carve out an alternative culture for themselves. I am so often bothered when I am applying for
assistance that I get the question asked if I am white, black, Hispanic or
other. Why does that matter? I am an American citizen who has paid into
the system for years and have the American legal right to get help when I
legitimately need it. Blacks, Hispanics,
and others often claim to be abused and treated unfairly. Why do we treat anyone differently based on
their skin color or genetic background?
Why does that even come up? I
thought that we were fighting to have equality and stop looking at the color of
people’s skin. Yet, everywhere we turn
those questions come up.
We live in the most amazing place in the world,
America. We need to relax, love, live
and let live. But understand that there
are rules and we must follow them. We
need to respect each other and appreciate where we come from and learn to
understand people for who they are.

Language Review

Language is an amazing way to communicate but one must be
careful to form your own opinion and not take words for face value. The main claim about today’s news cast is
that you cannot believe what you hear because the way reporters describe the
events are interpretive. “It means that the viewer must never assume
that the words spoken on television news show are exactly what happened. Since there are so many alternative ways of
describing what happened, the viewer must be on guard against assuming that he
or she has heard “the absolute truth”.
(Post, Powers, 2008, p.483) Post and Powers discuss how the readers need
to evaluate and research what they are being told. Realize that the reporters are putting their
spin on the report and whether they mean to or not, their opinion comes through. “Nothing could be healthier for the sanity
and well-being of our nation than to have ninety million viewers talking back
to their television news shows every night and twice on Sunday.” (Post, Powers,
2208, p. 485) Postman and Powers claim
that a stationary picture “cannot portray temporal dimensions with any
precision.” (Post, Powers, 2008, p. 486).
A photograph might need something in the picture to show the date and
time of the photo to give it value.
Moving pictures along with music and language tells a story and at times
allows the viewer to come to their own conclusion. I love movies that take me into the story and
make me feel so much emotion that I actually laugh out loud or cry. It is amazing how artist are able to bring
such strong emotion out of people. The
reason that Powers and Postman must discuss the still pictures and videos to
prove their point about language is this argument gives more depth to what they
are saying. Post and Powers described
that when a viewer actually sees the earthquake and watches the buildings sway
and fall they are more connected to the situation no matter where the
earthquake occurs. I agree with Post and
Powers that, “the viewer must come with a prepared mind-information, opinions,
a sense of proportion, and articulate value system.” The viewer must have the responsibility to
form their own conclusions and read between the lines. All too often viewers watch the news
and believe what they see and hear.

Darth Vader Blog

The commercial is a comical and affective at getting the
viewer’s attention. The music is familiar
and exciting because most everyone knows Star Wars theme. The gender representations are male, a boy
and his father and one woman who is the wife and mother. There are no words spoken during this commercial. The father and son are able to communicate
through looks and hand gestures. It is a
traditional interaction because little boys are always playing pretend and
daddy’s love making their little boys dreams comes true. Both the Mother and Father have seen the
little boy is getting frustrated because he can’t seem to channel his inner
Darth Vader to make something spectacular happen. The representation of the father and mother
in their roles is an adequate representation of a 21st century
family. Mom was getting things done in
the kitchen while her little boy was running around the house playing like he
was Darth Vader. Unfortunately, not
all households are like this because more often both parents are working
outside the home and the children are often in aftercare. The childhood vignette reveals that the
nature of families in the 21st century are much like they were years
ago. The parents enjoy watching their
children have imaginations and find it satisfying to play along. It helps the adult get in touch with their
inner child.

Justin Bieber - Objective Analysis

This Justin Bieber video is an upbeat and fun. The setting for Justin singing "Baby" begins in a bowling alley. The video involves a group of teenage boys and girls enjoying bowling and interacting with each other. The video focusses specifically on one young man and one young woman. There is a sense of innocense of young teenage first love. Youth of today hang out in bowling alleys sometimes, but the most frequent hot spots for teens are the malls and movies. This is an encouragement for teens to see you do not have to be involved in drugs or alcohol to have a good time. The merger of singing styles between Bieber and Ludicrous makes a bridge exposing all who listen to this video. It displays how different styles of music can work well together. An underlying message could be that it takes different styles and different people to make the world a beautiful place. This video is somewhat realistic and encourages teens to have good clean fun.