I thought of this in the sense of living life to the fullest but at the same time it has a lot to do with my religious views and it reminded me that we all have a purpose here. Anyway, I got this cool free app for my iPhone where I have been getting thousands of quotes!
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“The purpose of life is a life of purpose.” – Robert Byrne
I thought of this in the sense of living life to the fullest but at the same time it has a lot to do with my religious views and it reminded me that we all have a purpose here. Anyway, I got this cool free app for my iPhone where I have been getting thousands of quotes!
Spring Break
As much as I wish i was going to be lying on a beach for a week, I am still happy to be going back to Tulsa to spend most of Spring Break with family and friends. And most importantly, nine days that I can spend doing absolutely nothing! A week worth of classes that I won’t have to think about, and that sounds great! I am a little sad I’m not going somewhere really cool for Spring Break, I have to think I went to Panama City Beach last Spring Break and had my fun with that. I think this year it is definitely understandable to keep this one less crazy. It will be a different Spring Break, but I am sure it will be just as entertaining and interesting as last year’s Spring Break stories.
Today.. I had a pretty lucky day.
Today started early this morning with the dreadful thought of having class from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. because Tuesday’s are the worst. I was also not looking forward to having to push through the day with the idea that it was still an hour earlier because of Daylight Savings time. Anyway, I was running late this morning for an Editing test that I had at 10:30. When I get to the Student Union parking garage, I see that the receipts to park are out of order so you are to remember the time you enter. I am in such a hurry, (and I feel really bad about this) but I parked in the nearest parking spot to the journalism building right in the Handicap spot. I made it to the test right on time and returned to my car an hour and a half or two hours later to find that I DIDN’T GET A TICKET! I decided after that I’d push my luck some more and park illegally in my driveway by blocking part of the sidewalk. I was there for a good hour and didn’t get a ticket then! I go to my 3:30 class to find out we don’t have to attend class Thursday. Earlier that day our Editing professor told us we wouldn’t have class tomorrow, which was my only class Wednesday, which made me real happy. Later while I am on my way to my 3:30 class I am dreading the idea of having to attend the night class at 6:30 until I check my emails and see that our teacher (and may he get well soon) was ill and couldn’t attend class this week so hour midterm has been moved from the Tuesday after Spring Break to the following Tuesday. Perfect!!! That is the luckiest I have been in months!
Today.. I had a pretty lucky day.
Today started early this morning with the dreadful thought of having class from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. because Tuesday’s are the worst. I was also not looking forward to having to push through the day with the idea that it was still an hour earlier because of Daylight Savings time. Anyway, I was running late this morning for an Editing test that I had at 10:30. When I get to the Student Union parking garage, I see that the receipts to park are out of order so you are to remember the time you enter. I am in such a hurry, (and I feel really bad about this) but I parked in the nearest parking spot to the journalism building right in the Handicap spot. I made it to the test right on time and returned to my car an hour and a half or two hours later to find that I DIDN’T GET A TICKET! I decided after that I’d push my luck some more and park illegally in my driveway by blocking part of the sidewalk. I was there for a good hour and didn’t get a ticket then! I go to my 3:30 class to find out we don’t have to attend class Thursday. Earlier that day our Editing professor told us we wouldn’t have class tomorrow, which was my only class Wednesday, which made me real happy. Later while I am on my way to my 3:30 class I am dreading the idea of having to attend the night class at 6:30 until I check my emails and see that our teacher (and may he get well soon) was ill and couldn’t attend class this week so hour midterm has been moved from the Tuesday after Spring Break to the following Tuesday. Perfect!!! That is the luckiest I have been in months!
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I enjoy reading the different blogs and news posted to the Huffington Post. Sometimes for fun, sometimes I need to catch up on my current events for quizzes and tests for a couple of classes. I was looking earlier today and noticed a heading about Rush Limbaugh calling someone a “slut,” which wasn’t surprising to me at all. So of course I clicked on the link. It also struck my interest because the controversial word was toward a woman who wasn’t given the right to speak at a contraception hearing. This seemed even more interesting since the big talk right now is pro-life, pro-choice beliefs and women’s rights to abortion. I know it is a touchy subject but because the topic is so popular, it’s hard for newspapers, radio and TV talk show hosts, to keep it out of their mouths. A student from Georgetown University was discussing the topic of birth control by stating she’s having so much sex in law school and needs cheaper or free contraception. The student, who was a Democratic witness (go figure), was obviously just speaking her opinion. Whether she put her beliefs about birth control out there by saying it will lesson abortions or if she did decide to go about it by saying she’s “having so much sex,” it is not OK or professional for Limbaugh to call the girl a “slut,” but then again, it is Limbaugh and it’s what he is paid to do and what makes him as famous as he is today, for his opinion. We all have them, I just thought this radio clip was interesting.
2012 Presidential Election
Between working on my Media Entrepreneurship Midterm and doing my weekly blog post for the class, I came across something very interesting. I had planned this week to do a blog covering my thoughts on the 2012 Presidential Election. This sparked my interest, one because I enjoy politics and think this country needs A LOT of help getting out of this rut, and two because of how busy I have been with school, I haven’t had much time to skim through the Huffington Post online to see what is being said and debated between the running candidates. Before I started this post, I was reading a case study that just so happened to be about the founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington. Then I realized, not only is she an amazing woman who has done so much for women and has international best-selling books, but I came across a paragraph, which said “In 1995 Huffington syndicated a political newspaper column with Newt Gingrich on developing private sector solutions to poverty in America.” This crossed my mind that maybe it is well known, but maybe it’s not that Gingrich and Huffington have worked together in the past and being in the political ring and aspect, they must have a lot of political views in common. This made me consider that I should continue to look over the Huffington Post and see if there is any type of bias aspects leaning toward Gingrich over other political parties and presidential elects. I’m sure if there was any controversy or actual conflict of interest going on that the news and other sites would be all over the story. This then led me to think that the Huffington Post is showing their positive credibility to their audience and subscribers by keeping any bias aspects in the upcoming election. This to me, is a very good example of keeping a businesses credibility by being completely unbiased. And the fact that the site is much different than most news sources because they are collaborated with more than 3,000 bloggers, which I also learned after reading the case study. That’s all!
Computer-Assisted Reporting
This semester I am taking a journalism class that is required for me to graduate. Although Computer-Assisted Reporting sounded difficult at first, it is actually more interesting than anything. Aside from the usual interview and interviewee relationship between the journalist and the source, there is a whole other aspect of the journalism world and that is the statistical facts that are usually hard numbers, which give the writer a sense at just how the story or feature can unfold. For a class project, which is 40 percent of our grade, we are required to do an in-depth story that is backed by statistical data that we have put into an Excel worksheet and analyzed the data for hours. In doing so, we have been using tools in Microsoft Excel that I had no idea existed, which also makes the class more interesting and contains value to the lesson. Our assignment is to work with a partner covering some focus on the topic of methamphetamines. My partner and I have decided to work on the angle of meth use and the domestic abuse that often comes with it.
Media Entreprenuership Business Proposal
For our group project, we decided to go with the business concept of a coupon type of organizing application for iPhones, iPads and other smartphones. The idea is a combination of Groupon and other coupon websites. Our focus is solely on household items, clothing and accessories, which is aside from the usual grocery coupons. Our idea is to focus on name brand stores and their coupons will be alerted to subscribers through push notifications. There is also a convenient way to organize the stores into folders that are made up by customers. Instead of having to have a computer and printer at hand, you simply show your phone to the store employees who will scan or use a certain code for the discount. These deals are more focused on “40 percent off everything,” while the usual coupon savers focus on “15 cents off canned green beans.” This is what would make our proposal unique. Because we are in Oklahoma, we would start our business in the midwest region and expand to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. I think this would be a productive application for many women ages 18 to 55 and for men as well. These types of savings are too hard to pass up, but it’s hard to bring a coupon book with you to the mall for back to school clothes shopping, which would make this app very useful.
VALENTINE’S DAYYYY
I love Valentine’s Day, of course only if I have a boyfriend or significant other to celebrate it with. This year I do have a boyfriend and I can’t wait to celebrate our first Valentine’s Day together. Now usually I am not the lovey-dovey type that likes to talk about love and cute stuff, but Valentine’s Day is the one exception. It’s a day that can be quite depressing for those who don’t have someone to celebrate with, but I think you can still make it fun with your friends and family. I remember all through grade school and even high school my mom would always get me something cute for Valentine’s Day and I loved that. Now that I am off at college I don’t usually see her around Valentine’s Day but luckily she has someone in her life too to celebrate with. That’s important to me because my mom does so much for me and really deserves the best. I also still enjoy getting little presents for some of my best girl friends like a little candle or candy, just something fun to make Valentine’s Day great for everyone.
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