Interview

The professional that I interviewed was Mrs. Tracy Seymour. She is a nursing assistant at Memorial Hospital, located in Hollywood, FL.
As many may already heard, nurses do make a lot of money. You don't have to question whether or not that's a good paying job , because it is. However, when you first start you only make about $25,000 a year because you are fresh out of college. You don't make big money as soon as you get into the profession, as like any other profession. But in due time the money will increase.
The hours are vigorous. Especially if you working at a hospital. Sometimes you'll have to go to work at 1:00 in the morning and want get off until 5:00 p.m. the next day. But you do get a couple of days off during the week.
Finding a nursing job isn't that difficult. Nurses are in high demand, especially for minority. The more experience you have the better. The most difficult is becoming a nurse. To get into most college of nursing is difficult. You have to have the best of the best GPA. The process of getting that nurse title is very demanding. But you just have to stay on top of your studies and you'll be find.

Ecological Lifestyle- finish

Finish- 1:33 A.M.
When I first started, if everyone was like me it would take 3.6 Planet Earths to provide enough resource. I decided to walk for that whole day. I didn't take any shuttles. Since I like drinking water bottles, I recycled them for the day. When I was done with one I would save it and pour tap water in it for when I get thirsty again. I attempted to cut back on using some much electricity by using my phone as light for somethings. I did not change how i ate. With all my cutting bck and saving for 24 hours, my score didn't change that much, I recieved a 3.2.

Ecological Lifestyle

start: 12: 16 p.m.

"ONE CHALLENGE"

Like everyone is saying we a truly living in a recession. Our world as we know it is going through a lot of economic changes, which are affecting many today as well as myself and my family. Not only are gases prices rising, but so are tuition, food, houses, and many more. My dad is self-employed. He has had his clothig and manufacturing coming before I was even thought about and just the other day he said he might have to get another job because, "times are rough." That' been his only job he's had since forever and now after all these years his what use to be a successful job is taking a toll for the rest. I believe it's because our economy is in such a disarray. People can't afford all the glamorous material things they once could because money is tight, funds are low. I believe the only solution to this is cut backs. People need to cut back on the things they can live without. Only taking and using those things they need. Recycling more could help tremendously that way we reuse things instead of throwing so much stuff away. Also, carpooling cannot only help with less pollution but it could help with people saving their gas. We need to start tking action now before it's too late.

END- No Technology Communciation

END-6:58 p.m.
Finally the torture is over!!! My experience was horrible, I felt like a lost puppy. I live and breathe for my phone and to have that taken away from me was like sentencing me to life in prison. The no email, myspace, and facebook part was bad becuase I'm not a fan of computers anyways. But the no television and phone part was another whole story. Television has always been apart of my life. I was never and still is not a radio person. I like watching t.v., I find it to be relaxing and makes the day's go by quicker. Yesterday just seem like an eternity because I couldn't watch t.v.
But the no phone had definitely been the worst part. I'm in a long distance relationship, so my boyfriend and I communicate by phone. Since I couldn't use my phone, we couldn't talk. I really missed his voice.
But besides all that, I had cut my phone off because I didn't want to be tempted and use it, my sister got in a bad accident and her car was totaled. I'm from Hollywood, which is about three and half to four hours away from Tampa. The phone is also away that I talk to my family.
If someone is away from home they need communication to keep in contact with others just in case something goes wrong. Communication is a major part of life. Writing letters take to long. People need instant communication such as, email, the phone, and the news off of the t.v., to know what's taking place in the world.

Start

Start 6:40 pm :(

Video Game Articles

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/80514213432.htm

Patrick Kierkegaard of the University of Essex believes "severed limbs, drive by shootings, and decapitated bodies captivate a new generation of games and gruesomescenes of violence and exploitation are the norm" (Patrick Kierkegaard). Violent games are affecting its players by growing more realistic and creating plot of violence, gender bias, and aggression. There are media scare stories that some people who play video games are obsessed with violent games and virtual and real violence. There are several research papers that have concluded since the early 1980's that video games can lead to juvenile delinquency, fighting at schools and during play periods and violent criminal behavior such as assualt and robbery (Patrick Kierkegaard). There is also a connection between playing video games and activation of regions of the brain associated with aggression.

http://www.apa.org/releases/videogames.html

The article on "Violent Vidoe Games Can Increase Aggression" believes that violent video games can be more harmful than violent television and movies. Playing violent games can be harmful because they are engrossing and interactive, and requires the player to play a role as the aggressor. In long-term the player plays violent video games and practices new aggression roles and began to use them in real-life situations. 

project one outline

Thesis: Some adevertisements use a serious approach to reach the attention of their audience, while others use a more humorous method.

Body Paragraph 1: Describe Darfur is Dying
Darfur is dying uses a humorous approach.
Discuss the purpose of the games.
What message are they trying to get across?
Discuss the link to after playing the game.
State my opinion of their method

Body Paragraph 2: Describe Plant Green
Plant green uses a serious approach
What do you do in Plant Green?
What seems to be the game purpose?

Body Paragraph 3: Compare the two games
Most games have the same method, but a different audience
Darfur is Dying use humor and process to teach surivial while Plant Green game's creator takes a more serious approach.

Conclusion: Who's to say which advertising method is effective.
Summarize the two games similarities as well as their differences.
They are not your typical games.
They both have a serious message behind the game.
In Darfus is dying was used as comedy through the player then reality hits them at the end.
Plant Green mood stays the same. Its an intense game throughout potraying seriousness.

First Blog(3 video games)

1.Darfur Is Dying:
I chose Darfur is dying because it was played in class and I wanted to play it for myself. I found this video game to be fun and can easily misleaded of what the purpose of the game is. As discussed in class, this game is a serious game but can also be viewed as persuasive. I found it hilarious how the people in darfur were running, throughout the whole game you're just laughing at them. After I completed the game I seen the link to the actual darfur website and I began to wonder; is this really a matter in which I should be laughing. Yes, it is a video game and video games are suppose to be be found entertainig but is this one is based on the people in Darfur true life story.This video game depicts their true life struggles that they face.
2.Click 4 Obama:
My reason for choosing this particular video game was because I am an a Democrat and I was curious what type of game they will have for his campaign. Me personally I hated this game. It wasn't even a video game is was a trivia game that asked question about the different presidential parties and the economy. The promotion claimed that the more questions I got right, they would add ad pixels for Obama campaign allowing his supporters to put up more flyers about him. But to play the game I had to have a Facebook account. Being I didn't have a Facebook account, I had to create one. While in the long process of doing so I got distracted with adding friends from the past. In the beginning I wasn't sure if the purpose of this advertisement/persuasive game is for Obama or Facebook. One of the questions asked, "Where is Hollywood located?" And it listed different states that you could choose from. Two of the choices were California and Florida. Since I was born and raised in Hollywood, Florida, of course I chose Florida, and they marked it wrong. Though I do know there's a Hollywood in California, I wanted to choose the state from which I reside in. I quite upset that they marked my answer wrong when it can be proven to be true. This game needs some more repairs to be accurate.
3.Mcvideogame
I chose this game because all the remainder choices were too complicated to play. This game is an advert game that is against McDonalds. When clicking on the game you would assume that the game is an advertisement for McDonald fast food restaurant, but it's not. The game is potraying McDonalds food and its contribution to our environment in a negative way. One of the main issues they were talking about how McDonalds is one of the major reasons why there are a numerous of amount of obesity in todays society. Basically saying that the company serves a large variety of unhealthy/fatting food. But I don't think the target should be at McDonald, but to we as people. We should be held accountable for what we put in our mouth, not the company.