1984

The beginnig of 1984 is boring and is a drag to read. But as I got further into the story I found it more interesting. I've heard of the quote "big brother is watching you" but I never knew where it was from. I like the way the main character, Winston, goes against the whole idea. The fact that they have thought police is very disturbing. Winston is not a believer of Big Brother at all. It is outrageous how strict the government is in this story.

Feed

Reading Feed after Culture Jam was a major transition. It is sad because I can see Feed being a reality. I don't thank that society will ever change, the only thing it will do is get worse. The gadgets that are coming out now and days are ridiculous. There really isn't any point for them. It is also ashame on how much we rely on technology. It is everything to most of us. And everyone always has an excuse on why they need it. There is no reason we should rely on something as much as we do. Also it's almost weird how back when Thoreau wrote Walden there was already a sense of how society would be. This was back when such things were not even thought of yet. I can only imagine how things are going to be in the future.

The Dumbest Generation

Before watching Mark's video called The Dumbest Genereation I automatically took offense. Only after listening to what he had to say did I agree with him. When it comes to certain categories we are indeed the dumbest generation. Mark backed his point up very strongly. The other two videos made his point even stronger. Our generation would argue that we are not the dumbest genereation. It isn't that we are dumb it's the fact that we have a lack of knowledge in specific places. Things such as American literature was one of the main ones bought to our attention in class. A lot of these books I had to read throughout highschool. It wasn't what I wanted but I did focus on it. Not all schools make all of their students have certain reading criteria. Mark was also correct when he said we rely on technology. I think without people would push themselves harder. Now that we have google and other search engines someone could simply type in what they need or may want to know, having to do no research themselves. Everyone in our generation are not like this but enough people are. This is something that I personally think needs to change.

Ads

This week as we critically studied ads I learned how to understand them for what they really were. Ads have in a sense so many negative qualities that people don't even conciousely see. Such things as making someone buy on impulse or even conform to society. Ads define normalcy to some people. They sell sex more than they sell the product being advertised. Media knows that these ads are what sell. Therefore matters will only get worse.

Culture Jam: Plenitude

I do agree that many Americans suffer from plenitude. Everyone at one point has made a complaint about something they have that just wasn't enough for them. It takes someone else to tell them that they "got it good". You only realize if something is good enough when you strive for it, because when something is given to you it seems meaningless and not enough. I also do agree when the author, Kalle Lasn, says "without satisfaction, our lives become shallow and meaningless." Everyone has desires and expectations that must be fulfilled, or life would be pointless.

My name is Tiara. I am a criminal justice major. I am a freshman and a transfer student this semester at Shippensburg University.