Luminous thoughts

     Hi there, today I want to be talking about the concept of entertainment. Entertainment is defined as," the act of entertaning: agreeable occupation of the mind; diversion; amusement" (Entertainment).  At the downfall of the great Roman empire, people were treated to spectacular series of gladiator fights. The goal was to have people forget about important things that were happening around them. It was a diversion so people would forget about their problems or things happening around them.      Now think about how in today's society we are constantly being bombarded with entertainment. Instead of covering important things happening around the world, or things that people should be aware of, instead, we get coverage about what famous celebrities are doing and what not, for example, Kim Kardashian . People are so interested in her life that there's even a reality show based on her and her family. The media knows t...

     Hi there, today I'm going to be addressing this social phenomenon called Hashtags. In today's social media whether it be; Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Tumblr we always see hashtags. they let people who are interested in a certain topic communicate and see things related to the topic, for example, I used the hashtag #climatemarch  and found a lot of information on it. I was able to see other people's post who used the hashtag.      I think hashtags are fantastic because anyone can create a hashtag and with enough traction, it could become trending, for instance, #Alexfromtarget . An individual taught this cashier named Alex was cute and she decided to create a hashtag about it. This hashtag gained a lot of traction and made Alex an internet sensation. I would have to say that in the society that we live in where social media is very important hashtags are a very important tool. This tool can help us bring awareness...

Hey guys, have we become to depend on our smartphone? People no longer try to have conversations with people because they're too busy looking at the latest trend in social media or looking at how many likes you got on Instagram. We no longer need to remember crucial information because we can easily save it on our phones. Our smartphones are a wonderful tool but it’s changing us. It's making us into beings that no longer need to interact with people. We can easily order things with our smartphone and have them believed to our houses. When we're with people we text and do millions of things on our phones. We are losing part of our identity since we no longer interact with people. I remember a time when I used to walk into a classroom and see mostly everyone have a conversation but now when I walk into a classroom it's dead silent. Everyone is one their phones either watching videos or using social media. I’m not saying that the smartphone is the devil bu...

Hey guys, today I was reading this interesting article entitled, " Ducey: Why Arizona needs more college grads " I found it very interesting. The article was mainly stating how Governor Doug Ducey wanted to improve the education system in Arizona. He was stating some good facts about how if we have more people achieving a degree then we would have more possibilities. For me, this really struck home to me because my parents have always told me that getting a degree would open opportunities. I think that everyone should strive to obtain a degree since it would benefit the individual, their family, and the city. It would benefit themselves because they would have more income and more job opportunities, If this individual does have a family then they will have better opportunities than others. I would like to think that they would pass the important of a degree to their children. The city would benefit because there will have to be new jobs for these people and more mone...

     Hey guys, Have we every just stop and give thanks for everything we have in life? Have we ever stopped and actually told our parents or loved ones how much we appreciate and love them? Most of the time we tend to take people and things for granted. We are often so caught up in our lives that we forget to stop and give thanks for everything that we have. We don’t stop to think that some people aren’t as fortunate as others. Some people might take for granted having parents because they might get bothered or annoyed by them. The sad thing is that there are some people that wished they still had their parents so they could interact with them or tell them that they love them. We shouldn't take people for granted because we never know when it could be their last. We should all strive to become better individuals. I would encourage people to spend more time with your loved ones and show them that you care about them. I know life can be tough and sometimes you feel lik...

As I looked at the new I noticed that most of the news is slanted. News reports are modified to persuade audiences to subscribe to what the reporters to saying. The reporter might have left some facts in order to push his agenda. This can be seen a lot when there are reports about politics. http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/08/politics/syria-trump-russia/index.html In this news reports, they are talking about the order that president Trump gave out the order to shot missiles at Syria. What readers should be thinking is what agenda is the reporter trying to impose on me. It important to remember that every news reports have some sort of bias information. We need to think about some facts that could have been left out in order to make their point stand out.

.    Suicide is a very important issue that needs to be addressed because it happens to people all around the world. It's very frightening to think of a person taken their own life away. What if this person was showing signs of suicidal thoughts but we were so caught up in our own world that we didn’t pay attention to the signs . Suicide is a very horrible thing that happens around the world. In the United States, it’s the 8 th leading causes of death. It's quite sad to think that someone would end their life . I think it's important that we’re able to recognize the signs that someone is planning to commit suicide so we can lean a helping hand to that person.   Signs that people should look for as stated by the American Association of Suicidology are, “Threatening to hurt or kill him or herself, or talking of wanting to hurt or kill him/herself; and or, looking for ways to kill him/herself by seeking access to firearms, available pills, or other ...

    Have you ever wanted to write and publish something online that you are passionate about? If so then blogs are the way.  I think blogs are a very important part of our society because they let people use their creativity and connect with people around the world. Each blog has a different purpose depending on what the person whats to use their blogs for, for instance, someone can make a blog to promote their business. Other people might want to talk about their personal lives or something they’re interested about. In each blog, the author has the ability to entertain, persuade or inform his audience.   Two of my favorite blogs are Tmz and  Bad left hook because they entertain and keep me informed of things I'm interested in. When I want to know about things happening to celebrities or just some quick news I turn to Tmz. Their site is very easy to navigate and they constantly post things keeping me up to date. When I want to know what's happen...