Dead Peasants - Extra Credit

So I'm just going to say it, the Punk genre has had the same message as Michael Moore and made it more fun to mosh to.

Personally I liked Mr. Moore's movie "Capitalism: A Love Story". It challenges the establishment and questions those in power. I'm a young adult, I am getting out of my rebellious stage; I like that.

I am playing favorites and just saying I love that he calls out Reagan. I personally hate how everyone raised in the 80's tries to compare how things are today with the 80's but fail to realize that the situations we've been in have "trickled down" since then. The benefits didn't "trickle down" like Reagan promised, the issues did. And that "trickle" is a big 'ol river now.

I am not a fan of Michael Moore as a person but, I respect anyone who can say something, back it up, and stick by it.

In the movie as well I was taken back the most from the "Dead Peasants" clause for insurance. It is exactly like the Dead Kennedy's song "Kill the Poor". It's shocking that anyone can put a monetary value on a life that involves direct profit where someone is worth more dead than alive.

I'm sorry but the last time people were treated like that an entire royal family was killed and communism became the political structure for Russia, and before that the French beheaded the entire upper class.

I don't know about you but knowing that those rich bastards view my life as worthless until dead makes the French method sound intriguing.

The poor are more powerful

Crazy weekend - Entry #6

"So hey [random name], I just woke up from a weekend long nap, can you fill me in?"

"Oh sure well.."

Okay, so this weekend was probably the craziest. If someone were to wake up from a coma they would probably not believe the events recently.

(I am going in order from not so serious to serious)

First off, if someone were to tell me one month ago that Rhonda Rousey would get knocked out I wouldn't believe you. That was a shocker.

It's mean but funny.

Secondly, my personal opinion and kind of a side note: the debates are getting stupid. How's that you say? Well in the recent Democratic Debate, Hilary Clinton defended her reliance on Wall Street (her top 5 donors to her campaign are banks. AKA Wall Street) by screaming that she, "Was there during 9/11"...... Wait...... The dude asked about your reliance on banks for your campaign, and you pull 9/11 out of your ass basically claiming that the terrorist attacks were aimed for economic instability when it's been clear for years it was to strike fear into Americans and kill as many innocent people as possible. How are you a front runner?

Finally, is Paris.
If I woke up from a coma and told me about the attacks in Paris and how many people died, I'd think you're pitching another Die Hard movie. I know most people joke and tease the French calling them "Pussies" because of World War II but if anyone said that now, I'd wanna punch them. Our oldest ally was attacked and so many people affected. I'm happy that the French militaries counter attack has been devastating to ISIS and how quick a response people have had to support France and it's people. Now the media should also talk about the attacks in Beirut and honor those people as well.

Short Classes YAY Entry #5

Being a hybrid student at my local community college allows a lot of flexibility in my schedule and it saddens me that more courses don't offer it.

The thing is, especially now, [general] classes feel like repeated information that we've had prior experience with (specific degrees are very strict on time as well which can easily conflict with work schedules). We need the classes to pass, but need the money for the classes, but the classes are strung out and can conflict with work schedules. The thing that really sucks about most classes is that they're either going to conflict with your schedule with hours and weeks on end of class time OR you can take online classes which certain degrees require hands on learning activity that isn't able to be represented in a computer screen while you sit in your underwear in your kitchen at 3 in the morning.

Then God said to him, "LET THERE BE HYBRIDS"

Arizona State University is offering more classes that condenses 15 week classes into 7 and 1/2 week classes. AND they are *trying* to make it cheaper.

Who let this progressive, "think-about-the-students-well-being" person take control of our college system?

Students can pay less, learn more; have hands on and personal, self-taught, classes. It is easier to fit into a students work schedule, and can speed up the learning process so students can get certain classes out of the way and move closer and quicker to their degree and most importantly, get closer to working in the work force.

You go ASU, hopefully other colleges will take your lead.

ALL HAIL HYBRID CLASS

Office Spaced Out

I'm pretty sure most people have seen Office Space, if you haven't, I highly suggest it. It's a really funny comedy and....... Sadly very accurate.

My entire work history has been call center based, mainly because there is a ton of call centers in this boring town called Phoenix. Call Center etiquette is the most bull crap filled thing on the planet that sadly pays college students well.

Imagine retail, but because people are over the phone, they are more willing to be anuses to the people trying to help them. So if about 80% of calls are a-holes that have no respect or morals why have an etiquette? Well besides "customer is always right", it's a death trap.

They put so many rules and restrictions on employees but try so hard to get them to care it's funny call centers haven't run out of money just paying for those stupid "fun-groups" that create boring work events with co-workers you don't care about.

It pays well, but I feel like I'm having my life sucked away.

I have never seen a comedy actually be accurate with it's jokes to where they don't become funny, it's reality.

Slanted Science - Entry #3

A lot of stories in American news reporting is infamous for being biased to support the ideas of the individuals, company, and investors of the news company. The most known is with politics and reporting on only political figures that support the political agenda of the company.

But Science?

A lot of stories are not relayed correctly to audiences. Science stories which are supposed to be factually based are some of the most slanted stories, either to just simply shorten the stories for other more "interesting" stories that add more viewers, because they may assume that their viewers won't understand the "complicated" stories, or to back the views of the company/investors.

The most recent example is of Mars and the discovery of water (which is *technically* old news).

All over the printed, broadcasted, and shared news; all headlines would read about liquid water on Mars and that it may currently support life (not that it can prove past existence of life). What is funny about that is that they did not report that the liquid water on Mars is filled with toxic, salt like, chemicals that would not be able to support life.

I guess when you need a story, you'll try to change info to keep viewers.

Slanted: http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/28/us/mars-nasa-announcement/

Science:

Sp00ks

Yesterday was Halloween!
I personally love Halloween, it is my favorite holiday. It's during my favorite season and it's all about having fun. I am currently doing an essay for college in honor of Halloween (cause why not, I'm lazy) and it's all about the creeps.
Now not the creeps with vans, I mean the things we call "creepy". I've always been curious why some things will scare someone but that same thing has no effect on someone else (ex. clowns).
Below I have a Vsauce video about the creeps and I want to know your biggest phobia or scariest experience! Let me know, I may use it for my essay!

Blogs #1

I am not new to blogs by any means, I think they're great social sources and kinda fun to read through certain blogs that have share the same interests as me.
But I don't really care about blogs.
My main reasoning is due to a popular blog-site called Tumblr (may have heard of it) and the people who use it. DO NOT MISINTERPRET THIS, not everyone who uses Tumblr will fit with this and there is very funny and insightful things on Tumblr. Overall, I do not like how majority of the bloggers on that site are mostly teenaged, introverted, people with very little life experience but have an opinion on almost everything and make the smallest thing a huge issue. It's high school drama to-go.
Now with getting that out of the way, I like lists. Lists give you a lot of things at your disposal with little effort for search on your part. It's great. I did like Time's list mainly because of one blog on there (which it will take you to the description of) called "World War II Today" because I am a history buff with WWII as one of my favorite historical eras.
I highly suggest finding a list with multiple blogs if you're bored because you may find a great read in the list.