Reader Response

“I’m an Emotional Idiot”

After watching this clip I actually liked this poem. It’s different from the rest of the def poetry I have heard, this is because she adds comedy into her poetry. It was not as serious as most people and it actually made me laugh. Overall, this is one of the best I have heard and I would like to hear more like it.

“Sometimes Silence Is The Loudest Kind Of Noise”

After watching this clip I did not really like it. The way the woman presented was to serious for me. I would rather hear humor than to be so serious. I do understand why she named the poem what she named it. The thing I did like was how she kind of sung some of the words in the poetry. Overall, it was good, but I would rather hear comedy.

“Nuyorican Poets Café-Jon Sands”

After watching this clip it was actually good. The profanity might be a little much, but it was still funny. It did not make much since but the way he used his voice and hand gestures, it made up for it. Overall, the guy was rambling a lot, but it was funny and he did well.

“I Need To Write”

After watching this clip it was actually good even though it did not have much comedy. I like how he was very fast paced during reciting his poem. It was a very serious poem, but the way he got into his poetry. Overall, even though it was a very serious person he done well in keeping my attention by quickly reciting the words and being emotional with his poetry.

“Shihan”

After watching this clip it was good. Again the comedy part is what caught my attention and is what I liked. In this poetry it was comedy and reciting the words quickly that made it really good. Overall, it was funny but he got his point across well.

Reader Response

Defining Racism

After reading this chapter on racism I thought it was very interesting. Especially since racism is such a touchy subject in our country, but I thought Tatum held her point well. Tatum was not scared to push her students or anyone to think under the shell or actually think about how some communities are split. I mostly agree with everything that was said in this chapter and I think that everyone should read it and actually think about how things are in their community. Overall, it was interesting reading and I am curious to hear everyone else’s opinion.

Reader Response

Reading Culture

After reading the various pages of the chapter, it blew my mind how advertising affects the world today. Some pages describe how many images that are being advertised target certain groups of people. All of this was very interesting to read, it’s weird how one image can draw so much attention to a company or anything. It also explains how some authors try to put confidence in people and to basically rally the troops. This chapter also explains how camera work is developed and managed to create fascinating things. Overall, this chapter showed me a lot in how many businesses reach out to people, and how it can be used in many ways.

Piracy

Reader Response

After reading the chapter on Piracy I was very shocked by all of the statistics and facts. I never imagined so much illegal downloading of music and all other entertainment. Learning the four different types of Piracy was also very interesting, especially how some company’s such as Microsoft, benefit from giving free software to people.

Some statistics that surprised me the most was how some companies gained so many users in a very short time. Such as Napster gaining ten million users in just nine months, or the most current and popular Kazaa which now holds more than one hundred million users.

Overall, I agree with anyone that thinks file sharing is theft. Many artists work very hard to entertain the world, and in return people steal there pieces of work. In the past I may have used many forms of Piracy, but after reading this chapter I defiantely think it is very wrong and illegal.

Extra Credit

Dollywood

This past Sunday I attended Dollywood for the first time this year. I have been to Dollywood many times before in my life, but this possibly could have been the worst trip yet. The most terrible part was unquestionably the heat. Walking along the black pavement almost seemed unbearable, each step I had to mop sweat of my face. The next thing that troubled me was it seemed as if thousands of people were always brushing up on you or walking into you. Even though Dollywood is one of my favorite places to go during the summer, this trip went from bad to worse in a hurry.

Extra Credit

TTU Business Media Center

While attending TTU I decided to do work study because it is on campus and a good way to make a little of money during the semester. My experiences with the BMC have been awesome and not so awesome. The awesome things about the BMC are the projects that we must do, such as Ollie the Otter promoting Booster Seat awareness. Also, I have attended many filming and interview projects, an example of this is horseback riding while filming for a company’s promotional website and DVD. Some not so great experiences is working ten hour days of doing nothing but putting letters in envelopes and sealing them. The first mail out we overcame was 3500 letters and the second was 6000. This is probably one of the worst things I have done working for anyone or any business in my entire life. Overall, my work study at the BMC has been a brilliant learning and fun experience.

Reader Response

Flatbread Frenzy was a really amazing review to read. Forrest went into such detail it was almost as if I was sitting there with him the whole time. Forrest made some of the most unreal names for food, seem so delicious. Overall, this was an excellent review to read, and it served as a great example of how to write a proper review. Also, I had to go eat something after I read this.

The review of the Harry Potter movie by Outhier served as a brilliant example. The characters description seemed almost flawless. Even though it seemed as if it was directed to older individuals and not to teenagers it was an excellent review. 

Reader Response

The Triumph of Hope over Self-Interest was a very interesting essay to read. It explains a lot about how Americans think and how they believe over certain things. It gives excellent clear examples, such as quoting a Jennifer Lopez song, and comparing George Bush to Barbara Streisand. Overall, David Brooks explains how people in the United States treat each other fairly, not by how rich or how poor someone is.

 

 

Reader Response

Cookie Master
The Cookie Master in my opinion was very boring. It told about the life of Donald Lau, a man that wrote fortunes most of his life. The methods he used in writing and thinking of fortunes was very interesting, but the overall story had no real point.

Johnny Depp: Unlikely Superstar
This interview paper was great. There was so much detail from how Johnny acted in the interview to the story of his life. It was very interesting to read about Johnny Depp’s life and his career. Also, it was very cool how Johnny got the roll in The Pirates of the Caribbean by asking to be a voice in a Disney movie. Overall, this was an excellent story and I hope to see Johnny in future Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

Possible Topics

Sliced Up
On July 9, 2006 two of my friends and I were on our way to the movie theater in Crossville, Tennessee. Perry Atkinson was driving us in his brand new Jeep Cherokee. We had not traveled the road anymore than a mile when we got nailed by a red Chevrolet S10 traveling at 75 mph.


Toilet Paper Wipe Out
One winter night, my friends and I decided to go on a toilet paper throwing adventure. Traveling down random roads, we quickly found the house that would fall victim to our plan. The house had a long driveway that was set between trees upon trees.



Doughnuts and Beer
At the beginning of my junior year, my friends and I planned to have one heck of a week. Starting off with doughnuts and hill hopping in my dads new Jeep, and ended with a beer fest at Perry’s house. That same week, our parents found out about our hell of a time. Come to find out, it was our pussy friend that ratted us out.

Reader Response

“Mick Jagger Wants Me” is a story about two teenage girls and their adventures through the time of their life. Susan and Michelle spend hours upon hours waiting outside a studio called Electric Lady trying to meet the famous Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. This story was very interesting because it showed how most teenagers’ lives were back in that time period. Basically, alcohol, drugs, and sex were the activities that teenagers were mostly involved in instead of the activities teenagers partake in now. This story was really crazy and even funny to read, especially how Susan’s favorite activity was making out and drinking alcohol. One quote that was very amusing was “Most of the time, none of us knew where we were, or who we were with. People were taking speed, smoking grass, dropping acid, making out with whoever was around: it was a druggie, psyhchedelic mess.” Overall, this story did not make much sense to me because, in my opinion, it lacked a purpose.

“Us and them” is a story about a teenage girl trying to figure out the actions and beliefs of this Tomkey family. This story shows an example of how people are inconsiderate and closed minded. They talk among certain people, but exclude others just because they do not have something or believe in what most others do. In this case, it is the Tomkey family not having a television. Most of the community excluded this family from their daily lives just because of this, instead of possibly finding out the reason or not looking so deeply into it. This story was interesting to me because the girl basically watched the Tomkey family through their window as if they, themselves, were a television show. An amusing event in this story is when the Tomkey family goes trick-or-treating a day late and the teenage girls have to give up their own candy to the Tomkeys. In my opinion, this story has a message and that is to not exclude people solely because of their beliefs or their way of life, and be prepared to make hard sacrifices in life.

A little about me

My name is Jonathan Asberry. My home town is Jamestown, TN, a small town just one hour away from TTU campus. In my free time I like to play any sport, also I frequently go to Ober Gatlingburg snowboarding when possible.