Q.U.B.E

I guess if you are the type of person who enjoys playing with blocks and solving puzzles then this game is for you. I think that I am not much of the type who likes to play with cubes but then again, it is games like these that get you addicted to them. This happens to me all the time. I start playing a game and then a couple hours later and two meals missed, I am still playing the game. For this game, it would get people addicted because you have to figure it out as you go and then once you complete a level you get so excited that you want to keep going. For games like these I find myself getting very frustrated at times. When I try a level over and over again and fail each time, it makes me absolutely crazy. For some reason, even when I get to this point of frustration, I still can’t stop playing the game. Q.U.B.E seems quite interesting. I do like completing puzzles every once in a while. Will I ever play Q.U.B.E? I don’t really have any intention to. I am more of a word search puzzle person than a Rubik’s cube person and that is what this game is more like. I am a little confused as to what the objective of this game is, but I guess it is one of those things that you just play it and figure it out as you go.

Watching the Hobbit Trailer

For reading number 3, I was completely confused about the article. I have never read any of the books or watched any of the movies that they are talking about. So as I was reading through the article, I really did not have a clue as to what was going on. The title of the article is ‘Why the Hobbit Trailer Creeps Me Out”, so I watched the trailer. Having never watched the movie before, based on the title, I was expecting the trailer to be really creepy. However, after I read the article, I realized why Erick found it creepy. He was creeped out because they changed the characters personalities. I kind of agree with him when it comes to this because I don’t like when I watch a movie after I read a book and it is completely different. I think that if you are going to make a movie after a book, it should be the same thing. People choose to watch a movie after a book because they enjoyed reading it and now they want to see a visual of what they just read. People don’t want to watch a movie that is different from what they just read. That is just plain out confusing and unnecessary. If this one guy feels so strongly about it and practically begged the people in charge to re-shoot if they changed more characters, then I am sure a lot of people must feel the same way as well.

Visual Argument

The first image is a picture from The Great Flood of 1937 called "At The Time Of The Louisville Flood."  The image says "There is no way like the American way." Next to that caption is what looks like a white American family with a dog, all in a car. It also says "Worlds Highest Standard of Living". I think that this image is representing how different the lifestyles were between the whites and the blacks. The white Americans were able to get in a car and happily drive away. On the bottom is a line of what looks like African Americans all holding baskets. They had it all different. They werent able to just leave. They had to stay and stick it out the hard way.

The second image was of Milvertha Hendricks. This is an image of a woman waiting outside, wrapped in an American Flag blanket after Hurricane Katrina. Milvertha is an 84 year old lady. She appears to be very tired and cold. I think this image means that she has faith in America and for help to come to New Orleans. Also, there is more than one person with the American flag wrapped around them. Maybe the American flag blankets were being handed out as a sign that help is coming. Maybe Milvertha and the others sitting around her, their homes got destroyed. Maybe that blanket is all they have left to provide warmth for them.

Religion in Harry Potter?

The question is, does the Harry Potter novels promote religion or undermine it?

Let me start off by saying that I have never read a Harry Potter novel. For some reason it just doesn't spark my interest so I never felt the need or desire to watch or read. I may have a different view on the passage that we read from Ari Armstrong, due to the fact that I never actually read the J.K. Rowling novels.
            After reading the passage I have personally come to the conclusion that I don't think the novels have any religious meaning. It just seems to me like the writer wanted to come up with a storyline that would interest people. People like magic, they like heroism, and fighting for what's theirs, and that is exactly what the novels are about. Yeah, there may be some parts based on the passage that are similar to events that happened in Christianity, but I don't think this was done to have a religious meaning. I believe the purpose of this was simply to entertain the reader. Then again, this is my intake on it and I don't have much background knowledge about the stories. Someone who read all the novels may have a different opinion than the one that I have.

What Would It Take To Accomplish Your Goals?

   As a University student, there are many things that I wish to accomplish. My main goal as a University student is to graduate with a bachelor's degree. Once I have completed my academic journey, I hope to be able to find a good job in the Resort and Hospitality field and start my career. The factors that may have an impact on my ability of achieving my goals would be lack of focus. The most important thing for me is to remember how I got here and where I am trying to go. The people that I can turn to for support is my family. They have always been there for me and will continue to be there with guidance.

   With that all being said, my who's would have to be anyone who has worked hard to get to where they are. My who's would be someone who has been through hard times, but jumped back and achieved their goals. My who's would be the people who told me I wouldn't be able to go to a University, also the people who tried to convince me to accept less than what my dreams are. In a way, some of the people who have made me struggle, are now the ones who are my who's. Those are the people that make me force myself even harder to accomplish my dreams so I can prove them wrong.

Put A Stop To Rape and Sexual Assault

   
 Campus Health and Safety
    Rape and Sexual Assault, as defined by the National College Women Sexual Victimization study is, forced sexual intercourse including both psychological coercion as well as physical force. Forced sexual intercourse  means vaginal, anal, or oral penetration by the offender(s). Includes, attempted rapes, male and female victims, and both homosexual and heterosexual rape. Attempted rape includes verbal threats of rape. When a victim states they they know the perpetrator, this is known as acquaintance rape. Acquaintance rape is the most common crime on U.S campuses. The National College Women Sexual Victimization study stated that 1.7 percent of women in college have experienced a completed rape and 1.1 percent experienced an attempted rape. Two ways that you can prevent this crime is by developing and enforcing policies against aggressive and violent behaviors,and by reducing students vulnerability to sexual victimization by strangers through providing a safer physical environment.

    Rape and sexual assault is an extremely serious issue. It happens way too much and is continuing to become more common. In order to promote a campus that is free of fear and intimidation, I believe we need to put the word out more. We just need to express the dangers and make people more aware. If we can make people more aware, I believe that we could prevent some rape and sexual assault accounts from happening.

Inside The Dangerous World of Facebook

   There are many Facebook dangers. Sadly, most probably aren't aware of them.  From the article To Be Or Not To Be On Facebook: That Is The Question by Rashid Kashani, Susan Burwash, and Anita Hamilton, talks  about the potential dangers of Facebook. A main danger of Facebook is identity theft. Users put out too much personal information which leads to people stealing their identities. That brings me to my next point; privacy. The article said, every time Facebook updates or changes its website, your privacy settings are set back to default. After this happening, you must reset your privacy settings back to how you want them to be. The down fall is, if you are not aware of this, your profile and all of your information will be out in the public for everyone to see. Some applications on Facebook can access your information. Everything that you upload onto Facebook can be viewed  publicly. Nothing is really private. Facebook is also a way for people to stalk you, which can be very dangerous.


   I strongly agree with everything that the article talked about. I believe that Facebook can be very dangerous if it is not used cautiously. When using Facebook, you must act cautiously. It is best that you keep your settings on private so that only your friends can view your profile. Also, it is important that you only friend people that you actually know. I have read about cases where people would make a Facebook account and then act as someone else. If you think about it, over the internet, you never really know who you are talking to. There is always going to be someone out there that will be able to get around the privacy settings and retrieve all of your information. I think that Facebook is a great place to stay in contact with your friends and family, but there are just too many risks that come along with it. All it takes is someone to get your information, they can find out everything they need to know about you. Plus, they even have access to your picture, which means they know what you look like. In my opinion, Facebook is potentially very dangerous. The bottom line is that you need to be careful and aware of the dangerous so that you don't get caught in the middle of it.