Angela

**May 12, 2014**
In our previous project we were grouped into 5-person campaign teams to create a campaign material for a specific candidate. We were assigned a mandatory speech and three other forms of advertising of our choice. Our group had candidate Olivia Hood and we decided to make a campaign commercial video, a flyer, as well as a news paper advertisement. In our commercial we used the propaganda technique of "plain folks". We had our candidate actor say phrases like "i'm just like you". We also compared Olivia Hood to a greenhouse saying that she will keep her fellow Americans growing and healthy and made sure she kept everything bad on the outside from coming in.

I think the most challenging part of this project was trying to portray Olivia as the same well rounded person even with all the scandals that were involved with her. In the beginning, ( God created the heavens and the earth LOOOOOOOOL), but in all seriousness this project was a bit difficult in the early stages of assignment. Our group didn't know if we could go our own way with it, or how much of a limit (or no limit) we had. I'm sure that a bit more of a guide/ outline would help out a bunch. The project actually wasn't boring though, unlike most projects.

In the future of this class I will be able to use the techniques that I used for reference in writing prompts or essays perhaps. In other classes I may be assigned a project similar to this and having ____of my own knowledge would be helpful. Definitely in the future, out of highschool, I will use these techniques for more of a "noticing" method. Maybe in future presidential elections I can point out what devices and techniques were used.


 * March 21, 2014 **

====Regarding the videos/ pictures we saw in class today, I think photoshop is very misleading. New technologies have helped society change the definition/ meaning of beauty and have blurred our conceptions of ourselves. Photo editing, if done correctly, can look so real and no one would know what the original would've looked like. ====

Teenagers look up to celebrities (such as Miley or Jen Law). Most pictures in magazines are editing and look a lot different than they started off with. Seeing models with stick skinny legs and flat toned tummies set a bar/ expectations for what we are "supposed" to look like. Watching the procedures of photoshop (in the video), I was amazed by how many little changes can erase all the flaws and blemishes on a persons face. Yes, Companies will continue to use photoshop, but maybe one day everyone will understand what beautiful REALLY is.

I have been thinking of what to write for my free write and I finally thought of a topic that I could ramble on about for hours.

 * CULTURAL BARRIER.**

Ignorant Somebody: W8 so....... R U CHINEEZ

me: nah

IS: ah lol i thought you were asian

me: no, I AM Asian. I'm just from a different country in Asia, I'm Korean.

IS: OH OKAY SO YOU'RE HALF KOREAN, HALF ASIAN.

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-- *tears*

Sadly, I have had many conversations similar to the one above. HAI I'm Angela, I was born in LA, California and I am of Korean ethnicity. To be honest, It gets difficult to live in America as a Korean-American. Sometimes I like to call myself a "Third-Culture" kid. My lifestyle isn't fully American nor fully Korean, it's just a blended pile of the two. When I was in preschool I remember someone asking me where I was from and why I didn't look like all the other kids. (Majority of the class was white). I didn't know what they meant. I thought I looked like everyone else and that everyone was supposed to belong everywhere.

It was around 2nd grade that I realized "Ah, so I really am different."


 * March 7, 2014 **

The two different articles show two very talented women in the entertainment/music industry. Jennifer Lawrence is definitely one of the most admirable/ inspirational actresses out there and Miley Cyrus has been someone I've looked up to ever since the "double-life-blonde-wig-montana" days. For both good and bad reasons, people change. Miley states that she is a feminist and claims to be empowering to women. When asked about her opinion of sexualization of women like Cyrus, Jennifer Lawrence replied " For some disgusting reason, young sex sells even more."

Jennifer Lawrence is the perfect representation of a modern day hero or role model. In the movie Hunger Games, Lawrence plays as Katniss who is one of the most mentally/physically/emotionally stable and strong woman in the past couple of movies that were directed toward young audiences. She was smart, strong, courageous, and people pleaser. After this movie, many young girls strive to become more like Jen Law. Socitey today should be prizing these kinds of qualities. We should not be teaching young girls that it is okay to sell yourself to the media and let them use you like that.

**February 21,2014 **
In the two articles about clothing choices it displayed a view of what our society looks like today. The first article was about [|sexist avenger t-shirts], It showed two different styles of t-shirts produced from Marvel, one which was made specifically for young boys and another for young girls. The boys shirt said ' Be a Hero" and the girls shirt said " I Need a Hero" making it seem like boys are more independent than girls. Also, the fitting of the girls shirt was actually meant for a teenage girl.

The second article is from a dad's point of view. He talks about his experience with his daughters wardrobe. This is a problem with many parents now-a-days because of the media displaying new styles of clothing targeted to younger girls. Even though a girl's fashion should never be limited from her, I think it's important to set boundaries.

After reading the two of these articles it showed me that society both receives and responds.In other words, society puts out media of many inappropriate things, but also takes the reaction of the people to produce new things. The first time risky fashion was introduced to young girls, society knew it was either going to go up or down. Society wouldn't put out more inappropriate things if it weren't for a popular reaction from the people. It is a vicious, never ending cycle.

====Everyone is different and music can affect each person a different way. Some take lyrics to the heart, others just listen for the beat, some dance to it, and then there are the people that just love the music in general. ====

 "Racism and homophobia are social diseases. When only symptoms of these contagious diseases are treated, they spring up in other less obvious incarnations. No matter what we tell ourselves, we have not treated these ailments, we've merely mutated our racism and homophobia. We've trained ourselves not to use easily recognizable hate speech. "

====This was one of the things that [|Brother Ali]said in this article. When he says racism and homophobia are social diseases, I agree. Yes, there might be some days when you blurt a racial slur or even a word like "faggot" for the sake of laughs with friends, but in reality saying those things aren't better or worse than calling a blonde stupid, or saying that all girls belong in the kitchen. There's a phrase that I love, "Sin is sin is sin." This phrase has so much depth because it can mean so much or so little depending on your perspective and the level of magnification from the reader. I define this quote as a "there is no level of bad". Calling someone stupid is just as bad as hurting someone physically. You may think i'm crazy, but in the end, both of the people are hurt either physically or emotionally. ====

====In music, it is frankly VERY important for choice of words. Especially because music gets to a big number of people. If you make it big in the music industry that only means more people will listen to your music. With a large group of people there are a variety of beliefs, religions, and values. One day you'll have to accept the fact that you can not satisfy everyone in your audience. Some people won't agree with you and others will want to praise you of similarity. ==== of t-shirts http://aliciawhitley.wikispaces.com/Angela <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 570.5px; width: 1px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">“It is a part of the entertainment industry that sells,” she said. "For some disgusting reason, young sex sells even more.” Read more: [|http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/jennifer-lawrence-miley-cyrus-type-behavior-disgusting-reason-young-sex-sells-article-1.1513988#ixzz2wXINBUfS]