Last Blog of my LIFE!!!!!!

First off the topics in this class were very unique and different. I did not expect to learn what I learned in this class which makes it great. My favorites topics were the copycat effects of serial killer and movies and actually the subject we did about diamonds recently.. I find it relevant and most interesting about what humans are capable of by merely watching movies and not distinguishing reality from fiction I guess. Also the diamonds was another interesting one because not only conflict diamonds are a problem but alot of other commodities and interests raise concerns similar to conflict stones.. Also I love blood diamond the movie.
I would have to say my least favorite topic was the media itself like when we talked about the rise of CNN and other news agencies and how they competed with one another. I feel the media is corrupted and doesn't work in our interests but their stock holders interest. This to me is the reason i find it the least likable and don't really care for them. All the topics were relevant however considering its a media justice class I would of like to seen more justice related media. I feel some of the topics were not media related and we could of used class time for better. But overall it was a good choice considering the time limit and interests of students and professors these days.
I would of like to seen more information regarding the serial killings because i find that interesting and more like the diamonds section. But if I were to teach the class I would have added more topics regarding world problems and not just the United States. Also I would of like to give the students an option to give more personal stories and then have discussion questions rather then read certain stories and have questions. I feel it would of created a greater topic relating to the subject. But I like the structure of the class. Using the blogs was interesting, considering I've never used a blog before, it is nice to have experience it. Also class discussions and having required reading for activity points is a good way to make sure the entire class is engaged.. Also using news media like jon stewart was an excellent idea because it keeps us interested and entertained. I believe this is the best way to keep a class engaged and interested. Also professor Castle humor and easy going attitude towards her students is definitely a plus.

Saw 1-4eva!!!

I would like to use the Saw series as my example of justice and film media. First of all I'm assuming most of us have seen or heard of at least of these horror movies. For those of us who haven't seen these horror series. Its about a serial killer who doesn't kill his victims but his victims have a choice to live or die and the choice is theirs. But in order for them to live they have to go through immense pain in order to deserve to live longer. Most of the victims which im sure most people in real life, did not make it through the jigsaws test. Obviously alot of justice and moral issues are represented here. First off most of the victims used were not evil people like murderes or rapists. They were people not appreciating their lives in a sense. Also the justice aspect was since jigsaw "The killer" was not really killing his victims but giving them a choice can he really be liable for murder?
Obviously I believe so and Im sure others agree, but as we can see in court cases the justice system can be twisted and turned to fit anyone's needs. Also keep notice that thorughout the series its also testing the victims by giving them the chance to seek revenge even though most of the other indivduals did not do wrong but did what any normal person would do. By giving these people opportunities to seek pain through killing or choosing not to save others. This poses a moral problem and its hard to say if people would overcome in real life. Anyoways I like the first movie the most and I believe they got carried away in the other movies. But I love this concept and it would be interesting how such a scenario would be handled in our criminal justice system.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKPy5RWuqNA

In a league of their own. 2009

My blog will be about the movie called in a league of their own. First off I would like to say this movie is totally not expected. I didn't realize it was a documentary and it was hard to understand a bit. But anywho lets talk about what the movie was about. Its about football in Australia or I would say rugby and a team was formed called Tiwi Bombers from scratch. In Australia all kids wanted to play rugby and it was a popular sport over their. In the beginning the Tiwi bombers had arough start seeing they were new to playin at a national level. What made it difficult for them to play good was because they lived so far apart and for them to trained together they all must travel a great distance either by boat or car. But the spirit of this team was strong and they endured and used their time efficiently eventually becoming the best for awhile.
  However they like any professional started to get cocky and eventually started doing bad. Also the location they were at sometimes gave them opportunities to drink and do other things where they normally didn't get the chance to do so they exploited it. Eventually didn't train as hard and started to lose again. Eventually the teams started to get jealous of the tiwi bombers because they believed they were gettin special treatment. But they weren't and they eventually started to do again. It is amazing that a team who came from no where did so exceptional. Like one of those success stories that shows a persons capability. This movie was good even though it was difficult to keep up with. Great documentary and it shows the amazing spirit of human beings. 

Reflection on guest speaker...

First off I want to mention that this speaker was very good and I could tell she was passionate about her work and subject. I like how she tried to interact the class as much as possible to keep us interested. As for the lecture itself it was very informative. The statistics surprised me a bit and the relevant information regarding what to do in the situtation was needed. I also was fascinated about the people the young guy interviewed about who attepmted suicide off the golden gate brdge i think said the last thing they were thinking was wishin they didnt jump. Makes me wonder how many suicides think this and could of alter their course and have a normal life now.
 Overall this was a good discussion especially since we are the age group that is more likely to commit suicide. But I do believe their are bigger problems out their that needs more attention. Not saying this isn't important I just wish we could have opportunities like these to spread the word about other things. For example. It was said someone dies from suicide every 2hrs, This is something but every 5 secs a child dies from malnutrtion in the world now to me that is crazy. But I'm glad to hear this because I had friends who had problems and really could of used this info back then.. But like I said great speech and great speaker!!

halloween post!!

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/30/wisconsin.mail.prank/index.html?iref=allsearch

My post will consist of hoax's and pranks. The article above relates to a prank from some unknown person in ILL. The packaged was sent to a U.S. senator Russ Feingold in Wisconsin. The senator told police he was not expectin a package and the name on the package was Thomas Jefferson. Regarding the name and the unknown location it was sent from, police deemed it necessary to approach the package cautiously, especially with the recent explosives found on the flights to the U.S. from the Middle East.. That story has been on the news recently like crazy so do a search on it if you wish. After an investigation it was determined it was not a bomb and a board game was found inside.
           I find this story relevant because it was a halloween joke and we must ask ourselves what is funny and how far is to far? Things may seem harmless but as we can see a simple prank can lead to disastrous outcomes. Not only in movies do they portray this, but in fact real life. Halloween is a day to prank people and try to scare them but some people don't know from real and fake and act differently then what the pranksters would of thought. I too was a victim of a prank gone wrong and I still regret doing it. But don't worry it wasn't anything bad just more of a embarrasing thing for myself lol.. Well anyways like anything else think before you act because the outcomes may be different then what u expected.

free blog.. Happy halloween!!

http://shine.yahoo.com/event/halloween/the-haunted-history-of-halloween-2404335/

I decide to make my blog regarding halloween considering its this sunday.. My article is regarding the history of halloween. Halloween actually has a much ancient history to it. Its consider all hollow's day and it is celebrateing the end of fall and begining of winter. It is a mashup between celtic and catholic beliefs and it ranges from worshipping demons to passing out candy to little kids in modern times. It is a 2 billion dollar business for candy makers so they enjoy this holiday alot. Also a little of the history consists of getting rid of evil spirits by lighting torches and wearing costumes to hide from the spirits. So halloween as you can see changed its concept over the centuries. But it came out better in the end I say. Except for dental costs for the parents lol..
          I find this partly relevant also considering we just watch a bunch of movies regarding serial killers and mimicking their behaviors. Halloween is a tradition where people can act out their fantasy so say and this is similar to people acting out horror movie scenes killing people. But anyways I love halloween and I can't wait for this weekend!! I hope everyone has as much fun as I do!!

Reflection on copy cat killers..

I must say this movie was pretty disturbing. First off i was just astonished about the young boy who copied the movie on the man comes into the classroom and literally blows everyone away. I just couldn't believe a movie could influence this. I was horrified about the young boys who copied the scream movie and actually went out of their way to buy a scream mask and plan out their attack on his own mother! This is just disturbing and I couldn't believe kids were that influenced. Especially if they were normal kids in the first place because whats to stop other young kids from commiting the same act. The movie natural born killers didn't seem that great to me and in my opinion that was just more of an action film and resembles others.

The movie I felt disgusted with was the honeymoon killers. These people may or may not have copied the actual movie, but what they did was just wrong and inhuman. Making people fall in love with you then killing them for insurance money is just sick and they deserve the harshest punishment. I believe this is worst then just murdering the people like in the other cases. But I do agree with the female film producer about how they shouldn't stop making horror movies because of few individuals. We can't assume these people were influenced that much by the movie and they didn't have some sort of mental problem before. The movie was just a way for them to carry out their intentional plan anyways.