One recent experience that raised a lot of questions for me was getting arrested. I was arrested on Friday and was in Jail until Tuesday. In that period I had a lot of time to think about my life and my decisions. Although I am in college I still spend most of my time with my friends who are not in school. These friends are often involved in illegal activities. The first question I asked myself was if I wanted to be in the streets or if I wanted to go to college and start a career. I am blessed to be in college and to be in a position to do something positive with my life. A life in the streets will lead to a lot more pain and heartache with less rewards than the life of a college graduate. The second question I asked myself was if these friends are a hindrance to my success. With them I always find myself in positions that could lead to me being arrested. Maybe it was time for me to find a new crowd to hang around. While sitting in jail I had a lot of time to ponder these questions. I think in times of hardship introspection is important. I thought long and hard about these questions and answered them for myself. I am not focused and inspired to create a positive future for myself.

I love going out to eat. As a college student I don’t have a lot of money to spend at high end places. My criteria for a good restaurant focus around cost effectiveness. To me a good restaurant should not be overly expensive. If the menu does not have prices that’s a sign that I will just be having an appetizer. It should give you a lot of food for your money. I hate places where you spend a whole bunch of money for a tiny little plate. Of course the food has to taste good. Nobody wants to eat food they don’t like just to save a buck. My favorite restaurant is Applebee’s because it meets all the criteria. The majority of times I go out to eat it is to Applebee’s. They have a diverse menu to keep you from getting bored. Me and my girlfriend frequent Applebee’s often. They have a two for twenty deal. You can both eat for twenty dollars! (She can leave the tip). When I’m hanging out with my homeboy’s we like to go to Applebee’s. There we can watch sports on one of the many tvs and they are always willing to change the channel to the game you want to watch. My friends and I eat, chill and have a good time. The environment is very comfortable. These are the reasons that Applebee’s is my favorite restaurant.

Since Valentines Day just passed this weekend so that’s what I’ll ride about. I love Valentines Day and it is one of my favorite holidays. This is probably because I am a hopeless romantic. I enjoy planning a special night for a girl that I’m interested in. I, as well as many of my friends, spend a lot of time, thought, and money in order to make Valentines Day a special night. I stress the money aspect. Although I don’t mind doing these things I do have a qualm with Valentines Day. The effort guys put into Valentines Day is not equally reciprocated by females. Most guys (the good ones anyway) spend at least a week making plans for Valentines Day only to receive something purchased from Walgreens that morning. Then we have to pay for dinner too! This simply is not fair. Girls treat Valentines Day as if it is a holiday for them too be pampered by guys. Therefore as a balance for Valentines Day guys should have a holiday where girls struggle to make everything perfect for us and we get to purchase something from Walgreens for $5.99. This is only fair. I have never had a girl pick me up, give me flowers, tell me I look beautiful, and then take me out to dinner. It must be nice. Then at the end of the night I can say I’m on my period.

It is true that every individual is a reporter. It has been this way throughout history. News has always spread through word of mouth. Even children gossip in school. Individual reporting is a natural human tendency. The mass media has simply taken this natural human tendency to report and done it on a larger scale. This was necessary because it was not possible for an individual to mass communicate. However this is no longer true with the advent of new technologies. Now almost every cell phone has a camera. It is possible for anyone to be caught on tape anywhere doing anything. I often see people recording events out of the ordinary on their phones such as fights or rapping homeless people. Camera phones have made every individual a camera man but where do they publish their film? Youtube is a cultural phenomenon. Anyone can post video on Youtube and it is free and easy. Most importantly it is instant. Now the individual has this power of mass communication. The media was necessary because they had the ability to get information to a lot of people when others did not. People relied on media for their knowledge. However now the media has corrupted itself. It is no longer purely an fact seeking entity but has become a propaganda machine. Many people doubt whether they can trust what they see on the news. The result is that many know rely on the internet for information. As technology increases the media will become more and more obsolete. Eventually the media as we know it will head into extinction.

Since I don’t know what to right about I guess I’ll just write about how school is going so far. First I’ll talk about our first paper. As always I waited until the last minute to get it done. It is about two in the morning and I just finished my rough draft. Now I am trying to do my blog (last minute as well). Writing the paper wasn’t very difficult to me. Getting the book was more difficult. I had to steal it out of a friends room. Nickel and Dimed was a fascinating book. I loved the idea of a upper class woman attempting to live off of minimum wage. However half hearted it was an entertaining story. The paper flowed pretty naturally. This will be my first major grade in any of my classes all year. It seems like college is a lot less work than high school but each assignment is a lot more important. I think I will do alright in my classes this year. Last semester I had a 3.6 (give myself a pat on the back) and I really want to keep up the good work. The only class that I think may be difficult is Psychology. It seems like the professor talks forever and I take a million notes but I still don’t understand anything. Hopefully its nothing that a little extra reading won’t help. Sometimes it seems like there aren’t enough hours in the day with me doing my internship too. Well I’m tired and my word count says that was exactly 250 words so good night.

I disagree with the author's point. I don't need facebook to live my life. All my friends have my number and can contact me when they want. The author makes it seem as if you are missing out by not being a part of facebook. It is possible to live a happy and fulfilling life without wasting time on the internet. Faccebook simply is not for everyone.

I agree with the author. I am a member of facebook. Much like the cell phone, once I got facebook I could not imagine not having it. Through facebook I am able to stay connected to my friends. Facebook allows to me to find friends I may have lost contact with and reestablish a relationship. It also allows me to be visible for people to find me. Facebook is a great innovation for our age.