AMNH

Kelp forest exhibit was set up like a tv show... in that it showed visually what a kelp forest looked like (with a model) and had information on what it feeds what lives there how it ties in with global warming etc.

• Besides providing food for animals,humans use it for food fertilizer, and alginates.
• Sea otters are effected by pollution and arent there to protect kelp from being eaten by the urchins.
• Global warming causes warmer waters, and violent storms(which loosen the kelp). Hotter water also makes it difficult because kelp needs cold water.
• Harvesting destroys fish nurseries and nutrients.

NYPAL

What did I learn in the new york performing arts library...
First I learned there are two entrances (lol). Ok seriously I learned they have alot of books on art dance,music,film,media.They have cds which you can listen to including orchestra music from ballet.There was a weird man that kept laughing really loud as well (why didnt they tap him or something?). The section on media had titles like:Behind the media, White and black and blue. Books on finding the truth in media. I also saw books on musical groups like Destinys Child and Black Eyed Peas. Alot of information on Arts only .

A vision of students today

I think the video shows us how much technologyhas influenced us.Especially technology in the classroom, students spending more time online then studying or reading.It also shows how busy a college student is 26.5 hours a day being spent on sleep,school,and work etc.I think sooner rather than later were going to be rid of the classroom and have online schools only.Maybe better and cost efficent anyway no more papers, chalk, spending money on books we never use etc.

Sim0ne

Sim0ne is a story about the "perfect" actress,singer,role model etc. Her only flaw is that she isnt real, but actually a virtual simulation created by a computer programmer.Sim0ne comments on are now because she made everything she said and did lovable to her audience and she was fake, also like al pacino commented in the movie at this present time actors make ridiculous demands , when a couple of years ago the directors told them what to do. I think its more of them commenting on how everything is all about the money and glamour and not about the art . How al pacino working his but off as a director making movies because it meant so much to him and he got fired because the highest paid star didnt want to be in his film.The culture is following the stars and not the directors who have the vision, kind of screwed up in my opinion.The American Dream is either bought or stolen...

I think I would like to write about women in the media how sex sells. I would like to discuss how they can show certain parts on a women and not a man. One of my focuses would be on the Calvin Klein ads who have recently been under the scope for their offensive ads including :orgys,and the notorious eva mendez ad which was pulled not for content but because you caught a glimpse of her nipple. They dont touch on the fact that shes basically having an Orgasm on screen.I think its interesting how they have this double standard in the industry when it comes to men and females. I understand the sex sells but if you have a woman baring it all why not have a male as well??I also was considering expanding that topic to compare conservative u.s to other countries and their advertisments . Also about the statistics of teenage pregnancy because I feel like this society contributes to the rise because everything is so hush hush, if we were more open to talking we might have lesser rates in pregnancy I did some research on that topic and found that according to a study using government statistics in 2001 :Adolescent childbearing is more common in the United States (22% of women reported having had a child before age 20) than in Great Britain (15%), Canada (11%), France (6%) and Sweden (4%); differences are even greater for births to younger teenagers. A lower proportion of teenage pregnancies are resolved through abortion in the United States than in the other countries; however, because of their high pregnancy rate, U.S. teenagers have the highest abortion rate. The age of sexual debut varies little across countries, yet American teenagers are the most likely to have multiple partners. A greater proportion of U.S. women reported no contraceptive use at either first or recent intercourse (25% and 20%, respectively) than reported nonuse in France (11% and 12%, respectively), Great Britain (21% and 4%, respectively) and Sweden (22% and 7%, respectively). Is it because we pretend sex doesnt exist by only showing part of what they allow us to..why pretend that sex doesnt exist why limit it to what the male viewers want to see? I dont know yet...let me know what you think sounds better. I do have the calvin klein ads and the eva mendez commercial Ill try and add the link so you can view it
some info
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3324401.html
Eva mendez ad:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1599313/uncensored_eva_mendes_calvin_klein_commercial/
Orgy ad:
http://bunnywithfangs.com/2009/01/watch-banned-calvin-klein-commercial/

The Uncanny and The Shadow

The Uncanny is basically something were thats not normal or unnatural but we are strangely attracted to it. Like horror stories such as Edgar Allen Poe etc.The shadow is Jungs take on why we act on impulse,our own animal instincts that we carry.Certain things we say are supposedly contributed by our animal instincts.

Open your eyes

Open your eyes....



The spanish version of Vanilla Sky, the original concept.Still confusing because we never really know when he began the dream and what happens after he wakes up.Themes in the movie like the matrix its reality vs. dreams(matrix).Vanity is a big theme as well because the main characters flaw was vanity, so he loses everything. It was really creative, its one of those films like the movie The others because it has an ending different from what you would expect.

Media 103 project

103 Media Project
I have no idea what I want to write,film or powerpoint on but I have some vague ideas:

• Role of women in spanish films vs. american films. Particularly how sex sells.
• Advertisment what is deemed appropriate male vs. female appeal.(I.e: calvin klein underwear ads etc.
• Sex in films similar to the advertisment what parts on a woman are allowed to be shown vs male parts shown or not.Labeling a movie porn or R.

I choose these topics as vague Ideas because I noticed that some movies,shows and ads tend to be biased.Especially on what is appropriate on tv, particularly how you can see a female without a top but you wont see a male without his bottom...etc. Ill add more as I continue researching.

Humans vs.Aliens/machines

First of all I would like to start by saying that far scape was the weirdest scifi show Ive seen thus far,and Ive seen my fair share of scifi shows (lol).

I believe that startrek,far scape and the matrix have the same basic concepts in the idea that humans can be overthrown (if not already).The way that they differ is because in all humans were they're worst enemy except for in that particular episode of star trek.IE:in the matrix humans created the machines which eventually led to the demise of their world and society as they knew it.Although the machines were controlling them, the humans had no one to blame but themselves for it.In far scape Johns ideals were recreated by those aliens and although it tricked him into actually believing his friends were dead or captured,he could only blame himself.If he wouldn't have thought those things, he wouldn't have been trapped(a prisoner to his own thoughts).In star trek however we see it was the aliens who trapped the astronaut into the hotel royale, believing that it was a book about where he came from.The poor astronaut was forced to live out the rest of his days stuck in a planet with a cheesy story ongoing.

They all did however have similarities IE: A reality and a simulation of it. The matrix had the real world and the matrix.Star trek had the hotel royale and of course the reality of their alien ship and worlds.Far scape had a simulation of Johns thoughts and then reality.They also had the similar idea of doors changing like in the matrix when they found the door changed to a wall.In star trek the door kept revolving back in and never out (until the book was over).In far scape when he opened the door in the bar and found the mass of reddish pink swirl.

I do believe that theres a hidden message underneath all of this, and that is we are the reason for our own flaws.Its only human to be curious and to make mistakes, without them how would we learn? If you don't burn yourself when you touch the fire, how would you know not to touch it??I think whats more important is what we do after we make the mistakes.Do we change our own destiny or is it in our nature as humans to continue making the same mistakes??? It totally applies to whats going on right now in our "American culture". War, the media,the government,racism,etc. Come on how many times do we have to go to "war" with other countries before we see that theres more in it then rescuing another country or Bin Laden. Do we need documentaries like the zeitgeist,or Fahrenheit 9/11 to bring that to our attention???

The matrix

The matrix is about the Neo's(the main character) search for the truth,and what he finds.Its really about how computers have taken over the world and trick the human race into thinking they are living it, when in reality theyre not. I do believe we are living in socrates cave,we are the prisoners and the government is the one putting out the "puppets" and making us believe that thats how its supposed to be. The way the hide the truth from us is the same way it was hidden from the prisoners in the cave. Only when revealed did they know the truth like in the matrix. Until Neo was saw that the world he knew was fake did he believe it.

Other than this..I havent gotten used to the time change which is weird because usually I jump right into it.So I got noooo sleeep last night, and if we watch another film in the next class I might fall asleep. So please tap me if i do :-D!!!

Hi! My name is Nicole,Im 20 years old. Im from Brooklyn, married to my jhs+hs sweetheart.We have a 9month old baby girl :-).I dont really know what else to say...this is my 1st blog.