AHA!

1.I got a kick out of the social learning theory ans socialization. once i read the paragraph i really got an understanding on where trends and other behaviors come from. in a way i knew how socialization works but never put it together. the social learning theory is incredibly true in which people learn from what they see on TV. the saying "monkey see monkey do" comes to mind when i hear about socialization.

2. Another AHA moment i had this quarter was learning about the movie industry. many controversies have surrounded the motion picture companies for years. one of the topics that seems to come up quite often is violence in movies. i really was shocked to see how motion pictures have be changed throughout the last hundred years.

3. The last interesting moment i had was learning about the "News". the news and media are the general populations main source of whats happening in our world. however the social media has a way of sometime "bend" the truth sometimes. thinking that the media has a way of telling us all the negative acts and putting negative spins on everything can be scary. we only know what the media tells us. if they report something bad about an individual then we the people dislike that person. the media is very powerful. do not always believe what you hear!

Controversy on the big screen

I m pretty sure we have all seen the hilarous and lol comedy "The Hangover: part II". as most agree it just might be the funniest movie of the summer, and year. raking in nearly 137 million over the first weekend, and 500 million globally, the sequel shattered records and is now the highest grossing comedy of all time! aside from the record breaking weekend, the production company for the movie is now facing some set backs. Warner bros is facing copyright-infringement allegations over Mike Tyson's famous tatto that the character "stu" mysterioulsy wakes up with in the movie. Victor Whitmill, the tattoo artist who inked the tribal pattern on Tyson's face, sued Warner Brothers last month over the movie studio's use of his tattoo design, which is copied onto actor Ed Helms' face in the film and is used on movie posters and other promotional items. My question, "Are tatoos eligible for copyright protection". However, if parties are unable to resolve the issue, "stu's" face might look a little different when the movie is released to DVD in december.
http://musiclawseminar.com/2011/05/04/mike-tysons-facial-tattoo-infringed-by-hangover-2/

Proganda in advertisments

advertisement is propaganda.
http://www.ninjavspenguin.com/blog/tag/barack-obama/

this ad is a portrait of president barack obama. this is a very popular photo. it is seen on shirts in merchandise stores and was especially used during his rockstar campaign. since then it has become very famous.
this shirt/portrait uses many key propaganda techniques. it uses appeal to authority, euphoria, flag waving, and has a slogan. this picture of Mr. Obama is an overall patriotic one. with the red, white and blue backround to symbolize our great country and the slogan of "Progress" across the bottom had amercians cheering.

my media autobiography

We use media everyday. it has evolved so drastically that almost anyone in the world can have access to it. There are so many types, for kids, for adults all with the latest news. Media has changed the way people think and act and react.
I was raised in a decent home, with my mom and dad and have loved media ever since i can remember. i used to read many different childrens books such as the "doctor suess" books and "curious george". I aslo watched loads of TV. many childrens programs and movies. i remember one of my favorite movies was "beauty and the beast".

As i grew older i started playing sports and watching a lot more TV. i wacthed lots of games, and was an Espn junkie. Still to this day im a big sports fan. Nowadays the internet has grow huge. The internet has become a big part of my life, as for other humans as well. I use it for fun and for work; From "facebook" to homework to checking the news or weather, to researching for a term paper, the internet is the ultimate media tool. My favorite topics of media is music and radio. I believe music is a powerful thing and without it the world would be dull.

Im 19 years old and currently a college student at de anza. i plan to major in Business marketing. I believe media directly corresponds because in todays society we call it media marketing. Selling by networking. I am not set on any four year college yet but currently looking into SJSU or UCSB.

internet addiction

i am a frequent user of the internet but do not really use it for shopping, dating, or gaming. i know many poeple who are addicted to computer games or facebook. many teenagers constantly post about their lives and whats going on in the world every five minutes on the facebook. i would consider this addiction to a certain extent.  this is sad to me in way, because people get used to expressing their thoughts and feelings online, they forget how to talk to talk and socialize with people in the real world. facebook and other social network addcition can make you shy and awkward in real life.

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

television violence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mrWFHNNhOU

Video length: 2:39
This is a video showing movie and televison violence
This corresponds with chapter 9 of our book about perpetuating violence in todays society
What percent of network televison contains violence?
44%

favorite movies

favorite movie of 2010-2011---> Inception 
i really enjoyed this movie, i saw it not only 2 times in theateres but also a 3rd time. the plot and storyline was vey cool and unique as well. im not big on the action sci fi type movies, but seriously this one blew me away. leonardo di caprio is also excellent in the picture.

All time Favorite of the last decade---> The Departed
this was absolutley my favorite movie of the last decade. all my favorite actors were in it such as matt damon, mark wahlberg, jack nicholson, leo dicaprio, and directed by martin scorcese who is a legend. great acting jobs on all the characters but i especially enjoyed jack. the plot and story was awesome and full of tension. i highly recommend. http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi770769177/