Drake/J.Edgar

I'm actually a fan of Drake myself, as much as I resisted when I first heard him. I was introduced to his album Thank Me Later by friends ; I never took it upon myself to have myself listen to it. I'm aware of the stereotypical rapper who talks about women, money, and fame, but as the article in the Rolling Stones said - something makes me listen. His beats are appealing but he also puts his feelings into his music as well. I just recently heard his new album Take Care before it dropped because it leaked and I was impressed for the most part - it's more heart-felt though. The article explains how he still maintains the cocky rapper attitude, which is true, but it's also nice to hear that there's trouble in paradise. He almost makes it seem fair between us; but then again, I can't throw even one $100 bill without chasing back after it.

To be honest I read the article on Dicaprio's new film and I did not take much out of it. I have minimal prior knowledge on Hoover or his story so this sort of critique is all Greek. However, I saw previews for that movie and Dicaprio looks 76, successfully. As of late he seems to be the star of some of my favorite films; Shutter Island and Inception are movies I could watch multiple times. So, I think it's clear - the only reason I, personally, would see J.Edgar is the fact that Leonardo is in it. How shallow of me.

RW 388-404/Patterns 547-562, 573

RW:
I am absolutely a child of this generation; I know everything there is to know about the internet, computers, anything modern and technological like that. I noticed, however, that it's entirely self-taught and I've gained my skills through things such as AIM, Myspace, Facebook, etc. AIM was sincerely my introduction to typing and the reason why I can type so easily now. Myspace, for its decoration opportunities, changed me into a Myspace HTML expert and I knew how to modify practically anything. The beginning of this reading almost made me yawn because it seemed to be telling me about things I already knew; but surprisingly enough, there's information here that I never knew about. The dynamics of search engines and all reference technology is actually pretty foreign to me. All I know is to type in words in a bar and hit enter, but there's way more complexity to it. I didn't know about half the advantages that are available. In high school, my teachers made a big deal about the quality of the references we use; however, we were never taught in depth about it: all I remember is, "DON'T USE WIKIPEDIA." This little article really spells it out.

PATTERNS:
547-562
I have truly never seen such depth in the concept of argumentation. As well as this section instructs the perfect approach to an argument, it's also almost a sociology lesson. I've not been introduced to sociology so it's a foreign field to me; this article struck me further than how argue. The dynamics and philosophy behind formal arguments given in this reading shows a thorough analysis with suggested execution; it's almost uncomfortably in-depth. The terms also given to the aspects of argumentation make sense of the act.

573
Turning to this page was a surprise. In reference to the approach to arguments, this article is assertive and very one-sided. Some news articles do try not to be bias, the journalist behind this article seems to have one thought and is stuck to it.

Tortillas/Fame-iness

The essay on tortillas was definitely a solid example of a definition essay that we've been talking about approaching. The author really brings the sentimental value of the traditional food through personal experience. The fact that he is so cultured with tortillas and has stories himself helps make learning about tortillas as interesting (?) as possible.

Fame-iness shares the same views as I do - there are way too many people who are considered famous for the most random, ridiculous reasons. With the mention of definition essays I can see it in this essay, but it strikes me as more of a complaint than something informative.

And just a quick note, I had already learned about Warhol starting the "fifteen minutes" phrase, pretty cool background/fun fact information.

Patterns: I want a wife

Probably the most upfront sexist outlook on a spouse, lol. The passage pretty much puts it on the table how nothing short of Wonder Woman is so often expected from a wife; better yet, a personal robot. It's a very specific and detailed explanation of a dream woman. All I thought about was your typical 1950's housewife - am I right?

A Softer World

These little prints are great; they clearly capture specific thoughts or moments of a certain individual but most of them I think we can relate to. They're cute and simplistic but they can be interpreted however. What they're saying is so vague so makes us appreciate it as it may apply to us personally. Another thing, whoever creates these is very upfront and real in reference to what these prints say; they're not meant to be depressing or whimsical - just honest. One is titled "I can contain it, if I have to" and continues to say, "I should have been brave enough to just ask your name instead of screaming, 'I cannot contain my lust.' Now, you probably think I'm a creep." It almost seems to be a stream of journal entries and inside jokes, and I also enjoy the honesty.