Connecting the Dots

I conversed about my writing topic today in class. We discussed ways in which we could better relate our essay topic with careers or interests that would better appeal to us. I could relate my paper to firefighting in some ways, and I think I'm going to try and do that.

Five Sources that Augment my Research

Primarily, I use the internet. I gather news from many sites and I consider them all pretty much all equals.

Here's the main five:

1. Reddit - Yup, Reddit. The community picks the most important stuff and it filters through fast, plus, not only news, but history, pictures, experts, discussion, and cats.

2. BBC America - for breaking and important US news as well as technology news.

3. Comedy Central's: The Daily Show - Funny political satire meets real investigative journalism, with interviews!

4. The news paper - yes, I occasionally read print news, mainly local and nation and world.

5. YouTube - YouTube? I watch everything from politics to science, history to statistics, and all the interesting facts and events that have ever been recorded.

For me, diversity helps get a better idea of what's really going on, what happened in the past, and what the future may hold. So, if you find yourself continuously watching Fox News, try something new.

7 Times

Erica has shown that she's not happy. She believes that the entire situation could've been avoided and that this was all unnecessary. She repeats things many times, and uses forceful language. She continues to push her claims with or without proof, as well as assume the role of a witness in order to assure you she knows more than you.

The facts are there. They currently exist in the form of supposed eye-witness accounts of the events. Currently, as with all shootings, it is being investigated by an outside agency, as well as Internal Affairs. No statements are fact until brought about in court. The article exists online here and you can read it for yourself. Erica decides to ignore some facts and just present you with what she shows, as well as make her own inferences. She concludes that the entire event was unnecessary and uncalled for.

A repetition of words and repeated use of assuming words. Quizative statements as well as remarks about actions taken are used. Javi uses all of the available facts and uses little to no personal remarks. There's a clear difference between the front page and the "Op-Ed" section.

Racial Profiling Lives On?

I don't agree with the article so much as more than to say it's reporting on a real thing. Commonly referred to as "Stop and Frisk", this kind police contact is a policy of the NYPD, and many other departments, to contact persons on the street and to preform a frisk before engaging with them. Often cited as "unwarranted", these frisks often involve Latinos or African-Americans that live in neighborhoods labeled "high crime". People associate "Stop and Frisk", with a "shoot first, ask questions later" mentality. It would lead you to believe that the cops know who's going to jail before they even know their name. It wrongfully accuses all NYPD officers of racial profiling due to the number off occurrences is certain neighborhoods were a demographic may be unproportional. These practices have been claimed to be "unconstitutional" due to their "racial" nature, but no laws are broken by contacting the public in the course of their duty. If a law was broken, I would understand, but just because your facts are distorted doesn't give you the right to call foul.

Because I didn't go into serious detail; If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Vocabulary #9

ultimate - adj. being the last or concluding element of a series;furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; noun the finest or most superior quality of its kind
I was the ultimate golfer, no one could best me.

interactive - adj. used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more); capable of acting on or influencing each other
We built an interactive exhibit to better allow the kids to understand, mostly by playing.

principle - noun a basic truth or law or assumption; a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; a rule or standard especially of good behavior; rule of personal conduct;(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
The principle of the idea was to make the boat float, not to make it as big as possible.

guidance - noun the act of guiding or showing the way; something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action; the act of setting and holding a course
Anyone can provide guidance, though those with wisdom do better.

collaboration - noun act of working jointly; act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country
Collaboration will bring us closer together and allow us to better accomplish our goals.

formative - adj. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; capable of forming new cells and tissues; susceptible to alteration by development and experience; noun minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
Formative types of formats are better supported than stagnant ones.

summative - adj. of or relating to a summation or produced by summation
The summative collection led to a new idea and new work to do.

racism - noun discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race; the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
Racism is very hurtful, and it is judgmental on a different scale than assumptions.

intelligence - noun the operation of gathering information about an enemy; the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience; secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy); a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy; new information about specific and timely event
Intelligence is measured on a scale: IQ. I would hope you have a high IQ.

What I See is All in My Head

Honestly, everything is in our head. Seen by our eyes, sent to our brain, flipped right-side-up, and analyzed in moments. What we see is subjective. No two people, or any other organism for that matter, see exactly the same. Variables, from physical to mental, effect what we see. No matter what we see, people not only see it differently, they may come to a different conclusion and may act differently on this information. That's a part of being human. I get you probably see I could go on about this, but the gist is; really, everything is subjective.

Tools That Change The Way We Think

Access to infinite information, to have omniscience, is one of the most sought after possessions in our world. To be able to know every single known thing could, and probably will, change how we see information. "Knowledge is power", so the thought is, what would we become? Who would we then be? Comprehension of this future is difficult, and we alive today may never see it, but it is coming. An insurmountable about of knowledge will forever change not only our world, but how we interact with it.

Filter Bubbles

I did learn that search results may not only include relevant information to you, it also excludes some information it thinks you may not want. This type of control has to make you wonder if everything you see is to be taken as it appears. It's not easy to just say what you want, some people may not see it at all. I would question the reasons behind these moves and what we can do to bring important, not just relevant, information back to the forefront. To get the most out of your search, use engines that don't change over time due to use, use engines that don't limit or subtract for the internet.