tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post4700386395010274202..comments2023-10-30T08:24:35.514-04:00Comments on Dr. Kefor's Classroom Blog: Seniors: The Value of BeowulfDr. Keforhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08448440678781257212noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-58894090894124550742014-06-06T18:02:42.716-04:002014-06-06T18:02:42.716-04:00I am an NHS alum ('08) who, while reading abou...I am an NHS alum ('08) who, while reading about my old high school, stumbled across this blog. I find it troubling--and, dare I say, rather Orwellian--that I am able to read old classmates' essays here. Makes me glad I wasn't in this class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-61164720382433583812008-04-16T12:16:00.000-04:002008-04-16T12:16:00.000-04:00Most cultures today in the world have a lot of the...Most cultures today in the world have a lot of the same values. Many that they value are honor, respect, courage and virtue. Although different cultures have the same values, they may not exactly look at them the same way. Here in 21st century America has many of the same values as the Anglo-saxons did but they are valued in different ways.<BR/>The Anglo-saxon vales are greatly showed in the poem of Beowulf. He was a hero to them, he showed honor, respect, courage and virtue. When times were bad and there was an enemy killing off all the people of the area, Beowulf gathered up his courage and fought the enemy. Beowulf was a leader, a hero to te Anglo-saxon that they showed loyalty to. To these men, war was a path to glory and Beowulf was their hero.<BR/>Today in the 21st century, the values are still the same, yet the heroes do not show the same qualities. The values are still the same in peoples’ minds yet they do not treasure them the way the Anglo-saxons did. The soldiers who are in the war fighting the enemies should be the heroes of today’s society, yet they are not. Today’s world looks up to famous athletes and celebrities as their heroes. Why do we look up to them this way? These athletes and celebrities are known throughout the world for what they do, always in the papers looking good but they do not show honor, courage or virtue. Half of them are not even good people, they do drugs or they are alcoholics. Our culture has the wrong mindset of what a hero really is.<BR/>The American cultures’ idea of a hero needs to be changed. People need to start thinking about the real qualities a hero should have. We do not promote a healthy value system at all.<BR/>Jennifer O'Brien <BR/>Mistake correctedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-76544011760520636692007-10-15T22:58:00.000-04:002007-10-15T22:58:00.000-04:00Thursday (9/27) --~Radio to school (10 minutes)~Ra...Thursday (9/27) --<BR/>~Radio to school (10 minutes)<BR/>~Radio home from cross country (10 minutes)<BR/>~Internet [myspace, facebook, edline (20 minutes)]<BR/>~'Grey's Anatomy' (9-10 p.m.)<BR/><BR/>Friday (9/28) --<BR/>~Radio to school (10 minutes)<BR/>~Radio home from cross country (10 minutes)<BR/>~Radio to work (20 minutes)<BR/>~Mix CD at work (5 hours)<BR/>~Radio home from work (20 minutes)<BR/><BR/>Saturday (9/29) --<BR/>~Radio to friend's house (10 minutes)<BR/>~Radio to work (10 minutes)<BR/>~Mix CD at work (8 hours)<BR/>~Radio to friend's house (30 minutes)<BR/>~IPod shuffle at friend's house (3 hours)<BR/><BR/>Sunday (9/30) --<BR/>~Radio to work (30 minutes)<BR/>~Mix CD at work (8 hours)<BR/>~Radio to friend's house (10 minutes)<BR/>~Radio home from friend's house (10 minutes)<BR/><BR/>Monday (10/1)<BR/>~Radio to school (10 minutes)<BR/>~Radio home from cross country (10 minutes)<BR/>~Radio to work (20 minutes)<BR/>~Mix CD at work (8 hours)<BR/>~Radio home from work (20 minutes)<BR/><BR/>Tuesday (10/2)<BR/>~Radio to school (10 minutes)<BR/>~Radio home from cross country (10 minutes)<BR/><BR/>Wednesday (10/3)<BR/>~Radio to school (10 minutes)<BR/>~Radio to Friendly's (10 minutes)<BR/>~Radio home from Friendly's (20 minutes)<BR/>~'Life' (10-11 p.m.)<BR/><BR/>Thursday (10/4)<BR/>~Radio to school (10 minutes)<BR/>~Radio home from cross country (10 minutes)<BR/>~'Grey's Anatomy' (9-10 p.m.)<BR/><BR/>('Grey's Anatomy' and 'Life')<BR/><BR/>1) G.A. -- Teenagers and adults above 13<BR/>Life -- Mature teenagers and adults<BR/><BR/>2) G.A. -- The main characters are a large group of interns and doctors in a hospital environment and they are all friends. There also seem to be a lot of love triangles.<BR/>Life -- The main character, Charlie Crews, was in jail for many years for a crime he didn't commit and he was let off with a large sum of money as repayment and he is a cop again, but many people are weary of him. Although his partner gets annoyed by him, she is still very appreciative of his good work.<BR/><BR/>3)G.A. -- All of the characters put their jobs before anything else, because the most important thing to them is the protection of human lives.<BR/>Life -- The characters put their lives in danger in order to solve important criminal cases. Also, Charlie Crews puts a large amount of time into solving his own case: he didn't commit the murder he was put away for, so who did?<BR/><BR/>4) G.A. -- A foreign student might think that all Americans are overly dramatic people who don't really know what love is and also don't really know what they want.<BR/>Life -- A foreign student might think that our society is full of murder and corruption.<BR/><BR/>5) G.A. -- The core appeal of the show is the 'what's going to happen next?' factor. Unfortunately, the only thing that the viewer really attains from the show is good entertainment.<BR/>Life -- The core appeal of the show, for me at least, is seeing Charlie Crews make progress in his own case. The viewer does not really attain much of anything rather than entertainment from this show either; however, the different shows every week have different hidden morals tied in.<BR/><BR/>6) G.A. -- None of the 'values' expressed in this show correlate to those of Anglo-Saxon <I>Beowulf</I>. No mention of love or passion was ever mentioned in the story.<BR/>Life -- The times have changed a lot since the Anglo-Saxon times, not to mention the fact that I'm not really into shows, movies, etc. about war or fighting, which was a large part of life in Beowulf's time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-41661315393894447472007-10-09T15:47:00.000-04:002007-10-09T15:47:00.000-04:00John CunniffMonday, September 24, 2007• 6:30 – 7:0...John Cunniff<BR/><BR/>Monday, September 24, 2007<BR/>• 6:30 – 7:00 TV The King of Queens: Doug took Carrie to a ski resort for a free weekend vacation (if they went to a four hour meeting about time-shares). Doug only wanted to go to get a free plasma screen TV, but he didn’t tell that to Carrie. When she found out, she was very mad. In the end, Doug and Carrie’s new “friends” were actually the salesman (of the time-shares) trying to sell them a time-share property.<BR/>• 9:30 – 10:00 TV Friends: Joey moves out of the apartment with Chandler and gets his own apartment. Joey doesn’t like living by himself, and wants to return to his old apartment, but Chandler already found a new roommate.<BR/><BR/>Tuesday, September 25, 2007<BR/>• 2:10 – 2:15 Music Incubus<BR/>• 4:00 – 4:30 TV The King of Queens: Doug bought a motorcycle. Carry forbade him to get a motorcycle, but Doug won’t return it. Carry begins smoking so Doug will return the bike, and he finally gives in. Carry later buys the motorcycle back for Doug because she thinks he loves it. In the end, Doug tells Carry the truth (that he hates the bike) and Carry is addicted to smoking.<BR/><BR/>Wednesday, September 26, 2007<BR/>• 3:40 – 4:30 Magazine ESPN the magazine: In the magazine, I read about the Red Sox, but I also some advertisements when flipping through the pages. One advertisement is for the Army. The advertisement is focused on recruiting members into the Army.<BR/>• 7:05 – 7: 50 Internet I went on the Internet and searched for a new golf club. I visited many different web pages, and each page tried to show why their products were the best and most inexpensive.<BR/>• 9:30 – 10:00 TV South Park: Cartman thought that he died and became a ghost and only Butters could see him. He did a lot of things to try to get into heaven once he “knew” he was dead. Butters’ parents thought Butters needed to mental help because he claimed he was seeing ghosts. In the end, Cartman’s friends were just ignoring him, and he wasn’t dead. <BR/><BR/>Thursday, September 27, 2007<BR/>• 9:00 – 10:00 TV The Office: Jim broke up with Karen, and is now secretly dating Pam. Michael hit Meredith in the parking lot, and she is in the hospital. In the hospital, Meredith is given a vaccine for rabies. Michael decides to have a rabies run to raise money. He got severely dehydrated during the race. Dwight killed Angela’s cat. He thought he was putting her out of her misery, but he made Angela very upset. <BR/><BR/>Friday, September 28, 2007<BR/>• 7:00 Advertisement I saw a Verizon advertisement at the South Shore mall. The advertisement was trying to make people want to switch their cell phone service to Verizon.<BR/><BR/>Saturday, September 29, 2007<BR/>• 11:00 A.M Advertisement At work, the Tweeter Center, I got a free shirt from Summer Jam. It served as an advertisement. On it were all of the tour dates and pictures of performers. It was promoting the Summer Jam so more people will see the upcoming shows.<BR/><BR/>Sunday, September 30, 2007<BR/>• 9:00 – 10:00 TV Sportscenter: Highlights from Saturday’s sports around the world were played. <BR/>• 2:00 – 4:45 TV Red Sox game: The Boston Red sox played the Minnesota Twins in the season finale. The sox lost 3 to 2, but already secured the best record in the AL<BR/>• 6:30 – 9:40 Movie The Green Mile: Tom Hanks plays a prison guard on death row.<BR/><BR/>Part B<BR/>1. The King of Queens episode where Doug and Carrie go to a ski resort.<BR/>The target audience is Doug and Carrie. The salesman and saleswomen try to work one against the other (Doug vs. Carry and Carry vs. Doug). No values are promoted in high esteem in the episode. In fact, dishonesty is promoted in the episode. If a foreign student saw just this episode and believed that all Americans were like this, he or she would think that American culture is based on lies. The core appeal of the program is to be alert and don’t fall for marketers tactics. Today, marketers will try to persuade anybody anything just to make a profit for themselves. This episode contrasts with the value system promoted in Beowulf. In Beowulf, honor, courage, respect, and virtue are promoted, and in this King of Queens episode, mistrust and uncertainty are promoted.<BR/><BR/>2. The Office episode where Michael organized a rabies run.<BR/>The target audience is everyone who can afford to make a donation. The characters of The Office talk about the rabies run and plan on what to spend their money on. Everyone has a say in what’s going on. A value that is promoted is generosity. If a foreign student were to analyze the program, he or she would think that America is a generous and caring country. Michael didn’t have to organize an event to raise money, but he wanted to help those in need out of the goodness in his heart. The core appeal of the program is to be generous if you can, because there are always those worse off than you. The values in this episode compare with the values in Beowulf because in both, the characters are extremely caring for others and not self-centered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-44136394686199419812007-10-08T20:29:00.000-04:002007-10-08T20:29:00.000-04:00Joe MitchellClass D-Sunday, 9/23: Music (30 minute...Joe Mitchell<BR/>Class D<BR/><BR/>-Sunday, 9/23: Music (30 minutes), T.V. (NFL Games, SportsCenter, PTI, Around the Horn; 2 hours), Internet/AIM (1 hour)<BR/><BR/>-Monday, 9/24: Music (45 minutes), T.V. (Monday Night Football, SportsCenter, Around the Horn, Scrubs; 3 hours), Internet (30 minutes), Book (Road of the Patriarch; 30 minutes), Movie (Knocked Up; 90 minutes)<BR/><BR/>-Tuesday, 9/25: Music (30 minutes), T.V. (SportsCenter; 1 hour), Internet (30 minutes), Book (Road of the Patriarch; 30 minutes)<BR/><BR/>-Thursday, 9/27: Music (1 hour), T.V. (SportsCenter, Around the Horn; 1 hour), Internet/AIM (1 hour), Book (Road of the Patriarch; 30 minutes)<BR/><BR/>-Friday, 9/28: Music (1 hour), T.V. (SportsCenter, PTI; 1 hour), Internet/AIM (30 minutes), Book (Road of the Patriarch; 30 minutes)<BR/><BR/>-Saturday, 9/29: Music (20 minutes), T.V. (NCAA Football, SportsCenter; 2 ½ hours), Internet/ AIM (1 hour), Movie (Accepted; 90 minutes)<BR/><BR/>1. For music that I listened to, the target audience would mainly be people ages 14-30. For T.V., the sports-focused shows that I watched are directed towards mainly men ages 15-60. The target audience for the internet is anyone, and the book would be for people who are fans of the fantasy genre. The movies were directed towards people between the ages of 17 and 40.<BR/><BR/>2. People interact over the internet and AIM especially. They can instant message each other very easily.<BR/><BR/>3. In SportCenter and the other sports shows, people are respected for their athletic ability, leadership, and ability to excel in high-pressure situations. Hard work and perseverance are valued on these shows.<BR/><BR/>4. If a foreigner were to analyze American T.V. shows that we do here, they would get the wrong idea about what our culture is truly like. <BR/><BR/>5. The internet appeals to everyone, and helps people find even the most obscure information. You can find almost anything you want on the internet. The possibilities of modern technology are endless.<BR/><BR/>6. Values in Beowulf vastly differ from the values in modern society. However, they are similar to the values demonstrated and held in the highest regard in the sports world. Honor, pride, leadership, and bravery are also necessary for success in professional sports.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-86880743812183002622007-10-08T17:08:00.000-04:002007-10-08T17:08:00.000-04:009/24 ~listened to radio ~checked e-mail ~went o...9/24 <BR/> ~listened to radio<BR/> ~checked e-mail <BR/> ~went online<BR/> ~checked facebook<BR/> ~surfed the iTunes store<BR/> ~watched ‘Colbert Report’<BR/> ~listened to mix cd<BR/> ~watched ‘The Hills’<BR/><BR/>9/25<BR/> ~listened to radio<BR/> ~watched ‘Family Guy’<BR/> listened to iPod<BR/><BR/>9/26<BR/> ~listened to radio<BR/> ~watched red sox game<BR/> ~listened to iTunes<BR/> ~listened to iPod<BR/><BR/>9/27<BR/> ~listened to radio<BR/> ~watched ‘Colbert Report’<BR/> ~listened to iPod<BR/><BR/>9/28<BR/> ~listened to radio<BR/> ~listened to iPod<BR/><BR/>9/29<BR/> ~listened to radio<BR/> ~watched ‘Uptown Girl’<BR/> ~listened to mix cd<BR/><BR/>9/30<BR/> ~watched America’s Next Top Model<BR/> ~listened to iPod<BR/><BR/>10/1<BR/> ~listened to iPod<BR/> ~watched ‘1408’<BR/> ~watched ‘The Hills’<BR/> ~watched ‘Life of Ryan’<BR/><BR/>10/2<BR/> ~listened to radio<BR/> ~listened to iPod<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Music: The Radio<BR/>1. The audience is basically everyone<BR/>2. The radio show hosts are usually sarcastic and make fun of different happenings in popular culture/ discuss new music.<BR/>3. Being immersed in popular culture and keeping up with what’s ‘cool’ would be promoted by the program<BR/>4. If a foreign student were to listen to the radio, they would most likely think that all American’s care about is celebrities and what they are doing in their lives.<BR/>5. The core appeal is the music that is played, and the consumer has a station that usually pertains to their specific taste in music; for example, if one likes to listen to the newest and most popular music, they’d probably listen to Kiss 108 or 92 Pro FM<BR/>6. The values of the radio promote celebrities, while in Beowulf, many of the people of that day would not have been recognized walking down the street.<BR/><BR/><BR/>TV: The Hills<BR/>1. The target audience is teenagers<BR/>2. The characters live a somewhat lavish lifestyle, and are usually fighting with one another<BR/>3. The values promoted would probably be dressing with style, eating at the newest and coolest restaurants, and going to the most popular clubs every night<BR/>4. If a foreign student were to analyze The Hills, they might think that all Americans are obsessed with how they look, what kind of car they drive, where they live, etc.<BR/>5. The core appeal is watching other people live a lavish lifestyle, and watching “drama” occur without actually having to be involved in it<BR/>6. The values promoted by The Hills are very different from those promoted in Beowulf. Value and honor are not the main focus, but style and popularity areAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-62404377926767222092007-10-08T15:24:00.000-04:002007-10-08T15:24:00.000-04:00Day 1Wake up and watch sports center for 30 minute...Day 1<BR/>Wake up and watch sports center for 30 minutes<BR/>Listen to stereo in my room (Incubus, The Who, Guns and Roses)<BR/>Watch football on channel 4 <BR/>Went to see Mr. Woodcock<BR/>Listen to radio on way home (95.5)<BR/>Watch blades of Glory as sleeping<BR/><BR/>Day 2<BR/>Listen to radio on way to school (95.5, 107.9, 100.7,)<BR/>Listen to ipod on way to Medfield (Incubus, Aerosmith, Snoop Dogg)<BR/>Go online (AIM, Facebook, Google)<BR/>Read Sports Illustrated<BR/>Went to McDonalds<BR/>Watched Family Guy for an hour on TBS<BR/>Watched Blades of Glory as Sleeping<BR/><BR/>Day 3<BR/>Watch channel 4 news for about 20 minutes<BR/>Went to Dunkin Donuts<BR/>Go online (Google, edline)<BR/>Watch amazing TV in Cafeteria<BR/>Listen to Snoop Dogg before soccer<BR/>Go on AIM for an hour<BR/>Watched Blades of Glory as Sleeping<BR/><BR/>Day 4<BR/>Go to Dunkin Donuts<BR/>Went to Hess<BR/>AIM for 30 minutes<BR/>Watched Family guy on TBS (2 hours)<BR/>Watched Blades of Glory as Sleeping<BR/><BR/>Day 5<BR/>Watch sports center for 15 minutes<BR/>Went to Hess<BR/>Facebook and Aim for and hour<BR/>Listened to radio for 30 minutes (95.5, 94.1, 97.7) (The Strokes, Aerosmith)<BR/>Went to Mall (American Eagle, Hollister, FYE)<BR/>Watched Family Guy (1 hour) <BR/>Watched That 70’s show<BR/>Watched Blades of Glory as Sleeping<BR/><BR/>Day 6<BR/>Watch sports center for 15 minutes<BR/>Went to Dunkin Donuts<BR/>Listened to my ipod (Weezer, Nickelback, Pearl Jam)<BR/>Football game at Westwood<BR/>Watched MTV cribs <BR/>Went to McDonalds<BR/><BR/>Day 7<BR/>Took SATs<BR/>Watched Notre Dame Football<BR/>Went to the Boston Circus at the Fleet Center<BR/>Rock n Bowl at North Lanes<BR/>Listened to Aerosmith, The Doors, The Who, Pearl Jam, 50 cent<BR/>Watched Knocked up as sleeping<BR/><BR/>My two most prominent popular culture items would have to be Sports Center and Family Guy. Family Guy targets a range of ages from 17-45. It’s rated mature so people are not supposed to watch it if they are under 17. However, it is targeted towards the younger teenagers by having various toys, cards, and other items made to promote Family Guy to younger kids. In the show, the people relate to each other awkwardly. Peter, the father is a very selfish, unintelligent man who has three kids: Stewy, an infant who is very shrewd and intelligent and has a very large vocabulary, a son who inherited his father’s stupidity and a daughter named Meg who is unloved by her father and is socially awkward. There is also a taking dog on the show (Brian) that is very intelligent as well. These characters interact horribly towards each other with continuous threats and many other random varieties. In the show, they promote the values of a satire. The show makes fun of the real world and does not represent what may or could really happen in our world today. They promote a range of things from drinking all the way to death. The show is not meant to be taking seriously and therefore has values that make the audience laugh. If a foreign student analyzed this program, he would believe that Americans shoot their neighbors, get drunk all the time, have low intelligence, etc. The show would lead him to believe that Americans are rash and immature. By watching this show, one will gain laughter. The show isn’t meant to be a true replica of American Society but a show to show how dumb people can really be at times. The values in this show greatly differ from the values of the Anglo-Saxon time. These values show immaturity and lack of self control. Beowulf had much stronger values that were true and powerful.<BR/><BR/>Sports center targets any fan of sports in the country. There is a variety in the age limit and is promoted to everyone. The people on the show interact and talk about the highlights of certain games and promote ideas for future draft picks and ways to improve scores in fantasy teams. If a foreign child analyzed sports center, he would think that Americans value their sports. He would see how people are influenced by announcers to believe that certain players are good and certain players are bad. By watching the show, a person may be able to have an opinion on a certain sports team or believe in someone else’s opinion from sports center. On Sports Center, the values promoted are persuasion and making stars and breaking them. Compared to Beowulf, these values are sort of related. People built up heroes as do the people on sports center. Some heroes can be too built up and others are not. <BR/><BR/>-John CummingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-21544372706792570382007-10-07T22:29:00.000-04:002007-10-07T22:29:00.000-04:00Media Log-Katherine Amara9-23• Listened to music (...Media Log-Katherine Amara<BR/>9-23<BR/>• Listened to music (Radio) for about an hour<BR/>• Watched the movie Disturbia<BR/>9-24<BR/>• Watched TV (What I like about you) for an hour<BR/>• Watched the news<BR/>9-25<BR/>• Went online for a half hour<BR/>• Listened to music (Ramallah, Donnybrook) for the half hour that I was on the computer<BR/>• Watched the news<BR/>9-26<BR/>• I read for about a half hour (The Tenth Circle by: Jodi Picoult)<BR/>9-27<BR/>• Listened to the radio on the way to school<BR/>• Watched an hour of TV (Scrubs)<BR/>• Read for about 20 minutes<BR/>• The radio was on for two hours at the gym<BR/>9-28<BR/>• Listened to the radio on the way to school and home from school<BR/>9-29<BR/>• Listened to the radio on the way to work and back from work<BR/>• Watched random tv when I got home, no specific channel<BR/><BR/>1. The target audience for the news is anyone who is interested in what is going on today. It is aimed at a mature crowd, mostly adults. The radio targets more at younger people such as teenagers. The television shows that I watched are more for people who enjoy humor. <BR/>2. Most of the things that I watch on television, with the exception of the news, is just for humor, I don’t watch any real serious television shows. The same applies for the radio. The news and the reading is the only thing that is serious. <BR/>3. The humor in TV kind of just pushes aside values. The only purpose of a funny television show is to seem funny to an audience, values don’t seem to play a role in that. <BR/>4. They probably would think that all of the American culture are bad people, because all of the music I listen to involves violence and fighting, all the TV shows don’t have morals in them, and the news will disgust anyone whether you are an American or not. <BR/>5. The whole appeal to the programs I watch are just because it’s funny. The only thing that I really get out of many of the shows that are on television is just a good laugh at the end of the day. <BR/>6. Beowulf is a story that has a completely different purpose than the shows I watch today. If I was watching serious shows, then maybe some of those core values would be demonstrated, but personally, I don’t spend my time watching television that much, and I don’t find it appealing when I have to watch a group of characters teach me a lesson like Beowulf might. I know right from wrong and it gets old to watch good morals and values on television. I would rather stick to the humorous shows, even if they don’t display the same values that Beowulf did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-34450936571660549162007-10-07T00:28:00.000-04:002007-10-07T00:28:00.000-04:00Part ASunday 9/233 hrs. of music2 hrs. onlineMonda...Part A<BR/><BR/>Sunday 9/23<BR/><BR/>3 hrs. of music<BR/>2 hrs. online<BR/><BR/>Monday 9/24<BR/><BR/>Dancing with the Stars<BR/>The Hills<BR/>Life with Ryan<BR/>2 hrs. online<BR/>2 hrs of music<BR/><BR/>Tuesday 9/25<BR/><BR/>SSR-Cosmo Girl Magazine<BR/>1 hr. music<BR/>1 hr. online<BR/>John and Kate Plus 8<BR/><BR/>Wed. 9/26<BR/><BR/>2 hrs. online<BR/>2 hrs. music<BR/><BR/>Thursday 9/27<BR/> <BR/> CSI<BR/> The Office<BR/> 1 hr. music<BR/> 1 hr. online<BR/><BR/>Friday 9/28<BR/><BR/>3 hrs. online<BR/>4 hrs. music<BR/><BR/>Saturday 9/29<BR/><BR/>2 hrs. online<BR/>2 hrs. music<BR/><BR/>Sunday 9/30<BR/><BR/>3 hrs. online<BR/>2 hrs. music<BR/><BR/>Monday 10/1<BR/><BR/>2 hrs. music<BR/>3 hrs. online<BR/><BR/>Part B<BR/><BR/>Two of my prominent popular pop culture items are the internet and music. These two items of pop culture greatly influence my life and everyone’s life each and every day. The internet does not have a specific target audience nor a specific age group. It lures people in of all ages with thrilling video games, web sites, blogs, news, music, chat rooms, and anything else you can find on the search engine. You can go anywhere you want at anytime. The internet seems to be controlling our society and future. The values children are absorbing from the internet are not healthy. If a foreign student were to analyze our use of the internet, they would be appalled at how much time we take out of our lives to glue ourselves to a tiny bright screen and key board. They would probably also agree that the internet is taking over America and will continue to do so, stripping us from our values and morals. There isn’t really a core appeal to the internet. You can literally get any source of information in the matter of seconds by just clicking one button. The internet is a fast, easy, reliable way to receive knowledge. However, the values that a person receives from the internet differs greatly from those of the Anglo-Saxon value system presented in Beowulf. With all its web sites that you can personally design and change at anytime, people are being exposed to honor and respect but for the wrong reasons. They are no longer focused on our heros, but rather how to better their myspace or facebook page.<BR/><BR/> Music also targets everyone of every age group. There’s all different varieties of music to fit anyone’s taste. Many people relate music lyrics to their own personal life. Musicians often write about their own life struggles so their listeners can connect with the song. With the media, internet, and concerts, people are always being exposed to music. Music promotes so many different things, whether it be respect, gratitude, happiness or depression, hate or violence. If a foreign exchange student were to see how much music affects our culture in America I don’t think they would be shocked. Music is heard all around the world. Promoting the exact same thing no matter what language it’s in. The beats and emotions are all the same no matter where you are. That’s the beauty of music. You can relate to it and express yourself. That’s the core of music. You can say that music offers the same values as the Anglo-Saxon value system does. You can gain honor and respect from music as well as heroism. These values are the same values presented in Beowulf.<BR/><BR/>-Brielle Bowman<BR/> D, ClassAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-19397850346519991982007-10-06T23:38:00.000-04:002007-10-06T23:38:00.000-04:00Part AMonday September 24,-Music: Incubus-Tv: 2 1/...Part A<BR/><BR/>Monday September 24,<BR/>-Music: Incubus<BR/>-Tv: 2 1/2 Men and That 70's show<BR/><BR/>Tuesday September 25,<BR/>-Music: Incubus (in car) iTunes on shuffle (at home)<BR/>-Tv: Drake&Josh, Hannah Montana, Sox Game<BR/>-Computer: 2 hours, Pre-Calc homework and AIM<BR/><BR/>Wednesday September 26,<BR/>-Music: Incubus<BR/>-Tv: Sox Game, Rock of Love, Rocky III<BR/><BR/>Thursday September 27,<BR/>-Music: iPod on shuffle<BR/>-Tv: Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Hannah Montana, Gilmore Girls<BR/>-Computer: 1 hour, English&Pre-Calc homework and AIM<BR/><BR/>Friday September 28,<BR/>-Music: iPod on shuffle<BR/>-Computer: 10 minutes, check facebook and myspace<BR/><BR/>Saturday Septem 29,<BR/>-Music: 2 Mix CD's, Make Yourself CD, and iPod on shuffle (car for 4 hours)<BR/>-Tv: Suite Life of Zack and Cody<BR/>-Movies: Are we done yet? and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen<BR/><BR/>Sunday September 30,<BR/>-Music: iPod on shuffle<BR/>-Tv: Rock of Love twice (2 hours), Sox Game<BR/><BR/><BR/>Part B<BR/><BR/>1.- The target audience for tv, I would definetly have to say anywhere from 5-18 year olds. Keep in mind, most of the tv I tend to watch is disney channel. :] The target audience for my music, mostly 16-25 year olds, I listen to a lot of rock.<BR/><BR/>2.- Well, the characters in the disney tv shows are always happy in the end because someone usually does something really heart felt or something along those lines.<BR/><BR/>3.- The values in all disney channel shows are generally to be a person with a good heart, to be a good friend, and to always be happy about who you are.<BR/><BR/>4.- They would probably say that it was a very good tv show, but it was meant for children, which it is, it just get's addicting. They would probably also meantion that they would pretty much always happy.<BR/><BR/>5.- I feel like, when a child watches say, Hannah Montana, they realize that the reason why she hides her identity, is so she can live a normal life, and she'll have true friends, not people who are just friends with her to use her for her fame.<BR/><BR/>6.- The values promoted on disney channel, say Hannah Montana, is that people honor and respect her for her values and morals just like Beowulf. Sure they may be honored and respected for two completely different things, but the most important part was they are great, true leaders.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Ashley LaRochelle<BR/>Class: E<BR/>10/7/07 (Day Late)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-6419812371538577202007-10-06T00:00:00.000-04:002007-10-06T00:00:00.000-04:00September 24th monday:6:35am-Radio-Toni Braxton7:2...September 24th monday:<BR/>6:35am-Radio-Toni Braxton<BR/>7:20am-Mp3 Player-94.5,108.9,106.3<BR/>4:00pm-Computer-check e-mail,myspace,look up song lyrics.<BR/>4:45pm-Magazine-Dance Magazine<BR/>5:00pm-Radio-94.5,108.9,106.3<BR/>7:00pm-Radio-Classical Music for Pointe class.<BR/>8:00pm-T.V.-Dancing with the stars.<BR/>9:45pm-Radio-Light rock and mariah carey cd.<BR/><BR/>September 25th,Tuesday:<BR/>6:30am-Radio-mariah carey cd.<BR/>5:00pm-Computer-check email,myspace<BR/>5:45pm-magazine-Pointe magazine.<BR/>6:00pm-Radio-Whitney Houston cd & Pat Benetar cd.<BR/><BR/>September 26th,Wednesday:<BR/>6:30am-Radio-Toni Braxton cd.<BR/>7:00pm-Radio-Classsical music for Ballet Class.<BR/>9:00pm-Radio-Christina Aguelera cd.<BR/><BR/>September 27th,Thursday:<BR/>6:40am-Radio-Christina Aguelera cd.<BR/>2:45pm-Computer-check emails,myspace.<BR/>3:30pm-Radio-94.5<BR/>5:00pm-Radio-Italian music at work.<BR/><BR/>September 28th,Friday:<BR/>6:40am-Radio-94.5<BR/>2:45pm-Radio-Whitney Houston cd & the matrix soundtrack.<BR/><BR/>September 29th,Saturday:<BR/>11:30am-Radio-94.5,108.9,106.3<BR/>7:30pm-T.V.-Hostel<BR/>12:30am-T.V.-Saw 2<BR/><BR/>September 30th,Sunday:<BR/>9:30am-Computer-type essay.<BR/>9:30am-Radio-94.5<BR/>4:00pm-Radio-Italian music at work.<BR/><BR/>October 1st,Monday:<BR/>6:30am-Radio-Toni Braxton cd.<BR/>6:15pm-Radio-Classical music in Pointe class.<BR/>9:30pm-Radio-94.5,106.3<BR/><BR/><BR/>1.Mostly geared towards teens and woman in their twenties.<BR/>2.Mariah Carey,Whitney Houston and Toni Braxton have many songs that relate to love.Whether it's breaking up or making up.<BR/>3.By writing and singing these love songs,emotionally they have let go of alot of past relationships .These songs have also helped many others overcome their relationship problems or helped them to enjoy the relationships they have been in.<BR/>4.If a foreiner were to analyze my media log he/she would find that i listen to alot of music throughout the day.<BR/>5.The core appeal of some of the music i listen to is to mostly help get over bad or not so good things that have happened in life.<BR/><BR/><BR/>~Iris Brown Block EAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-21175031633443219622007-10-05T23:34:00.000-04:002007-10-05T23:34:00.000-04:00Part A: Media LogDay 1- Tuesday 9/25:*Listened to ...Part A: Media Log<BR/><BR/>Day 1- Tuesday 9/25:<BR/>*Listened to radio on way to school (15min)<BR/>*Read Cosmo Girl during SSR (20min)<BR/>*Listened to radio on way to work (15-20min)<BR/>*Listened to radio all day at work (5hrs)<BR/><BR/>Day 2- Wednesday 9/26:<BR/>*Listened to radio on way to school (15min)<BR/>*Read Cosmo Girl during SSR (20min)<BR/>*Searched the web during mulitmedia (20min)<BR/>*Listened to music at dance (1hr)<BR/><BR/>Day 3- Thursday 9/27:<BR/>*Listened to radio on way to school (15min)<BR/>*Read Cosmo Girl during SSR (20min)<BR/>*Listened to radio all day at work (5hrs)<BR/><BR/>Day 4- Friday 9/28:<BR/>*Listened to radio on way to school (15min)<BR/>*Read Cosmo Girl during SSR (20min)<BR/>*Listened to radio all day at work (5hrs)<BR/>*Downloaded music from Limewire and listened to itunes (2hrs)<BR/><BR/>Day 5- Saturday 9/29:<BR/>*Listened to radio going to Wrentham Outlets (25min)<BR/>*Listened to Prospect Hill Cd twice going into Boston (1.5hrs)<BR/>*Watched bands perform at Club Axis (5hrs)<BR/>*Listened to radio on way home (1hr)<BR/><BR/>Day 6- Sunday 9/30:<BR/>*Listened to radio on way to work (15-20min)<BR/>*Listened to radio all day at work (7hrs)<BR/>*Listened to radio on way home (15-20min)<BR/><BR/>Day 7- Monday 10/1:<BR/>*Listened to radio on way to school (15min)<BR/>*Read Cosmo Girl during SSR (20min)<BR/>*Listened to radio on way home (15min)<BR/>*Listened to radio while baking a cake and cooking dinner (1.5hrs)<BR/>*Watched some of the Patriots' game (1hr)<BR/><BR/>Part B: Questions<BR/><BR/>MUSIC and MAGAZINES:<BR/>1. The music I listened to varied throughout the week. While I was at work I mostly listened to 94.5, so the target audience would be teenagers. Also the concert I had gone to was an all ages concert but the main target audience was people over the age of 21. The target audience of the magazines i read, Cosmo Girl, is for girls around the age of 17 and 18.<BR/><BR/>2. People and music always interact because everyone can relate to music and songs, and mostly lyrics. Girls can relate to Cosmo Girl very easily becuase the editors and creators of Cosmo Girl have real girls write stories about events that actually occured to them.<BR/><BR/>3. Some values that are expressed in both are that people shouldnt be afraid to espress themselves and show who they really are.<BR/><BR/>4. A foreign student would analyze that the American culture revolves around media and entertainment.<BR/><BR/>5. When listening to music and reading magazines you gain the sense of expression and self respect.<BR/><BR/>6. The values compare to those of the Anglo-Saxon's because they always believed in one another and where always there for one another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-84067499012156018702007-10-05T21:05:00.000-04:002007-10-05T21:05:00.000-04:00Sunday (9/23)Watched an hour of MTV, repeats of Ne...Sunday (9/23)<BR/>Watched an hour of MTV, repeats of Newport Harbor.<BR/>Read/ study for Chinese for two hours. <BR/>Listened to Bright Eyes for 30 minutes.<BR/><BR/>Monday (9/24)<BR/>Read a few short stories by Graham Greene.<BR/>Read/ studied for Chinese for an hour.<BR/>Watched MTV/ The Hills for 30 minutes.<BR/>Internet (Facebook/ myspace) for an hour.<BR/><BR/>Tuesday (9/25)<BR/>Read/ studied Chinese for 30 minutes.<BR/>Listened to music for 30 minutes.<BR/>Flipped through various shows on TV for an hour.<BR/>Read Then We Came To The End for an hour.<BR/>Internet (Facebook/ myspace) for an hour.<BR/><BR/>Wednesday (9/26)<BR/>Read/ studied Chinese for an hour and 30 minutes.<BR/>Listened to various artists for an hour.<BR/>Watched America's Next Top Model and Gossip Girl which totaled two hours.<BR/>Read Then We Came To The End for 30 minutes.<BR/><BR/>Thursday (9/27)<BR/>Read/ studied Chinese for two hours.<BR/>Listened to an hour of music, mostly the Foo Fighters.<BR/>Watched The Office for an hour.<BR/>Went on the internet (Facebook/ myspace) for an hour.<BR/><BR/>Friday (9/28)<BR/>Listened to music (different artists) for about 30 minutes.<BR/>Watched MTV re-runs for about an hour.<BR/><BR/>Saturday (9/29)<BR/>Watched the movie Wolf Creek, which took about two hours.<BR/>Went on the internet for an hour.<BR/><BR/>Sunday (9/30)<BR/>Read/ studied Chinese for an hour.<BR/>Watched MTV/ VH1 re-runs for about two hours.<BR/>Listened to Incubus for about 30 minutes.<BR/><BR/>Questions:<BR/>My two dominant pop culture items are music and reading. I do go on the internet a lot though too. I feel that music and internet are targeted for all age groups. The internet is full of possibilities and is easily usable/ obtainable. Depending on your interests, one of the many internet search engines can find out information for you in seconds. Because of the internet's convenience, it's used regularly, especially in my life. Also, for teens there are web pages such as Facebook and Myspace which make it easier to keep in contact with your friends or scarily enough meet people you'd like to know. As beneficial as the internet is it too has downfalls. Some teenagers find these web pages as the perfect way to post racy pictures of themselves in hopes of attracting attention. The attention they gain, however, might not have been the attention they had hoped for. They don't realize that not everyone on the internet is how they say they are which can lead to harmful results if not careful. I believe a foreign student would be surprised by how dependent we are on the internet. We use it to gain knowledge (very rare), shop, keep in touch with friends, etc. America's focus is clearly no longer placed on Anglo-Saxon values such as honor and respect but more so on how many friends you have on Myspace. <BR/><BR/>Music too, is a target for all ages. Depending on age and taste there is something out there for you. Whether it's the beat or the lyrics, it's a way to get people to congregate, mostly at concerts. It connects everyone and in a world so obsessed with technology it's nice to be able to have some human contact. People's taste in music might differ but everyone listens to it, whether they do it on purpose or not; music is heard. For some people, music is an outlet; a way to express emotions. I don't think a foreigner would be surprised as to how much music we're listening to but rather what kind of music we listen to. Music is definitely composed of more provocative and violent lyrics than it did a few years back. People just need to be aware of that and not act on what some of the lyrics are portraying. Despite that, I think music demonstrates more Anglo-Saxon like values than the internet. Even though the artists aren't fighting dragons or villains, they're pursuing something they love and giving people everywhere an outlet to be able to release emotions. To some, that is what a hero is.<BR/><BR/>Jordan PenneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-88914046207569403512007-10-05T20:30:00.000-04:002007-10-05T20:30:00.000-04:00Day 1:Sportscenter before work for 60 mins. iPod o...Day 1:<BR/>Sportscenter before work for 60 mins. <BR/>iPod on the way to work for 15 mins (Incubus,Say Anything)<BR/>Played Guitar Hero when I got home from work for 30 mins and played "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'" by the Rolling Stones<BR/>Football for 3 hours<BR/><BR/>Day 2:<BR/>Sportscenter for 15 mins before I got ready for school<BR/>iPod on the way to school(311)<BR/>Internet after school for 60 mins(AIM, Myspace, Facebook)<BR/>Football for 3 hours<BR/>Fresh Prince DVD's before I went to bed for 60 mins<BR/><BR/>Day 3:<BR/>Sportscenter before school for 15 mins<BR/>Saw commercials about the release of HALO 3 today<BR/>iPod on the way to school(Rage Against the Machine)<BR/>Left right after school to go get Halo 3<BR/>Played Halo 3 for about 3 hours before work<BR/>Got home and played for another hour before bed<BR/><BR/>Day 4:<BR/>Sportscenter for 15 mins before school<BR/>iPod on the way to school(Cam'Ron and Jay-Z)<BR/>Got home and played Halo 3 for about 2 hours until my mom got home<BR/>Internet for about an hour and a half(AIM, Myspace, Facebook, YouTube)<BR/>Halo 3 for another hour before bed<BR/><BR/>Day 5:<BR/>Sportscenter for 15 mins before school<BR/>iPod on the way to school for 10 mins(Incubus and 311)<BR/>Played Halo 3 for 2 hours when I got home<BR/>Watched The Real World and Newport Harbor(I don't know why)<BR/><BR/>Day 6:<BR/>Same as every morning...<BR/>Got home played Halo 3 for about an hour<BR/>Went to the football game then to Jess's house with everybody<BR/>Listened to my iPod on the way home(Rick Ross)<BR/>Played Halo 3 for about 10 minutes and then fell asleep<BR/><BR/>Day 7:<BR/>iPod on the way to work(T-Pain)<BR/>Watched the Pursuit of Happyness when I got home<BR/>Played Halo 3 for about an hour<BR/>Watched tv at Jill's house(Fresh Prince)<BR/>iPod on the way home from Jill's(T.I.)<BR/><BR/>Questions<BR/>2 of my most prominent culture items are Halo 3 and Sportscenter.<BR/>1.The target audience for Halo 3 could be anyone from the ages 17-35. Studies show that the largest age group of video game players are in their mid 30's. But Halo 3 is a mature rated game so you have to be 17 to play it. The target audience for Sportscenter is basically any age. It targest sports fans all across the country<BR/><BR/>2.In Halo 3, master chief is a Spartan who protects the world from the alien force known as the covenant. But I don't really play that portion of the game. I bought it to play on Live with my friends. In sportscenter, it's realyl self-explanatory. It shows highlights and news stories of different athletes. <BR/><BR/>3. In both Halo 3 and Sportscenter, teamwork is valued extremely. To become a good Halo 3 player you have to learn to work with your team and have a good leader. On a sports team, there is always a captain that has to portray good leadership for his teammates to follow. <BR/><BR/>4. By Halo, I think he would realize why America is the fattest country in the world. There is a counter that tells how many people are on Xbox Live playing Halo at one time. I've seen it as high as 1 million. But also from sportscenter, I think he would also realize that our country is full of amazingly talented athletes. He would appreciate the hard work Americans put into the things they love.<BR/><BR/>5. For Halo, the core appeal is the laughs and good times you have when you play it. I know me and my friends have spent endless hours playing it and its likewise for people all over the country. You basically just gain good times. The main appeal for Sportscenter is seeing the best highlights from your favorite athletes. It's also a convenient way to find out a score to a game you might have missed. <BR/><BR/>6.Master Chief in Halo is kind of a Beowulf. He is the leader of a group of troops fighting for something he believes in. Despite the odds of him winning, and the strength of the covenant, he still fights. Beowulf is exactly the same. The athletes in Sportscenter portray the same thing also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-65281723406839424852007-10-05T20:26:00.000-04:002007-10-05T20:26:00.000-04:00My questionsQuestions1. E.s.p.n. – The Target for ...My questions<BR/>Questions<BR/><BR/>1. E.s.p.n. – The Target for this T.V. show is sport watchers, and people who love sports.<BR/>2. Fresh Prince – They interact with one another because they are all family in the T.V. show. They are a loving/funny family.<BR/>3. E.s.p.n. – There are no values really promoted. They only thing they promote is every popular sport.<BR/>4. E.s.p.n. – They might draw a conclusion that Americans are way to much into there sports because of all the riots and dedication Americans have to sports.<BR/>5. E.s.p.n. – The core appeal of the program is to reach sport lovers, and get them involved with sports. They gain the knowledge of knowing what is going on in sport in this day and age.<BR/>6. Fresh Prince – None of these values are the same as Beowulf. Beowulf is about a hero, and Fresh Prince is about a troubled teen.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Zack SchleicherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-41119554904188093682007-10-05T20:04:00.000-04:002007-10-05T20:04:00.000-04:00Part A:Day 1 Internet: pop ups about different peo...Part A:<BR/>Day 1<BR/> Internet: pop ups about different people such as Brittney Spears and Jessica Simpson, Facebook, and AIM. <BR/>TV: Law and Order SVU <BR/>Music: 311, Boys Like Girls, Avril Lavigne<BR/>Day 2<BR/>TV: America’s Next Top Model<BR/>Day 3<BR/>TV: America’s Next Top Model and Law and Order SVU<BR/>Internet: Facebook and AIM<BR/>Day 4<BR/>TV: America’s Next Top Model<BR/>Internet: Facebook and AIM<BR/>Day 5<BR/>TV: Law and Order SVU and America’s Next Top Model and Red Sox Game<BR/>Day 6<BR/>Music: 3rd Eye Blind, Counting Crows, Paramore, and Dave Matthews Band<BR/>TV: America’s Next Top Model and Law and Order CI<BR/>Day 7<BR/>Music: Boys Like Girls, Senses Fail, Killswitch Engage, and Jimi Hendrix<BR/>TV: Yankees Game and Red Sox Games<BR/><BR/>Part B:<BR/>1. America’s Next Top Model’s target audience is from teenage girls on to young women. Law and Order SVU’s targets audience is for young adults.<BR/>2. The people in ANTM interact with each other often because it is a competition. So generally the girls are not nice to each other. They interact while in the house together but they are really catty. In L&W the characters interact as most detectives would on a normal basis. Except some of the detectives get a little attached to some of the cases so they get quit irritable. <BR/>3. The values that are taught through ANTM is that models should loose weight if they are on the heavier side and that the modeling world isn’t just for dumb people. You have to do a lot more thinking than just posing. The values installed in L&W is that there will be justice in the world one way or another.<BR/>4. The foreign student would probably understand the model thing because in most foreign countries there are models that are just like that. All though the foreign student might not understand why we watch things like that. The foreign student probably wouldn’t understand L&W because if he comes from a place that doesn’t have that much focus on violence and rape than he would be a little lost in why we make TV shows about it. <BR/>5. I enjoy watching ANTM because it interests me. There is a whole different kind of way of earning money out there that is just based on beauty, pictures, and personality that is appealing. Because to see an average Joe win makes people that are normal have hope. I enjoy watching L&W because it’s kind of a thrilling show. The things in this show don’t happen in Norton so I escape to that world were they fight crime and catch the bad guy.<BR/>6. The values promoted in L&W are kind of similar to Beowulf’s values because the good guys win by putting away the bad guys in jail. In Beowulf the good guy does the same thing except he kills the bad guy. In ANTM the values are completely different; there is no reference to good guys and bad guys except for the girls with attitude. But besides that the core values of ANTM is to become the best model you can be and Beowulf’s core values say to become the best warrior. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Alicia S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-37916566960452592502007-10-05T19:02:00.000-04:002007-10-05T19:02:00.000-04:00Joshua KirkpatrickOctober 5, 2007English IV Honors...Joshua Kirkpatrick<BR/>October 5, 2007<BR/>English IV Honors<BR/><BR/>Media Log (September 23-September 29)<BR/><BR/>PART A<BR/><BR/>September 23<BR/>TV- 1 hour of ESPN Sportscenter<BR/>2 hours of NESN RedSox<BR/>1 hour of Intervention on A&E<BR/>Music- 20 minutes in car of 106.3<BR/><BR/>September 24 <BR/>TV- 2 Hours of ESPN Sportscenter<BR/>1 hour of Knocked Up the movie<BR/>Magazine- 20 minutes of Dime Magazine<BR/>Music- 20 minutes in car of 106.3<BR/><BR/>September 25<BR/>TV- 1 hour of ESPN Sportscenter<BR/>Internet- 30 minutes on MLB.com<BR/>Magazine- 20 minutes of Dime Magazine<BR/>Music- 45 minutes in car of 106.3<BR/><BR/>September 26<BR/>TV- 1 hour of ESPN Sportscenter<BR/>Music- 20 minutes in car of 106.3 <BR/>Ipod 30 minutes (Jay-Z, T.I.)<BR/>Magazine- 20 minutes of Eastbay catalog<BR/><BR/>September 27<BR/>TV- 1 and a half hours of ESPN Sportscenter<BR/>Magazine- 20 minutes of The Source Magazine<BR/>Shopping- 1 and a half hours at the Emerald Square Mall<BR/>Music- 20 minutes in car of 106.3<BR/><BR/>September 28<BR/>Movies- Went to see Superbad the movie at North Attleborro<BR/>TV- 1 hour of ESPN Sportsceneter<BR/>Magazine- 20 minutes of Sports Illustrated<BR/>Music- 20 minutes in car of 106.3<BR/><BR/>September 29<BR/>TV- 2 hours of ESPN Sportscenter<BR/>2 hours of NESN Redsox<BR/>Music- 1 hour of Ipod (Camron, T.I., Jay-Z)<BR/><BR/>PART B<BR/><BR/>ESPN Sportcenter<BR/><BR/>1. The target audience or recipient of the television show Sportscenter is young to middle age people, of any gender, of any race, of any social class. The show deals with almost every sport and every aspect of those sports, therefore, its target market is quite large.<BR/>2. There are stories of people in everyday life who play sports. Yet, primarily there is no relation to normal, everyday citizens. The show primarily focuses on professional athletes and their sports.<BR/>3. The show promotes qualities such as community service and dedication. Occasionally, they will reward everyday people who do a lot for their community or who endure life threatening diseases by granting them their dream of meeting their favorite sports stars through their My Wish series.<BR/>4. If a foreign student were to watch an edition of Sportscenter, they may question our reasoning for dedicating an entire television program to following professional sporting events. Yet at the same time, many European and South American countries take sports very seriously, so I guess it would depend on the student’s countries value of sports.<BR/>5. The main appeal of Sportscenter is to understand and keep up on all professional sports. The appeal to viewers is the wide variety and in depth reporting that ESPN offers on each and every game and sport.<BR/>6. Anglo-Saxon values may have some similarities to our country’s obsession with sports. The Anglo-Saxons placed high value on the warrior and usually a warrior was a dominant and successful soldier. Therefore they probably would have placed high value on competition and winning. But, they might also reject our country’s absolute obsession with being successful in sports and competitive events.<BR/><BR/>Dime Magazine<BR/><BR/>1. The target audience of Dime Magazine is young males and females of any race who are interested in everything basketball. The magazine covers every level of competitive basketball and every aspect of the basketball player’s life.<BR/>2. There are no characters in a magazine, therefore it would be extremely difficult for non-existent characters to interact with one another.<BR/>3. Some of the values held in high esteem by the magazine are the value of getting a good education, staying away from drugs and illegal activities, and having fun playing safe, competitive basketball.<BR/>4. If a foreign student were to read an edition of Dime Magazine, they would probably not be surprised or shocked in any manner. It is quite common in many parts of the world to have literature devoted to specific sports or activities. <BR/>5. The main appeal of the magazine is gaining knowledge of basketball and all of the aspects surrounding the game and its community. Not only does it offer articles from professional and collegiate players who offer tips and advice to NBA hopefuls, but it also gives accounts of community service acts accomplished by basketball players across the country, and many other articles involving basketball players and teams and everything having to do with the game.<BR/>6. Anglo-Saxons may view our complete fascination with a particular sport as excessive and unhealthy. They may view our obsession with being successful in sports as harmful to a wholesome and happy lifestyle. Anglo-Saxons would most likely say that our obsession with basketball sports would take away from our ability to care about and look after our other essential responsibilities like family, relationships, and community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-62375413146228480602007-10-05T17:03:00.000-04:002007-10-05T17:03:00.000-04:00Catalog for Pop Culture Consumption September 23, ...Catalog for Pop Culture Consumption <BR/><BR/>September 23, 2007 (Sunday)<BR/>Watched TV – Random Channels 9:45- 10:15am<BR/>Read Newspaper and Sunday Ads 10:30- 10:45am<BR/>Listened to Patriots Game 3:00- 3:30pm<BR/>Listened to Radio on the way to work 4:30- 4:45pm<BR/>Watched Merchants of Cool 10:25- 11:30pm<BR/><BR/>September 24, 2007 (Monday)<BR/>Read Bulletin Board for Senior Activities 2:15pm <BR/>Searched Internet – Fast Web Scholarships 5:40- 6:00pm <BR/>Watched How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, Two and Half Men 8:00-9:30pm<BR/><BR/>September 25, 2007 (Tuesday) <BR/>On Internet 6:00- 7:15pm<BR/>Flipped through my Seventeen Magazine 7:15- 7:40pm<BR/>Watched TV 8:35- 9:30pm <BR/><BR/>September 26, 2007 (Wednesday)<BR/>Read Articles in various subjects during International Relations class 1:10- 2:00pm <BR/>On Internet 3:30- 4:15pm<BR/>Read Magazine covers/titles while bored at my Starbucks job 5:00- 9:30pm<BR/><BR/>September 27, 2007 (Thurday)<BR/>Flipped through the Sun Chronicle during SSR 12:55- 1:10 pm<BR/>Continued to read tabloid headlines at Starbucks 3:30- 8:00pm<BR/>Half watched The Office while completing my homework 9:00- 10:00pm<BR/><BR/>September 28, 2007 (Friday)<BR/>Looked at my Alloy catalogue 2:30- 3:05pm <BR/>Glanced at the Norton Mirror 9:45- 9:50pm<BR/><BR/>September 29, 2007 (Saturday)<BR/>On Internet 2:00-3:00pm<BR/>Watched TV after dinner 7:15- 11:00pm<BR/><BR/>September 30, 2007 (Sunday) <BR/>Read newspaper while eating breakfast 10:00- 10:20am<BR/>Watched TV 1:00- 2:00pm<BR/>Rented Epic Movie (really bad) 2:30- 4:00pm<BR/>Watched the end of the Red Sox game 4:00- 5:45pm<BR/><BR/>October 1, 2007 (Monday) <BR/>Read and set up free iTune downloads for Starbucks 4:00- 4:30pm <BR/>Watched PATS game while eating dinner 10:10- 10:20pm<BR/>Went on Internet 10:25- 10:40pm <BR/><BR/>**Everyday I also listened to the radio while I drove to school ( 6 minutes each morning) and drove home from school. I also listened to the radio every time I drove to work and home ( 9 minutes each way); mainly listening to stations 95.5, 104.1, 94.1, and 104.5 FM.**<BR/> <BR/>Magazines and Sports shows seem to be the two most prominent forms of media that I was exposed to over the week. Both appeal to all age groups, but my taste in magazines leans towards fashion or tabloid style. The sporting events demand interaction; you get caught up in the excitement. Magazines are the opposite, more observation than interaction. Healthy lifestyle, team work and beauty are what are valued in them. Foreigners would probably relate well to these two media. They follow our celebrities and sport heroes in their own countries such as Madonna and Beckham. It’s universal. Entertainment value for me is the core appeal. Beowulf and his values are not represented by the two groups. Beauty and money are desired and sensationalized. <BR/><BR/>Lauren Southworth<BR/>English DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-90552659933107472152007-10-05T16:34:00.000-04:002007-10-05T16:34:00.000-04:00Day 1: 9-23 Sunday Went on aim for 30 min. Drove...Day 1: 9-23 Sunday<BR/> Went on aim for 30 min.<BR/> Drove to work 15 mins.listened to 93.3, 106.7 107.9<BR/> Drove home 15 mins. Listened to mix cd<BR/> Looked on edline blog of Mr. Barth 10 min.<BR/> Listened to 93.3 for half hour while going to sleep<BR/>Day 2: 9-24 Monday<BR/> Drove to school 10 min. listened to 92.9 93.7<BR/> Listened to mp3 player for 30 min on way to medfield game<BR/> Watched prison break 10 min ending then watched Invisible Child for 1 hour<BR/> Listened to 93.3 for half hour while going to sleep<BR/>Day 3: 9-25 Tuesday<BR/> Listened to 92.9 93.7 for 20 min. while driving to doctors<BR/> Listened to 107.9 20 min. on way back<BR/> Watched an hour of a Lifetime movie<BR/> Listened to 93.3 for half hour while going to sleep<BR/>Day 4: 9-26 Wednesday<BR/> Listened to mix cd on way to school<BR/> Listened to mix cd on way home from school<BR/> Wacthed repeats of one tree hill and the o.c on t.v for 2 hours<BR/> Went on edline for 10 min.<BR/> Went on aim for 20 min.<BR/> Listened to 93.3 for 20 min. while going to sleep<BR/>Day 5: 9-27 Thursday<BR/> Listened to mix cd 10 min way to school<BR/> Listened to ipod during 2-d for an hour<BR/> Watched beverly hills 90210 for two hours<BR/> Listened to 93.3 for 20 min. while going to sleep<BR/>Day 6: 9-28 Friday<BR/> Listened to 10 min of 107.9 on way to school<BR/> Watched one tree hill for an hour<BR/> Listened to cd while warming up for my game 13 min.<BR/> Listened to radio for 10 min while driving home<BR/> Listened to 93.3 while going to sleep<BR/>Day 7 9-29 Saturday<BR/> Went online for 1 hour on aim and myspace<BR/> Watched lifetime channel for two and a half hours<BR/> Listened to mix cd while driving to mall<BR/> Listened to mix cd on way home for mall<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>One Tree Hill is like a teenage soap. It has real life drama and involves high school students. The main target audience it is trying to reach is to high school students. I think girls are more likely to watch this show. Most of the problems occuring on this show occur in real life just not as dramatic. It can make the audience watching it think that their problems are not quite as badly as those on the t.v. Its mainly who is dating who and who cheated on the math test. It also deals with problems of great importance such as school shootings and how all the students dealt with everything going on. It can really help someone watching this show to cope with their own life problems.<BR/><BR/>Music is a major part of our culture today. There is music everywhere, on the radio, in movies, on television shows even when you go to the doctors there is music playing. Different genres of music attract different types of people, its really all about what you enjoy. Different stations play different artists as well. Some style of music can possibly brainwash a human being, they listen to it over and over again and if they are a weak person then they might follow what the music says or even change their style of dressing to be more like the music. The artists on the radio are many of the celebrities that todays people look up to as their hero. <BR/><BR/>Jennifer O'BrienAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-31443793564932561582007-10-05T15:33:00.000-04:002007-10-05T15:33:00.000-04:00Brianna CoteMedia LogMonday, Sept. 24 Dancing Wit...Brianna Cote<BR/>Media Log<BR/><BR/>Monday, Sept. 24 <BR/>Dancing With the Stars <BR/>The Hills <BR/>2 hours online <BR/>1 hour of music <BR/>Tuesday, Sept. 25<BR/>Dancing With the Stars<BR/>1 ½ hours online<BR/>1 hour of music<BR/>Read one magazine<BR/><BR/>Wednesday, Sept. 26 <BR/>Dancing With the Stars<BR/>Gossip Girl <BR/>Dirty Sexy Money <BR/>Private Practice <BR/>1 hour online <BR/>1 hour of music<BR/><BR/>Thursday, Sept. 27<BR/>Survivor<BR/>Grey’s Anatomy<BR/>CSI<BR/>2 hours online<BR/>1 hour of music<BR/><BR/>Friday, Sept. 28 <BR/>3 hours of television <BR/>2 hours online <BR/>1½ hours of music <BR/>Saturday, Sept. 29<BR/>4 hours of television<BR/>1½ hours online<BR/>1 hour of music<BR/><BR/>Sunday, Sept.30 <BR/>3 hours of television <BR/>2 hours online <BR/>2 hours of music <BR/>Monday, Oct. 1<BR/>Dancing With the Stars <BR/>The Hills<BR/>2 hours online<BR/>1 hour of music<BR/><BR/>1. The target audience for Grey’s Anatomy is teens and adults. The internet can be for anyone but is mainly targeted towards teens.<BR/>2. The characters on Grey’s Anatomy mainly interact with each other through their jobs as doctors. On the internet, people can communicate in many ways such as through e-mail or instant messaging.<BR/>3. The characters on Grey’s Anatomy don’t necessarily promote the most moral values because they are usually caught up in relationships. As doctors, they express better values and usually seem to have the best interest of the patient in mind. On the internet, a wide variety of things are available to a person which is not always the best. <BR/>4. A foreign person would probably not have the most accurate image of America. After watching Grey’s Anatomy or searching the internet, a person would most likely believe that our country has low morals and values.<BR/>5. The core appeal of Grey’s Anatomy is the drama and entertainment. Most people watch it as a source of amusement. The internet can be used in a multitude of ways. It can be used as a search engine, a means of communication, or a source of pleasure.<BR/>6. The values promoted in Grey’s Anatomy and on the internet mainly contrast with those of the Anglo-Saxons. Although Grey’s Anatomy sometimes shows bravery and honor through the doctors, it and the internet mainly put forth more superficial values.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-41361202567905296412007-10-05T14:47:00.000-04:002007-10-05T14:47:00.000-04:00Eric Olsonclass EA. 9/23-10/1Sunday 23rd – Watched...Eric Olson<BR/>class E<BR/><BR/>A. 9/23-10/1<BR/><BR/>Sunday 23rd – Watched football with friends for the day and watched football by myself at night<BR/>Monday 24th – School, homework, work from 4-10, sleep (no TV. or media consumption)<BR/>Tuesday 25th – School, homework, work from 4-10, sleep (no TV. or media consumption)<BR/>Wednesday 26th –School, homework, work from 4-10, sleep (no TV. or media consumption) <BR/>Thursday 27th – School, homework, watch ESPN 3-5, internet (fantasy football/talk with friends) dinner, watched The Office 8-9, Red Sox game 9-whenever it ended, sleep<BR/>Friday 28th – School, work 3-6, Norton High Football game, with friends for the rest of the night (no media consumption)<BR/>Saturday 29th – Work 8-4, internet, out with friends for the rest of night<BR/>Sunday 30th –Watch football with family for the day, finished all school work, watched football at 8:15 until game ended, sleep<BR/><BR/>B. Questions about watching ESPN<BR/><BR/>1. The target for ESPN is anyone who has an interest in sports.<BR/>2. Anyone who watches ESPN can talk about any particular sport, or what happened in the world of sports over the last few days.<BR/>3. There are not many values that promote high esteem by watching ESPN, but you can gain lots of knowledge about sports, and learn what has happened within the world of sports.<BR/>4. If a foreign exchange student were to watch ESPN, then he or she would realize how much Americans care about sports. He/she would realize that sports are more of a way of life in America, and we value them very highly.<BR/>5. The core appeal someone might gain from watching ESPN would be anything within American and sometimes international sports. They would also gain intelligence on what teams or players are making big names for themselves within the sporting world.<BR/>6. These values are vastly different from those of Anglo-Saxon culture and ESPN. Our world today is much different from the days of Beowulf. Values promoted by watching ESPN would have no affect or value to someone who lived during the Anglo-Saxon time, and the values gained during this time would have little to no effect on someone who watched ESPN on any given day of the week.<BR/><BR/>Questions about surfing the Internet<BR/><BR/>1. The target audience for the internet can by anyone who has access to a computer.<BR/>2. The internet has endless opportunities or sites where one can browse. People can interact on the internet by actually talking to each other and communicated through various instant messaging systems.<BR/>3. Any value you could think of is valued by someone who uses the internet. The ability to talk to your friends, do research, check your e-mail, download music, etc. are values that one can gain by using the internet.<BR/>4. If a foreign exchange student were to come to America to use the internet, they would realize how much America uses the internet. Most people use the internet everyday of their lives, and without the internet they would have no way to live their busy lives. They would also gain the important resources that the internet possesses, and they would realize why the internet is so popular in America.<BR/>5. The core appeal of the internet is to make everyone’s life in America easier. One can gain anything they want by using the internet. The internet has become the number one resource for all Americans to receive their information and accomplish tasks. <BR/>6. The values one gains by using the internet are much different than the values someone might gain during the Anglo-Saxon era. During the Anglo-Saxon era there was no need for the internet. Life didn’t revolve around the internet as it has today. Media consumption was the last thing someone during the Anglo-Saxon ear would care about, and today that’s the first thing that the internet promotes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-13127936967165501282007-10-05T11:47:00.000-04:002007-10-05T11:47:00.000-04:00September 28 – October 4Part A.Day 1 – Friday Sept...September 28 – October 4<BR/><BR/>Part A.<BR/><BR/>Day 1 – Friday September 28. <BR/>- Used the internet to look up Bill Gates for a project in Marketing (25 minutes)<BR/>- Saw a highlight tape of the 2007 season (10 minutes)<BR/><BR/>Day 2 – Saturday September 29.<BR/>- Watched College Football (all day)<BR/>- Played superman returns (45 minutes)<BR/><BR/>Day 3 – Sunday September 30.<BR/>- Watched NFL football mainly the Colts vs. Denver (all day)<BR/><BR/>Day 4 – Monday October 1.<BR/>- Researched business ethics for a project (30 minutes)<BR/>- Watched the Patriots dominate the Bengals (4 hours)<BR/><BR/>Day 5 – Tuesday October 2.<BR/>- Read ESPN Magazine on Randy Moss (20 minutes)<BR/>- Played Armored Core 4 (1 hour)<BR/><BR/>Day 6 – Wednesday October 3. <BR/>- Used the internet to get info on management (40 minutes)<BR/>- Played Armored Core 4 (20 minutes)<BR/><BR/>Day 7 – Thursday October 4.<BR/>- Checked myspace/facebook (30 minutes)<BR/>- Watched 300 (2 hours)<BR/><BR/>-----------------------------------<BR/>Part B.<BR/><BR/>The most prominent are NFL football games and ESPN Magazine.<BR/>1. NFL football targets to everyone around the world. ESPN focuses on people who want a more in-depth view of the sport they want to read about.<BR/> <BR/>2. People hit each other in the NFL and ESPN Magazine gets the exclusive point of view and story from a certain individual.<BR/><BR/>3. Both values include having a positive impact for what you do, whether it is playing a sport or addressing a fan.<BR/><BR/>4. American culture is highly revolved around sports.<BR/><BR/>5. The core appeal for the NFL is to show a professional sport is played. ESPN Magazine goes further into detail on stats, scores, and interviews of players, coaches, and fans. <BR/><BR/>6. Where sports are highly valued in today’s world, fighting for your beliefs to achieve glory are valued in the Beowulf times. Glory is still what is attempted to be achieved in the end of both however, just reached differently.Glassmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741546521553333469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-66526539677580728022007-10-05T09:09:00.000-04:002007-10-05T09:09:00.000-04:00This is one of the weeks i was grounded for.....bu...This is one of the weeks i was grounded for.....but i do have a life....<BR/><BR/>9/23<BR/>Internet - 2 1/2 hours<BR/>T.V. N.F.L. - 4 hours<BR/><BR/>9/24<BR/>Internet - 2 hours<BR/>Facebook - 10 min.<BR/>Myspace - 10 min.<BR/>E.s.p.n. - 1 hour<BR/>iPod - 20 min.<BR/>Movie, The Patriot - 3 hours<BR/><BR/>9/25<BR/>E.s.p.n. - 15 min<BR/>Facebook - 20 min<BR/>Myspace - 10 min.<BR/>A.i.m. - 1 1/2 hours<BR/>Radio - 6 hours (working)<BR/><BR/>9/26<BR/>iPod - 5 min<BR/>Seeqpod.com - 1 hour<BR/>Radio - 6 hours (working)<BR/><BR/>9/27<BR/>Internet - 2 hours<BR/>Facebook - 30 min<BR/>Myspace - 5 min <BR/>Radio - 6 hours (working)<BR/><BR/>9/28<BR/>Internet - 2 hours<BR/>Facebook - 30 min<BR/>Myspace - 30 min<BR/>T.V. Fresh Prince- 1 hour<BR/>Movie, Dodgeball - 3 hours<BR/>Red Sox - 3 hours<BR/><BR/>9/29 <BR/>E.s.p.n. - 2 hours<BR/>College Football - 2 hours <BR/>Internet - 2 hours<BR/><BR/>9/30 <BR/>N.F.L. Football - 4 hours<BR/>T.V. - 2 hours<BR/>Internet - 2 hours<BR/> <BR/>10/1<BR/>Internet - 2 hours<BR/>Radio - 6 hours (working)<BR/><BR/>P.S. The questions are comming. I did not have enough time to finish<BR/><BR/><BR/>by Zack SchleicherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-16720986822233647462007-10-04T23:47:00.000-04:002007-10-04T23:47:00.000-04:00Brian BettencourtDay 1:-Internet, variuos pop ups ...Brian Bettencourt<BR/><BR/>Day 1:<BR/>-Internet, variuos pop ups about Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, ETC, AIM<BR/>-Music: Incubus, Tom Petty<BR/><BR/>Day 2:<BR/>-Internet, pop ups, facebook/myspace, AIM<BR/>-Music: Incubus, 311, Tool, Steve Miller Band<BR/><BR/>Day 3:<BR/>-Internet: pop ups, AIM<BR/>-T.V./ Commercials: Spongebob<BR/>-Music: Incubus, 311, America<BR/><BR/>Day 4: <BR/>-Internet: Facebook/Myspace, AIM<BR/>-Music: Incubus, 311, Super Tramp<BR/><BR/>Day 5: <BR/>-internet: regulars<BR/>-Music: regulars, Genesis<BR/><BR/>Day 6:<BR/>-Interent: regulars<BR/>-Music: Regulars, Thin Lizzy<BR/><BR/>Day 7:<BR/>-Internet: Regulars<BR/>-Music: Regulars<BR/>T.V.: Spongebob, Fairly Odd Parents, Legends of the Hidden Temple<BR/><BR/>Questions:<BR/><BR/>Music:<BR/>1: The target audience would definately have to be younger people from age like 16-28.<BR/><BR/>2:The audience reacts to the music by listening and understanding the message.<BR/><BR/>3: Self confidence and self improvement are definate values expressed through the music, as well as some political views.<BR/><BR/>4: If a foreigner were to analize the music they might find that Americans have little trust in their government and the powers in charge. they would also find that Americans have confidence problem and need to be told to be self respecting.<BR/><BR/>5:The music has great appeal through it's beats and melodies, as well as through the lyrics and message. People love a good message expressed through catchy music.<BR/><BR/>6: The morals are similiar to Beowulf, in the sense that self respect is important, and self improvement is something to strive for.<BR/><BR/>Internet:<BR/><BR/>1: The target audience is teenagers 13 through 19.<BR/><BR/>2:People on AIM and Facebook are constantly talking and communicating news and information.<BR/><BR/>3: Popluaritu seems to be a valued expressed through the internet, and friendship as well.<BR/><BR/>4: A foreigner would find that, based on the internet, Americans are social people who communicate with one another for more often then is usually observed.<BR/><BR/>5: The core appeal is talking to friends and making new friends. If you don't talk to someone that often in school, but you would like to more, then get their screen name and talk to them while you do your homework.<BR/><BR/>6: The internet goes along with Beowulf, because of the expression of friendship and loyalty. Beowulf needed his friends when he couldn't handle the problems on his own. the internet shows how important friendship really is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030064583967117001.post-92141357534555848012007-10-04T23:46:00.000-04:002007-10-04T23:46:00.000-04:009/23~While eating breakfast/lunch I watched ESPN.~...9/23<BR/>~While eating breakfast/lunch I watched ESPN.<BR/>~I watched the football games all day on CBS, ESPN, and ABC.<BR/>~After the games I went online and downloaded music from Limewire.<BR/>~I listened to my iPod before i went to bed.<BR/>9/24<BR/>~I watched the news to catch the weather.<BR/>~I listened to my iPod on the way to school.<BR/>~During SSR, I read the Sun Chronicle?<BR/>~I listened to my iPod on the way to my game.<BR/>~I watched Black Hawk Down and went to bed.<BR/>9/25<BR/>~I watched the Weather Channel.<BR/>~Listened to my iPod on the way to school.<BR/>~Read Snowboarder Magazine in SSR.<BR/>~Listen to my iPod on the way to practice.<BR/>~Listened to my iPod on the way home.<BR/>~Once i got home continued to listen to music and finished my homework.<BR/>9/26<BR/>~Woke up and watched the news.<BR/>~Listened to WBCN 104.1 on the way to school.<BR/>~Read the Boston Globe during SSR.<BR/>~Once again listened to my iPod on the way to my game.<BR/>~Listen to my iPod on the way home.<BR/>~I got home and played Halo 3!!<BR/>9/27<BR/>~Wake up late and miss the news.<BR/>~Listen to mostly commercials on the radio.<BR/>~Read another Snowboarder Magazine.<BR/>~Listen to the radio on the way to practice.<BR/>~Listen to iPod on the way home.<BR/>~Play Halo 3 alot.<BR/>9/28<BR/>~Woke up watched the news.<BR/>~Listened to my iPod on the way to school.<BR/>~Read another Snowboarder Magazine in SSR.<BR/>~Listen to my iPod on the way to my game.<BR/>~Listened to my iPod on the way home.<BR/>~Got home and played Halo 3 all night.<BR/>9/29<BR/>~Slept very late and got up and watched MTV.<BR/>~Listened to some music.<BR/>~Played some Xbox 360.<BR/>~Watched V for Vendetta.<BR/>9/30<BR/>~Watched Spongebob.<BR/>~Played Fifa 08.<BR/>~Downloaded music.<BR/>~Went on Myspace and Facebook.<BR/>~Did my homework on the computer.<BR/>~Listen to music and went to bed.<BR/>10/1<BR/>~I watched the Weather Channel.<BR/>~Listened to my iPod on the way to school.<BR/>~Read the newspaper in SSR.<BR/>~Listen to my iPod before my game.<BR/><BR/>Questions<BR/>~Music~<BR/>1.The target audience is teenagers and anyone interested in music.<BR/>2.The people in the band react to the music and they play off each others energy and musical creativity to produce music. The band also interacts with its fans through lyrics.<BR/>3.Values like creativity, uniqueness, forgiveness, compassion, and loyalty.<BR/>4.That it is different and has a distinctiveness to it.<BR/>5.One gains insight on life and whatever one interprets from the music.<BR/>6.Most of the values are very similar because the music promotes the same morals as Beowulf.<BR/><BR/>~Video Games~<BR/>1.Lazy teens and anyone who enjoys video games.<BR/>2.People interact through online play and headsets.<BR/>3.There are no values, except maybe how good you are, which doesn't really count.<BR/>4.I think a foreign exchange student would think we are lazy and very lethargic.<BR/>5.The core appeal is that it is fun and a good time waster. The only gain is enhanced hand-eye coordination and that is about it.<BR/>6.The values are the complete opposite of Beowulf.<BR/><BR/>~~John RiccaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com