DEBATE

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump

Obama was beaten but not knocked out. He lives to fight another day. But in the real world presidents are not given a second chance...

 I chose this because it stood out to me. Donald Trump's other tweets about the debate were bashing Obama and this one is acknowledging him. 

Barack Obama ‏@BarackObama

"We understand that America is not about what can be done for us. It’s about what can be done by us, together, as one nation & one people."

I chose this because during the debate, I noticed how Obama constantly said "we" instead of "I" and because he give America hope.

Mitt Romney ‏@MittRomney

The Obama economy hasn't been kind to women. Women deserve real reforms for a real recovery

I find this tweet very ironic because from background knowledge, Mitt Romney doesn't treat women any better. Apparently, he lied about having a woman in his cabinet. 

Middle East Uprising

I think that social media influences human rights to a certain extent. There is a limit to your rights when using social media because any one is able to view what you put on the internet and if it has a negative effect on a big issue, such as a revolution, then there are conflicts bound to happen. If whoever is in charge of the website wants to delete the information you post, they have the ability to do so. Based on the Middle East Uprising article, it seems like the Facebook page was effective in a civil manner until things got out of hand and Facebook staff chose to delete the information. Social media is pretty fair until someone crosses the line.

Cheshire Patch

I learned a lot of interesting facts about Leslie Hutchinson. She determines what is news worthy by going around town and asking cops and residents about what is going on  in their community. She mentioned that she uses twitter for finding resources and receiving news quickly. As editor of Cheshire Patch, she carefully evaluates what she and others write. I agree that watching the debates without social media is useless. I found people's thoughts on Twitter during the debate were extremely humorous, but also helpful to use social media. Other people's points of view and ideas allow you to generate your own personal beliefs. It is boring to not interact with others during the debates because it is being watched by millions of people in America. When writing with technology, Hutchinson makes sure there are no biases, well to a certain extent. She mentioned that if she wrote 7 sentences about the Republican Party, she would also write 7 sentences about the Democratic Party. She gave us  a good tip...you can tell is something is an opinion piece by looking at the adjectives the writer used. I didn't understand why she was not able to tell us how many viewers Cheshire Patch gets each day. I think Hutchinson demonstrated how fast social media updates.

"Art Student Hit By Truck" Reflection

                                      Hearing vs. Reading

             Reading this article and hearing this article gave me 2 different emotions. I felt sympathy when reading the article, but hearing the voices of the victim and her loved ones mad me feel extremely sad, especially since one of my family members were once in Emily's shoes. When I read the article, it didn't have a lot of background information about Emily's life or the perspective of her loved ones. The audio definitely had more description and in depth detail about who Emily was. It also gave details about what happened step by step. For example, her boyfriend stated his reaction when he first received the news and recited the phone conversation he had with Emily's mother. This provided a lot of imagery, especially with the sound effects in the background. The sad music plating in the audio provided a sad tone to the story. 

            The article is more of a summary of what occurred, but the audio with the perspective of Emily's mom and boyfriend had so much detail and emotion. The article was written by someone who didn't know Emily and gave an overall view of what happened. On the other hand, the audio contained memories, stories, and personality traits of Emily. Hearing the actual voice recording of Emily responding to her boyfriend was very shocking and exciting. It felt as if I was in the hospital room with Emily, communicating with her. Audio is more emotional and saddening than reading an article because you actually hear the pain and helplessness in Emily's voice. I noticed that the article didn't go into detail about Emily's physical condition (maybe in the confidentiality of her loved ones),  but the audio said she was swollen, bloody, and her intestines were taken out of her body and put on top of her so she could breathe. Print is less emotional and more of a brief summary. Audio is more descriptive and provides a lot of background information, such as Emily's childhood. 

Tinker vs. Des Moines

I think the armband situation was taken way out of hand. If there wasn't a riot or any sort of disruption in the school, then there was no reason for the students to get suspended. I don't see how wearing a black armband could be a distraction. I also don't think the rights of others were in jeopardy. As Americans, we are granted the freedom of speech. There is nothing wrong with expressing your own personal opinion. Also, you should not be punished for choosing to do so. I am just curious to know, to what extent are we allowed to express our personal opinions without being punished for them? I'm glad the District Court didn't see this  as a protest or uprising. The principle probably were afraid that the arm bands would cause conflict between other students. The students had no reason to get suspended because they didn't cause any disruptions.

Free Speech

There are many exceptions to free speech in America. Things such as bullying of any form or inciting terror are exceptions. There are ways to express your opinion without bashing others. I personally don't think our country is as strict as other countries when it comes to censorship. Korea, for example, has government censorship over websites, the radio, and what shows are sired on television. America is more open when it comes to free speech. Of course, if there was something extreme in the media that took free speech for granted, the government would most likely do something about it. It is something that just isn't in our everyday lives like other countries. I understand Canada's ban of lying in the news. However, if it is journalism or some sort of blog, I don't believe it should be banned because there is a difference between having false news broadcast and having your own personal opinion.

Assange and Wikileaks

I think Assange abused his right of freedom of speech. Exposing sacred information that can have a negative effect on our country as well as others is just unacceptable. There are some things that just aren't meant to be   seen by everyone, and this is one of the many. Yes, we are entitled to say what ever we want, but only when it comes to our rights. It seems like Assange had no real reasoning for exposing the information. Just like we are allowed to have the freedom of speech, we are also held responsible for not sharing certain information.