Assignment 8

The topic is about campus violence. And the main idea is stopping violence on campus. The author talks about the worse shootings in the United States history such as the Virginia Tech incident where 32 people were killed. And the 1999 shooting at Columbine high school and 16 were killed at the University of Texas in 1966. Experts say that tighter security in the aftermath of violence isn't always effective. Three warning signs of a student's potential to become violent are being socially isolated, having low self worth, and doesn't take criticism well. The security that I noticed on the NYIT campus are many NYIT security vehicles. These measures aren't worthwhile because I don't see any security guards on campus and if something were to happen it will take a long time for security to come on campus and actually do something.

Assignment 7

After viewing the video I don't think my perception has changed. I can't believe that the women looked so different after putting all of that makeup on and styling her hair. This changed my thoughts of how I view the media and what reality actually is. Even though, the women looked good they still redid her face and hair to go a step further to make it better. The media portrays things that could be really unrealistic.

Assignment 6

The main idea of the article is to show how beauty and body image in the media affect women. The reasons are that popular films and television actresses are becoming younger, taller, and thinner. Women's magazines are full of articles arguing that if they can just lose those last twenty pounds, they'll have it all the perfect marriage, loving children, and a rewarding career. Researchers show this model in order to show young women that a lack of nutrition and trying to become really thin will cause them to be like barbie.

I think that women should be looked upon as how talented they are in media and not how they look like based on their weight and beauty. Also I think that women should try to have an average weight and not do excessive dieting while in the media. Women should be seen as positive role models in media rather than being negative.

Assignment 5

The evidence presented by the author was based on facts. The main idea of the article was that driving while talking on the cell phone is more dangerous and likely to get into an accident than driving while drunk. According to the Utah study people who drive while using a cell phone tend to be sluggish and drunk drivers tend to be aggressive. The signal words that helped me locate my answers were: like, were, while, and, is. The use of a hands-free cell phone while driving is just as dangerous as the use of a handheld cell phone because drivers are still not paying any attention to their driving but are to the conversation. The position that the cell phone industry holds is that the people are to blame because they are not focused and not the cell phone.