4/15 hw

Netflix

hw 4/9

Coke-Cola is working on a project to encourage world peace through their vending machines. The idea is to place Coke vending machines in countries that are maybe not so friendly to one another. In the article it gave the example of India and Pakistan. What will be done is with the help of a webcam and a large screen; people will be able to interact with one another thousands of miles away. You can be able to see and play games with the other person with the touch screen on the vending machine. With this idea, Coke has put themselves in a good spot.

This is not Cokes first interactive vending machine idea. The article gives two other examples of how they reach their audience through their vending machines. Coke says that their idea is even bigger than what the short promo suggests.  Coke-Cola is trying to convey the idea that you can get happiness and a sense of coming together through their soda. When people see this message, the company is hoping that it makes the buyer feel like Coke soda is good and that there is nothing to fear. What they do not say is how bad soda is for you, especially Coke-Cola with its higher amounts of sugar then most soda brands. 

Project World Peace 

Interactive Machine  

hw for 4/4 11.1

11.1

Name: Nike Shoe
Advertisement: Buying shoes from Nike.

1. If you buy this shoe then you will have something that is comfortable for your feet. With this shoe you will get a shoe that cant be compared to others.

2. The picture shows a shoe but not all of it. The message is that the shoe is almost too much to handle and that there is not enough room on the page to show you all of its greatness.

3. The picture makes the shoe look really big and by doing that it convinces the buyer that this product is big and comfortable. There is little wording trying to make it seem that there is no room to show all the details that this shoe supposedly has to offer.

4. To buy the shoe if you want something comfortable for your feet. The shoe is almost too big to handle and it has everything you want in a shoe.

Nike Shoe

The Persuaders hw

After watching “The Persuaders” I have seen advertisements in a different light. I did not realize that they pretty much everywhere in our world. I believe that because they are seen everywhere they have become a part of our lives and mesh into our daily routine. We see them but forget the add quickly until later in our lives when we might actually need what is trying to be sold. Other times we might see an ad and immediately think they we need the product as soon as possible or we cannot function normally. I have seen videos like the one shown in class but not at such a level where it shows that advertisements control our lives.

One of points from the video that I found amazing and also a little scary is that websites will remember your searches and will put up ads of what you might like. The idea that my hobbies and other information is saved somewhere makes me feel a little uneasy. It’s as if someone is always watching me and saving my updates and I cannot control it. Another point that was mentioned that I found neat was when the advertising researcher said that there are words that sound appealing to people. There was a part in the video when a group of people with different political views was put into a room. When certain words would be said they would have the same kinds of emotions and I thought that was interesting. What surprised me was when it showed all of the research that goes into advertisements.  The amount of money that a company would pay to know the best way to get their product known is something that I had no idea on. Something that I have not thought of is when I watch t.v., companies will actually pay for the shows to make their product apart of the storyline. After thinking about it there are more companies that do this then I have realized.

After watching the presentation I can say that the way I consume media is the same. I am not one to look for a particular company when buying a product. I do research on what companies are better for particular products but that is to know if I am getting what I pay for mostly. I couldn’t tell you the brand of my jeans and I don’t have an iPhone. I will say that because of ads I can know about a product better but I feel that most ads will not persuade me to them.

Since the video I have seen a few examples of techniques that companies use. The first one is product placement where I saw subway on a t.v. show I was watching. I also noticed that the brand name was perfectly in frame so you could read it easy. Another ad that I saw used the technique making you feel like a part of a group if you buy it. The windows surface is a new aged laptop and the ad had a bunch of people having one while at school. I felt like the ad was saying that this laptop is a great product to have at school and it is popular too.

Web Journalism Project

Liberty Wins with Walk-off Home Run.

Liberty Catcher Trey Wimmer 

With hopes running low, Liberty wins in the bottom of the ninth inning after a walk-off home run. The game was not looking good as the Liberty Flames were down by three runs in the ninth inning. The game was held at the new Liberty baseball stadium against the South Carolina Gamecocks Sunday afternoon. After beating South Carolina for the third consecutive time over the weekend, the 2013 Liberty Flames are now in the record book for most consecutive wins.

With this victory, Liberty is now at a record high 25 game win streak. The previous record of 24 games won was held by the 1990 team.

South Carolina was ranked fifth in the nation before playing Liberty. Over the past eight seasons South Carolina has never lost a weekend series to the Flames.

Liberty moves up to 30-2 for the season while South Carolina goes down to 27-5. The Flames have a close lead for first in the Big South Conference.

North Division	W	L
Liberty	30	2
Cambell	29	3
Radford	25	7
Longwood	23	7
VMI	20	12
High Point	15	18

After seven perfect innings by freshman pitcher Andrew Mauldin the Gamecocks got their bats started in the eighth inning. Five hits were given up between Nick Grant and Patrick Bankemper, ending up with two runs scored. In the top of the ninth, South Carolinas’ right fielder hit a solo home run making the score 3-0.

With two consecutive strike-outs for Liberty in the bottom of the ninth inning, things were not looking good for the Flames. The team was not going down without a fight though, as leadoff batter Nick Paxton was hit by a pitch. Next up was outfielder Ryan Cordell who lined a single to right moving Paxton to third base. A walk by second baseman Brian Aanderud would load up the bases. Up to the plate came the heavy hitter Trey Wimmer who had been hot the whole weekend. Wimmer fouled off two pitches making a 0-2 count. The Liberty senior crushed the third pitch over the left field fence to win the game 4-3. As Flames fans cheered in the new stadium, Wimmer’s teammates met him at home plate to surround him in triumph.

With a big win under their belt, the Liberty Flames are confident that they can compete with any team. Liberty is known for their power hitting, solid defense and, although inexperienced, a deep bullpen of pitchers.

Liberty will be traveling on the road next weekend to face Georgia. GameTracker will be available for fans who are watching online .                                 

hw 8.1, 8.2

8.1
Basketball Death

A 15 year old student died this morning after collapsing during his school’s basketball practice. Todd White was a freshman at Central High School where he suddenly fell to the ground after running in a morning practice game. White was taken to Central Valley Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead after efforts to revive him had failed. The schools trainer says that White had no known illness and the reasoning to him collapsing is unclear. Today the county coroner will perform an autopsy to find reasoning to his death.       

Energy Plan

An 800 million dollar energy plan was announced by the Secretary of the Interior Grace Green. Green was in Salt Lake City at a Western Governor’s Conference when she had made her announcement. The plan will be efforts to have America rely less on foreign oil and to also become greener. It is suspected to take five years and will reduce strip mining, but will also ease licensing of new nuclear power plants.

8.2

Faculty Death

A woman died today after 10 years of battling cancer. Elizabeth Billson was 58 years old and was an education professor for 36 of those years. She was estimated to have taught 10,000 future teachers throughout her career. Last year Elizabeth received the Outstanding Professor awarded from her university.

Wreck

Two Truck drivers walk away unharmed after they collided head-on last night on I-59. The wreck caused a 45 minute traffic jam both ways on I-59 in a location that was undergoing repairs. Fuel leaked from both trucks causing an oil slick on the highway. One of the trucks ended up losing roughly 10,000 dollars in goods after the contents were destroyed. The two will both be cited for speeding and reckless driving.                  

hw 2/26

A website that I enjoy to visit often is Reddit.com. This website is unique to others because all of the information and content comes from its users. You can search any topic that you want and get articles, videos or pictures. Using the site is very easy and I have found myself going through just the front page most of the time because it is updated in real time. One of my good friends introduced me to Reddit by showing me funny comics that people post. I soon found myself getting most of my information from the site and now have a user name.

What I like about this site is how easy it is to get information. There are tons of memes that go onto the site and they can be creative because anyone has the power to submit one. If something significant happened in the real world you can bet that people will be talking about it on reddit very quickly. Something that is special with this site is the upvote system. If someone were to like what you posted they have the power to give you an upvote making it more popular. While having the option to upvote, people also can downvote post making it less likely that another user will view the content.
There are two main things that I do not like and one of them could use some improvement. The first is that atheism is very popular on this site and many posts about this topic get upvotes. People have a right to post what they wish but it is upsetting to see the support that atheism gets. The second is how easy it is to see content that is titled NSFW ‘Not Safe for Work’. With these posts you can see some shocking things and I wish that it was not so easy to view some of this content. They can pop up on the front page due to popularity and some post have little to no descriptions. Other than that I feel Reddit is a great way for people to share ideas and can express one’s self.

2/21 blogger

Forest Whitaker Gets Apology From NY Deli

Whitaker was wrongly accused of shoplifting from a NY deli. The deli apologized and says that the person who did the accusing is not working at the store anymore. The owner of the store gave Whitaker a choice of giving money to a charity of his choice. 

Shoplift

Will Jessica Simpson Name Baby Ace?

Simpson is known to have a long list of unusual baby names for her soon to be second child. There have been reports that say she will name her new born Ace. Her first child is a girl named Maxwell for family reasons.

Baby

Lil Wayne Claims NBA Banned Him From Events

Rapper clams that the NBA has banded him from events because the Miami Heat requested it. After asked the NBA has said that it is not true that he is banned. He clams that he was kicked out for rooting for the other team but reports say that it is not true and he is just trying to get attention.

NBA

  

2/19 hw

Cordell Named Big South Player of the Week

Outfielder for Liberty Ryan Cordell has been named Big South Player of the week after his great performance this past weekend. His batting average for the weekend was .462. Not only did he do great hitting, he also had a few spectacular catches.

Baseball

Every (Successful) Dunk From The Worst Dunk Contest In NBA History

The 2013 NBA dunk contest was a flop with few memorable dunks. Terrence Ross won it all but not many people know who he is. Of the 50 dunks only 14 of them were made. 

Dunk

Chipper Jones: 'No going back'

There is talk of Atlanta Braves retired player Chipper Jones having a comeback this upcoming season. Despite all the talk his response is that he will not be coming back for the 2013 season. Jones is helping out the team as a hitting instructor for the next few days but that will be all. 

Jones

hw 2/12 5.11

Curriculum

Hot dog University changes graduation requirements for next fall semester.

President David French has announced that the students enrolling next fall semester will need to take one math, computer science and foreign language. Recent studies show that only 15 percent of students took a foreign language course and only 20 percent took a math course while at the university.

Arrest

22- year old senior from Vanderbilt University is arrested for driving under the influence for third time in 6 months the night of Feb 10.

Cathy Bensen is known for being 2013 homecoming queen and is a cheerleader with straight A’s. Cathy is also known for being the daughter of local prominent attorney Jim Bensen. 

Record Weather

Hottest temperature on record on Feb 10 since 1888.

At 3:30 p.m. Port Columbus weather office said that the high temperature on Feb 10 was 82 degrees. It is unseasonably warm.  

hw 2/12

Chapter 6 of Writing for the Mass Media focused on photojournalism. Through the pages it gives ideas and components that any photojournalist would need to learn. Photos are a good tool to you when trying to get a message across. With photos you can take any subject and make it into a powerful image that makes the brain think. Pictures can be more effective then videos in some cases because it makes the viewer be able to use their imagination. If you have a good story with words a picture can make all the difference and complements the story itself. There is more to a picture then just pressing a button. Good photos take planning and needs to have a message. Some characteristics to keep in mind are Drama, Action, Expression and Unusualness. There are also different kinds of shots in photojournalism. These include long range, midrange and close-ups. None photojournalist may not think about placing a subject in a particular place in the frame. This is the idea of the rule of thirds and it is an all important one. A photojournalist understands that not all subjects should be in the middle of the frame and may work better off to the side so the viewer can see ore to the photo. Sometimes a picture is not enough and it will need a cutline. Cutlines are descriptions of the photo and can be helpful to understand it better. They can tell names of who is in the frame to locations. There are some important ethics to know when being a photojournalist and one of the biggest ones is being truthful. A photojournalist mindset should take the picture and edit later. You can choose to not publish a photo but if you do not have it in the first place then it does no good. A photojournalist should be familiar with graphics and understand when to use the right one. 

hw 5.8 2/7

Crash

Who: Rufus N. Hebernowski
What: Plane crash
Where: Super Shopping Mall, Western edge of town
When: Noon
Why: Plane crashed
How: Ran into mall

An Air Force major was killed today when his plane crashed into the Super Shopping Mall and destroying fifteen cars on Friday at noon .


City Council


Who: City council
What: 10 increase in city property taxes
Where: City council meeting area
When: morning
How: double size of city park

Tax money will go to doubling the size of the city park after the Sammamish City Council increased city property taxes by 10 percent Saturday morning.


University Raises

Who: Harold R. Drazsnzak/ University vice president for finance
What: Staff gets 15 percent pay raise
Where: front steps of university administration building
When: Press conference
How: increase revenues from the state

Reno University made an announcement on front steps of university administration building saying that there will be a 15 percent pay raise for staff due to possible increase revenues from the state.


Journalism Students Meet

Who: 200 journalism students
What: Meet
Where: No information
When: Noon
Why: protest university tuition increase.
How: No information

200 journalism students met at noon for a protest against their university's tuition increase of 10 percent.

hw 2/7

5 dead after powerful quake strikes in South Pacific

Five people are killed after a tsunami hit the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The tsunami was caused by an 8.0 magnitude earthquake. The local airport and near by villages had the most damage. 

Quake

French troops kill 'hundreds' of Islamist fighters in Mali

Hundreds of Islamist fighters have been killed by French troops in the past month. In March, France is planing on leaving out of Mali and have African forces take over. Sandstorms have kept France from progressing through the country.   

France

UK lawmakers approve same-sex marriage in first vote

On Tuesday UK became closer to legalizing same sex marriage. A vote of 400-175 passing the second reading but there are more votes it needs to pass. There are 76 country's that say it is a crime and in 5 of thoughts the death penalty is enforced.   

UK

hw 2/5

The story that I would like to pursue is the thoughts and feeling of the new baseball field that liberty is constructing. Baseball has been known to be a less popular sport at liberty despite their success. This story is also to figure out how important the finishing of the new stadium is for the chancellor. I want to know how big of a fan Mr. Falwell is to baseball and to sports for that matter.

Mr. Falwell.

What is your favorite sport to watch here at Liberty?

How do you believe athletics can evangelize?

What do you think of the baseball team here?

Do you ever visit the athletic teams?

How many baseball games did you go to last year?

How many do you think you will go to this year when the new stadium is finished.

How important is it to you that they finish the stadium on time?

The new baseball stadium has been under construction since the Summer. The new library since the start of winter and it seems like it is moving faster. Why is that?

Where does the income of the games go to?

How much money does the baseball team get a year?


Jerry Falwell Jr 


Liberty Athletics Directory

Baseball


      

hw 1/31

3.5
1. The U.S. is sometimes not the best market for products.
2. upward, Labor, Ave, cupfuls, eyeing
3. The republican differed from the democrat many times during the debate.
4. Dr. John Smith and Dr. Mary Wilson performed the operations.
5. goodwill, U.S.S., cigarette, mid-American
6. He said he was neither a communist or a member of the Communist Party.
7. After her surgery, she had to wear a pacemaker.
8. "What a hair-brained scheme!", she exclaimed.
9. speed up
10. The underworld or the mafia was responsible for the murder.

3.6
1. The first annual rutabaga eating contest was cancelled due to averse weather.
2. Its not alright to drink an excessive amount of beer before going to the football game.
3. Like Einstein said, "all knowledge is relative."
4. The state capital of L.A. is located at 3722 Dagwood Rd.
5. The mayor refused to go along with the city council vote. "I descent, " he stated.
6. Madonna certainly has a flare for fashion; She always wears expensive outfits.
7. The bomb totally destroyed Senator Kitsmoots' bird cage.
8. My bright green Chevrolet, which is in the the garage, needs a new transmission.
9. Knopke's hilarious joke illicit-ed laughter from the Midville City Council.
10. Jones laid on the floor waiting for the job interview to begin.
11. Horowitz, an ethics major, vowed never to compromise his principles.
12. At the end of the book report Haynes sited the World Book as a source
 
  

post 1/31

US military to test lasers on warplanes in 2014

This new type of laser is 10 times smaller then what the military is using today. The main goal of this type of weapon is to shoot down enemy rockets fired upon aircraft. Weather,dust and other inclement are factors that can change the rang and quality of the laser.

LASER 


For millionaire athletes, states with highest tax rates may not make the cut

After California increased their income tax, pro golfer Phil Mickelson is considering moving to a different state. Higher taxes for pro athletes have been around since the early 90's. Pro athletes will look closer at their taxes because it has become their biggest expense.
TAX

Magnitude 6.7 quake shakes northern Chile, sways buildings in capital


An earthquake of a magnitude of 6.7 hit northern Chile Wednesday at 3:15 p.m. There has been no reports that anybody was injured. In the city of Santiago, building swayed back and forth. 

EARTHQUAKE   

In class work

3.4

1. The Defense of Department is about to propose a new missile system.

2. FCC, hitchhiker, $3 dollars, 4 million

3. The 3 most important people in his life are his wife, son and mother.

4. Part time, 10 years old child, 5 p.m., 5,300

5. The Cardinals won the last game of the World Series 7-5.

6. Spring, fall, South, south

7. Nov 15, the last day of Feb. Mar 16.

8. 13 people traveled to Austin, Texas for the rally.

9. e d 10 cents left in his pocket fdgdfdfgdfdfggfdgfdgdgffgdlkdlbd b /. b/  bgghfghfghhgf

He had 10 cents left in his pocket.

10. Homemade, Well known, Italian American, questionnaire

Jan 24 Blog

Fire Damages Roanoke Co. Home, Animals Rescued

Several animals were rescued by firefighters after a fire started on the back porch in a Roanoke home. The cause is concluded  to be by a heating lamp. There are still two missing cats but firefighters clam that they are just hiding.

Fire

Many Averett Students Opposed to Guns on Campus

In a resent survey 8 out of 10 college students in Virginia  do not like the idea of having guns on campus. Many students agree that security guards could have a gun but as far as students go it would be a bad idea. Having guns on school grounds will not prevent shootings to accrue.

Guns 

Two Teens Charged After Danville Home Invasion

Two teen aged boys have been charged with home invasion in Danville Virginia. Suspects saw the two rip through the screen door in the back of the house around 11 p.m. The teens are being held at Danville City Jail without bond.

Teens