In-Class Writing 8

My Top Five Movies/Books

1)      Pirates of the Caribbean.

2)      Of Mice and Men

3)      The Adventures of Huck Finn

4)      Titanic

5)      October Sky

Group’s Top Five + Bibliography

1)      Harry Potter (1^st Movie)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Dir. Chris Columbus. Perf. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson. Warner Bros., 2001. Film.

2)      Toy Story

 Story. Dir. John Lasseter. Perf. Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Annie Potts. Disney*Pixar, 1995. Film.

3)      Lion King

The Lion King. Dir. Rob Minkoff. Perf. Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 1994. Film.

4)      Pirates of the Caribbean (1^st movie)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Two-Disc Collector's Edition). Dir. Gore Verbinski. Perf. Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom. Walt Disney Video, 2003. Film.

5)      Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump. Dir. Robert Zemeckis. Perf. Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise. Paramount Pictures, 1994. Film.

In-class writing 7

Glen Beck makes his case that video games are harming our society.  He states that the Grand Theft Auto video game allows players to do vulgar acts.  He then makes reference to the fact that it is not natural human instinct to kill; saying that in WW1 soldiers would not naturally shoot opposing forces.

He says that the video games of today do the same thing as combat simulators of the early twentieth century.  He makes it known that he is staunchly against the juvenile use of such games.

I see Glen Beck’s point of view when he is talking about the violence of new video games.  Some video games go over the top with the amount of inappropriate and violent acts.  They do not positively benefit children’s development.  However I believe that the way Beck delivers his information seems a bit extreme although his intentions are good.

In-class writing 6

I personally know very little about digital music and music piracy.  I have never downloaded music that was not from iTunes or a CD disk.  I know that iTunes can be very costly if it is used to purchase many songs but I don’t download many songs so it doesn’t bother me.  People have many different on the topic of music piracy.  Some believe that music is a form of art and that it should be free to the public while others believe that it is a profit making entity.  I read The Age of Music Piracy is Officially Over article by Paul Boutin.  In this article Boutin talks about how he believes that the age of digital piracy is over because the record industry is beginning to crack down harder on the illegally downloaded music.

In-class writing 5

            The person here is trying to sell themselves as what appears to be a normal teenage college student.  It is obvious that he is interested in automotive technologies and cars because of the interests that are noted.  There are no photos besides the profile picture which leads the viewer to believe that he is not as technologically adept as others in his generation.  There is an ad for Goodyear tires on the profile which talks about how Goodyear is supporting our troops overseas.  This ad appeals to the viewer’s sense of patriotism and connects Goodyear with being patriotic.  The only image on the ad is a picture of a Goodyear racing tire and wheel which goes for a simpler approach yet still draws the attention of the viewer.  This ad is targeting race fans because it uses the image of the tire which is commonly associated with racing.  This ad appears on this page because of the interests having to do with racing and automobiles.  Overall these ads are well suited for this profile because they fit with the overall theme of the page.