11:45 PM:
Governor - Democrat 52%, Republican 43%
Senate - Democrat 51%, Republican 44%
12:00 AM:
Senate - Democrat 51%, Republican 44%
**Four more Republicans in the House: Dem 190, Rep 245!
12:15 AM:
Governor - emocrat %, Republic %
**Democrat won Senate. One more of those guys, jeesh.
Senate: Dem 48, Rep 44, Ind 2
12:16AM:
Senate Democrats 48, Republicans 45 (go Illinois!), Ind 2
12:20 AM:Governor results are finally coming in for the western states! Oh and California's too close to call at this point. Hmm, late night?
12:30 AM:Republican party is barely winning for governor.
12:45 AM:
Democrat seems to have grabbed governor; goodbye Arnold, the roles are switching.
Also, Democrats pull up to 49 in House, Republics with 43, Independents with 2.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Live Blog; My Reaction
When considering all three of live blogs, I think that i liked the Huffington Post one the best, and that it was the most effective. I think this because it has good commentary on the Rally before going into each event of the Rally in chronological order.
I think that a weakness of the Guardian post was that it delved right into the factual events of the Rally and did not take the time to explain some of the significant outcomes and reasons for the Rally. The New York Times one I like second best, as it had a good but shorter introduction which lead up to the events of the Rally, going into further depth the details of the comedian's opinions and performances that day.
I think a major strength, also, of the Huffington Post was that it used a good compilation of quotes that got the reader familiar with what happened at the Rally before going into the actual details of each comedian. I liked how the Huffington post went for general to very specific in their overview of the Rally, especially as it reminded me the most of a news worthy article written in the right format for public display. I liked the lead, and I enjoyed how it fit the comedian's smart comments into the author's own news story. I felt that the other live blogs simply used the Rally as the meat of the article instead integrating the facts into the report.
I guess, mostly, why I liked the Huffington Post is because it organized their ideas the most effectively for the amount of time they had and I was also able to recognize the writer more in the piece. it was more objective and not simply factual, making it a more interesting read for me.
I think that a weakness of the Guardian post was that it delved right into the factual events of the Rally and did not take the time to explain some of the significant outcomes and reasons for the Rally. The New York Times one I like second best, as it had a good but shorter introduction which lead up to the events of the Rally, going into further depth the details of the comedian's opinions and performances that day.
I think a major strength, also, of the Huffington Post was that it used a good compilation of quotes that got the reader familiar with what happened at the Rally before going into the actual details of each comedian. I liked how the Huffington post went for general to very specific in their overview of the Rally, especially as it reminded me the most of a news worthy article written in the right format for public display. I liked the lead, and I enjoyed how it fit the comedian's smart comments into the author's own news story. I felt that the other live blogs simply used the Rally as the meat of the article instead integrating the facts into the report.
I guess, mostly, why I liked the Huffington Post is because it organized their ideas the most effectively for the amount of time they had and I was also able to recognize the writer more in the piece. it was more objective and not simply factual, making it a more interesting read for me.
Late Night High Notes
On Friday's showing the the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, two guitar signing girls, Garfunkel and Oats were an ending act to the show, singing a comical song explaining a complication of issues and positivities of the legalization of medical marijuana. Currently, California is making a decision on whether or not to legalize this substance for medical uses, and the decision lies in the hands of the voters.
As a preview of the election for this law to pass all I can say is that it seems to be coming down to the wire. The Los Angeles Times tells and gives links to the political progression of the debated topic. Apparently, many calls and campaigns have been down for and against the medical legalization of the drug, this tug-of-war which is highlighted in the duet's song.
The girls sing of very sarcastic but true ailments that medical marijuana would help. Cases of anxiety, headaches, nausea, and even seeing defects are sung of in their song, among other pretty funny but controversial points that the election will close once and for all; or well, we hope.
As a Massachusetts resident who looks at California as, of course, the only state which would ever even consider legalizing marijuana, I can se both positive and negative effects on the state and possibly out nation is the legalization law is passed. Much of my ideas of positive effects involve medical breakthroughs in psychological and mental health. however, negative effects could dangerously out-way these positive effects, as drug trafficking could increase with even worse drugs. Gang violence could increase, and the government could end up taking more money from it's citizens when considering heavy taxes on the drug.
Would the next step be legalizing cocaine? The outcome of this election will be very interesting, and the California's actions after the voting will be very telling.
As a preview of the election for this law to pass all I can say is that it seems to be coming down to the wire. The Los Angeles Times tells and gives links to the political progression of the debated topic. Apparently, many calls and campaigns have been down for and against the medical legalization of the drug, this tug-of-war which is highlighted in the duet's song.
The girls sing of very sarcastic but true ailments that medical marijuana would help. Cases of anxiety, headaches, nausea, and even seeing defects are sung of in their song, among other pretty funny but controversial points that the election will close once and for all; or well, we hope.
As a Massachusetts resident who looks at California as, of course, the only state which would ever even consider legalizing marijuana, I can se both positive and negative effects on the state and possibly out nation is the legalization law is passed. Much of my ideas of positive effects involve medical breakthroughs in psychological and mental health. however, negative effects could dangerously out-way these positive effects, as drug trafficking could increase with even worse drugs. Gang violence could increase, and the government could end up taking more money from it's citizens when considering heavy taxes on the drug.
Would the next step be legalizing cocaine? The outcome of this election will be very interesting, and the California's actions after the voting will be very telling.
Is Journalism Dying?
Personally, I do not believe it is.
It think that there are still many reasons for journalism; at least good journalism. I have been finding throughout my studies of writing, especially on the web, that bad journalism is becoming more of a topic of discussion. This is because anyone in this day and age can write anything they like on the web and make it seem credible.
Despite opinions stating that "no money is to be made in journalism," I think that the good journalists who are trustworthy, honest, and sincerely passionate in writing pieces that will positively effect our culture are the ones who can make the money in the industry. Despite the audiences that fake, unauthentic journalists have from their online blogs, criticism sites and annoying wordy columns in newspapers, these writer's fan fare is not long lasting. People end up understanding the significance of journalism that teaches them something and poses that "tough question." It's the tough questions that make the reader think, therefore allowing the reader to draw their own answers and conclusions based on the direction in which the journalist points them.
This blog post is an example of a reaction to good journalism. I do not yet call myself a journalist, and I most likely never will, however journalism as a major teaches me how to report on real things and bring the important stories to attention. The journalism major is an important major for those who have an interest for writing about current events and sharing the importance of perhaps culturally altering events, for example the truths behind the downfall of our economy, who was really behind the attacks of 911 and what their reasons were, and the patrol over the Mexican border and how a great number of illegal aliens are making a life in America.
I think that the journalism major, whether the student will pursue a career as a journalist or not, can point someone in a positive direction when it comes to comprehending many of the conflicts we have today as a culture and as individuals. I think that, at least when it comes to my interests in journalism directions, the major has a lot to offer when it comes to understanding other types of people and what they may deal with in their lives. Many different countries can be further understood in the journalism major and I think that in today's society, that is a crucial characteristic to hold.
Also journalism allows someone to learn better communication skills with others. Communications is an extremely important part of today's world and those who are not able to get their points across and pursue their interests by finding their own opportunities, especially in the journalism industry, will not be able to make the most out of their lives.
So, overall my thoughts is that journalism is still only getting started. The world-wide web is pushing the field of writing to a new level that only some will be able to really thrive off of as a career. Others, especially those who are int eh journalism major, are still thriving off of traditional journalism ways that date back decades, and that still display the most intriguing and ambitious stories of them all.
It think that there are still many reasons for journalism; at least good journalism. I have been finding throughout my studies of writing, especially on the web, that bad journalism is becoming more of a topic of discussion. This is because anyone in this day and age can write anything they like on the web and make it seem credible.
Despite opinions stating that "no money is to be made in journalism," I think that the good journalists who are trustworthy, honest, and sincerely passionate in writing pieces that will positively effect our culture are the ones who can make the money in the industry. Despite the audiences that fake, unauthentic journalists have from their online blogs, criticism sites and annoying wordy columns in newspapers, these writer's fan fare is not long lasting. People end up understanding the significance of journalism that teaches them something and poses that "tough question." It's the tough questions that make the reader think, therefore allowing the reader to draw their own answers and conclusions based on the direction in which the journalist points them.
This blog post is an example of a reaction to good journalism. I do not yet call myself a journalist, and I most likely never will, however journalism as a major teaches me how to report on real things and bring the important stories to attention. The journalism major is an important major for those who have an interest for writing about current events and sharing the importance of perhaps culturally altering events, for example the truths behind the downfall of our economy, who was really behind the attacks of 911 and what their reasons were, and the patrol over the Mexican border and how a great number of illegal aliens are making a life in America.
I think that the journalism major, whether the student will pursue a career as a journalist or not, can point someone in a positive direction when it comes to comprehending many of the conflicts we have today as a culture and as individuals. I think that, at least when it comes to my interests in journalism directions, the major has a lot to offer when it comes to understanding other types of people and what they may deal with in their lives. Many different countries can be further understood in the journalism major and I think that in today's society, that is a crucial characteristic to hold.
Also journalism allows someone to learn better communication skills with others. Communications is an extremely important part of today's world and those who are not able to get their points across and pursue their interests by finding their own opportunities, especially in the journalism industry, will not be able to make the most out of their lives.
So, overall my thoughts is that journalism is still only getting started. The world-wide web is pushing the field of writing to a new level that only some will be able to really thrive off of as a career. Others, especially those who are int eh journalism major, are still thriving off of traditional journalism ways that date back decades, and that still display the most intriguing and ambitious stories of them all.
Glee: Rocky Horror Style
To say the least, Twitter blew up less than 10 seconds after the show ended. Each time I refreshed the Twitter page there were over 400 new Twitters, many of them on the topic of Glee's latest show based on preforming the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Some liked it, some hated it, and many of the Tweets got a chuckle out of me. My favorite was one of the first Tweets posted, (which I agreed with, i think that's why I liked it so much). The Tweet, posted by MeatStack, goes as followed:
"My wife is watching Glee; it's so bad I'd rather shoot myself with an elephant rifle."
Hahaha, is all I have to say to that. Personally, I really didn't like this episode. I thought it was boring, drawn out, and predictable. Let's see what other's had to say. Kellyboles posts on Twitter, "Unacceptable. ROcky Horror is great. Glee is so-so," while z1045Danielle says, "Glee I love you. That was brilliant. Brilliant I tell you. I love you Rocky Horror Show. Mwah!"
Tvquad.com takes similar opinions yet gives a more analytical overcap of the show. It explained the episode as a "surprisingly entertaining and well-rounded episode, one of the best of the young season. It had humor, plot, character development, and somehow managed to address the issue of how a public high school can even remotely get away with putting on such a production."
Clearly, this author enjoyed the show and showed an effective reason for why he did. I think that, although I did not enjoy the episode, he made a solid point in saying how Glee fit a risque production into high school life. This was clearly the objective of the episode, along with making the episode coincide with the spirit of Halloween.
On the other hand, Current-movie-reviews.com begged to differ and agreed to my opinions of this episode being utterly awful. The blog criticized the show for making a cheesy version of Rocky Horror, explaining how the show's audience is young, just as the high school kids in Glee, and that the Rocky Horror Show may not be the best choice for eyes of that age.
"I do think that Touch-A, Touch-A Touch Me is a pretty inappropriate song, this is definitely one of them that needed to be edited out. The whole scne was trashy and was never meant to be shown on TV to young people."
Over-all, I think that the reviews were positive, simply because Glee is such a popular and praised show. It's viewers saved this episode's well-being by maintaining their positive fanaticism. However I do believe that if Glee was not so popular, the reviews would have been much more criticizing, less summary-descriptive, and less loyal.
"My wife is watching Glee; it's so bad I'd rather shoot myself with an elephant rifle."
Hahaha, is all I have to say to that. Personally, I really didn't like this episode. I thought it was boring, drawn out, and predictable. Let's see what other's had to say. Kellyboles posts on Twitter, "Unacceptable. ROcky Horror is great. Glee is so-so," while z1045Danielle says, "Glee I love you. That was brilliant. Brilliant I tell you. I love you Rocky Horror Show. Mwah!"
Tvquad.com takes similar opinions yet gives a more analytical overcap of the show. It explained the episode as a "surprisingly entertaining and well-rounded episode, one of the best of the young season. It had humor, plot, character development, and somehow managed to address the issue of how a public high school can even remotely get away with putting on such a production."
Clearly, this author enjoyed the show and showed an effective reason for why he did. I think that, although I did not enjoy the episode, he made a solid point in saying how Glee fit a risque production into high school life. This was clearly the objective of the episode, along with making the episode coincide with the spirit of Halloween.
On the other hand, Current-movie-reviews.com begged to differ and agreed to my opinions of this episode being utterly awful. The blog criticized the show for making a cheesy version of Rocky Horror, explaining how the show's audience is young, just as the high school kids in Glee, and that the Rocky Horror Show may not be the best choice for eyes of that age.
"I do think that Touch-A, Touch-A Touch Me is a pretty inappropriate song, this is definitely one of them that needed to be edited out. The whole scne was trashy and was never meant to be shown on TV to young people."
Over-all, I think that the reviews were positive, simply because Glee is such a popular and praised show. It's viewers saved this episode's well-being by maintaining their positive fanaticism. However I do believe that if Glee was not so popular, the reviews would have been much more criticizing, less summary-descriptive, and less loyal.
Four Different Blog Posts, All Very Similar
There is one eveident similarity between all of these blog entries; each of them is written from the writers point of view and tell about an event that happened in their everyday life. None of these posts were meant to be presented ina formal way or were set up as a professional interview that was scheduled and pre-prepared for.
In "Fear and Loathing Outside Worcester," the author creates an interesting read by simply explaining his thoughts regarding the characteristics of Lieberman, just as he makes another interesting blog post explaining the essence and traits of "Sez" in "Yankee Fan Meeet Pot-Nager Guy." That one was definitely my favorite because the author's expereince with Freddy went into more depth than the others. He explained a lot about Freddy, let the reader understand what he was all about, and then told us about he encounter with teh legend at the baseball game.
Just as the first two, "The Unforgettable Fire Turns 25," and "Indifferent to Authority" showed a lot of opinions and ideas that otehrs may or may not be able to relate and agree to. I think these showed more about the author's life than his own analysis of the life of others. The allowed me to get to know him better as a writer, as he wrote about himself and his views on common interests.
In "Fear and Loathing Outside Worcester," the author creates an interesting read by simply explaining his thoughts regarding the characteristics of Lieberman, just as he makes another interesting blog post explaining the essence and traits of "Sez" in "Yankee Fan Meeet Pot-Nager Guy." That one was definitely my favorite because the author's expereince with Freddy went into more depth than the others. He explained a lot about Freddy, let the reader understand what he was all about, and then told us about he encounter with teh legend at the baseball game.
Just as the first two, "The Unforgettable Fire Turns 25," and "Indifferent to Authority" showed a lot of opinions and ideas that otehrs may or may not be able to relate and agree to. I think these showed more about the author's life than his own analysis of the life of others. The allowed me to get to know him better as a writer, as he wrote about himself and his views on common interests.
Reflection on Project 1
For Project 1, I feel that each of the three interviews gave me good experience in talking to people in different ways. I learned a lot about the types of questions to ask, the effectiveness of rhetorical questions, and what types of answers are most effective to the reader. I feel as though the first interview of emailing all of my questions at once and waiting for her response to each of them went well, but made me anxious. I emailed the questions to a friend of mine who, I must say, isn't the most reliable and it left me sweating just wondering if she would write good answers and get them back to me on time. However, this interview experiment ended up going well, as the number of questions was not large, and in my second interview, I realized that emailing all the questions at once was probably a much easier method.
The second interview made me anxious as well, because I had to wait for the person's answer for one question at a time. I think, however, that this interview was more effective because more of a conversation was developed out of it. It allowed more of Ronnie's personality and perspective to come out of her answers because I hadn't already chosen the questions according to how I thought she would answer them. In the first interview I chose questions that I felt might lead into one another, but even so, each of the question/answers seemed very detached.
In the third interview, I was able to actually interview someone in person and this made it more interesting and allowed all of Danny's personality to come out in his answers. Being able to actually sit and have a conversation with him through questions and answers made it easier to write the final piece in my blog because I could hear his voice as I wrote the interview. I edited this one the least amount because I felt that his accent and essence would jump out at the reader if I didn't correct it. I think that this lack of precise grammatical editing made my interview with Danny more effective than the first and second interviews and also a more interesting read.
Overall, I had a good time doing carrying out each of the interviews, and I think that doing them in this order made for a motivating stepping stone to keeping producing better questions with more effective answers. In a real job, however, I would definitely choose the third interview as my interview format, especially now that I know what it takes to get a good interview out of someone.
The second interview made me anxious as well, because I had to wait for the person's answer for one question at a time. I think, however, that this interview was more effective because more of a conversation was developed out of it. It allowed more of Ronnie's personality and perspective to come out of her answers because I hadn't already chosen the questions according to how I thought she would answer them. In the first interview I chose questions that I felt might lead into one another, but even so, each of the question/answers seemed very detached.
In the third interview, I was able to actually interview someone in person and this made it more interesting and allowed all of Danny's personality to come out in his answers. Being able to actually sit and have a conversation with him through questions and answers made it easier to write the final piece in my blog because I could hear his voice as I wrote the interview. I edited this one the least amount because I felt that his accent and essence would jump out at the reader if I didn't correct it. I think that this lack of precise grammatical editing made my interview with Danny more effective than the first and second interviews and also a more interesting read.
Overall, I had a good time doing carrying out each of the interviews, and I think that doing them in this order made for a motivating stepping stone to keeping producing better questions with more effective answers. In a real job, however, I would definitely choose the third interview as my interview format, especially now that I know what it takes to get a good interview out of someone.
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