Monday, March 23, 2015
My Research Topic
As of right now, the two topics I am currently deciding on are the portrayal of Autism in the film Temple Grandin and the impacts the 1939's Worlds Fair had on American life. To be honest, i'm stuck when it comes to both because i'm really interested in both and i'm also confused on what sources i would be able to use if i picked either one. For the World's Fair topic, i'm even more confused because most links that were given to me by Professor Dragan were YouTube links, so I don't know if these are valid or credible sources.
Monday, March 9, 2015
Welcome Post
Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog. My name is Karol Ortiz. To start off, I am 18 years old, currently in my second semester here at Laguardia. My major is Liberal Arts Social Sciences and Humanities, and although it is what i am studying right now, my educational plans are to eventually major in media studies at a four year institution like Hunter College or City College. Career goal wise, my goal is to become a broadcasting announcer for some baseball team because it's been something i've been wanting to do since I was a young child.
When it comes to the kind of films and books i like, i tend to like films and books that have to do with historical things; so biopics or biographies.
As for whether I am a optimist or a pessimist when it comes to technology, i'd say i fall somewhere in between. Speaking for myself, i feel that technology has provided us with some many great things to make our lives easier and more effecient. However, I do also feel as though we've payed a price for it at the same time. Many of us have lost our ability to critically think for ourselves as well as do little things like carry out a casual conversation without paying attention to our cell phones constantly.
Most people i feel are divided when it comes to this issue because there's always going to be an older generation trying to knock down technology and say it is slowly ruining us as humans, well a younger generation will defend it and argue that it is not the case and that instead it is helping us become better humans. To each its own.
When it comes to the kind of films and books i like, i tend to like films and books that have to do with historical things; so biopics or biographies.
As for whether I am a optimist or a pessimist when it comes to technology, i'd say i fall somewhere in between. Speaking for myself, i feel that technology has provided us with some many great things to make our lives easier and more effecient. However, I do also feel as though we've payed a price for it at the same time. Many of us have lost our ability to critically think for ourselves as well as do little things like carry out a casual conversation without paying attention to our cell phones constantly.
Most people i feel are divided when it comes to this issue because there's always going to be an older generation trying to knock down technology and say it is slowly ruining us as humans, well a younger generation will defend it and argue that it is not the case and that instead it is helping us become better humans. To each its own.
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