Extra Credit Entry

Michael Moores Capatilism film definitely opened my eyes a little bit. Its sad that the ones that are in power have no remorse for the middle class, and truly can care less about them.
Then again it is easy to criticize moore and other commercial successful artist because they are hypocritical at some level. Especially moore, being a profound director, has earned some decent money off several films. So it may simply be appealing that he looks like the average guy wearing average clothes. At times the movie is emotional and a little raw but it is the hard truth. But you also cant let the emotions and lack of interviewing those in charge sway you. Yes we may be middle class as well, but most of us want to be rich too. We don't know the other half of the story. Regardless of the fact, the government and head honchos of these big companies can care less about the middle class.

Self Generated (Entry 6)

Should college athletes be paid? As basketball season nears, The Final Four of both the Women's and Men's NCAA basketball tournaments will garner the collective attention of sports fans across the country. Brackets will be busted, nets will be cut down, and two champions will ultimately be crowned.But while those teams are celebrating a national title, the real winners of the tournaments may be their corporate sponsors, broadcasters and ultimately, the NCAA itself.The NCAA basketball tournaments, or "March Madness," have become a huge business and my personal favorite.  As Forbes' Chris Smith wrote, CBS and Turner Broadcasting make more than $1 billion off the games, Athletic conferences receive millions of dollars in payouts from the NCAA when their teams advance deep into the tournament. Ditto for the coaches of the final squads standing. The NCAA, as a whole, makes about 6 billion anually. every time that they step onto the court, field, or whatever they are playing they are at risk. just a few months ago, Louisville's Kevin Ware suffered a gruesome broken leg The huge amount of money being made off college sports has led some to question whether student-athletes can be considered amateurs any longer, and whether they should, instead, be paid for their efforts. The New York Times' Joe Nocera has been pursuing this act to reform the NCAA, and he is certainly not alone. A group of former players has filed an antitrust lawsuit alleging that student athletes are entitled to some of the money the NCAA makes off of using their names and likenesses on merchandise such as jerseys and video games.But on the flip side, the argument can be made that the opportunity to both receive an education and get the exposure to win a major professional contract more than compensates NCAA athletes for their efforts. Maybe we just need to push athletes closer to academics and reinstate the purpose of them being at the university.  

Local Story Respond (Entry 5)

I think its great that ASU is offering more short classes. Simply because some students can move faster than others, Or they can manage their schedule better. Not all students like the shorter classes but some do, I believe it just depends on the individual. I think the main reason why it would be beneficial is because it will lower cost for students. But from what it seems like, it looks like their are still questions about the change. And it seems like the faculty wasn't really informed a lot about the idea. I believe ASU may want to touch base with the staff in order for both students and staff to be on the same page. Personally, I love the shortened classes because you will get done faster or even if you want to lighten your load towards the end of the semester.

Self Generated (Entry 4)

Puerto Rico is a place everyone should visit at least once in their lifetime. It is so rich in culture that you will leave the island in awe. I visit the island quite often due to nearly all my family living there. And every time it never fails to amaze me. There are so many things to do! One of my favorite things to do is to visit the beach, The crystal clear water that refreshing almost as a bath is so amazing. Here is a picture of one if the many beaches, it is called loquioo. The beach is like a ginormous party. You will see tons of people laughing, drinking their tropical drinks such as pina coloda with a little bit of malibu, food, and music. Its such a great time!

After the beach you might want to check out the historical "El Morro" This used to be a fort for the Colombians when they took over the island. They used to use this to fight any incoming boats or others that wanted the island, because the island used to be filled with Gold. Yes, Christopher Columbus was a money scheming man who Puerto Ricans hated tremendously. Now they use the fort as a museum and a is a place where many tourist visit, it is located in San Juan, right when when you get off the plane.

Another popular spot where many tourist visit is what we call "Viejo San Juan" or Old San Juan. It is the first town in Puerto Rico. It is filled with culture. The roads are layerd with bricks

and the buildings are painted with offset colors. You will find many of shops here to satisfy your needs or most importantly plenty of restaurants and bars.

Puerto Rico is a place filled with happy people and a good time! It is definitely a place you need to check out!

Slanted Reporting Quest (Entry 3)

We constantly see slanted reporting in the media such as the news, here is a video of the new being biased towards the campaign.

https://youtu.be/HlRzwg8iIFo

As you can see the news is completely biased towards the others that are running for president as well. They don't even mention Ron Paul who is still in the race. To me, it seems like they put the others that are not even competing with Mitt Ronmey. But Ron Paul who is probably the closest competition towards Ronmey, is yet to be mentioned. It makes me immediately question the intention of Fox News and whose side they are on? It also makes me wonder if the perhaps they have a deal with the campaign crew of Ronmey, as odd as that sounds! Today, we see tons of money being used towards the media to make them seem like the perfect person for the job, or make the other competitors seem like they are evil. They constantly talk crap about the other person simply to sway the voters. We see slanted writing/coverage every where today, its our choice to choose which to believe and which is true.