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2010-05-17T08:29:00.000-07:00

In my humble opinion 2

2010-04-30T20:47:00.000-07:00

I came across an article that was posted on the AOL website that really caught my attention. The article was entitled "Face of Outrage: Woman Protests Iran's Dress Code With Pots and Pans." What instantly caught my attention was "woman protest" and "Iran" in the same sentence. Most indivuduals are aware of the oppression that women endure in other countries and Iran is one of them, so for women to go as far as to protest says a lot to me.

As I read further into the article, I got a better understanding of what the women were doing and why. In the article there was a mural of women in full length veils but their faces were covered with house whold objects. the object that were in the womens faces were supposed to symbolize the objects that women are bound to. Women from this country are bound to these daily duties and are not given an opportunity to stray from what society tells them is ok to do.

Coming from a country that celebrates freedom, I can not imagine living in a world were I had no choices. A world where I could not go out with friends, socialize, work, get an education. I could not live in a world in which I felt oppressed but for these women, that is life. They have no wiggle room to do any thing other than what society tells them is ok to do, which is to stay home and do house chores.

The person who took the image is a photographer in Iran who happens to also be a woman. I commend her and I also commend the women who took a stand and were part of this protest. It may seem like a small thing for us but for these women, this was a huge step and I give them the most respect.

http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/iranian-photographer-shadi-ghadirian-shows-women-without-their-faces/19460029

Fish out of water

2010-04-25T18:54:00.000-07:00

The event that I went to this weekend was called "Of Love and Joy, Akbayan's 22nd Annual Pilipino Cultural Night." The event was definitely new to me since I don't know very much about the Filipino culture or history. The event was held at the San Jose Repertory Theater and was pretty packed. It was three hours long and incorporated everything from history, to cultural dances, singing and even a love story. The play gave me a better idea of certain things that were happening in the 70's in regards to political issues and how oppressed people were becoming with their political leader at that time. The play was organized by mostly students and young adults which made it even more enjoyable to watch since it was organized so well. The would have scenes that were "current day" and flash backs of the Philippines in the 70's. I wouldn't say the event had a huge impact on me per say but it definitely was interesting to watch and see different cultural dances and to see the different outfits that went with each traditional dance. Over all my experience was a good one. The event was very organized,very entertaining and fun to watch.

Blog 9 Japanese Internment Memorial essay

2010-04-16T20:51:00.000-07:00

During our walk to the Japanese Internment Memorial, I had this vision in my head that the memorial would be this grand building or large area that we would walk to and explore but to my surprise, the Japanese Internment Memorial was neither a large area or a grand building or facility, it was a single marble like wall that stood next to a downtown courthouse. Now don't let this small structure fool you. Though the memorial is small in size, it holds a great amount on history and information in its structure. Ruth Asawa, a Japanese-American artist created this piece of art in such a way that the artwork can tell you the whole story of the Japanese internment from start to finish. Every portion or scene, if you will, gives the viewer a visual description on all the Japanese-Americans had to go through during their internment. The most memorable vignettes for me were of the families who had to stay in horse stables at the beginning on their journey to internments camps since there was little room more people to hold hem until they were taken off. There was a vignette of a man being beaten and next to this piece were people burning the belongings on the interns. There was a vignette of a train that was departing to a camp and you can see the people inside the train as well as their family members on the outside holding on to their hands. There were vignettes that basically told the entire story visually of what these individuals had to go through just because of their race and the anger people had towards them because of the bombing at Pearl Harbor. Thought the whole memorial was interesting, it was very disheartening that innocent individuals had to suffer in such a way.

Word of the Week #9

2010-04-14T08:31:00.000-07:00

The word that I came across was in an article in AOL News about allergies and pollen. The article titled "A Pollen Primer for Sneeze Season" by Katie Drummond had a word that was unfamiliar to me and that word was "tabulated." the sentence read:

To determine the best and worst cities for sufferers, the agency tabulated particles of pollen per cubic meter, along with mold spores, use of allergy medication and number of allergists per patient. "

According to Merriam Webster dictionary, to tabulate (v) means to:

1 : to put into tabular form
2 : to count, record, or list systematically

ex. I had to tabulate the amount of money that I had spent on my vacation this spring break.

Blog #8 IMHO #1

2010-04-11T18:41:00.000-07:00

According to writer David Knowles for AOL news, a sheriff's deputy in Lake County Colorado was placed on a one week unpaid leave after he had used a taser gun on students at a career fair. Although tasers are said to feel like a bee sting, a student that was tased by this deputy was taken to the hospital and treated for welts that formed on his skin from being tased. There are no if, ands, or buts about the fact that this deputy was clearly not thinking when he tased the children at the job fair. Despite it feeling like a "bee sting" is it insane to use any tool or devise on a child that you use to catch run-away or resistant criminals. The deputy's lack of judgment placed a huge damper on what was supposed to be a positive event for the children. Not only do I find it crazy that this deputy would do such a thing, but that a taser is said to feel like a bee sting. According to an article on CNN.com, there have been reports of people suffering immediate cardiac arrests due to being tased. This issue should not be taken lightly, especially considering the fact that this deputy tased CHILDREN! Its unfortunate that people can become to absent minded or careless. we often refer to people who do such things as individuals with little or no common sense, but it makes me think. . Is there such a thing as common sense? Clearly what is common knowledge to one individual is not the same to another. The deputy was said to have used poor judgement in his decision to tase these children but that, in my opinion, should not have even been a question or even considered. Allowing children to see the inside of a fire truck or of a police car is acceptable, but using such a devise on a child is simply ludicrous.

article links:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/03/03/taser.cardiac.arrest/index.html

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/colorado-officer-uses-taser-on-30-students-at-career-fair/19433734

Word of the week #8

2010-04-06T15:22:00.001-07:00

So I am currently sitting in class and as my professor is, as usual, lecturing and presenting the class with a power point presentation so we can copy down notes. Right of the bat, the first slide that he presents to the class has a word that I don't know.

The slide reads as follows:

"The focus on leadership in the dyad"

According to Merriam Webster dictionary, dyad (n) is

1 : pair; specifically : two individuals (as husband and wife) maintaining a sociologically significant relationship

Example:

The most important relationships are those between a dyad.

Drinking Coffee Elsewhere (blog 7)

2010-04-04T17:20:00.000-07:00

The short story that I read by ZZ Packer was the first story titled "Brownies". The beginning of the short story starts off with Packer and some friends on a camping trip. As I read further along, I came to realize that the events which she describes took place during her fictional childhood. Packer describes events with such color and describes things, places, and people in such a way that you can almost see them. I took note of this almost immediately. As soon as I began to read this short story, I began to picture the kids running around the camp sight and it was almost as if I could hear them as well. In the second page of the book, she describes a women by the name of Mrs. Margolin by saying "Mrs. Margolin, who always strung our troop behind her like a brood of obedient ducklings. Mrs. Margolin even looked like a mother duck- she had hair cropped close to a small ball of a head, almost no neck, and huge miraculous breasts." She writes in a way that is very easy to read and also in a way that the reader can relate.

2010-03-21T22:33:00.000-07:00

"Is the Bible more violent than the Quran?" was the title of the interview that I listened to on "All Things Considered". Scholar Philip Jenkins compares certain versus in the Quran to those in the Bible and said that scriptures in the Bible were more violent and bloody than those in the Quran. He goes on to read other portions of the Bible and the Quran to help listeners understand his statement.

The questions asked seemed to be very basic informational questions. There was more talking on the interviewee's part rather than the interviewer. The interviewee was asked to describe such things as the difference between Jihad, which is legal warfare and Irjaf, terrorism.

The relationship between the interviewee and the interviewer was not clearly defined but it seems to be a neutral interview. There were no invasive questions asked and those interviewee seemed to be rather informed and educated on the subject matter.

There was definitely ways to go about getting information with out offending the interviewee and that it was I noticed about this in particular interview especially with such a touchy subject.

Word of the Week #7

2010-03-15T23:03:00.000-07:00

I was sitting at my computer and I was thinking how I hadn't come across any words that were unfamiliar to me when suddenly I found one in an article on AOL about indoor tanning.

In an article titled "The Truth About Tanning Beds" by Stephanie Tweito Jacob, Jacob starts her first sentence by saying

"Although tanning beds were labeled 'carcinogenic' for humans by the International Agency for Research of Cancer..."

For those individuals like me who have no idea what that is, carcinogenic or carcinogen (n) is defined by dictionary.com as being any substance or agent that tends to produce cancer.

Example:

Tanning indoors or outdoors is a carcinogen.

blog #5 Mystery Character

2010-03-11T13:59:00.000-08:00

Member of the USA National Team and NBA all-star, standing at six feet eight inches, this Ohio native has, since the age of 18 changed the way the game of basketball is played. This one man team dominates on the court as he swiftly runs up and down the basketball court with his white and red colored jersey draped around his large build. His large stature and incredible hops allow him to dunk basketballs gracefully into the basket every opportunity. He has been nicknamed "King James" for his authoritative and powerful presence in the game of basketball.

Word of the Week #6

2010-03-09T13:40:00.000-08:00

I've come to realize that most of the words that I encounter that are unfamiliar to me come from lectures or class notes. As I sat in my business marketing class this morning, my professor began to talk about segmentation and the characteristics that people use to identify customers.

My professor when on to tell the class that

"segmentation must relate to propensity (n)"

Now he didn't mean this in a Webster dictionary way, if you will, but more along the lines of business marketing perspective.

According to the Webster dictionary definition, propensity is : "an often intense natural inclination or preference"

According to my professor, propensity is the tendency or willingness (of a consumer) to purchase a good or service.

Example: The common characteristics between subject one and subject two is the high propensity towards product "A".

Word of the Week #5

2010-03-03T20:02:00.000-08:00

It seems as though my Communication's teacher likes to frequently use words that I am not familiar with. As I was re-reading my notes for my communications class, I came across yet another word that went ovwer my head.

Te notes read:
"dance & Larson's Communication
linking, mentation(n), adequacy.."

The freedictionary.com defines the word as "Mental activity; thinking"

Example:
Confusion leads to excesive mentation.

It seems pretty obvious now that I know the definition but at the time I was clueless.
This word of the week excercise makes me want to sit and read the dictionary! :)

Blog #4 what makes news?

2010-02-22T22:31:00.000-08:00

The other day a friend of mine asked me if I had heard about the death of Olympian Nodar Kumaritashvili. I replied with a no, and my friend proceeded to give me the details on what happened. The 21 year old luger died on February 12, 2010, during a practice run on the icy track shortly before the luger competitions began. As the Olympian reached the final turn of the track, he some how lost control and flew of his sled at about 90 miles per hour and hit a metal beam. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital. This story is definitely news worthy for a few reasons mainly because it was a tragic death and also because it was at the Olympics, which most people are currently keeping up with. There was said to have been some controversy over the structure of the course and that most people were scepticle of the safety of the track. This incident only exasperated their fears. This was can and was localized because it took place at the Olympics. People religiously watch the Olympics and any new turn of events that occur. Reporters can localize this story for the same reason.

Word of Week #4

2010-02-22T16:03:00.001-08:00

Last week I was reading an article on AOL News about the new discoveries of King Tut's cause of death. There were many speculations as to why he passed away at such a young age but through new DNA tests, detectives were able to narrow down the exact cause of his premature death.

The article read:

"The DNA tests determined that King Tut had a clubbed left foot and no use of his right foot, because he suffered from a lack of blood flow that leads to collapsed bones (avascular necrosis). Those ailments explain why 130 wooden sticks and staffs were found in his tomb."

The article went on to talk about the actual cause of death with no big or confusing words in the article, but clubbed feet stood out to me because I didn't know what that looked like, at least I didn't think I did.

According to Dr Foot, clubfoot is congenital foot condition that causes the following:

High arched foot that may have a crease across the sole of the foot.
The heel is drawn up.
The toes are pointed down.
The bottom of the foot (heel) is pointed away from the body. Thus, the foot is twisted in towards the other foot

An example of this would be-

Through new DNA tests, it was discovered that King Tut had a clubbed foot.

Library Scanevger Hunt

2010-02-17T11:21:00.000-08:00

1. What type of system is used to organize the books in the MLK Library? Briefly describe how it works.

-Library of congress system

2. What's in the "Browsing Library" on the first floor?

-Brandenberg collection

3. What types of electronic databases are available in the MLK Library?

-Many: AATA online, Academic Search Premiere etc.

4. Briefly explain how to access the library's electronic databases.

-Log in with SJSU pin or Library pin

5. List 10 daily newspapers that are available in the MLK Library.

6. Give the title and call numbers of a video, DVD and CD.

-DVD: “Food Inc” DVD 338.19 Food

-Video: “Families of France” J VIDEO 944 Families

- CD: world music/instrumental music CD WORLD MC

7. Find a reference book; give the title and call number, and briefly describe the type of information found in this book.

-The World Book encyclopedia: REF 030 World vol. 1

This is an A-Z general reference encyclopedia

8. Find a DVD, CD, newspaper and book in a foreign language. Give the title and call number for each.

9. List five magazines available the MLK Library.

10. Locate a scholarly article on John Steinbeck. Give the call number, title and author.

11. Locate a book about Steinbeck. Give the call number, title and author.

-A descriptive bibliography of part of the Steinbeck Collection at California State University, San Jose / by Dana Pitts.
vii, 32 leaves ;
Call Number(s): PS3537.T3234 Z79234x 1973

12. Find a book on farm labor in the California Room. Give the call number, title and author.

-Farmworkers

Title:
Author:
Location: Clipping File-California Call #: Envelopes
Source: Source Date:
Page:
See also United Farmworkers
full record

13. Find a book on San Jose in the California room. Give the call number, title and author.

-Title: When San Jose Was Young
Author:
Location: When San Jose Was Young Scrapbooks Call #: Scrapbooks
Source: San Jose Mercury Source Date: 12/11/1933
Page: 89
full record

14. Find a book on California minorities. Give the call number, title and author.

-MINORITIES

Title:
Author:
Location: Clipping File-Santa Clara County
Call #: Envelopes
Source: Source Date:
Page: Volume:
Note:

15. What is in the MLK's Cultural Heritage Center collections?

- Books on MLK as well as books on issues that took place during that era. There are also pictures of his birth home and articles about MLK from many years ago.

16. List three things you'll find in the Center for Beethoven Studies.

- A bust

- Piano(s)

- Sheet music

17. What is the difference between a scholarly journal and a popular magazine? How can you tell them apart? (2 pts.)

-Scholarly magazines use researchers with expertise in specific area studied and also have clearly defined structure where as popular magazines have no specific interest and are geared towards general public. Popular magazines also contain pictures and illustrations where scholarly journals may include charts and graphs.

18. List five mass comm (journalism/PR/advertising) journals available in the MLK Library.

-American communication journal, Atlantic journal of communication, Global media and communication, Journal of creative communications, Journal of mass media ethics

19. How many art installations are there in the library? Briefly describe your favorite one.

-33 pieces

-The one that was interesting to me was the bust of Lincoln located in the California room

"fly on the wall" blog #3

2010-02-15T22:48:00.000-08:00

As I sat and thought about the location that I wanted to observe, a few different ideas came to mind. my first thought was to go to a coffee shop, second was a park. To me, these were all typical places that would have a lot going on at one time, but little did I know that I was already at my "location". As I sat in my chair, the smell of diesel, accompanied by the sound of heavy machinery and the clanking of moving belts and chains surrounded me. The sounds filling my ears reminded me of a factory or even a workshop. A shrill alarm set of what seemed to be every 10 minutes along side of a constant beep. The beep was similar to a sound a moving van or truck makes as it is placed into reverse. I also heard the sound of men yelling "oooowww!" accompanied by an occasional whistle. All these sounds, mixed together, it what you get when you work at an organization such as FedEx Ground! :)

Word of the Week #3

2010-02-15T12:07:00.000-08:00

The word that I came across this week was another word from my lecture notes in my Communications class.

The notes read:

"Fayci's General Management

division of work

authority and responsibility

discipline

remuneration

centralization

order"

Unlike the last work of the week, I had no clue what so ever what this word meant.

According to Dictionary. com, renumeration (n) is the act of remunerating, a reward; pay.

An example would be: John did not receive a descent amount of renumeration for his hard work.

word of the week 2

2010-02-09T22:56:00.000-08:00

The word that I came across this week was actually a word that was in a lecture in my Communications class. As my professor was reading his notes from his power point presentation, I came across a word that sounded very familiar but unfortunately I could not recall the meaning of the word.

The lecture notes read as follows:

"2. Verbal Behavior

-ambiguity

-group- restricted coded"

Once again, that famous question popped into my head.."what's that?"

The Merriam Webster dictionary describes the word two different ways.

Ambiguity comes from the term ambiguous, but it basically means uncertainty.

1. doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness (adverb)

2. capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways (noun)

depending on what way you use the sentence, one translation can be: the shirt that Rod was wearing was of an ambiguous color.

another sentence can be: Rod is filled with much ambiguity.

About Me blog post #1

2010-02-04T22:33:00.000-08:00

For starters, my name is Areece Acosta. I am a 21 year old only child, and I wouldn't take that back for the world! :) I have a great, and supportive family whom I love very dearly. When I first enrolled at San Jose State University, I was a Psychology major, and I soon realized that Psych wasn't where I wanted to be. After talking with a friend of mine, I came to the conclusion that Public Relations was the area I wanted to study. It is a bit odd only because I can be very shy at times, but hey, I have to grow out of it at some point right? I feel I am fairly god writer, though I have much to learn and I am sure there are many areas that can use improvement. I am not quite sure what I want to do after I graduate, but I LOVE music and to be involved with PR and maybe a record label or something of that nature would be a dream. I am very determined and self sufficient. I can be very hard on myself at times, but I try to always seek positive. My favorite color is purple, black and gold and I love to sing and listen to music on my spare time.

A cute quote that stuck [blog post assign 2] (REVISED)

2010-02-01T14:15:00.000-08:00

I came across the quote below on www.boardofwisdom.com. When I first read this little quote, I thought it was the cutest thing and it stuck with me. I came across it on the internet. This is what I like to call LIFE! It's a funny, playful quote, but it holds so much truth. When I sit back and think about growing up, or growing old, this is what life boils down to. There is a very interesting play on words as well as numbers that caught my attention. What also made me like this piece of writing was that it was very clear and to the point but also very explicid. There wasn't a lot of wordy rhymes, but the author repeated certain lines through out the quote that made it flow. For example, the author repeated "success is" and also repeated the ends of the sentences at different parts of the quote.

Hope you enjoy!! =)

At age 4 success is not peeing in your pants.
At age 12 success is having friends.
At age 16 success is having a drivers license.
At age 20 success is having sex.
At age 35 success is having money.
At age 50 success is having money.
At age 60 success is having sex.
At age 70 success is having a drivers license.
At age 75 success is having friends.
At age 80 success is not peeing in your pants.

Word of the Week #1 (REVISED)

2010-02-01T14:02:00.000-08:00

Word of the week: JUS (n)

As I was reading the menu at Pizza Antica in Santata Row on Saturday, I came across a word that was very unfamiliar to me. The menu read, "Herb roasted breast of chicken with warm white bean salad and sherry vinegar jus." I thought to myself, "what the heck is jus?"

Well for those who don't know, jus is mostly used to refer to a light sauce that is either placed on food or on the side as a dipping sauce.

Food dictionary epicurious.com defines the word as the following: "the French word for 'juice' which can refer to both fruit and vegetable juices, as well as he natural juices exuded from meat."

Here is an example:

Last night I cooked roasted chicken with a light, creamy sun dried tomato jus on the side.