LAST POST!!!

Yippee!! It's the last week of regular classes and this is the last post to this blog. I can't wait to go back home and in addition can't wait for summer time! I knew this blog was the last one ever so I figured I would just show my excitement for leaving Durango forever!!! I hope I don't offend anyone with saying that but this is definitely not the place for me. So PEACE OUT FORT LEWIS!!!!

Week Post #12

Whew, finally got the project presentation out of the way. I enjoyed presenting my topic to the class but in addition, I also enjoyed some of my classmates presentations as well. One that stuck in my mind was Jake's power point on credit cards. The information and statistics he provided to prove his point opened my eyes widely to the scary futures credit cards may hold for someone. I was newly enlightened with figures that I had never know before. I think Jake did a great job! Also, I must say that I enjoyed the whole presentation on Buffy on Monday. I apologize, I do not remember the name of the young lady who presented it, but I do remember interesting facts about that show that sparked my attention. It's cool to look at specific television shows through someone else's eyes and view their themes and ideas about that show. I am not familiar with Buffy but after her presentation I felt more intelligent about "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" than I was before class started. Overall, I look forward to watching more presentations and adding more information to my brain that I didn't already know about certain media topics.

Week Post #11

Hey there everyone, just wanted to update everybody on my progress on my final media literacy project presentation. My subject I chose to research is the effects "The Hollywood Image" of our famous celebrities have on young teenage girls. I am specifically focusing on the facial image of young Hollywood stars and how pictures of such ladies look in comparison to the average women in our normal societies today. The use of publisher's photo shopping, the intense layers of makeup used, and the amount of money spent on hair extensions and "Botox" injection are all themes and characteristics I plan to touch on in my presentation. It is very interesting to see what a young teenage high school girl might think when she sees her famous Hollywood idol and how much unrealistic dedication she might have to look as close to that idol as possible. Exciting, I know, so I surely can't wait to share my finding and new knowledge on this detrimental, and empathetic, subject to myself I might say with you all!

Week Post#10

I ran across this billboard advertisement while doing research for my final presentation project and loved the initial message it is sending. MY project is all about teenage girl's body image so when I saw this picture I immediately connected it to my research. This Dove ad brings confidence to women of any age and body type and I enjoyed how it makes one feel better inside. I think there should be more advertisements just like this one these days to portray the idea that everyone is beautiful in their own personal way, inside and out.