Blog Evaluation!!

Well i had never even READ a blog before this class and i usually never had time to check any out so this was my first time reading and writing blogs and i thought it was very educational. I actually am thinking of starting one soon because i feel that they help you express your opinions without being judged by anyone and it allows you to think before you speak and put your thoughts where everyone can see them. The only thing i had trouble with was the uploading of different links but once i got the hang of it i wanted to upload any and everything i thought was relevant to the blog topics for each week! One example of a blog topic i thought was very interesting was the hybridization and glocalization of cultures. I had the chance to read a lot of my peers blogs and i had no idea the magnitude and effect of cultures coming together and the effect our own culture has on the countries around us. None of the topics were difficult because reading other peoples blogs helped me better understand the concepts discussed in lectures. I definitely would recommend using a blog for future courses but i really do believe they make a difference in understanding key points and that comes in handy when reviewing for tests. The only thing to improve the blogging experience would be to elaborate on the different things you can do in blogs like linking pictures and videos and maybe have a crash course on how to do all of these. Other than that blogging was awesome!!!
"yes you can use my blog in a paper or report"

Globalization

   Looking back on our lectures globalization to me is the diffusion of cultural ideas and thoughts around the world. It is the "process of increasing interconnectedness between ideas, cultures, and people." Without it, we as well as other nations would only be able to rely on travel to experience other nations. Fortunately, we have globalization in the media to inform and educate us.

   Through Globalization, one of the results is hybridization. An example of hybridization is taking an idea that was successful and bringing it around the world to a place that you think will also result in success for the idea. One of the things that i think portrays this hybridization is the way American television shows have made an increasing impact on other cultures and countries such as Mexico. For example, there are shows in spanish that are the equivalent to shows such as deal or no deal or dancing with the stars. Also one of my favorite movies in spanish is called "Bajo La Misma Luna" and it is about the struggles people have leaving their family when trying to cross the border. It connects the lives of american people and the lives of mexican people and shows the similarities and differences they have and i think that it is an ideal example of hybridization. It also has been translated in english, "Under the same moon," so that the people on this side of the border understand the obstacles certain people face in pursuit of a better life. Below is the english trailer of Under the same moon.
Under the same moon

Advertising!

   One latest advertisement that i saw that really resonated with me was an antismoking ad that was online. It is very rare that a one page ad could convey so much without being a commerical. In the ad, you see a young man, with an emphasis on the young part, who is sitting on the couch but he is putting his cigarrette in the ashtray. However, what you see in the ad is in fact an image of him putting many cigarrettes shaped as a gun in the ashtray. It is a really important topic that still creates global controversy.

  There are many appeals in the advertisement: appeals that pertain to your pychological needs, appeals that relate to your safety, and appeals that relate to you need for guidance. These are all important in the topic of smoking. How a person feels or the personal reasons a person has for smoking are there pychological reasons. The way an ad focuses on safety typically focuses on anything that pertains to your health and your need for guidance is important but is very tricky to persuade people who will agree that they need this said guidance.
    I believe that the ad is leaning more towards safety because of the focus of the gun. This ad gives the audience the idea that when you are smoking each cigarrette you might as well put a gun to your head becuase you are slowly but surely killing yourself. This type of appeal is very effective at times for people to realize that their actions have a direct effect on their health. This ad was very effective for me because even if i dont smoke the ad draws me farther and farther away from the concept of smoking.