Entry #11 - Farewell

Well everyone, it looks like this is goodbye. Blogging with you all has been a great experience. I enjoyed it while it lasted. Time flew by so quickly... When I was young it seemed like eight weeks took forever to pass. Now it seems as though I lose track of time in the blink of an eye! Time flow constantly and stops for no one. I guess it flows faster the older you get.

I really enjoyed blogging in this class. It was a great assignment because I was able to connect with new people and learn new things. I also feel as though I have a better grasp on Rhetoric now. I've started applying these new tactics on my tumblr blog and I'd say it's going well. 

I liked having the chance to connect with new people. I made a really good friend through this project and I kind of feel like I need to thank my professor for giving me the chance to meet him. - He knows who he is! - 

I'm going to tell you a short story. I didn't plan on going to GCC until just two weeks before the semester started. I was going to register to be in the same English class as my friend Shelby. However, when I went to register, there were no seats available. So I was put into a random English class. I knew that the class was a Hybrid course, but I had no idea that the course was only eight weeks long. I ended up really enjoying the class! Being able to get everything done so quick was really nice.


I'm really going to miss this blog. I was actually really sad when it came time for me to type up this final blog entry... I know I'll see some of you in the future. I hope to at the very least.

May the sparks from this fire find themselves on a new path. For this is the final spark from this ending flame!~

Goodbye, my friends! Let's meet again in the next life.~

~The Final Spark, Rin

Entry #10 - Zero

We're all born of the same matter. However, we'e not all born equal. Why is that? So many people are told that they aren't good enough and are told their entire life that they can't be better. They are told that they are Zero. Nothing at all. But isn't it possible for that "Zero" to become something great?

Watch this video clip from YouTube and you'll understand what I mean.

There is another video I want you to watch. I know this is my final entry that I get to put a lot of emotion into... So I want to share something with you.

This video is call "To This Day." It is a very important video to me and I hope you come to appreciate it as much as I do.

I grew up being told that I wasn't worth much. I was a Zero. My mother would always say the stupid rhyme "Sticks and stone may break my bones, but words can never hurt me." I knew that was never true. Words hurt more than broken bones because the damage caused by words cannot be healed by a cast. 

Why are we told that words don't cause any damage to us? I have completely changed because of some of the things I was told growing up. Have you?

~The Final Spark, RIn

Entry #9 - Media Synthesis

So I 'm sure many of you know what the picture of the "perfect person" looks like. Females are expected to be tall and skinny with a large bust and long hair while males are supposed to be tall and muscular. But think about it... How many people look like that?

Many forms of media such as magazines and television shows tell us that we are basically all supposed to look tall and slender. Many people are unable to change their appearance due to genetics or a health disorder. And I'm sure everyone knows that it is impossible to make yourself taller. I'm 18 and 5'3" and I can assure you that I've always wanted to be taller. My sister is 16 and 5'9" and I'm sure you can empathize with me when I say that I am always mistaken as the younger sister.

It's hard for me to feel good about myself when I am constantly bombarded with magazines  that talk about how to lose weight if you weigh over 120 pounds. How am I supposed to believe that I look attractive if I am constantly shown that I am not the ideal body type?

I believe that men and women should be shown accurately throughout media. No more Photoshop and heavy make-up. What do you say?

~The Final Spark, Rin

Entry #8 - The Munchkin Cat

ALRIGHT GUYS SO I HAVE THIS CAT I NEED TO SHOW YOU SO SIT DOWN AND LOOK AT THIS MOTHERFUCKER.

This beastly creature is called the Munchkin cat! Look at it's short little arms! AHHHHH!!!

Seriously though... These cats are the cutest things I've ever seen. The Munchkin is highly intelligent. Challenge his brain by teaching him tricks and providing him with puzzle toys that will reward him with kibble or treats when he learns to manipulate them.

The Munchkin’s short legs turned out to have a dominant inheritance pattern, similar to Corgis and Dachshunds. The breed achieved full recognition by The International Cat Association in 2003. The Cat Fanciers Association does not recognize the Munchkin. So... The Cat Fanciers Association just does not believe that the Munchkin cat exists I guess. Wow they're missing out.

So what do you think of the little Munchkin cat? I think it's seriously the cutest thing ever - Aside from Welsh Corgis - I only wrote this because I LOVE THESE LITTLE CREATURES!

~The FInal Spark, Rin

Entry #7 - Men In Commercials V.S. Real Life

So there are many portrayals of the way that men supposedly act in the real world in commercials. But is that the way men really act? I have to say no and I'm sure most of you would agree. But what would happen if men acted the way they are shown in commercials in real life?

I was introduced to a website called DumbMen. It is nothing but a database filled with clips of "dumb men" from various commercials. They have quite a collection, sadly.

Take a look at this YouTube clip. Borrowed from DumbMen.com

In this Verizon commercial, the man is violently pounding on the glass that leads to a room full of infants. He states that the child being wheeled over is the best baby out of all of the newborns in the room. Everyone else just watches as the man yells and pounds on the glass. They then go on to say that basically all hockey fans are like this just to try and advertise for alerts relating to a fan's favorite hockey team.


But what happens if you do something like this in real life? Hockey player Steve Sullivan - Now the Coyotes development coach - gets his revenge on a fan who decides to heckle him after being hit in the face due to high sticking by another hockey player in the video below.

As you can see, Sullivan gets his revenge on the fan who decided to push the wrong buttons. This goes to show that people who act like the people portrayed in commercials aren't well liked. Would you heckle a man who was just hit in the face by a hockey stick? I know I wouldn't!

So do you think that men and women are portrayed accurately in commercials? What do you think we should do about this problem of generalizing and stereotyping!

~The Final Spark, Rin