Presidential Debate 2008

I would like to state that I am in support of John McCain so this may be reflected in my assignment. Personally, I learned very much from the debate. I saw that McCain has much more experience and much more evidence to back his claims, while I saw that Obama is a very good speaker. This may be to Obama's advantage because he speaks with more of a flow and acts a little less tense, but I have to say that i hope people do not vote for him for those reasons. If you listen to John McCain, he proves to be more ready to answer questions and has more ideas that back his claims. McCain's big idea is to control big spenders and this is very important in our economic crisis. He is aware of who is doing the bad things and vowed to veto bills that are unneccessary to the United States. Obama talked about lowering spending but then about giving everyone health care and producing more types of energy that will cost billions of dollars to become successful.

In what I heard from news station 1130 WISN, they basically said that the whole time McCain was putting Obama on the defense. McCain had hard evidence, like of bills he had signed that now he is going against, and Obama was trying to defend himself. They also said that it was clear that on the foreign policy issue, McCain has much more experience and that the issue on the economy seemed to be a draw, even though people who were polled shortly after said that Obama won the debate overall. This was a good radio station because it was in the middle and did not have much of a biased opinion.

New York Times 9/11 Article

Today i read an article in the New York Times that was titled "A 9/11 Loss Some Can See From Their Window, Still." This article was interesting because it focused on people living in or around the area where the twin towers once stood. Some people have moved because the sight of ground zero was too much for them. Michelle Lord stated that "I always kept my blinds down," and told reporters that she has since moved into another apartment away from the scene where she can keep her blinds open.

Obviously, 9/11 has effected many people in many different ways. Some do not stop to think about how the scene of ground zero is hurtful to look at because it brings back a memory of something that will never return. Especially the elderly are still upset about the situation, such as Theresa Cianciotta who stated, "I will always feel very sad and angry that something like this could happen in this country." I think it is important to note not only the effects of 9/11 on people whose families were affected either by death or injury, but to also look at the point of view in this article.

This media form is good to look at because it is giving a different view. It is taking into consideration others who are mourning over this tragedy not only those who lost a loved one. Of course it is more than appropriate to write about the people who were lost and to pay respects to those families, but it is interesting that this newspaper took the time and consideration to see how others were still in shock and have made major life changes due to the terror of 9/11.

The view is something that will never return, but the memory of the towers will never be forgotten.

How Media Changed my Life

There are many ways in which media shapes the lives of people, some good and some bad. One medium has changed my life personally is the internet. Since I have grown up with it, it may seem odd that it has changed my life but there are certain things that the internet does that other forms of media do not. The internet helps me to stay in touch with the things that are going on in the world and that helps me to grow as a person. If I was to get my news from TV, I woul dhave to sit down at a certain time and listen to everything that they are talking about. On the internet, I can filter through what I want to read and what I do not care about as much.

Because of the internet, I can still keep up with society and its happenings, while I am still going on with my everyday, busy life. The internet is extremely helpful and I am grateful that it is there to make my life easier. Without it, I would be completely out of the loop. When I open up my comcast.net homepage everyday, it allows me to gain knowledge about my surroundings and if I did not have this, I would not watch the news because I have no interest in that, therefore i would not be up to date on any happenings in the country.