Media Stereotyping

How does the media stereotype me? Well lets start off with the fact that I am a fat Asian male. The media stereotypes these three features quite a bit. First off, being overweight is often viewed as somebody who eats too much or is often times very lazy. Overweight people also are rarely seen going to the gym, Also many young overweight males tend to play lots of video games. To be honest, most of these stereotypes are true for me. I am very lazy and I tend to eat a lot. I also play a lot of video games. I am however trying to drop some weight so you might see me at the gym occasionally and I am cutting down on my food portions. The other stereotype (which is probably the biggest) is the fact that I am Asian. Asians have many stereotypes. Some of these include: being smart, always top of the class, plays a musical instrument, good at video games, short, good at math, bad driver, and not very athletic. In my case, only a few of these are true and the others are not. The third and final feature, being a male, is also often stereotyped. Males are stereotyped as being aggressive, strong, resilient, athletic, and tough. We are also stereotyped on the type of work we do. Men tend to do more physically demanding work compared to that of females. For example, men usually do the yard work while the women tend to the housework.

The Death Sentence

The death sentence is immoral. As humans we do not have the right to take someone's life from them. Even if the person in question is a serial killer, we do not have the authority to take their life. While all crimes deserve some type of punishment, no crime should result in punishment by death. Instead of having the death sentence, we should provide a type of rehab where the criminals are basically retrained to live amongst society. Many people will learn from their mistakes but the government never gives these people any more chances.

Murderers and serial killers deserve to be put to death. Taking away the life of another person is unforgivable. Our prisons are becoming extremely overcrowded. Why make a person spend the rest of their life behind bars? It would be much more humane to just end their life and get it over with. Not to mention that we would save a lot of money and there would be more spaces opened up in our prisons. There should also be less trials before the execution. Some of these serial killers and murderers live for decades after their arrest because of court matters. If it is 100% certain that the person committed the crime, then they should only be alive for at most a few weeks. All these court proceedings just take up way too much time. It is completely unnecessary.

Hajime no Ippo

Hey anime fans, I just started watching a new anime called Hajime no Ippo. To sum it up this anime is about a kid who picks up boxing because he keeps getting bullied for being weak and ends up being pro. The anime goes until a little past when he becomes boxing champion of Japan for the featherweight division. His sempai Takamura becomes world champion in the junior middle weight division. The thing that I liked about this anime was the action and the humor. The action in this anime is some of the best i've seen. They take boxing to an entirely different level. Also I love the humor. It's really difficult to explain it but if you enjoy japanese humor you will love this anime. I highly recommend it to anybody who likes to see a good action anime. I'm not into sports at all in real life so I think that actually makes me like it better. Reason I say that is because if I did play sports, I would probably not enjoy watching this because of how unrealistic it is. If you watch this anime then go watch real life boxing, you just get bored to death.

How reliable is my source?

One of my sources for finding the definition of happiness is Wikipedia. This source is fairly reliable. Wikipedia has moderators which make sure that posts are accurate. The only problem might be that since anybody can post on Wikipedia, some inaccurate information might have sneaked through the moderators. A good thing about using Wikipedia is that there are many different views on the definition of happiness. This is because many people have posted their own views on the proper definition.

3rd Essay Topic

I'm going to do my third essay on the definition of happiness. I think that this word will be good to argue because there are many different ways to look at happiness and how it's defined.

Some people would define happiness by simply the "Good feeling" that you get when you are happy. Others would find a deeper meaning. What I mean by this is that some people would say that true happiness can never be reached. That happiness does not truly exist in our world. The only way to reach that true happiness would be in the afterlife in heaven.

Well however you choose to look at it doesn't really matter. I believe that the definition of this word is in the eyes of the beholder. You can define it however you see it fit. But in my paper I will be writing about these different ideas and will be explaining them in more detail.

2nd essay topic

The two media that I would like to compare are: The commercial/song "Citizen Soldier" by 3 doors down featuring the National Guard, to the movie "Saving Private Ryan".

The message that both media is that we all need to fight for our country and our freedom. In other words, both media are pro armed forces. The commercial and song combo of Citizen Soldier is a very inspiring music video. After watching it, it really makes many people think about joining the armed forces. The song sounds very heroic and the video gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. The movie Saving Private Ryan helps to promote this same message by showing what we are fighting for. It's amazing that so many men would risk their lives to save one person. Watching this movie gives you a feeling of comradery. It also makes you really proud to be an American.

Serial Killers

Sorry I know that this post is a few days late.

The essay that I will be writing about is the essay called "What Makes a Serial Killer?" By La Donna Beaty on page 315-322. Her essay is about serial killers and why people become serial killers. She goes over some research that she found that helps to maybe shed light onto why people become serial killers. She mentions several names and describes the kinds of crime that they committed. She also provides different sides of the argument, also provides lots of good information to back up her claim.

Good Deeds vs Selfless Deeds

In my psychology class the other day, the professor mentioned good deeds and selfless deeds. He said that some people think that there is no such thing as a selfless deed because all good deeds you try to do reward with something. All good deeds usually reward with a "Good feeling". That is the reward that we get for doing something good. Since good deeds have that reward of "self satisfaction", people say that a "Selfless deed" does not exist. I would like to put my own thoughts into this matter.

Good deeds and selfless deeds are very different. Most people combine the two because people don't think about the "self satisfaction" as a reward. Good deeds and selfless deeds are actually entirely different. A good deed is simply any deed that is done for a positive result. These can include donating money or helping somebody out with something.

Somebody in my class mentioned this, "What about those people who jump into grenades to save their comrades on the battlefield?". While it may seem that these people get no reward, they actually do. Their reward is a feeling of worthiness right before they die. Also knowing that their comrades will live on to see another day. While this feeling may only last a few seconds, it is still a reward. Thus making this a "Good deed" and not a selfless deed.

A selfless deed is an entirely different matter. A selfless deed would be something that you do that offers no reward. For example: If you help somebody that you hate. This is a selfless deed. You get no satisfaction from helping that person and it makes you feel worse for wasting your time to help them. Another example of a selfless deed would be shooting yourself in the foot. This also offers no reward and only results in suffering and pain. Another example of a selfless deed would be hurting somebody that you care deeply for. This also yields no reward in any manner. Only thing resulting from hurting a friend is regret and emotional pain. Do you see a pattern yet?

This concludes my argument on good deeds vs selfless deeds.

Blogs for English 201

Hey it's me again, long time no see. I haven't posted anything new in over a month. Sorry about that. Anyway I'm taking English 201 with Brett again and this is the assignment that he gave us last Thursday. I have to tell you guys about two blogs that I found.

The first blog that I found was at themovieblog.com. As the website title hints at, this blog is all about movies. It seems that a guy who calls himself Rodney is responsible for most of the posts on the blog. He posts info about different movies. Some posts are reviews of the movie and others he just talk about it. Some of the posts even consist of movies that haven't been released yet, and some posts talk about movies from years ago. The blog seems to be pretty well made and it seems to be fairly popular. Many people comment on his posts so I can assume that this blog is very successful.

The second blog that I found was at sbnation.com. This is a sports blog. I personally am not into sports, however this blog seemed to fit very well into the requirements that my English teacher wanted. This blog has everything you could every want about sports. It has posts of almost every sport and it has data from all different games. There are lots if pictures and videos on the blog ranging from sports news to clips from different games. This site seems to be very heavy on the fans. Lots of fans post comment on many of these blog posts. Sorry but I honestly don't like sports and I can't talk very much about this.

In any case, if you are interested in either of these blogs the links are posted.

Hitman Reborn!

So I started watching this new anime about a month ago. It's called Katekyo Hitman Reborn. The only reason I started watching it was because I saw it on the "Currently playing anime list", also it was rated fairly high. The first season wasn't all that great. The story is about a kid who was next in line to become a mafia boss. The 10th boss to be exact, of a mafia family known as the Vongola. This kid's name is Tsunayoshi but everybody just calls him Tsuna. So the story starts as Tsuna gets a "Home tutor" because he isn't doing very well in school. However it turns out that this "Home tutor" is actually a little kid sent to train Tsuna to become the next mafia boss. As you could imagine the first season is a bit weird. The first season is mostly an intro to the main characters of the plot. The series really picks up during the second season. During the second season many new elements are introduced into the plot and things start to get interesting. Also, Tsuna and his friends finally begin to unlock powers and the fighting actually becomes very entertaining to watch. The show right now is at a very interesting part. Long story short, Tsuna and his friends travel 10 years into the future to fight an evil mafia leader known as Byakuran. He poses a threat to the entire human race. If I remember correctly, Byakuran is trying to enslave the human race, even though he doesn't seem like a bad person. When you see Byakuran in the show, he comes across as a very laid back and funny character. However his intentions are non but evil. But anyway this anime is definately worth watching if you can get past the first season. The action also really picks up around the third season and onward.