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.

According to Jim

I'm watching TBS right now and the show According to Jim is coming up. I used to watch this show a long time ago back when I was in middle school before it was canceled. I love the way this episode started lol. Jim was supposed to be playing with the kids but he was actually sleeping the whole time. When he woke up he had makeup all over his face. And when his wife came home she was mad that he didn't play with the girls. When she realized he had makeup all over his face she told him that he should go out with his friends. I thought it was really funny. This is one of my favorite shows and I have no idea why they canceled it. Ugh I hate these long commercials lol. So apparently Jim's brother in-law needs some money to buy a condo. Jim's wife wants to give him their Italy trip money to help him out, however they have to ask Jim first. Turns out Jim used up the Italy money and now hes gonna be in trouble with his wife. Lol his wife just went out to the bank to get the money herself. Another boring commercial break. And she just found out that Jim used the Italy money. Jim just got home and now they are arguing lol. And as usual the wife leaves all pissed off. Now shes opened up a garage sale of some sort to make some money. And as usual they somehow make things better. If only things could be solved that quickly in real life. Jim's brother in-law just ended up borrowing money from his other sister, and now apparently hes gonna have to do a bunch of favors for her to make it up lol. Anyway episode is over.

Sonic Unleashed Intro

I was just browsing through youtube and I stumbled upon this video. This video shows Sonic infiltrating Dr. Eggman's space armada. He gets beat at the end but the first part of the video was amazing.

**WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY**

Hilarious Pepsi Commercial

I thought this commercial was freaking hilarious.