Tying All The Loose Ends...

Hello all!
Wow, only 2 classes left. This year definitely zoomed by a lot faster than this year.
I wanted to start this blog off by mentioning how I enjoy when I find things that relate to our class dicussions. When I logged onto my email today, I saw an article on the hotmail homepage titled "sex, technology and relationships". I immediately thought of lit theory and read the article which interviews a sexuality educator, asking her about her opinions on technologies influence on everyday relationships.

This is the link to the article>> http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/love-sex-relationships/rogers-article.aspx?cp-documentid=23510040

As I need to finish off my last paper for tomorrow I will cut this blog short and see you all tomorrow!

Cuz We are Living in a Digital World and I am a Digital Girl

Hello all!
I really enjoyed Thursdays lecture on media and its influence on society today.
First off I think it is crazy how much people take advantage of language and take it apart on a daily basis. Short forms are handy when sending a quick email or a brief text but they do not help language to develop at all. I know I have used the occasional netspeak but I found once I got a Blackberry with t9 it is actually easier and faster to type the full word rather than attempt to short form it.
Also when Scott Pound was going through his slide show I noticed he passed over a picture of the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa is a very recognizable and famous image that has been recreated thousands of times in different ways. In McDonalds they even used to have a picture of Mona Lisa eating french fries. Seeing all these images made me have a preconceived notion of what the painting actually looked like.
This past summer I actually visited Paris and had the opportunity to see the original Mona Lisa. The picture in this blog is my photo I took of the Mona Lisa thanks to my digital camera. Surprisingly it was much smaller in person than I had thought and technology had made me believe otherwise for so long. This shows the difference technology has on how we percieve things that are real or creates things that are actually false.
On another note, I think the last assignment we have to do is a lot different than the others and it should be interesting how they all turn out.
See you tomorrow!

"Your Mind Makes It Real"

Hello all!
I am pleased to say that I have watched the Matrix and have completed the paper.
In all honesty, I have never seen the Matrix before and had no interest in watching it at all. After watching it I began to see things a bit differently. Although I found myself scratching my head with confusion at times it linked very closely to Baudrillard's readings and the movie ended up being not too bad. I suppose I am a bit bias and tend to watch movies that are of a much different genre so this class has exposed me to a lot of things I may have not experienced before- like writing a blog for school.
Also, it is a great feeling to complete the paper! Can't wait for discussion on Tuesday!

And the sun is shining..

Hello all!
After Tuesday's class I can now say I have a greater and more complete understanding of Modernity, Modernism and Post Modernism.
I believe that everyone finds comfort in this recreated reality as the real doesn't cut it anymore. Like an example was stated in class, people would rather go to a hockey game and watch the screen above than watch the actual live game right in front of them.
Linking the Olympic gold medal game to this theory really helped it click in my head so kudos to Dr. Pound for that :)
Sadly, I missed Crosby's historic moment happen live, but thanks to YouTube I saw it a couple hours later. Was it the same? Not at all! But viewing it through the internet made it real for me.
And yes, after that game I did feel the Canadian pride a little more than usual.
This also makes sense because sometimes the imaginary can seem better than reality. I am sure that there are people in the world that are so caught up in their imaginary world that it seems real to them. Websites like the Sims and COD come to mind when I think of imaginary worlds. These websites are not only an escape from reality, but also a reality replacement. Which makes me wonder, what is considered real anymore?

Crunch Time

Hello all!
I havn't blogged in quite some time but I'm glad that I can get right back into the blogging habit for the next little while until school is done.
As there is only a month or so left it shows how time truly flies when your having fun!
In regards to Modernity, Modernism and Post Modernism I feel I am having a harder time understanding it than most of the other theories. Klages did an amazing job describing it but when it comes to class discussions I feel like I understand it but I also feel like I am missing important elements.
On a more positive note, I have never seen the Matrix so I am excited to write a paper on it for next week.
Well I am off to do my readings for class tomorrow.
See you soon!