Netflix is on at this moment

I have not heard the name Blockbuster in a really long time until I was asked my opinion for this blog. I grew up in Kansas City so Blockbuster was always right there. My older brother and I would always go there to rent movies, until Redbox came out. Once Redbox came out I would always use that with my friends, then my dad really started to like Netflix. Ever since then we use Netflix about every single day. I live in my sorority house so it is hard to get privacy and just relax with a movie. Since I can never watch it on the T.V. I just watch Netflix on my phone in my bed and it is just as perfect. As I am writing this blog post right now, I am watching Supernatural on Netflix.

Old Time Radio Shows

Old TIme Radio Shows were a great idea at one point. I am a more visual person, so I prefer to see the people who are talking instead of like imagining everything. It was hard for me to follow along sometimes just because of that reason. But, it is family friendly so it was a good alternative because you were not completely cut off from the outside world if you could not afford a television. I also would just prefer the television, it makes it more real. I often find myself not really paying attention to the music that is playing in my car just because I am so focused on what I am seeing. I think it may be the love for photography that brings that out.

Napster or iTunes?

One of the top companies in the nation right now is Apple. Apple is who owns iTunes and with everything new that they come out with I have no doubt that iTunes will be on top for a long time. I use iTunes and have read about using other options, but I never read anything that excited me to try something new. I think I will keep using iTunes for a long time. They have so many music selections and video selections. iTunes is also advancing considering they offer so much more than just music. I think iTunes will stay on top of the ratings for a good amount of time.

The End of Paper

There has been a lot of talk lately about Newspapers ending. I have been asked this in a few different classes and I think I have finally figured out my stand point. We all know the digital age is here and it is only going up from here. Everyone is also worried about books ending since there are so many ways to get it digitally now. I believe that neither the newspaper or books will end for many, many years. I know the digital age will go way up from here but there will always be those little things that people love. How many people actually read the newspaper when it is delivered to them? Majority of them do, but not everyone reads it. It provides people with jobs though right? The newspaper company and the delivery person. I know many people who get the newspaper because they like doing the crossword puzzles that are in them. But, they often do not pay for them, just take them from places that offer them free. But, one reason a lot of people love newspapers is because it provides people with coupons. It is a way to save money and people love that! I know that is the only reason my family in the city and I get the newspaper. My family in the country though always gets the newspaper because it keeps them up to date about everything going on around them. The newspaper will not be completely gone for many years.

Banning Books

When I first heard about many books being banned from schools, I was not thinking exactly what happened. I was thinking maybe violent books got banned from elementary schools or very sexual books got banned from junior high schools. I was completely wrong about what kind of books are banned. I took special interest in the children's books that are banned because I wanted to know what people really had against books for children. A few books that caught my eye was The Lorax, James and the Giant Peach and the famous Harry Potter. I was really taken back by The Lorax being banned. The Lorax is such a happy child book and even as a college student I enjoy The Lorax movie. The famous Harry Potter is banned? Wow, now that is schocking. I know so many people that are obsessed with Harry Potter and I personally do not see anything wrong with it. Witchcraft and Wizardly was a couple of the reasons it was banned. If they are really going to ban these books then they should ban Twilight and The Hunger Games.

Poor Richard's Almanack

"A Lie stands on 1 leg, Truth on 2." This is a quote which stood out to me from Poor Richard's Almanack. I think this stands out to me because in the end, all anybody wants is the truth. It takes someone with a strong back bone to stand up tall and tell the truth about some things. "A Lie stands on 1 leg," makes me think that someone is hiding their other leg. Since they are hiding their other leg, that means they are hiding the truth. That is why I say it takes a strong person to tell the truth all the time. Many quotes in the Almanack got my attention but for some reason this one got my attention the most. I think it caught my attention because I am someone who will always be straight up with someone and it really does annoy me when someone is not up front about something. I am one who likes everyone to be happy and I try to include everyone. I do not like when people keep things from one another. Maybe this was a tangent or something, who knows? It was my reaction to the quote and I thought it would be better to just share my first reaction with you.

Does the internet cause less human interaction?

The internet is a very confusing yet, convenient way of communication. Although the question is whether the internet causes more or less human interaction. If you sit and ponder about the question for a little bit you will realize the answer is yes on both accounts.

Although it causes less interaction face to face being able to touch one another, it does not completely cut it off because of the media available today. You can skype with anyone across the world, you can meet people through social networking and you can work from home. All of things are just luxuries that come with the internet. But, does that cause less interaction face to face? No, because people explore and find new things on the internet. The internet allows people to get jobs, explore the world and meet new people. I do not think the internet will end human interaction.