TOP NEWS STORIES (dec, 16 2011)
1. House and Senate negotiators agreed to a funding deal through October, as a shutdown loomed. By Patricia Murphy.
2. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is backing Mitt Romney's bid for the Republican presidential nomination—ending the suspense over one of the most sought-after endorsements in the party.
3. Russia's opposition parties on Friday called for weekend rallies to protest election fraud following Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rejection of protesters' demands for a rerun of a disputed parliamentary poll.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
TOP NEWS STORIES (dec 15, 2011)
1. Most Americans want Congress to vote to continue the payroll tax reduction, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll that comes as Democrats and Republicans wrestle over whether to extend the cut through 2012.
2. A French court found former President Jacques Chirac guilty of embezzling public funds to illegally finance the conservative party he long led, in a historic verdict Thursday with repercussions for his legacy
3. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vehemently rejected opposition calls for a rerun of the parliamentary election.
1. Most Americans want Congress to vote to continue the payroll tax reduction, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll that comes as Democrats and Republicans wrestle over whether to extend the cut through 2012.
2. A French court found former President Jacques Chirac guilty of embezzling public funds to illegally finance the conservative party he long led, in a historic verdict Thursday with repercussions for his legacy
3. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vehemently rejected opposition calls for a rerun of the parliamentary election.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
TOP NEWS STORIES (dec 14, 2011)
1. The body of a woman has been found in the garage of a grenade-lobbing gunman, bringing to four the number of people killed in an attack in the city of Liege, officials said Wednesday.
2. GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich stirred up plenty of controversy last week when he called Palestinians an "invented people" in an interview from the campaign trail.
3. Republicans in the Senate blocked a Democratic bid on Wednesday to quickly reject a bill passed by the House of Representatives that would renew a payroll tax cut and speed up a decision on an oil pipeline
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
TOP TOP NEWS STORIES
1. That’s what former President George W. Bush advisor Matt Dowd told me this morning when we were discussing the change in strategy in both Romney’s and Gingrich’s presidential campaigns.
2. Two Army helicopters crashed Monday night at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in an accident that killed four soldiers, a military spokesman said late Monday.
3. Former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine Questioned About $1.2 Billion in Missing Funds
Friday, December 9, 2011
TOP NEWS STORIES (dec 9, 2011)
1. With even a casually critical reading of the news, it becomes painfully clear that politicians are frequently truth challenged.
2. The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors on Friday to take a first look at a challenge to Arizona’s strict immigration law and decide whether or not to take up the case.
3. Ron Paul, standing backstage before a Republican presidential debate in Spartanburg, South Carolina not long ago, was talking to Doug Wead, one of his senior advisers, about his Christian faith.
News in the Morning
1. Zuccotti Park is encased in barriers, looking more like a crime scene these days than a hotbed of social activism, but while the drummers and the mike checks and the signs are gone, Occupy Wall Street activists claim their ranks are growing and the movement is stronger than ever.
2. Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky's wife has denied allegations that her husband sexually abused boys in their home and that she ignored cries for help.
3. The enshrinement of equal rights for homosexuals into US foreign policy activities has drawn quick ire from African nations, with one senior figure saying the notion is “abhorrent” across the continent.
1. With even a casually critical reading of the news, it becomes painfully clear that politicians are frequently truth challenged.
2. The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors on Friday to take a first look at a challenge to Arizona’s strict immigration law and decide whether or not to take up the case.
3. Ron Paul, standing backstage before a Republican presidential debate in Spartanburg, South Carolina not long ago, was talking to Doug Wead, one of his senior advisers, about his Christian faith.
News in the Morning
1. Zuccotti Park is encased in barriers, looking more like a crime scene these days than a hotbed of social activism, but while the drummers and the mike checks and the signs are gone, Occupy Wall Street activists claim their ranks are growing and the movement is stronger than ever.
2. Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky's wife has denied allegations that her husband sexually abused boys in their home and that she ignored cries for help.
3. The enshrinement of equal rights for homosexuals into US foreign policy activities has drawn quick ire from African nations, with one senior figure saying the notion is “abhorrent” across the continent.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
TOP NEWS STORIES (dec 8, 2011)
1. Jon Corzine will tell a House committee that he doesn't know the location of client money that went missing when MF Global failed, and that he inherited a company doomed by the risks his predecessors took.
2. The Republican nomination race has heated up in recent weeks, as Newt Gingrich has surged into the lead in many key early voting states.
3. Three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols has agreed to a 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels worth about $250 million to $260 million, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Thursday Morning
1. On Wednesday November 30th an unmanned United States military drone was shot down over Iranian airspace, about 140 miles from the border of Afghanistan. The fallen drone, packed with guarded US military secrets, highlights the Obama administrations growing reliance on unmanned aircraft to fight its wars.
2. The cost of fat is rising faster than your paycheck, about five times as fast. And it's not only the price of butter and oil at the supermarket that are making your pay increases -- if you are getting any at all -- look slim.
3. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin strongly criticized U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday, accusing her of encouraging and funding Russians protesting election fraud, and warned of a wider Russian crackdown on dissent.
1. Jon Corzine will tell a House committee that he doesn't know the location of client money that went missing when MF Global failed, and that he inherited a company doomed by the risks his predecessors took.
2. The Republican nomination race has heated up in recent weeks, as Newt Gingrich has surged into the lead in many key early voting states.
3. Three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols has agreed to a 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels worth about $250 million to $260 million, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Thursday Morning
1. On Wednesday November 30th an unmanned United States military drone was shot down over Iranian airspace, about 140 miles from the border of Afghanistan. The fallen drone, packed with guarded US military secrets, highlights the Obama administrations growing reliance on unmanned aircraft to fight its wars.
2. The cost of fat is rising faster than your paycheck, about five times as fast. And it's not only the price of butter and oil at the supermarket that are making your pay increases -- if you are getting any at all -- look slim.
3. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin strongly criticized U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday, accusing her of encouraging and funding Russians protesting election fraud, and warned of a wider Russian crackdown on dissent.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
ESSAY TO QUIZ (dec 7, 2011)
Chomsky and Herman's beliefs and views explained in the video The Myth of the Liberal Media describe their non-liberal thoughts. These two media experts introduce the five filters, which are sourcing, funding, anti-communism, organizing and flak. These so-called "rules" contain obvious traits that can, in Herman's and Chomsky's eye, create a better business society. They state that the media itself is like a business that is attempting to sell products to other businesses.
"Remember you work for General Electric Corporation," Jack Welch once said to the president of NBC, Larry Grossman. Ownership is key when it comes to staying loyal and supporting the company you believe in.
Chomsky and Herman's beliefs and views explained in the video The Myth of the Liberal Media describe their non-liberal thoughts. These two media experts introduce the five filters, which are sourcing, funding, anti-communism, organizing and flak. These so-called "rules" contain obvious traits that can, in Herman's and Chomsky's eye, create a better business society. They state that the media itself is like a business that is attempting to sell products to other businesses.
"Remember you work for General Electric Corporation," Jack Welch once said to the president of NBC, Larry Grossman. Ownership is key when it comes to staying loyal and supporting the company you believe in.
TOP NEWS STORIES (dec 7, 2011)
1. Russian authorities should annul the results of the parliamentary vote and hold a new one, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urged Wednesday as popular indignation grew over widespread allegations of election fraud.
2. A D.A. who criticized police and Syracuse University for their handling of sex-abuse allegations against a basketball coach says he can't bring charges because the statute of limitations has passed
3. Obama’s Kansas remarks prepare a showdown with the GOP over the middle class, says Michael Tomasky.
1. Russian authorities should annul the results of the parliamentary vote and hold a new one, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urged Wednesday as popular indignation grew over widespread allegations of election fraud.
2. A D.A. who criticized police and Syracuse University for their handling of sex-abuse allegations against a basketball coach says he can't bring charges because the statute of limitations has passed
3. Obama’s Kansas remarks prepare a showdown with the GOP over the middle class, says Michael Tomasky.
Monday, December 5, 2011
TOP NEWS STORIES (dec 5, 2011)
1. Clarence Pfundheller was standing in front of his locker on the USS Maryland when a fellow sailor told him they were being bombed by Japanese planes.
2. Unprecedented cuts by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will slow first-class delivery next spring and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day.
3.Ginger White tells Leslie Bennetts why she went public and how Cain thought the ‘man was always right.”
1. Clarence Pfundheller was standing in front of his locker on the USS Maryland when a fellow sailor told him they were being bombed by Japanese planes.
2. Unprecedented cuts by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will slow first-class delivery next spring and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day.
3.Ginger White tells Leslie Bennetts why she went public and how Cain thought the ‘man was always right.”
Friday, December 2, 2011
TOP NEWS STORIES (dec 2, 2011)
1. Herman Cain's popularity has dramatically plummeted in Iowa, amid past allegations of sexual harassment and a claim that he cheated on his wife with an Atlanta woman.
2. President Obama has spent the past few weeks trying to shame Republicans for their reluctance to embrace a payroll tax cut extension for workers.
3. Honda Motor Co. announced today it has recalled 304,000 older vehicles globally because they may contain defective air bags.
1. Herman Cain's popularity has dramatically plummeted in Iowa, amid past allegations of sexual harassment and a claim that he cheated on his wife with an Atlanta woman.
2. President Obama has spent the past few weeks trying to shame Republicans for their reluctance to embrace a payroll tax cut extension for workers.
3. Honda Motor Co. announced today it has recalled 304,000 older vehicles globally because they may contain defective air bags.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
TOP NEWS STORIES (nov 29, 2011)
1. With just under a year before Election Day, President Obama has launched his first television ads of the 2012 campaign.
2. Herman Cain's polling numbers have been falling. The allegations of sexual harassment have taken a toll.
3. It seems to have become an established pattern of U.S.-Pakistan relations over this past year: just when things look as if they can't get much worse, they do.
1. With just under a year before Election Day, President Obama has launched his first television ads of the 2012 campaign.
2. Herman Cain's polling numbers have been falling. The allegations of sexual harassment have taken a toll.
3. It seems to have become an established pattern of U.S.-Pakistan relations over this past year: just when things look as if they can't get much worse, they do.
Friday, November 18, 2011
TOP NEW STORIES (nov 18, 2011)
1. The House votes Friday on whether to adopt a constitutional balanced budget amendment as a means of forcing Congress to come to grips with its inability to deal with spiraling deficits.
2. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets, the New York Stock Exchange and the subways to raise their voices against what they say is corporate excess.
3. Just as the U.S. economy is making progress despite Europe's turmoil, here come two new threats.
1. The House votes Friday on whether to adopt a constitutional balanced budget amendment as a means of forcing Congress to come to grips with its inability to deal with spiraling deficits.
2. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets, the New York Stock Exchange and the subways to raise their voices against what they say is corporate excess.
3. Just as the U.S. economy is making progress despite Europe's turmoil, here come two new threats.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
TOP NEWS STORIES (nov, 17, 2011)
1. Today at 1 p.m. ET the California Supreme Court will issue its opinion on whether the sponsors of PROP 8 have the legal right to defend the controversial ballot initiative in federal court.
2. At least six people have been killed and dozens more injured as a storm system that spawned several possible tornadoes moved across the Southeast.
3. The mother of the youngest adopted child of Jerry Sandusky has come forward to accuse the former Penn State coach.
1. Today at 1 p.m. ET the California Supreme Court will issue its opinion on whether the sponsors of PROP 8 have the legal right to defend the controversial ballot initiative in federal court.
2. At least six people have been killed and dozens more injured as a storm system that spawned several possible tornadoes moved across the Southeast.
3. The mother of the youngest adopted child of Jerry Sandusky has come forward to accuse the former Penn State coach.
Monday, November 14, 2011
TOP NEWS STORIES (nov 14, 2011)
1. Romney thinks Obama is obsessed.
2. Penn State Scandal: Victims begins civil case
3. Herman Cain: If Bachmann were an ice cream, she’d be ‘tutti-frutti’
1. Romney thinks Obama is obsessed.
2. Penn State Scandal: Victims begins civil case
3. Herman Cain: If Bachmann were an ice cream, she’d be ‘tutti-frutti’
Friday, November 11, 2011
TOP NEWS STORIES (nov 11, 2011)
1.Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was fired on Nov. 9, four days after a grand jury report charged Sandusky with a series of sexual assaults stretching back to the late 1990s
2. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords vows to return to Congress in a new book that details months of intense therapy and her emotional battle to come to terms with what happened when a gunman opened fire in front of a Tucson grocery store. (AP)
1.Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was fired on Nov. 9, four days after a grand jury report charged Sandusky with a series of sexual assaults stretching back to the late 1990s
2. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords vows to return to Congress in a new book that details months of intense therapy and her emotional battle to come to terms with what happened when a gunman opened fire in front of a Tucson grocery store. (AP)
3. Louisana has the worst drivers in the U.S.A according to recent polls.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
TOP NEWS STORIES (nov 10, 11)
1. Alabama's Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy court protection on Wednesday in the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
2. The lawyer for a U.S. Army sergeant charged with killing unarmed Afghan civilians and cutting fingers off corpses said his client failed to "look at the enemy as human" but his actions did not amount to murder.
3. Italy moved closer to a national unity government on Thursday, following Greece's lead in seeking a respected veteran European technocrat to pilot painful economic reforms in an effort to avert a euro zone bond market meltdown.
1. Alabama's Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy court protection on Wednesday in the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
2. The lawyer for a U.S. Army sergeant charged with killing unarmed Afghan civilians and cutting fingers off corpses said his client failed to "look at the enemy as human" but his actions did not amount to murder.
3. Italy moved closer to a national unity government on Thursday, following Greece's lead in seeking a respected veteran European technocrat to pilot painful economic reforms in an effort to avert a euro zone bond market meltdown.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
TOP NEW STORIES (nov 9, 2011)
1. Justin Bieber being accused of being a father at 17-years old. A 20-year old woman claims that the baby she just was with Justin.
2. Kim Kardashian filed for divorce after 72 days of marriage.
3. A 22 year old woman has been accussed of "jive turkeying" with her 8 year old sons classmates. Morgan Fifer as been committed.
1. Justin Bieber being accused of being a father at 17-years old. A 20-year old woman claims that the baby she just was with Justin.
2. Kim Kardashian filed for divorce after 72 days of marriage.
3. A 22 year old woman has been accussed of "jive turkeying" with her 8 year old sons classmates. Morgan Fifer as been committed.
TOP 3 STORIES (nov. 8, 2011)
After watching the news Tuesday night on CNN, I realized that the top stories were the Conrad Murray Trial, Herman Cain being accused of sexual harassment and the Penn State assistant coach Bob Macosy is accused of sexual harassment also. I found these three stories to be very entertaining. I hadnt followed or even really heard about the Conrad Murray trial until Tuesday night. I think personally that it could have been an accident. With the Herman Cain story of him sexually harassing a woman, I believe that it is made up. Some people dont want Herman Cain to be able to run for president so they feel that they have to make up rumors. And the Penn State assistant coach being accused of harassment, it must be true. A janitor witnessed it and rumors of such a respected person wouldnt just be made up for no reason.
After watching the news Tuesday night on CNN, I realized that the top stories were the Conrad Murray Trial, Herman Cain being accused of sexual harassment and the Penn State assistant coach Bob Macosy is accused of sexual harassment also. I found these three stories to be very entertaining. I hadnt followed or even really heard about the Conrad Murray trial until Tuesday night. I think personally that it could have been an accident. With the Herman Cain story of him sexually harassing a woman, I believe that it is made up. Some people dont want Herman Cain to be able to run for president so they feel that they have to make up rumors. And the Penn State assistant coach being accused of harassment, it must be true. A janitor witnessed it and rumors of such a respected person wouldnt just be made up for no reason.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky was a very radical man who looked at many different perspectives in the world. Chomsky makes it seem okay to go against the "status quo"; that it's good to be different and not to follow the popular opinion and ideas of society. He didn't believe that people needed a government to rule and control them. "Propaganda is to democracy what violence is to a dictatorship." This quote means that having a democracy is more comfortable, agreeable and fair. Participating in a dictatorship can cause violence and disagreement.
Noam Chomsky was a very radical man who looked at many different perspectives in the world. Chomsky makes it seem okay to go against the "status quo"; that it's good to be different and not to follow the popular opinion and ideas of society. He didn't believe that people needed a government to rule and control them. "Propaganda is to democracy what violence is to a dictatorship." This quote means that having a democracy is more comfortable, agreeable and fair. Participating in a dictatorship can cause violence and disagreement.
Monday, October 17, 2011
We Feel Fine
I found the 'We Feel Fine' website to be addicting and interesting. I never thought that there were that many feelings out there in the world. It's a good website to let your feelings out but still be anonoymous about them. Another website that you can express what your feeling is Facebook. But when posting something on Facebook every one knows what your thinking and what your feeling. I like 'We Feel Fine' because it's a little bit more personal.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
2 ads
As I watched the Detroit Tigers game last night and watched them lose a terrible game, I kept an eye out for some interesting commercials and advertisements. One commericial that stuck in my head was this one Honda commercial that the people in their Honda vehicle started singing an Ozzi Osbourne song. The song that they were singing their beat too was "Crazy Train." It had a catchy beat and made me want to watch the commercial again, so my dad and I rewinded the TV to watch it once again. The commercial was memorable and entertaining and was a good way to have the Honda vehicle stick in viewer's minds.
Another advertisement that sticks in my head is the one
Another advertisement that sticks in my head is the one
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Tasty, comforting and blue are some adjectives that can describe this advertisement. There are no people in this advertised in this Pepsi ad, only 2 pop cans. The angle is a little bit above eye-level, so the viewer is slightly looking down on the cans. The lighting seems to be artificial because the picture seems to be photoshopped. They use the color blue mostly because it's a Pepsi ad. The colors stand out and grasp the viewers attention. There is no text in this advertisement but only a small print in the bottom right hand corner saying "Joy-Pepsi." The product being sold is Pepsi. Yes, I found the ad appealing because it caught my attention and made me want to try a can of Pepsi. I believe the audience this ad is trying to target are teens and adults because they have the money to buy a pop. The feeling the ad is trying to accomplish is that Pepsi is the way to go. They way the straw wants to be dropped into the Pepsi can and they way it's trying to push out of the Coke can, gives it a feeling of comfort. This ad doesn't say or direct to either gender more than the other. The message obviously isn't realistic because straws can choose if they want to go into a drink or not. There isn't any message in this ad that is directed towards race. Some possible consequences of drinking Pepsi could be liking it a lot and that it's a new regular drink that you buy. 
Refreshing, green, and ice cold is what this Sun Drop adverisement can be described in. There are no people represented in this ad, only a pop bottle and a ice cold drink of the advertised drink. The angle that the advertisement is at is at eye-level. The lighting you can tell is artificial. The background and the two main objects seem photoshopped in. The only colors that are used are gree, yellow and red. They are bright colors so they grab the viewers attention. The only text that is in this ad is the words 'Sun Drop' on the pop bottle. The text stands out because it's the only red in the picture. The product being sold Sun Drop. I do find this advertisement appealing because it's straight to the point and makes me want to try this drink. I think that the targetted audience is adults and teens because they are the people that have the money to buy this drink. The feeling this ad is trying to get the audience to feel is refreshed. It looks like that if you try the new drink Sun Drop that you will feel refreshed. This advertisement isn't directed towards a certain gender or race. It is realistic. Some consequences include that liking the drink and starting to buy it more often.
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