Books #3

One of the first influential books that I can remember reading was called Tangerine. I believe that this a very important book for me personally because the book was the first one that I read that had a handicapped boy as the protagonist. He has a visual disability but he is far from being able to sense different things about his family and his life. Since I am physically disabled as well I was able to relate to the main character as well. This was one of the first books that I had to read and some I did not like and some I did. I could not stop reading this book.

The second book that I loved was Fahrenheit 451. This told the story in the near future that books were outlawed and the job of the firefighters to burn books. The book was very interesting to me because the subject matter dealt with something very strange and foreign to me. This was another book that was required for me to read but I could not put the book down.

Finally, the book that I absolutely loved and was also required to read was called The Giver. When I first read the book, I did not understand it but as I read more and more I envisioned a black and white society. There were specific people that were chosen to be the receiver of all emotions, good and bad. As well as having a receiver, there is also a giver that gives the emotions to the receiver. Through that process, the protagonist learns a lot about himself and I love how the character relates to all the different emotions that we now today.

Media Impact 2

Back in July of last year, a popular movie called Batman: The Dark Knight Rises premiered all over the United States. During this time in Colorado, a man dressed up as the Joker came and shot into the crowded theater, killing 12 and injuring 58. This movie theater shooting made news state wide and continued to gain momentum for many months till a decision was made. Despite this serious issue, the media played a major part in making this more serious and by bringing the issue over and over again, causes even more problems for everyone that was involved. 

Media Autobiography #1

·      Books: When I was younger I read the boxcar children with my mom. Lately I find that I love to read more and more because I love to learn all the information that I can. These memories were very important growing up.

·      Newspaper: When I was younger I have a lot of memories of reading the newspaper with my parents but today I do not read news from a newspaper.

·      Magazine: I really never payed much attention to magazines. Most magazines that were sold in grocery stores I thought were superficial.

·      Movie: Like most adults my age I love watching movies. It was always a great way to relax and to this day still important to me.

·      Music: Again like most adults my age, I have instant access to music. I grew up in a family that was surrounded by music growing up. I still am very much involved in music

·      Radio: I never listened to radio as a kid but today I only listen to it while I am in the car.

·      TV: I grew up with TV and watched it endlessly as a kid but today it is not important to me and I could go without it.

·      Web: In today’s society, Internet is very important and being a part of today society I am instantly connected to everything via the web.

·      Job: I have never had a job in media but I would love the opportunity

·      Location: I have never lived in another area other then California but would love to check out media by Japan or Switzerland.

·      Major: My major at De Anza is Business and I could use that in many different aspects of media if I decided.