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Today's Assignment:
1. Go to google.com and select the gmail tab.
2. Create a new account with an appropriate pseudonym. Must supply Ms. Rotter with the email address, pseudonym, and password to the account.
3. Go to kimberlyrotter.blogspot.com and read the articles on blogging below.
Here is an article that outlines what blogging is:
Here are some articles about writing appropriate blog content to preview before you start writing today:
4. Relax and enjoy surfing the web, reading articles that interest you about the topic below, synthesizing and analyzing information from your reading in order that you may write about the topic, and responding to fellow classmates' opinions.
****Remember: A blog post consists of links with analysis and synthesis that articulate a deeper understanding or relationship to the content being linked and written with potential audience in mind!
****Remember: A blog post consists of links with analysis and synthesis that articulate a deeper understanding or relationship to the content being linked and written with potential audience in mind!
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Last night the VMA awards captured the eyes of hundreds of teenagers and adults alike all across the country. For the time it was on, people across the United States were glued to their televisions and watching their favorite artists such as Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, and Eminem strut across the stage and claim their awards. These awards mark them as great artists, inspiring to their audiances, and brilliant song writters when really none of this is true for the most part.
One artist in particular took home eight titles; including best collaboration, best collaboration video, and video of the year. This is Lady Gaga, who's awkwardly outgoing personality as well as an eye for disgustingly outrageous clothing has pushed her to the top of the pop charts. Her style of music, though, is nothing new. Songs about finding love and partying follow a long line of artists in the pop genre that have expressed these desires. If a person looked closely enough at her lyrics, they're all the same as any other pop song that has just been worded differently. Also, her songs follow the same tedious pattern of "verse-chorus-verse-bridge-chorus-chorus" that has haunted the world of music for decades. In this point in time it is unoriginal and not very creative at all. It's a pain to listen to. Just as people are sick and tired of listening to the depressing "life sucks" punk rock and alternative songs, it is absolutley horrible to listen to the same "Oh, I love you and look how awesome I am!" lyrics that mark the pop genre. Her songs do not deserve to be recognized for anything.
Winning the award for best new artist Justin Bieber, the 16 year old with a high pitched voice and the looks of a 12 year old, does not deserve to be recognized. His songs are no different then any other pop artist and in a year or two he won't be able to hit those high notes. Then, he'll be lip synching and his songs will fall upon deaf ears. Though there was one artist in particular who does deserve to be recognized- Eminem. Though rap isn't real music at all and it is almost painfull to listen to, most of his lyrics come from the heart and show the struggle of human life. They are songs that the ordinary person can understand and relate to, and they follow an original pattern. Still, the VMA's remain a worthless display of unoriginal artists with nothing more then cool hair.
Last night the VMA awards captured the eyes of hundreds of teenagers and adults alike all across the country. For the time it was on, people across the United States were glued to their televisions and watching their favorite artists such as Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, and Eminem strut across the stage and claim their awards. These awards mark them as great artists, inspiring to their audiances, and brilliant song writters when really none of this is true for the most part.
One artist in particular took home eight titles; including best collaboration, best collaboration video, and video of the year. This is Lady Gaga, who's awkwardly outgoing personality as well as an eye for disgustingly outrageous clothing has pushed her to the top of the pop charts. Her style of music, though, is nothing new. Songs about finding love and partying follow a long line of artists in the pop genre that have expressed these desires. If a person looked closely enough at her lyrics, they're all the same as any other pop song that has just been worded differently. Also, her songs follow the same tedious pattern of "verse-chorus-verse-bridge-chorus-chorus" that has haunted the world of music for decades. In this point in time it is unoriginal and not very creative at all. It's a pain to listen to. Just as people are sick and tired of listening to the depressing "life sucks" punk rock and alternative songs, it is absolutley horrible to listen to the same "Oh, I love you and look how awesome I am!" lyrics that mark the pop genre. Her songs do not deserve to be recognized for anything.
Though there was one artist in particular who does deserve to be recognized- Eminem. Though rap isn't real music at all and it is almost painfull to listen to, most of his lyrics come from the heart and show the struggle of human life. They are songs that the ordinary person can understand and relate to, and they follow an original pattern. Still, the VMA's remain a worthless display of unoriginal artists with nothing more then cool hair.
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