America's Next Top Model: agreeing with a classmate

A classmate of mine recently posted a blog about America's Next Top Model and how bad of a show it really is. He asks the question on how this could possibly pass for prime time television and I strongly agree.

In my own opinion, this is an extremely harmful show for a vulnerable girl to watch. These girls are the most unhealthiest girls around. Why would you have a show promoting models when these girls are skinny and they are being called fat? If anything, a girl should watch this show and say to themselves, "Okay, this is exactly what I shouldn't be like." Girls, in a guys point of view, we don't like it when you can see a girl's skeleton.

YouTube: A free political ad for Hilary

This just goes to show you how YouTube is so effective while it is easy to use and free or charge. This video is a clip of a Hilary speech on oil profits. She tells DNC Meetings that she wants to put the oil profits into a strategic fund.

I am blogging about this not because of Hilary's speech, but because of the fact that millions of people have free access to this speech. YouTube is such a unique commodity because not only Hilary Clinton, but any single person in the world can put up a video available for the whole world to see. This is so effective for political campaigns. Why would a candidate waste campaign money for a commercial spot when they can just have one free on YouTube?

Are Jets' Executives Trying to Stop Stadium Harassment? Haha

This blog post is a feminist post describing the stories of sexual harassment at Jet football games. There was once instance against the Pittsburgh Stealers when there were a bunch of men screaming and chanting at some women to show their breasts. One woman looked like she was about to then stopped and walked away so the men got angry and starting spitting and throwing beer everywhere. This blog is stating that something should be done to stop this from happening.

My opinion seems anti-feminist, but I just think it is reality. Most women love attention and always want to be the center of it, especially if they think they are attractive. I am sure that these women that the men were screaming at didn't really mind it, and actually enjoyed it. Why did one woman act like she was about to pull up her shirt? Don't get me wrong, there are women out there who are very classy and actual find this sort of thing offensive, which they should. Reality is that most women like the attention, and most men will give it to them. To say that there should be something done about this harassment at the Jets' games is ridiculous. This sort of thing happens everywhere at every stadium. Overall, yes I do believe that it is a shame that this is what society has come to. Sexual harassment is a big issue and should be noticed, but in this circumstance at a football game of all places, there will be no action taken whatsoever.

Environment: Greenland Ice Melting at Record Pace

I don't really look into environmental issues, but this blog post caught my eye. This post goes to explain that the amount of ice lost in Greenland over the past year is equal to twice as large as Washington D.C.
"The volume of water unleashed by the melting ice raised global sea levels by close to 2 one-hundredths of an inch; were all of Greenland's ice to melt, Steffen predicts, sea levels could be lifted by as much as 21 ft - an unlikely possibility. A 7°F increase since 1991 contributed to another record ice melting year, 10% more than the previous one set in 2005."
Even though there is snowfall which does help, it is no match for the sustaining of glacier melting.



After reading this post it actually made me look into this problem even more. I mean, this abundance of increased sea level over a period of time really can't be good. How long will it be until all the ice melts and there is too much water and erosion? When will the satellite picture of the earth be nothing but blue?

The Huffington Post

Mathew Chapman and Sheril Krishenbaum are eager to find out why the presidential candidates are not focusing on the topic of science and technology. They posted a blog on The Huffington Post to explain their reasoning.

"This is the longest running presidential race in history, and yet no event is scheduled in which the candidates are asked to focus on the two most pressing social issues of our time: science and technology. We are asking the candidates to take time out of their busy schedules for this because nothing could be more important."

They are basically just suggesting that these candidates at least have a debate of science and technology issues and what their future aspirations are. They say that their really are some major problems that need to be faced.

The Science Debate 2008 is brought up by them saying that this issue is already encouraged through this debate team and it is good start for the issue.

"We would like you to go to our website, ScienceDebate2008.com, and register your support for this important idea. But don't stop there. If you belong to a campaign, talk to your candidate and ask him or her to become a part of this. Send an email to the head of your party, Howard Dean, for Democrats, Mike Duncan for Republicans, and tell them you like this idea."

To me, this seems like more of an advertisement for the Science Debate 2008. They say there are science and technology issues that need to be informed but do not give any information on what these problems are in their post.

"The Girls Next Door"

This series focuses on the lives of Hugh Hefner's three girlfriends who live with him at the Playboy Mansion: Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt, and Kendra Wilkinson. Other celebrities sometimes make guest appearances. The series not only showcases events at the Playboy Mansion, but also sheds light on other Playboy related events.

I am a guy so I can't really explain how a girl feels when they watch this show. But, in my opinion, if there is a girl out there that feels intimidated or any less of these of these girls on this show, then there is something wrong. You have three girls who can't live life and wouldn't have been successful without the money of Hugh Hefner. Although these girls are extremely beautiful, they have many many flaws. The only thing a girl can look at and say about these women is, "I wish I looked like that." After watching this show I couldn't believe how stupid these girls actually were. So the question about if this show has a negative impact on the average girl should be answered with the simple answer of no. If anything, a girl should watch this and see how dumb these girls really are.

The New York Times, Dec 5th Paper

In the New York Times, I looked closely at the each story and what order they were in. The first story read, "Bush Insists Iran Remains a Threat Despite Arms Data." The second reads, "A Calmer Iraq: Fragile, and Possibly Fleeting." The third, "Study Shows Why the Flu Likes Winter." The fourth, "For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival." And the last one reads, "Comedian Says Minnesota Run is a Serious One." These are the five big bold stories on the front of the paper, then follows other smalls links to other stories.

In my opinion, these stories are in the correct order, and they are diverse. The first story covers Bush's opinion on Iran which I think is pretty important and people would want to know the most about it. The second story has to do with Iraq, and once I see the word "Iraq" in the newspaper, I personally want to see what it says, so I believe that story is where it needs to be. The next few stories fall away from the politics aspect and focus more on people's curiosity and I don't have a problem with it. It is getting cold, people are getting sick with the Flu, and people want to know why. The next story deals with race and finally the last has to do with Minnesota which you can obviously see the stories get less and less important. Overall, I am quite satisfied with the way the New York Times ordered their stories and made sure the first two big stories had to do with Bush, Iran, and Iraq.