Blog 7

Argument 1
Should the US Institute policies barring corporations from selling computer system overseas that support censorship
To be honest Im going to try my best to be open minded here but in all honesty the companies may be based in the United States where there are laws against barring freedoms however in China there are no such regulations, the US should not have the right to block major companies from selling their products overseas, which brings money into the US economy. The US should not interfere with companies who are just trying to make money, the American dream. The government should care about human rights dont get me wrong but we have MUCH bigger problems on our hands then Chinese human rights we need to fix our economy, get out of debt,were in 2 almost 3 wars, have thousands of troops deployed around the world, have a major unemployment problems, Chinese Human rights should be relatively low on our to do list. However on the other side it is understandable that human rights are being violated and some view we need to step in, like we have for most other situations, Also stepping in will get the Chinese people to view the US as a peace keeper and get on our good side. Unfortunately we don't owe 7 trillion dollars to the Chinese People, we owe 7 Trillion dollars to the Chinese government and we want to stay on their good side as long as possible human rights violations aside, I'm just being logical here, cutting them from their computer systems (Which are made there by the way) is not the greatest idea.

Argument 2
Will evolving technology help the Chinese get rights
I could answer this in one word... No. The people can speak up all they want however until they actually revolt like the Arabic nations have they will not get any more rights. Also no one wants to help china they only have very few allies, one being Russia and Russia has enough problems on their own. The Chinese people need to revolt if they want things done, it has worked in the past and is working currently in Arabic nations, and the sheer numbers of the Chinese people are enough to get a good revolution going. This is coming from a histroy major, peaceful revolutions work but it takes more then a few thousand people on twitter to do anything voicing yourself on the completly anamous internet is not going to change anything it takes action.

Digital Story Proposal... still dont know what Im doing here...

During my time in FYS, I have realized a few things about the hidden evils of technology and how they help progress the digital divide and what not. However my paper is going to be the complete opposite of that. I believe that twitter will help progress the world in general.
     To me Twitter is more then just a way to vent my feelings to my followers, Twitter is an entire new world. I Get everything from twitter, anywhere from my news, sports updates, what celebrities are up to, the latest tabloids, even a cheap late night laugh. My life has changed because of twitter and its not just a thing about me either, twitter has helped many others. Be it the Tweetevents or essentially flash mobs for a purpose that bring thousands of people to one location and rally for a cause, or how twitter assisted all those who were involved in the Arab spring. Twitter has evolved from a simple status update page to a way to change the world for the better. In this proposal, I still do not know exactly what sources I will includes but expect a video of some sorts and 2 credible online sources

Blog 6

Twitter, I am very proficient in Twitter, Unlike most people who are just starting up on Twitter, I Have had a twitter since 09'. Im over the 1,600 tweet mark and am, in my opinion very proficient in twitter. My twitter litteracy level is very high since i've been there so long, all the #SMH #HMD #nowplaying and prety much anyother hashtag ive seen or used at times. However I personally do not follow most trends when it come to hashtags, I tend to make up my own such as #liberalswag and #Murphswag. I see hashtags as more of a creative way to make up random sayings then to go along with a trend. My twitter literacy skill really doesnt evolve anymore beause ive been on there so long that Ive seen everything twitter has to offer. You more or less acquire 21st century literacy skills by being on the internet, its not taught anywhere its just acquired.

This Digital World- VentanA

Vlog 1- Part of Blog 5

Blog 5

My experiences as a web user have been pretty typical for a teenager. Be it the middle school fad that was known as "Myspace" and now Youtube, Twitter, Facebook and soon Google+ the internet for me is usually used for social networking and procrastinating. My internet skills have most definatly evolved over time however, be it from my 1st times on the internet always entering www. and using google to find google, my ICT skill has evolved to a level that was beyond my comprehension when I was a "Noob" user of the internet. I now can make use of the internet by using all the possible advantages it has to offer, such as downloadable text books, Its ability to record my vlog for my next blog, making it so I can impress my friends with random facts at times by searching google on my phone. The internet has completly revolutionized how I look at the world and how I can interact with it.

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