Haha so my Girlfriend and I were trying to set up our Dell Video Chat and we were like ya this is cool, but it doesnt always work as much as we wanted it too...
So my friend Ryan who i met here at U of M told me about how he Skyped with his gf at GVSU and i was like ok lets try this out....
However, my gf just got her new computer and was like "i dont want to download anything because its my baby and i love him (i guess she named him and made it a him...) haha" but she finally did it and i downloaded it this morning and tried it out...
and Yaaaaa, it is awesome haha i love it and it works! and best part = free and its really cool...
If u got someone that is far away from you or that you love, try out Skype cause its awesome.
okie, talk to you later
-chad
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Chapter 12 - 6.c Introduction
Well here is the Intro paragraph! Haha lets see how it goes....
War brings about many toughts ans feelings to citizens of the nations that are engaged in it. The cost to intitae and carry out a wat are at levels that none can imagine. Due to so many emotional, physical, and capital costs, we as a nation are expected to make sacrifices to cope with and push through the concept of war. This can only be done though, if people are willing to make that sacrifice to support their nation. The authour, donald Lazere, asks the question that shouldnt everyone be willing to pay higher taxes during a time of war. By involving ourselves in the war effort, it will give us a satisfaction that we are supporing our nation and boosting our morale. Indeed, by paying higher taxes or helping the war effort, this would hurt our economy by taking more money out of the consumers pocket. However, we need to take sacrifices not only for our nation, but in life. Therefore, supporting the war effort gives us a higher morale, aids our government and lets us engage in helping our nation.
War brings about many toughts ans feelings to citizens of the nations that are engaged in it. The cost to intitae and carry out a wat are at levels that none can imagine. Due to so many emotional, physical, and capital costs, we as a nation are expected to make sacrifices to cope with and push through the concept of war. This can only be done though, if people are willing to make that sacrifice to support their nation. The authour, donald Lazere, asks the question that shouldnt everyone be willing to pay higher taxes during a time of war. By involving ourselves in the war effort, it will give us a satisfaction that we are supporing our nation and boosting our morale. Indeed, by paying higher taxes or helping the war effort, this would hurt our economy by taking more money out of the consumers pocket. However, we need to take sacrifices not only for our nation, but in life. Therefore, supporting the war effort gives us a higher morale, aids our government and lets us engage in helping our nation.
What a Day....
So as you will all know very soon, I like to complain or more like VENT about my days at work.... :)
Right now im sitting in Caribou Coffee near my House in Northville and it is peaceful.... I see my old International issues Teacher and my former class president.... i also see a current student and her friend sitting outside on the patio doing her Precalc....
But at work...Oh man.
I work at George's Senate Coney Island and on Sundays it is crazy. I am running around with 3 to 4 other people and it nutso. Oh btw, i forgot to mention im a busyboy there...
But ooh man haha do i earn my moneys worth working there....Nothing is left undone and always has to be done fast...ugh lol...
Well ill see yall later-
Chad
Right now im sitting in Caribou Coffee near my House in Northville and it is peaceful.... I see my old International issues Teacher and my former class president.... i also see a current student and her friend sitting outside on the patio doing her Precalc....
But at work...Oh man.
I work at George's Senate Coney Island and on Sundays it is crazy. I am running around with 3 to 4 other people and it nutso. Oh btw, i forgot to mention im a busyboy there...
But ooh man haha do i earn my moneys worth working there....Nothing is left undone and always has to be done fast...ugh lol...
Well ill see yall later-
Chad
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Here goes Something...!
Well.... I have to say that the reading of Chapter one from our textbook was very interesting..
One thing that i found to my interest was that the book acclaimed our generation of being less involved in voting and the whole political game... They didnt want to overgeneralize about our generation as a whole, but they did talk about how we do not know enough information to truly understand what is happening in our nation when it comes to politics and such...
We listen to our public radios and such, hearing the viewpoints and ideas of people who tell us many many things that are happening and what we should do as voters and citizens to help change and make changes. When it comes to places and events as such as this, the book describes it as a demagogue, who is a person, normally a public figure, who manipulates the so called ignorance and prejudices of the masses or public for his/her own benefit or profit..
Now I do agree here. I really do think that our generation is VERY undereducated about what is happening in the world and how and what we can do to try to change it or even better understand it...
We also had to write a quickwrite yesterday and this proved to be very challenging to me because i havent taken the time to write that fast about a topic in about 5-6 months so it took me some time :) But one of the topics of our quickwrite pertained to FDR's speech and if we thought if he was a brave orator or a manipulator of words and sneakily persuaded people. Will i did not write about this because there were 3 topics, but i do think that he used a concept of Sentimentality, which is where a person appeals to the emotional side or appeals emotionally to people as a form of manipulation or persuasion. I think that you have to be a good Orator in order to be able to have such a power of words over people and be able to hit home with them on such an emotional level as FDR did in his 4 freeedoms speech.
As i wrap this blog up :) because its almost time for class (haha), i would like to run past one more time that we as a nation or at least generation need to become more educated with politics and issues affecting our society. We need to stop believing other people's Self-fulfilling prophecies and learn on our own, not tend to or want to believe that something is true based upon what someone else says. GO AND READ UP!! take the time to go on the internet and find out what it is that makes Barack Obama so great or not so great! only then, in my opinion, will we be able to make a difference and change in this world.
oh dang, i gotta run, later
-chad :-)
One thing that i found to my interest was that the book acclaimed our generation of being less involved in voting and the whole political game... They didnt want to overgeneralize about our generation as a whole, but they did talk about how we do not know enough information to truly understand what is happening in our nation when it comes to politics and such...
We listen to our public radios and such, hearing the viewpoints and ideas of people who tell us many many things that are happening and what we should do as voters and citizens to help change and make changes. When it comes to places and events as such as this, the book describes it as a demagogue, who is a person, normally a public figure, who manipulates the so called ignorance and prejudices of the masses or public for his/her own benefit or profit..
Now I do agree here. I really do think that our generation is VERY undereducated about what is happening in the world and how and what we can do to try to change it or even better understand it...
We also had to write a quickwrite yesterday and this proved to be very challenging to me because i havent taken the time to write that fast about a topic in about 5-6 months so it took me some time :) But one of the topics of our quickwrite pertained to FDR's speech and if we thought if he was a brave orator or a manipulator of words and sneakily persuaded people. Will i did not write about this because there were 3 topics, but i do think that he used a concept of Sentimentality, which is where a person appeals to the emotional side or appeals emotionally to people as a form of manipulation or persuasion. I think that you have to be a good Orator in order to be able to have such a power of words over people and be able to hit home with them on such an emotional level as FDR did in his 4 freeedoms speech.
As i wrap this blog up :) because its almost time for class (haha), i would like to run past one more time that we as a nation or at least generation need to become more educated with politics and issues affecting our society. We need to stop believing other people's Self-fulfilling prophecies and learn on our own, not tend to or want to believe that something is true based upon what someone else says. GO AND READ UP!! take the time to go on the internet and find out what it is that makes Barack Obama so great or not so great! only then, in my opinion, will we be able to make a difference and change in this world.
oh dang, i gotta run, later
-chad :-)
Monday, September 21, 2009
1st week of College - how was it?
Very interesting. Waking up at different times not at the routine 6:30 to go to school by 7:21 every day is new and fun :D
I have to say though that it is definitely going to take me some time to adjust to how I am going to be in my life so i can get through this new experience. we will see how it all works out though...
-chad
I have to say though that it is definitely going to take me some time to adjust to how I am going to be in my life so i can get through this new experience. we will see how it all works out though...
-chad
Thursday, September 17, 2009
FDR - 4 Freedoms Speech
Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his presidency and during a time of tragic war and massacre, presented himself to the congress and gave a remarkable speech about four very distinct freedoms that we as Americans take advantage of on a regular basis. WE don't know that we are taking advantage because we are born into a granted and gifted environment to begin with. Do we want to take advantage? Of course we dont. we should always be appreciative of what we have and what kinds of freedoms we are given as citizens of this great nation.
Today we were given a lecture by a professor of high understanding and knowledge about this speech.
Today we were given a lecture by a professor of high understanding and knowledge about this speech.
My thoughts and Ideas about all of this:
We don't know what we got till it is gone. That can be said with even the simplest things in life....A loved one, an awesome gaming system, a lucky pencil, the ability to choose what you want to eat in the morning.... As i said up top, we, ALL of us, take things for advantage and do not appreciate them as much as we should. Only when we get a reality check or something major happens in our life that makes us reflect and say wow... then we start to take more of an interest in what we have.
I feel that FDR understood that Americans did not realize that they had the luxury of living in a nation that did not harbor you about simple little things. Our Freedoms. He wanted to not just tell, but show Americans by making them realize what it would be like without these simple luxuries. One of FDR's main points in his speech is that in order to keep, protect, and nourish our already bountiful and prosperous lives, that we need to sacrifice and sacrifice to see the final goal in the end during a time of need. ONLY by placing into the minds of Americans that there might be a chance that our Freedoms, the ones that we use every day, might be taken over by a ruthless dictator or another non-democratic government would we actually take the time to think and say we need to fight for what we have.
Because of this, I think all of us need to take more time to realize and appreciate the great civil and open country that we live in and all of the municipal, basic, complex or Whatever freedoms that we do have, and pray for those nations that do not have the ability to experience what we have. Because who knows, we might have the ability to do something today, and it might be gone tomorrow....
Thanks for hearing me out (or more like reading me out lol :D )
-Chad
We don't know what we got till it is gone. That can be said with even the simplest things in life....A loved one, an awesome gaming system, a lucky pencil, the ability to choose what you want to eat in the morning.... As i said up top, we, ALL of us, take things for advantage and do not appreciate them as much as we should. Only when we get a reality check or something major happens in our life that makes us reflect and say wow... then we start to take more of an interest in what we have.
I feel that FDR understood that Americans did not realize that they had the luxury of living in a nation that did not harbor you about simple little things. Our Freedoms. He wanted to not just tell, but show Americans by making them realize what it would be like without these simple luxuries. One of FDR's main points in his speech is that in order to keep, protect, and nourish our already bountiful and prosperous lives, that we need to sacrifice and sacrifice to see the final goal in the end during a time of need. ONLY by placing into the minds of Americans that there might be a chance that our Freedoms, the ones that we use every day, might be taken over by a ruthless dictator or another non-democratic government would we actually take the time to think and say we need to fight for what we have.
Because of this, I think all of us need to take more time to realize and appreciate the great civil and open country that we live in and all of the municipal, basic, complex or Whatever freedoms that we do have, and pray for those nations that do not have the ability to experience what we have. Because who knows, we might have the ability to do something today, and it might be gone tomorrow....
Thanks for hearing me out (or more like reading me out lol :D )
-Chad
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Sitting in the University Center....
I am just sitting here, looking at all of the people in the UC...it is actually very different and i kind of like just observing what i see around here...there is a DJ that comes out later in the and sets up, but i think it is our Radio program that we do...im not sure, maybe i should ask....
and i really like the food here, actually as a matter of fact, im going to go get some food right now, so ill be back on here in a little bit later or so -chad
and i really like the food here, actually as a matter of fact, im going to go get some food right now, so ill be back on here in a little bit later or so -chad
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Balance? Possible?
My family for the longest time has been saying, chad you need to learn how to balance things in your life, school friends girlfriend all these kinds of things....and i did, i did adjust to being able to balance, but wait a second.....
I'm starting COLLEGE! AHHH haha i think i have to re-evaluate how im going to do all of this again.... lets see :P
I'm starting COLLEGE! AHHH haha i think i have to re-evaluate how im going to do all of this again.... lets see :P
Friday, September 11, 2009
College! It has finally arrived...
Well, well, well. It is here! The day that i have been looking forward to and not looking forward to at the same time has finally arrived! haha I want to say that i am nervous but also trying to figure out how things will happen and all fall into place, i guess i will see what happens with time :)
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