Shields, Mike. "Turner, MySpace Ink Cross-Promo Pact for Nascar.com." 24. Sept. 2009.
Basically Nascar has made a very smart move teaming up with MySpace. They have a deal with MySpace and now they are hosting a Nascar page that features all Nascars upcoming events, pics, and info. They will also be promoting some of Nascars products. There will be feeds from twitter available as well.
I retired my MySpace page a long time ago and am not really a fan of the network. I also have never "twitted" and have no idea what Twitter even is. I guess its a really good move for Nascar but all in all its just another way for companies/organizations to use the media to target consumers.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Apartheid Haunts South Africa's Schools
Ceila, Dugger. "Apartheid Haunts South Africa's Schools." http://www.nytimes.com/
This video clip shows a high school in South Africa and interviews several students who attend there. The students talk about their dreams and the things they aspire to become thanks to a good education. Unfortunately, schools in South Africa struggle. Many because of a lack of good educators. Teachers often come to school late, or not at all, and are not held accountable for their absence. They don't seem to have any passion for teaching, or dedication to the students. Despite this, students have still found ways to fight for their dreams. One girl interviewed, had no family whatsoever. Her parents and older sister had died from AIDS. Yet she had an incredibly cheerful and positive about life and achieving her dreams.
It amazes me how positive the students in S. Africa are. So many of them have suffered from losing loved ones, many have no families at all and are completely on their own, and yet they still remain so positive and hopeful. They haven't given up, but rather they keep their dreams close to them and continually aim for great things.
This video clip shows a high school in South Africa and interviews several students who attend there. The students talk about their dreams and the things they aspire to become thanks to a good education. Unfortunately, schools in South Africa struggle. Many because of a lack of good educators. Teachers often come to school late, or not at all, and are not held accountable for their absence. They don't seem to have any passion for teaching, or dedication to the students. Despite this, students have still found ways to fight for their dreams. One girl interviewed, had no family whatsoever. Her parents and older sister had died from AIDS. Yet she had an incredibly cheerful and positive about life and achieving her dreams.
It amazes me how positive the students in S. Africa are. So many of them have suffered from losing loved ones, many have no families at all and are completely on their own, and yet they still remain so positive and hopeful. They haven't given up, but rather they keep their dreams close to them and continually aim for great things.
Monday, September 7, 2009
In School Speech Obama Avoids Political Issues
Sout, David. "In School Speech Obama Avoids Political Issues." 8. Sept. 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/us/politics/08speech.html?_r=1&hp
The article written by David Stout talks about the kind of message President Obama is going to give students Tuesday September 8 during school. He shares personal stories about his own education, and is going to stress the importance of trying in school. The article also talks about the concern there has been as far as Obama's decision to address a speech to young students, rather then the actual content of his speech.
I can understand parents initial concern for this speech. There has been a lot of controversy over Obama's political platform, of course parents who are against his agenda would be against him specifically addressing their children! Now that the content of his speech has been released, and that the "letter to the President" has been taken off the lesson manual, parents are calming down. I simply don't understand why we were going to be asked "what we could do for our president" in the first place. Why do we need to do anything for our president? Our focus should NOT be on him, but rather our country and our fellow citizens.
The article written by David Stout talks about the kind of message President Obama is going to give students Tuesday September 8 during school. He shares personal stories about his own education, and is going to stress the importance of trying in school. The article also talks about the concern there has been as far as Obama's decision to address a speech to young students, rather then the actual content of his speech.
I can understand parents initial concern for this speech. There has been a lot of controversy over Obama's political platform, of course parents who are against his agenda would be against him specifically addressing their children! Now that the content of his speech has been released, and that the "letter to the President" has been taken off the lesson manual, parents are calming down. I simply don't understand why we were going to be asked "what we could do for our president" in the first place. Why do we need to do anything for our president? Our focus should NOT be on him, but rather our country and our fellow citizens.
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