Blog 18

In this semester I enjoyed learning all the many things we covered in English 099. It has been a wonder experience for me to just be in college around thinkers like myself. All the reality topics we learned about was extremely interesting to me because it enhance the way I see life even more. When we did blog 12 in the food unit I really tried my best to get a good grade and gain knowledge at the same time. I can relate to blog 12 For instance, my grandma would not eat half of the foods that some people eat today. My grandma was a very picky eater and so am I. She would eat a lot of fruits and veggies and made me eat it whether I like it or not but I love her for that.

The second blog I enjoyed working on was blog 11 it was about tap water and bottle water myth. I was surprise to know that New York water was better than a lot of other places and tap water is pretty much ok to drink. I recently stop purchasing bottle water and started drinking tap water and now I can save about $50 to $60 dollars monthly. I really appreciate watching this video Annie Leonard narrated about water myth it was great info to know.

Lastly blog 8 was my favorite blog that I worked on because “Red pill or blue pill: Is Ignorance Bliss” I can really relate to the most. For instance, I always want to know the truth about life. I always felt that something was missing and I tried to analyze what it was many times in my life. So I would have taken the red pill and instead of the blue pill just to know the truth about the world.

Internet experience

I was excited when I use the internet and posted one of my blog just to get feed back because before this class writing was very difficult for me to do. Now I enjoyed writing and expressing my thoughts on my blog. Using the internet is great because now I know how to write on Microsoft word, Google doc, and I know how to use a blog for the first time plus many more thing I know how to do.

English 099

In English 099 I had a great experience working with Dr. X and my classmates. Everyone was nice to me so I felt very comfortable in class. We worked in groups and I was able to get a better idea of what to do. The assignments we learned were interesting because it was basis on exposing the truth to us.         

Final project

Trader Joe's Here I come....

On my way to find a delicious meal...

Ground Turkey $3.62 each I use to packs

This Organic Pasta $2.58 each I purchase two packs...

This Organic Marinara Sauce was $2.29 each I use two jars....

Here I am in the kitchen filling up some water for the pasta

Just using some parsley flakes inside the ground turkey

Mixing the meat

Here are some ingredients I will use like Salt, Parsley Flakes, Paste and marinara...

 I had a wonderful time shopping at Trade Joe's and my food taste great I was very satisfied...

Blog 17

In “The Story of Stuff” Annie Leonard argues that planned obsolescence is a system that designs products to break apart. Moreover, these big corporations know that those products they made will only last a short while so it is transient. One day we will have to face those issues and find a better situation. Meanwhile, these big corporations like Best buy, Target, Wal-Mart and other business will continue to increase their profit. However, many of these products are toxic to our environment as well as our health. I feel that majority of those manufacture products are saturated. This operation is not obligatory and I feel like our human rights are being violated from all this madness. On a much lower scale I can related to this issue. When I was thirteen years old a man name john sold me a fake gold chain that was broke but, I did not realize it until I got home. I was so excited and gullible at that age. I did not know he deceived me until I bring it to the jewelry store to get fixes. I was extremely angry at him so once I saw john again he got a beat down he would never forget amen (LOL).

Another issue Leonard argues is perceived obsolescence which is hilarious to me. I watched people cried and lied to keep up with the latest fashion. These companies who use marketing strategy are at their acme in this economy. They create this illusion in people mind that last year products are tawdry and not worst wearing. Consumers have feed off these false allegations and believe whatever the media tells them. We have been suffering for a very long time since 1950 war that took places. This consumer madness started with companies saturating the market to boost our economy. I can not say this is right or wrong, but if I could persuade the world as the media have done. I would tell everyone to invest in some of my ideas? For instance, I would love to open up a club in midtown Manhattan with a restaurant/bar and persuade everyone to purchases a bottle of liquor every night. Hey the media does it to people all the time so can I?

Blog 16

In “Let Them Eat Fat” Greg Critser spoke about fast foods companies who target poor/ middle class proletarians. They use marketing strategies to persuade customers such as young black adolescence.

I hate the idea of how vindictive these fast food places conduct business. Now that I am knowledgeable about this capricious act I will not purchase any more fast food. We need an advocate to aid poor/ middle class proletarians from Mc Donald’s and other organized avaricious corporations. On the other hand, people in power can be incongruous that is why they target uneducated individuals who tried to be frugal by spending less money for a meal to eat. Everyone should have the right to eat a healthy balanced meal in America whether you are poor/ middle class or wealthy.

The main reason why I am extremely repudiate is simply because I am a young black male who is in a middle class barrier and my neighborhood is surrounded by fast food places. Secondly, my children enjoy eating Mc Donald’s food as well as other fast food restaurants occasionally. In addition fast food places just started getting letter grades on how clean there establishments are. However, people who eat from these places on a regular basis develop serious health issues. I know because in my community I analyze the enormous amount of individual males and females I grew up with that are obese.

It is evident that Mc Donald’s and other fast food restaurants are not healthy balance meals for people to eat. One fact that I can corroborate is the video I saw in Dr. X class where a man in great health name Morgan ate Mc Donald’s for thirty days. After his thirty day experiment the doctor told him he had a lot of health issues because of what he ate. Also fast food restaurants are using marketing strategies according to Critser he quoted “If we don’t recommend a supersize, the supersize is free! “ Does that sound crazy or what how they embellish an illusion in peoples' mind subconsciously. Now nutritionists and dietitians would possibly agree that people who eat fast food can be malleable able to be molded or manipulated.

Finally, I am going to be unequivocal and say I believe we can do something about these fast food establishments now. For instance, we can stop being spendthrift and stop waiving our rights because we are poor/ middle class individuals. Once we abet one another and stop eating from these places they would become defunct no longer in existence or they would change there policies. I wish I had been more knowledgeable about this a long time ago. Healthy eating is our goal and we are demanding it not asking. However, our parents’ and grandparents’ and so on would not even recognize some of the things we eat day. Eating healthy will help us reach our acme in life and we are tired of these complacent establishments.

Blog 14

In “Sleep Dealer” Memo explains how he wants to live the America dream, but what is the American dream? Memo’s fantasy of the American dream was ostensible said to be true, but perhaps not true. I think we can all relate to that because living in America is not all what it seems. For instance, we are suppose to have freedom of speech but we all know that is not the case.

Memo’s family was trying to tell him that what you see on TV in America is not the way you envision it to be. However Memo is a young man so he will have to experience some uncanny things before he understands his dream which is really a dystopia.

Now Memo is heading to America and he meets a young lady name Luz on the bus. Luz started out as a woman who wanted to sell his memory. She took Memo to a place where he got connected to nodes where he finally started working at cybermaquilas. Memo stayed focused so he would not digress from his mission, which was to live the American dream.

Luz on the other hand was working with a man name Rudy. Rudy's role in the America dream was a soldier who killed Memo's father. Later on Memo found out about Luz's unscrupulous role she played, which was selling memories of him. Memo become aloof and did not want to associate with her for some time. Then he also found out about the memories that Luz sold to Rudy who killed his father which I mentioned. Rudy felt horrible but it was to late because Memo's father was dead.

Finally "Luz, Memo, and Rudy worked together to have Rudy connect to his drone from Memo's Sleep Dealer so that Rudy can use it to blow up the dam near Memo's village and return the river to the villagers of Santa Ana del Rio". That was Memo's father dam and Memo's family was so excited.

Blog 15

In “The new industrial migrants (part 1)” Eric Schlosser explains how meatpacking industrial places turnover rates are profitable for many reasons. The proletarians who work in these places quit or get fired every three month so insurance cost is low. Another benefit for the meatpacking industrial is when their employers do not still long enough to receive vacation time.

In “The new industrial migrants (part2)” Eric Schlosser explains how meatpacking industrial target poor communities in the US in an unscrupulous way just so they can increase their profits.

The meatpacking industrial are flippant because they do not care about humanity at all. Moreover, they are cantankerous difficult to deal with and all they know how to do is capitalize off of poor immigrants misfortune. I believe the meatpacking industrial have been successful at high turnover only because they design for it to be that way. Now the American who used to earn middle class income are being replaces with indigent immigrants.

The reasons why I strongly feel that meatpacking business owners are avaricious and they pray on immigrant indigent people because they knew these individual need them. However, I dislike how that would target homeless people also. The meatpacking industrial is just charlatan who focuses on subjugating poor people in need.

American on the other hand have been wasting time working for these meatpacking industry simply because they time was only transient. I understand why the meatpacking industrial did what they did but, it was wrong how they use people. This is not the American dream I always envision this is flippant behavior from avaricious business owners.

Blog 13

In the food unit I will describe how it connects to the units I previously learned. First of all the food unit for instance was designed to empower society with knowledge, so we can know the truth about what we eat. In the other units like (“The Allegory of the Cave, “The Truman Show, The Matrix, “Red Pill or Blue Pill?” etc.) they were trying to deliver the same message to society as far as exposing us to the truth. The main theme of our class is to enhance us with the appropriate information so we can become adept thinkers. In order to make a change in our lives, we have to first change the way we think. Besides, we have more control than you can imagine for example, once you are knowledgeable about any topic. The next step is to apply what you know and take action. That is what each unit is trying to enforce us to do learn, which is to plan then take action on the information you been given.

Now I will explain one out of the six-items listed that I have done well in and what improvements that could help me become an impeccable writer. In the evaluation of the two CATs for the other students, I learned from examining mistakes they made which allowed me to be proficient and conscious while writing. At the same time I will continue to practice so that I can do well on my CAT on November 30th. In the meantime I will look over other students work on Google Groups to get a better understanding of what not to do. Nevertheless I improved a lot compared to when I first started this class. In fact, I am aware of the grammar errors I have been having problems with. Also in the beginning I had some difficulties using my blog which I no longer have. Writing is one of the many ways that allows me to express my thoughts on paper. In this third unit it is really helpful to me because it is an eye opener. I recently stopped buying water from the supermarkets thanks to watching the video on the food unit. It was interesting to know that tap water and some bottle water are the same. Now that I stopped buying water from the supermarkets, I can save 40 to 60 dollars monthly. Finally I like to give thanks to my teacher Dr. X for inspiring me to become a great writer.

Ps, Dr. X I fixed my grammar error on all my blog from 1 – 13.