presentation

just want to say that the presentations given on monday were great. they really utilized the powerpoint presentation on effective presentation giving that we saw earlier in the year. the slides and eye contact and speed of speech were great! good job guys. our group met today to finalize our project and are looking forward to presenting tomorrow, we will see how it goes!

New Orleans

I had no time to blog this week...but I did want to blog a little bit about New Orleans. I just dont understand how a city like this can exsist in the United States. There are literally no laws. I could do anything short of murdering someone and get away with it. It is such a beautifully corrupt city. There is corruption at every level. It is alarming how corrupt it is. There were cops drinking beer in there patrol cars and there were live sex acts with their doors open to the public at 3 in the afternoon. This is just my refelction on a great city that I am ready to visit again. Ohhhh on another note, the media has done a terrible job portraying this city. Whenever they cover activities that happen in the city, and they show the same picture of the city under water. THe convention center says that they get professionals that call on a daily basisasking if the city is stil underwater. The media needs to cover the city in a truthful way.
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The Other Boyln Girl

Pulled straight from the laws of power... natalie portman charecter utilizes those laws to manipulate those around her to get what she wants from them. much like i thought however, the laws eventually back fire on her and she ends up lonely (dead) and powerless. she did however use the laws to get to the power status that she wanted. just another example of how the laws can be applied.

Piracy...whats the big deal

Why is piracy such a big deal? People still go to the movies and still buy cds. So there are a bunch of peoeple that download them illegally, but during the 90's people made mixed tapes from the other tapes that were bought, but since people dont buy records anymore its probably not going to be the same as it was then. Back to the movies, people will still go see movies in the theatre and like jake said people are mainly watching those movies online because they are free. So these artists need to get off their igh horse and start making music and movies people want to buy and go see!!!!
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Laws of Power

These laws are sooooo malicious. If you were to follow these directly you will have power but won't have any friends, but if that is your intent than these laws should do the trick. The stories are fascinating. What people will do for power is just astonishing, but to a certain degree, the same actions are taken by people everyday.
On a different note, the group project is working pretty well. We are excited about visiting different sites coming up. The beach is something that I love a lot. Coming from C of C, I lived at the beach for most of the first year. I think that it would be a good outlet for the student body and on day like Saturday, the beach would be packed!
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story telling at the business level

Squirell Inc. brings up intresting points about story tellling in a presentation. I have never thought about it, but it is very true. I think about the most successful speakers that I have listened to and they all tell stories to push their points across. The points tend to become more personal and more relateable. We had a speaker last year talk to us about women's safety and how we all need to be aware. Well she opened her speech about how her best friend was murdered in college in her house. This story was shocking but it made me pay more attention to her and what she has to say. Just because of that story.
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Turning over a New Leaf

Today starts the first day of my blog when I am supposed to routine. I am not very good at this whole blogging thing, but I am going to make it a priority. I am begining to really enjoy the laws. Its really intresting to read what some poeple wil do for power and/or money. I enjoyed the story to day about the french lady writer. I am always inspired by women who push the envelope and do what is not expected or accepted and get away with it. These group projects are interesting too. All ofthe groups are really interesting and they have all risen problems to the surface that I had not thought about before, but totally sympathize with. Lets hope that I blog after class or before the next on...keep fingers crossed.
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