Entry #11, And Thus It Comes Crumbling Down..

Hey everyone,

My name's Adrian Garcia and this will be my last entry for a while. Since the cat's out of the bag, I'd like to take a moment and reflect on my experience blogging so far.

As for blogging, I thought it was okay but I didn't necessarily take it seriously. I did it mostly for the sake of a grade, but I did play around with some topics. I would say the benefits of blogging are that it could be used for therapeutic reasons like ranting to release stress and have a good time or just inform people of your thoughts. There are challenges to blogging such as trying to find ways to be inclusive of the audience. What topics can you talk about than an incite a response from a reader? As an assignment for a class, I don't think blogging was quite useful or valuable. I didn't really learn anything about my classmates except for a few inconsequential things. I also don't feel that I have improved as a student doing this or  even changing my understanding of my classmates. As for technology, this platform was actually frustrating to log onto because it would sign out all of my other accounts. As for how I responded to my fellow classmate's blogs, I would scan a blog and respond with a short answer or question. As nonchalant as that sounds, it's the truth.

To all my readers, thanks for spending these eight short weeks with me. It was a pleasure writing to you about topics that interested me. Other than what I just said, that's all for now folks.

Entry #10 Living it up, but modestly this time?

Hello fellow Americans,

It's Adrian again. Today I'd like to take a moment out of your time to discuss our President's generosity.

Donald Trump's at it again and is now staying in New Jersey to "save costs" despite the best option for saving costs is to stay at the White House or Camp David and other government owned and secured properties. 

A while ago, I talked about Trump's excessive trips to Mar-a-Lago to golf. Now that he's trying to show that he's financially responsible, it's become ironic. This man knows no bounds.

Since my purpose was just to inform you of this event, that's all I have to say for now. Thanks for reading and leave a message letting me know how you feel about our President's monetary actions. 

Entry #9 The World of Media Around Us

Hey guys,

Beer Commercial Example

It's me Adrian Garcia again and today I'm here to talk to you about media and it's subtle influences on the world. As a college student, some of my teachers have already begun to demonstrate why it's important to understand what we're looking at in our daily lives.

One example of this is beer commercials and the messages they send to us. Choosing the right beer is shown as being popular in a group or impressing people. Choosing the wrong beer can make you an outcast and the odd one out.

Infamous Photo taking technique

Another example of media influencing us is female models and children. Women are made to look as thin as possible and unnaturally so. They are photoshopped or use "myspace" angles to deceive the viewer into thinking what's beautiful.


As you can see, media can be pretty biased and when people aren't expecting it, influential as well. That's all I have to say for this topic. Let me know what you're thinking by leaving a comment.

Entry #8 Can He Make America Great Again?

Hey guys,

It's Adrian again and today I'd like to spend a few moments discussing our President Donald J. Trump's first 100 days in office.
As some of you may know, Trump hasn't exactly had the best 100 days in office and he knows why. He blames our constitution, the very document he swore to uphold, because it didn't grant him enough power to enact what he wants without interference. All of this despite having the Majority in the House, Senate, and Supreme Court.

POTUS

Now, let's take a look at what he's done so far in office. He promised a wall that Mexico would pay for. They refused and now he's saying they'll pay for it in the future. He attempted to pass his Muslim ban twice. It got shut down. Now he's calling for the disbanding of the court that shut him down. He had NAFTA in his hands but backed down after Justin Trudeau and Mexico called him. Yet he rates himself as an "A" president despite all of the things he hasn't accomplished.

Justin Trudeau

He golfs consistently despite criticizing Obama heavily for doing the same action yet at a less frequent and less costly rate.Most of the money he ends up spending ends up back into his coffers through the fees at Mar-A-Lago. He can barely remember the country he bombed a few days after doing so yet can remember the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake that he ate while doing it. His party irresponsibly held a Supreme Court for a year to spite President Obama. Don't even get me started on the Russians and this administration. I could list more issues but without going into depth it would be me yelling at you which was not the original intention of this post.

Thanks for reading what I can only truly call a rant. Leave a comment and let me know your personal opinions on our current POTUS.

Entry #7 #CheckThisOut

#Hey,

My name is Adrian Garcia and if you can't tell from this obnoxious use of the hash symbol (otherwise known as pound ), today I'd like to briefly discuss the hash symbol.

Firstly, what I do know about the hashtag symbol is that it's used to categorize social media messages by topic such as #BLM for Black Lives Matters.

I personally do not consistently use social media, and was not in a particular frenzy to hashtag everything I sent.

However, I have read up on this social phenomonon. It seems that the use of hashtags have become very common to promote social movement and stand against injustice. For example, one of the most popular hashtags used was #JeSuisCharlie to stand united with the Charlie Hebdo magazine.

Thanks for reading! That's all I have to say on this topic, what are your thoughts and opinions?

Entry# 6 Let's Go Golphing With Donnie

                  Hey guys, it's Adrian again. This topic can be considered political so if that's not your cup of tea, then I apologize in advance.
                 Today, I want to take a moment to talk about Donald Trumps golfing habits, especially during his presidency, and why they're bad for this country.

What brought my interest in this topic was this neat little website called GolfWithDonald.com. In this website contains a list of his current golfing trips and their impact on the federal budget as well as the estimated amount he will take and their costs.
                Context is really important when talking about Trump golfing compared to his predecessor Barack Obama. When President Obama was in office, Trump took to twitter to list his grievances against Obama. He criticized Obama for his golfing trips and how much he was costing the taxpayers. However, when Trump was elected, he also took to the golf course.

Trump golfing

              At first, people thought it was a simple vacation to help ease the tension of becoming the new President of the United States. Then it became a big deal when he was taking every weekend off to visit his course at Mar-A-Lago. Furthermore, it was sad to see a breaking news headline on Fox News that Trump had stayed at the White House instead of going for another round of golf. What really pissed people off though was Sean Spicer acting as if golfing every weekend at his private resort was presidential and a necessary act the President must do.

Sean Spicer

Trump spending weekend at White House

           To me, this is just an example of how our current President is hypocritical and why he should be forced to change his travelling habits so that the American people don't suffer. Florida is losing a lot of business around Mar-A-Lago due to his golfing and the state's budget is running thin due to having to close down the airport and maintaining a larger security force around the area.

         Thanks for listening to my rant and please leave a comment on how you feel about Trump's rampant golfing trips.

Entry #5 Governor Ducey On Why We Need More College Grads

Hey folks!

          Today I'd like to take a moment out of your day to talk about something that affects me on a personal level. Since I am a college student, it's nice to see our local government leaders taking an interest in ensuring that education is a top priority. To that end, I recently read a recent article about our governor, Doug Ducey, and his goals regarding higher education.

         In this article, he acknowledged the benefits of having an education past High School. I like that his goal seems achievable because there are many other states implementing a strategy similar to the Achieve60AZ program. Furthermore, he mentions how we, as a state, can achieve this goal.

         Thanks for taking a moment to read my thoughts on this article. While this program may not affect your life directly, it can surely improve the lives of your future children, friends, and family.

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