EOA 181-184

I notice FGCU has the same layout as far as co-ed dorms, making each floor designated entirely male/female, with stairs that easily lead to each floor. I somewhat agree with the author's argument that living on campus conflicts with their morals. However, one way around this is by choosing roommates with the same morals, that way nobody steps on each others toes. I also believe it is somewhat unfair to make students live on campus, I think its a student's own perogative whether or not they want to make friends at school and be involved in campus activities.
As far as the "safe sex" posters, I think its good schools are starting to advertise and are willing to provide students with anything necessary to promote safe sex. I mean, it could be the other way and the school could care less and STDs could run wild around schools.

EOA 177-179 and 189-191

Personally I thought the Saw movies were pretty interesting until the 5th one. I just saw the other day that they are coming out with Saw VI, I think they just need to give it up already, the movie is too played out. I do agree that the movie does get carried away at some points, but the whole fascination with the Saw series was the grusome killing scenes. I think it catures people because it seems so life-like and its something people hope only stays in movies.
I've seen crash before but I can't remember too many details from the movie. The essay basically gave me a summary of the entire movie. I like movies where some how in the end, everything that went on is interrelated and all the questions that were asked during the movie have been solved. I do notice that there are cetain stereotypes that come along with skin colors, and it was justa great way to teach people a lesson about judging others.

EOA 166-167

I found the article somewhat boring, stating a lot of numbers and statistical findings. However, this does go with the "claims of value" heading. Of course news stations and talk radio are going to skew some minor details, television ratings seem like they're more important than the truth.

As far as the news goes, it reminds me of the BSL situtation going on regarding pitbulls. They have such a bad name because the news ends to blow up the name and makes them horrible. Plus, whats more interesting, a person bit by a small, foofy dog or apowerful dog with a locking bite? Its funny because what it does to the public reflectsin everyday life. The other day I was on craigslist and saw a post that someone got attacked by a pitbull and 2 smaller dogs. I find it funny becausd the only dog they could identify was a pitbull, while the two other vicious dogs remained nameless.

EOA 61-71

On page 70 it says "when there is no verbal text, visual imagesare less subject to analysis and interpretation". I think this might be because when there are words it gives something to disagree with and allows for judgement whether it is right or wrong. I also think that when there is no writing, it allows people to interpret a picture in their own mind and is left up to them to decide what the picture is justifying. The book also goes on to say that "designers pay careful attention to color, background, relative size, etc." and these may also influence how people interpret the meaning of pictures.

I found the gun ad somewhat confusing actually. I've got to ask, why did he have the gun out in the first place? Did they think someone was in the house and went and got the gun? It just seems too..set up i guess. The gun just so happened to be in reaching distance, and he didnt see his child nor hear her voice beforfe he shot. hmmmm.

EOA 132-140

I agree that there is still a lot of debate about what a terrorist is and is hard to separate from other acts like murder. I think something needs to be done about the states especially about Palestine. Its a touchy subject because of treatment issues, but the consequences for their acts are pretty much brushed off while other countries go through harsh consequences. I agre with the last statement that "terrorism is violence comitted by those we disapprove of" because there have been Americans that have attacked America and technically you're no agains people in your own country.
Another reason that I believe the Census is getting wrong information is that it is hard to reach everybody so there is no clear and exact answer. For Example, people in low income areas may be less likely to answer the door and therefor you cannot get accurate information about the area.

LEOPOLD Sanders

I definately agree with Leopold, and that there are unseen consequences to everything that we do. Its all about balance, and cutting out the predator means that there is no more selection process to weed out the weak. There was a common problem on a reef a while back where starfish took it over because they took away all of their natural predators. Its unforetunate that we can't just let nature take its course. We need to adapt instead of trying to make nature conform to what we would like it to be.
The fifth paragraph that Sanders writes is so true instead of fixing the problem the government just patches the problem until it needs fixing again. Its true that our society is a lie and we are told that "things" make us happy. I liked how the author says "It's a pacifier for the ego to suck on," in reference to the American dream that is sold to us every day.

EOA 85-90

Funny that they mention tourtuous methods of getting people to tell the truth, however there have been incidences that police have used their tazers for more than just defense. Its painful and can come quite close to a near death experience.The phrase that comes to mind is the classic "dont tazer me bro!". That clip is the perfect example of police crossing the line and abusing their powers.
I didnt even know there was actually a "truth serum" that can make people cough up even their deepest secrets. I think the author brought up a great point that it should be okay to use if it would help save lives. If it doesn't kill the person that it is given to isn't killed or caused bodily harm it shouldn't be considered a method of torture.

EOA 31-41

After trying to figure out who "he" was in The Declaration of Independence, it started to become a little more clear. One thing I noticed ws that near the end the document uses the word "things" to describe what states may do. I found it rather funny because throughout high school I was always taught not to use vague terms like stuff, it, things, etc. but right here in a federal document they do quiet the opposite.Other than that there's not much to say, it's the Declaration of Independence.
I thought that the Essay about "Sex and the Cinema" wa contrasted heavily to mos of what I thought while I read. One topic that bothered me ws the ratings. If the movies lose revenue because the movie is rated NC-17 it raises concern that movies that rated R are actually supposed to be marked NC-17. I mean, I've seen R movies that expose everything so NC-17 must be nothing short of a porno from what it sounds like. As far as television goes, I think just about everything has been on television, and now with parental locks it shouldnt be such a big deal to cut scenes from movies.