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31. Friends- It is really difficult these days to find real true friends. They are hard to find but are really helpful and should be there when you need them the most. Do not disrespect a good friendship because they are hard to find. I will have my best friends until the day I die. Without them, I do not know where I would be!





32.  The Script Nothing- This is one of my favorite songs that my Irish roommate Ben made me listen to. This song just really speaks to me and is filled with a lot of pain and suffering. 

33. Family- I really love my family, they are my heart and soul. I don't know where I would be without them. Everything that I do is for them. We might argue once in awhile but we know we can always count on each other and will be there in our most needy times. 

34. Words with Friends- Words with Friends is one of my favorite games on my IPhone. It keeps me awake during class at 8AM. Players can take turns building words crossword puzzle style with one or more friends, or by being matched with random opponents. Its rules and point system is based on that of the board game Scrabble.

35. Hanging With Friends- It is an Application that is like hangman. You can connect it to a social media (Facebook or Twitter) to find someone to play, or you can play someone randomly.  

Mid-term Essay

In my Media Literacy class, we watched some very interesting/eye-opening documentaries. In each of the documentaries (The American Dream and Food Inc.), the purpose of the films was to tell the behind the scenes stories about our society. Before these documentaries, I never thought that the government was hiding information from us, or how assembly lines like our farms are. Farms now a days no longer are the farms we think of with green grass, but factories with antibiotic filled animals. These documentaries reveal different sides of life and inform us along the way. Not only does it make me aware of the life we are living in but also makes me critically think and wonder what else is going on in my life that should be uncovered.

I am not really up to date/really care about politics and the government but I came across some very disturbing information. The American Dream, made me critically think about a lot of important issues that face our economy. In the Alex Jones documentaries, their focus was to reveal to us what is going on in our government. The films gave us a lot of information, from Alex Jones saying that we are living in tyranny and the government is hiding information behind our back. To The American Dream staying that the Federal Reserve is in control of the bank’s money and we are at their complete mercy. These documentaries are really making me think about a lot of topics that I wasn’t so keen on before.

It is insane for our government to let the meat we buy in our local grocery store comes from filthy farms which was portrayed in the documentary. When you buy a hamburger from your favorite restaurant, do you sit down and ask yourself. Where did this food come from? Food Inc. brought forth the disturbing truths of how our food is being treated. Our food is being massed produced, not being taken care of.  These revealing truths about what we eat made me stop and think about what I consume. It honestly made me not want to eat my lunch after. After watching all these documentaries, I have came to the conclusion that I need to be more aware of the things that are going on around me.

Old V.S New Media

Our society has been rapidly changing over the last 1,000 years, so it is likely that our forms of media will drastically change too. It is crazy how far we have come in such a short time. Just wait 100 more years, you just couldn’t believe what technological advances that could be on the way.

Media is constantly changing. The printing press started putting information out for the public. It was started by German Johannes Gutenberg. The printing press was the grandfather to books and newspapers. Almost all the information is now online and even books are digital now and days. I can’t wait to see how much media progress in the next 5 years. A couple of years ago, MySpace was the primary social network, now it is all about Twitter and Facebook. Before cell phones, computers, the only ways to spread media was smoke signals, word of mouth, and fireworks. We can now also make calls, texts, or surf the web whenever we want to with our "smart phones". Cell phones only came out in the early 1990's, and they were only used for calling. I can not wait until the end of my lifetime to see how far technology will come, it is something that I will keep my eye on.

LinkedIn Account

My LinkedIn account is pretty nice! you should go check it out :)!

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Penn State Heartbreaking Scandal

            Jerry Sandusky has done so much damage to Penn State and all the victims that he abused and this could all be avoided if some people were not covering for him.  There is also a huge finical cost for the university because of their actions =. Dan Shallman, a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles, estimates that costs associated with the scandal could reach $100 million. It cost the coach with the most wins ever in division one football history his job.  There is so much disturbing information about this case. I just hope something like this never happens again because it is very heartbreaking.  There could have been so many victims in this case that could have been prevented if some adults stepped up and  take charge of the situation but instead they decided to just sweep it under the rug. Which was the worst possible way to handle it and because of it, many children suffered.

There are so many details to this elaborate story. In 1994, a boy identified as Victim 7 in the grand jury report meets Sandusky through the Second Mile program. Jerry Sandusky starts a shelter for boys in 1997 to help troubled boys (The Second Mile Program). Jerry was supposed to being helping boys when he started the Second Mile Program, but instead he was using it as a “hunting ground for young boys. That is the one of the most twisted things that I have ever heard of happening. Adults are supposed to help out kids when they are in trouble, not abuse them. “Victim 7 says that after a couple of years in the program, he often spent Friday nights at Sandusky's house and attended football games with him the next day. He says Sandusky touched him in ways that made him uncomfortable, primarily during car rides and when the two showered after a workout. 1998, an 11-year-old boy returns home with wet hair after an outing with Sandusky. Victim 6 tells his mother he took a shower with Sandusky and that the coach hugged him several times. The boy's mother contacts university police, triggering an investigation. Sandusky later admits to hugging the boy in the shower, and says he will not shower with children again. A main message that I take from these tragic event is that even if someone is in a position of power, you should have no fear of them or else there is a chance that they can abuse their power.

In 1999, Sandusky retired from Penn State's football program but was still allowed him access to campus facilities, including the locker room and an office in the Football Building. In 2000 Jim Calhoun (a janitor at the football building) tells his supervisor that he saw Sandusky engaged in sexual activity with a boy in the assistant coaches' shower. Jim Calhoun was concerned that they might lose their jobs if they spoke out about what had happened. In 2002, a graduate assistant Mike McQueary, reported seeing Sandusky sexually assaulting a boy in the showers at the Football Building on the Penn State campus. The assault on the boy was reported to Paterno the next day. Paterno, in turn, passes the information to Curley (Penn State’s Athletic director) one day later. I wouldn’t even care if I lost my job; I would do my best to help some kid when they are in need because I would like someone to do that for someone that I care for. I don’t care who was hurting a kid, I would step in and fight for that kid’s safety. I must have grown up with different values than other people.

Many people were fired/ resigned because of this scandal. On November 6, Curley (athletic director) and Schultz (the senior vice president for finance and business) were fired from their university. On November 7, Curley and Schultz are arraigned on charges of making false statements to the grand jury and failing to report the possible abuse of a child. Than on November 9, the Penn State Board of Trustees announces that it has fired both Paterno and school President Graham Spanier. If my friend for 30 plus years was a sexual predator (just as Joe Paterno was with Jerry Sandusky) and I knew about it, I would bring him to justice because that is just not right. On November 11, Penn State places McQueary on administrative leave. I could not believe that very important members of Penn State’s University would cover up for this monster. They have an obligation to those children to bring their tormentor to justice but instead they enabled Jerry Sandusky to keep being a predator.

This scandal will also have a huge impact on the finical side for Penn State. Penn State could easily spend $500,000 or more per criminal defendant .The school has said it will cover the legal expenses for former athletic director Tim Curley and university administrator Gary Schultz. In 2009 the Penn State's football program's economic value at $99 million (only behind Texas and Notre Dame among FBS programs). It is predicted that the scandal could have an immediate $10 million impact in lost sponsorships and donations.  It is sad to see a very good organization for many years have its reputation ruined by a select few but that is the only way to make sure it does not happen again. I feel for the students and athletes because they did not do anything wrong but they will get punished as well. I just pray that something like this never happens again because nothing good can come out of this situation.

References

ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports. (n.d.). ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports. Retrieved December 9, 2011, from http://espn.go.com/

Number, S. (n.d.). Grand Jury Report Released In Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal « CBS Philly. CBS Philly - News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and Philly's Top Spots. Retrieved December 9, 2011, from http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/11/07/grand-jury-report-released-in-penn-state-sex-abuse-scandal/

Penn State Nittany Lions scandal -- Jerry Sandusky arrested on new sex abuse charges - ESPN. (n.d.). ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports. Retrieved December 9, 2011, from http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7327280/penn-state-nittany-lions-scandal-jerry-sandusky-arrested-new-sex-abuse-charges

Penn State Scandal: The Grand-Jury Report vs. Sandusky’s Claims - The Daily Beast. (n.d.). The Daily Beast. Retrieved December 9, 2011, from http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/11/16/penn-state-scandal-the-grand-jury-report-vs-sandusky-s-claims.html

The Penn State Child Abuse Scandal: A Guide And Timeline : NPR. (n.d.). NPR : National Public Radio : News & Analysis, World, US, Music & Arts : NPR. Retrieved December 9, 2011, from http://www.npr.org/2011/11/08/142111804/penn-state-abuse-scandal-a-guide-and-timeline

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Jerry Sandusky has done so much damage to Penn State and all the victims that he abused and this could all be avoided if some people were not covering for him.  There is also a finical cost for the university. Dan Shallman, a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles, estimates that costs associated with the scandal could reach $100 million. It cost the coach with the most wins ever in division one football history his job.  There is so much disturbing information about this case. I just hope something like this never happens again because it is very heartbreaking. 

There are so many details to this elaborate story. In 1994, A boy identified as Victim 7 in the grand jury report meets Sandusky through the Second Mile program.Victim 7 says that after a couple of years in the program, he often spent Friday nights at Sandusky's house and attended football games with him the next day. He says Sandusky touched him in ways that made him uncomfortable, primarily during car rides and when the two showered after a workout. 1998, An 11-year-old boy returns home with wet hair after an outing with Sandusky. Victim 6 tells his mother he took a shower with Sandusky and that the coach hugged him several times. The boy's mother contacts university police, triggering an investigation. Sandusky later admits to hugging the boy in the shower, and says he will not shower with children again.

In 1999, Sandusky retired from Penn State's football program but was still allowed him access to campus facilities, including the locker room and an office in the Football Building. In 2000 Jim Calhoun (a janitor at the football building) tells his supervisor that he saw Sandusky engaged in sexual activity with a boy in the assistant coaches' shower. Jim Calhoun was concerned that they might lose their jobs if they spoke out about what had happened.In 2002, A graduate assistant Mike McQueary,  reported seeing Sandusky sexually assaulting a boy in the showers at the Football Building on the Penn State campus. The assault on the boy, was reported to Paterno the next day. Paterno, in turn, passes the information to Curley (Penn State’s Athletic director) one day later.

Many people were  fired/ resigned because of this scandal. On November 6, Curley(athletic director) and Schultz (the senior vice president for finance and business) were fired from their university. On November. 7, Curley and Schultz are arraigned on charges of making false statements to the grand jury and failing to report the possible abuse of a child. Than on  November 9,  the Penn State Board of Trustees announces that it has fired both Paterno and school president Graham Spanier. November. 11, Penn State places McQueary on administrative leave.

This scandal will also have a huge impact on the finical side for Penn State. Penn State could easily spend $500,000 or more per criminal defendant .The school has said it will cover the legal expenses for former athletic director Tim Curley and university administrator Gary Schultz. In 2009 the Penn State's football program's economic value at $99 million (only behind Texas and Notre Dame among FBS programs). It is predicted that the scandal could have an immediate $10 million impact in lost sponsorships and donations.