Blog 3.2: CAT # 3

 It saddens me when I hear about bullying. I don’t know why but lately there have been a lot of suicides due to gay activities being exposed. Even though everybody should have their own right of privacy, it seems almost impossible with the internet. Everybody is spending more and more time online which makes them more open to the public to see their lives take place. With everybody using technology now, gossip travels much quicker. In the passage I agreed with Professor John Suler quote; “people say and do things in cyberspace that they wouldn’t ordinarily say or do in the face-to-face world”.

                In this passage it talks about a guy named Dharun from Rutgers University betraying his roommate. He basically set up his webcam to watch what his roommate does when he asked Dharun for the room until midnight. It turns out that Dharun’s roommate had a guy in there and were making out. Not only did Dharun think it was a good idea to expose him about the incident on twitter, but he also put up images. When Dharun’s roommate found out that there were images of him and another guy he jumped off the George Washington Bridge three days later. The passage then talks about how the net can be somewhat the real world in the sense of bullying. It explains how cyber bullying can do, in some cases, more damage than real life bullying. The author gives an example by saying that in a school brawl a bully can see how much he is hurting the victim and will know his limits, but a cyber bully cannot and will never know the right time to stop.

                One reason why I agree with the Professor is because people make fun of other people’s lifestyles online but cannot in their face. As the passage shows, Dahrun did all of the bullying online. There was no way he would have gone from person to person showing the images. Therefore, he posted them online and actually said it through his twitter. He wouldn’t have announced it in the hallways what he wrote on twitter because I don’t think he would have the heart to. Based on his actions, he will now have to face the consequences he has brought upon himself.

                Another reason why I believe this is because of the critics that give their opinions on sports players. I remember when Mike Tyson was giving crazy interviews everybody thought he was a crazy man. Critics would say so many bad things about him, his family, and his lifestyle. I know deep down inside the words of the people hurt him more than any boxing fight he has ever encountered. No critic in their right mind however, would say these things to his Tyson’s face. They are too scared to do so. Mike is the type to just snap and take action to something he would probably regret later. So, all the critics can do is sit behind their desk and write all these bad things about him.

                Another reason why I agree with that quote is because of Prank Callers. They are the worst type of cowards. They call you in the middle of the night to just stay quiet or say something they think would be funny. The bad thing about this is there is no way to stop the caller from calling unless you change your number or not answer blocked calls. On the internet at least you can block people online on programs such as Facebook, MySpace, and even aim. In a face-to-face world however, a person would never do that. It’s like a person would never knock on your door and not say anything or make up funny noises and voices.  

                Another reason would be fake identities. On Facebook, many disguised people create fake pages of other people. These people mostly use girl’s pictures to create these fake pages. On these pages they always make the girl seem like a slut because of so many different ways. Sometimes they make it seem that way because of the conversations through messages between the fake girl and a lot of guys. With so many conversations happening, more and more guys will believe the girl is that way and more will talk. I witnessed this happen in my high school to a girl. The fake page about her was going on for months without her knowing. Everybody talked bad about her until she found out and started telling everybody it was a fake page. The rumors eventually stopped but the image stood with her until she graduated.

                It is amazing what the internet has the power to do in the society we live in today. It is really pathetic what people can do for some laughs or attention. With more and more people using internet nowadays we should consider the privacy and secrets of others.

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A Coppertop Life's Artifacts # 3

My little cousin watches television all the time. He used to the think that the people in shows or the cartoons were actually real. He believed that there were actual people behind that screen. Whenever there was an action movie and an explosion occurred my little cousin would duck or hide. Since there was normal people talking and acting he confused it with his reality. My aunt eventually told him that it wasn't real, that it was a video of people being recorded for our entertainment. Television can also have a big influence on people. It can make people act a certain way towards a particular situation based on what they have watched on tv. Whenever a popular show comes out, people end up following whatever the show is about. For example, Jersey shore the show has had a big influence on the people I am friends with. They always say the same catch-phrases and some have even started dressing like them. Not to long ago a kid was watching superman and decided that he himself can be superman also. So, he dove off his 9^th floor balcony and died. The stuff shown on television can have a major influence on kids and can confuse their reality. They can believe anything is true. 

A Coppertop Life's Artifacts # 2

Drugs are a big problem in our country today. Drugs can make people hallucinate in many different ways. It can make people do crazy things they would not have done if they were in their normal state. Drugs can also make everything seem a laughing matter. It can take a person’s worries and stress away and make them forget about it. It can also make people do many dangerous things without realizing that it can cause harm to themselves or even others. Most importantly, it makes people see things that are not real. As in the movies, people tend to see many different colors and shapes while being under the influence. It can also make people see things or people that do not exist. When people start to use drugs more and more they become addicted. Since they are always on drugs they probably would see these crazy things al the time and start to make it their reality. Since they are always hallucinating they confuse reality to the things they observe. When we see these people we believe that they are crazy. In their world, however, they are living what they believe is a normal life. 

A Coppertop Life's Artifacts # 1

I chose this picture because this phone can do many things for us that would have us relying on it. Basically, it has almost every type of important device combined into this. It can be used for many expensive things like a camera, a video recorder so there would be no need to buy them when you can buy the iphone. Nowadays theres an app for almost everything. You can now handle your bank issues directly through your phone instead of going to the actual bank. You can even webcam now with the iphone 4 instead of just hearing each other. It makes it seem like the two people having the conversation is actually right nect to each other talking, but in reality they can be very far from each other. The more advance the iphones get, the less we will need to buy other things and eventually we wont even have to buy a computer anymore. I have the iphone and i always hear complaints from my mother whenever we go out together. She says that when im home i spend too much time on the computer and when im outside i spend too much time on my phone. Sometimes she gets so mad at me and starts calling me addicted. It makes her angry for some odd reason to see me use my phone when we're out.  It has an effect on everybody whether we are aware of it or not. It seperates us from communicating more in real life rather than being on the phone or texting.

My Archetype 2.1

A warrior is someone who is similar to a hero. They will do whatever it takes to rescue some or fight against a threat to overcome the wrong. A warrior believes thier power can overcome any obstacle and they will never give up on anything. A warrior is their own leader, they dont wait for others opinions, instead they take action in the situation. A warrior can also be a bad character fighting for something wrong. The bad type is the one who has no mercy and doesn't care who's feelings gets hurt. No matter if they're bad or good, the warrior will accomplish their goal or die trying.


I chose this because this is a picture of the movie "The Warriors". The group of people in the picture are in a Coney Island gang named The Warriors. In the movie they go to a peace meeting in the bronx where every gang in NYC shows up to end the war they have between themselves. When the leader of the most powerful gang gets killed, the assasin puts the blame on the Warriors. A lot of cops cars then show up and was set out to arrest anyone in their gang uniform no matter what they did. Every gang in NYC turns on the warriors and theres no way for them to get back home safe. They are considered warriors because at the end they got to coney island even though they lost a few members. They never gave up and accomplish their goal even with the fights in between. At the end the most powergang realizes that it wasnt them that was responsible for their leaders death.


This picture shows Maximus, a gladiator fighting for his life. He used to be a general but that all changed when his jealous friend put the blame on him for the King's death. The kingdom sent for Maximus and his family to be killed. When they failed to kill Maximus, he sought revenge to kill the guy who killed the king and for killing his family. During his journey he had to overcome a series of fights in arenas. He became a celebrity and made his enemy, the king now, jealous. Because of this the king then went to his cell to stab him and then battle him in the arena in front of everybody. Even when Maximus was injured he still won. No matter what, he did what was right and killed the guy responsible. He ended up dying at the end, but he saw it as a way to reunite with his family.


I chose this picture because it shows the bad side of a warrior. The Terminator in the first version is a robot sent from the future to kill a boy named John Connor. Since he is a robot he has no feelings towards anybody that stands in his way of killing John. In other words, nothing would stop him from getting to John Connor and murdering him. That was his mission from the day he was made, and that is all he was programmed for. Even though he failed in killing John, he died trying because he was committed.

Reality, TV, and Reality TV 1.4

I have always thought about a type a situation where a man creates a different type of world for a guy. This was the first I have watched The Truman show and I was amazed that I have never heard of it before and I am a big Jim Carrey fan. I was more amazed that in the movie instead of studying his behavior towards the type of friendly and “safe” environment, they decided to turn it into a TV show. When Truman had the choice of staying in that world or going into the real world, he didn’t hesitate making the decision of going into the real world. The question I ask myself and I’m sure many has asked after watching this movie is; What does he expect to find on the other side of the door?

Many things can happen to Truman once he steps out of that world. For one, he is super popular and possibly the most famous celebrity of all time. With that said, he will first explore how the people really are and he will be surprised. Many people already know him so it will be difficult to live a normal life being a celebrity. He will also have to find a job to support himself. With no “real” high school diploma and education he will probably not find a very good job, which will have him living from check to check. He is also going to face the fact that he has no family whatsoever and will be very lonely despite the fact that everybody knows him. He will see how people really are and the history of us. He will find out about wars, genocides, murders, rapes and realize the evil real people have in will be shocked. I believe that he will soon realize that it isn’t his place to live in and will want to return to Seahaven because he wouldn’t really fit in.

This movie really relates to “The Allegory of the Cave” in many ways. The “prisoner” would be Truman, the cave would be Seahaven and the shadows would be everybody involved with the show that has been lying to Truman all of his life. When Truman suspects that many events in his life are extremely weird such as his father reappearing and his ex girlfriend saying “it is all a set for you” he begins to realize the truth. This can be considered Truman the “prisoner” as “staring in amazement at the shadows that are created for us”. He starts to notice that the world he is living in revolves around him. When he escapes into the ocean and overcomes his fear would be considered “walking out to into light” because he finally set his fear of water aside and demands for the truth.

Truman Burbank expected the truth and got it, but I don’t believe he would like it. He wouldn’t have the choice of going back anymore because the idea of him living a controlled life is now spoiled because he knows now. He could however, ask for some money for being the star of his own show.