Below are the 4 most recent journal entries recorded in nickivolker's LiveJournal:

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006
10:24 am	United 93 Flight 93 is a movie about the plane that was suppose to go into Washington. It re-enacts certain parts that they have on record and the things the families of victims went through. I think that it was made in good intent and didnt want to offend anybody or bring any bad light to the situation. If families of victims are proud of the movie and think it shows bravery and is a tribute to everyone on the plane then i don't see any problem with making the movie. People who had family and friends on the plane, i believe, were most effected by the tragedy but they believe it's a good movie to be out and so there really shouldnt be a problem with the release. People are not being forced to go see this movie so I don't understand why the people who think it's a horrible movie to be out are protesting so much. People who think it's a bad idea to have this movie out, just don't go see it, people who think it's a positive tribute should be able to go see it without being harrassed by others. As for people that should see the movie, i think that only older people who really understand what happened should see it. Prager saying that anyone who doesn't see it is un-patriotic was a little out of line because some people are very emotionally about the situation and think it would be too tough to see it. That doesn't mean they don't love their country, that can mean they love their country so much that it's too heart breaking watching the tragedy again. The movie should be out all around the country for people who do want to see it for more understanding of what [they think] was going on in the plane. As for younger kid's seeing it i think it may be too intense. Especially if they don't have a good understanding as to what happened or why it happened. It might give kids too much of a scare or change their future views on middle eastern people and culture. Peoples' patriotism shouldn't be questioned because of this movie, it's very controversal and emotional and that's why i might not see it. I'm sure it's a great movie and gives a great depiction of everything that happened but for it being such a real, horrible situation it makes it that much harder to watch. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, March 30th, 2006
10:40 am	Live from Baghdad News media are not the most favorite people in the world. They've created a bad image for themselves that they some what brought on themselves. News media doesn't always want to bring the entire truth to stories and will leave some out, people realized this and decided not to trust news. Although they've brought many good stories like updates on the war, local stories on criminals that have been caught/who to look out for, weather and local sports, people tend to look more on the negatives. It's not that the news lies to the public, they just don't always give both sides of stories. The movie "Live From Baghdad" shows news producers and reporters in a very favorable way. The reporters are very dedicated to giving the story to the public by risking their own lives during a war going on seconds away from them. If it wasn't for them then most of the public would not have known what was going on and might have gotten misinformed and things could have gotten worse. They did what they could to give full detail and pictures and that's something that people appriciates so the reporters and producers were filmed in very good light in this movie. I don't think i would have run the story on Bob Vinton because of the danger that it could possibly put him in. Unless he said he absolutly didn't care what happened to him, but i highly doubt that would happen. Risking your own life as a journalist is one thing, but putting other, civilians, in jeopardy is a totally different story. As for risking my own life when the war broke out i don't think i would. Maybe if i wanted to go into journalism and really was dedicated my answer might be different, but since i have no real interest in going into journalism and don't have a passion for it, then i don't think i'd risk my life or anyone elses' just for a story. Reporters do face a lot of issues durn war on what is right to report and what isn't. They have to be careful about what they say and make sure all the news is absolutly correct. I believe they should be cautious about what they say about people; who died, whose injured. That stuff shouldn't be publically announced without family consent, im not sure about what the law covers on that but if there isn't a law about annoucing war time death in the news then i think there should be. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006
10:36 am	"What you say online an haunt you" Myspace and Facebook are very popular, free, online sites for people to use to chat and post basically whatever they want on. Myspace is used mostly by teens and Facebook for college students. Many teens post pictures of themselves and friends on myspace along with personal information on their age, hometown and school they attend. It seems completely harmless, I use it. Some people tend to take it over the edge and they use it to post 'questionable' pictures. This has gotten many people in trouble with jobs, schools and even other people. Putting too much information about yourself makes it very easy for anyone to find out where you are. Guinn was a guy attending a private school and got kicked out because of violating rules of the school that they found on Myspace. I don't think it's wrong that he got kicked out if it was something against school rules. If it was just something that a school didn't like then that would be a different story. I think you should be able to post anything you want on myspace or facebook. I use it to put some random pictures and comment back on other peoples' just for something to do when im bored. If you really feel the need to post pictures of you wearing almost nothing then you deserve to take the consequences of possibly not getting a job because of it. It makes no sense to me to put anything provocative on Myspace or Facebook. What's the point? But regardless, you know what you put up so you should be able to handle whatever comes with it. If you go to a private college than you should be aware of what the college would approve of or not. Colleges and jobs should be allowed to check what they want on sites like these because these people are representing them. You take the risk of posting what you do, the colleges, companies, etc. that you want to be apart of also want to make sure you would be a good asset. If your so irresponsible to keep suggestive pictures off your sites then why would they think you were responsible enough to handle a part of their business? Myspace and Facebook shouldn't have to set rules for what you should post on these sites because it's not necessary. People should know limits but if they want to exceed them then they take that risk. This article doesn't change my approach on Myspace or Facebook because I use myspace for something to do when Im online and see what other people are up to. Most people i know are smart enough to not put too much personal information and just random stuff like who they want to meet. My brother and sister both have used facebook for 2 years now just to check up on old friends and see what college they're at. I don't find anything wrong with using these sites as long as you know what your doing. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, February 3rd, 2006
10:38 am	'Blonde Is Beautiful' 'Blonde Is Beautiful' is article about a woman who thinks that King Kong was disturbing because Kong fell in love with a blonde. She believes blondes are the 'most beautiful' in the media and that's why the girl was a blonde in the movie. I think she's over-thinking the movie a little bit. Not all leading woman roles are blonde, maybe Naomi Watts was just the best actress for the role. The writer explains that all television, movies, magazines, etc. are only interested in blonde women and think they are the most beautiful. My problem with that was Angelina Jolie, a brunette, was named most beautiful woman in the world. How can this writer say that only blondes are considered pretty in the media when someone who is a dark haired woman, was named most beautiful. I don't believe that media only portrays blondes as beautiful when there are women like Angelina, Jennifer Aniston and Rachel Bilson constantly in celebrity news. Many other people are considered beautiful, not just blonde girls. Many blondes mentioned in the article have changed their hair color to a brown or dark color, such as Ashlee Simpson and Mary-Kate Olsen. There are many Blondes that are considered beautiful, but beauty has many different aspects, not just hair color. I think the media is more focused on body type and facial features than the color of someone's hair. Thin and fit is the 'ideal' body type for a famous female, if they don't have that body type then they are usually critized. How many times have you opened a Celebrity News magazine and seen women critized for their hair color compared to the shape and toneness of their body? People like Beyonce, Mary-Kate and Ashley, Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson are all beautiful because of their great facial features and very fit bodies. Although i believe the author might have over -exaggerated on the 'bonde is beautiful' topic, i do agree that many people have taken the idea that they need a certain hair color to be considered pretty because more and more of African American celebrities have changed their natural hair color to a lighter color. I think parent's can tell their children that they are beautiful the way they are but it's mostly school and other kid's opinions that persuay someone to change something about themselves. Parent's don't influence a child as much, it's more what other kid's want you to look like that makes someone change something. I don't believe parents can do too much to help their child realize they are fine the way they are except for always trying to keep their confidence high, but other kid's do have an influence. It's harder for kids to get confidence from their peers because teens are much more harsh than adults. Kid's try to impress their peers instead and if they would all just realize that image isn't everything then there would be a lower rate of people taking drastic measures to please everyone else. (1 Comment |Comment on this)