Week 1

1.) For the first quiz I got half of the questions right. I knew that 8-18 year olds spend more than 7 hours on average consuming entertainment media and that more people have died over in Iraq then people that died in the World Trade Center. I did not know that a child in Slovenia has a better chance of survival than a child who is born in the U.S. That suprised me. And I did know that there are less then 50,000 troops still in Iraq. I found it suprising that 61% of the oil from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was disposed in communities heavily populated by people of color. I figured Guantanamo Bay hasn't been closed because thats where they are keeping the people responsible of 9/11. But I didn't know that China has more internet users than the U.S. Thats amazing. This quiz was very interesting.
The second quiz was more difficult than the first quiz. I only got 6 out of 15 right! The results at the end of the page told me that I should learn more about the media because my critical thinking skills and just as everyday knowledge. I agree with my results and I'm interested about learning more about the media!

2.) The first article from The New York Times confused me. I wasn't really sure how his story related to team work except how he used to be a paperboy and shared the work load with his friend. The second article sounded pretty standard to me. The article told me nothing I didn't already know about teamwork. That article was nothing but definitions and quotes and didn't help me understand the importance of being a team member in the work world. I really liked the last article because, to me, it was helpful. It gave me great tips that I can actually use when I get a career.

3.) This whole article is amazing. When I think of Chicago I don't think of that city being a city that's unprepared. But thats exactly what they were. They knew this major snow storm was coming and yet they didn't even consider the dangers of lake effect snow. Lake effect snow is what caused all of those cars to become stranded. I can only imagine how horrified those poor people must have been. I don't think I would of sat in my car though. I think I would have tried to find a building to say instead of being stranded in my car. But then again, how could I possibly know what I would have done? People always say they would have done something different if they were there. But who knows. I'm just glad all those people are okay. As for the class poll, I think the media made the storm to be way bigger then it actually was, as they always do anyways. The attention this snow storm got was amazing. It's winter, nnot spring, Michigan is bound to get in big snow storm. I was glad to see others agreed with me. I understand while some said it was necessary to let people know of the storm because, to a point, I agree with them. But the news was calling this The Blizzard of 2011. Come on.