Entry #3 Media Bias

A slanted article is a personal point of view or opinion: an article with an unconventional slant. This means that the reporter or writer is sharing their opinion on the matter. For example, there have been multiple instances with President Trump, while in “immigration talks” in the oval office he got very aggravated and said, "Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?".

 This is considered a “slanted” statement because he openly called these peoples home a s*** hole. He didn’t take a second to think about what he was saying and possibly say it a different way that wouldn’t be as offensive. Another example may come as a shock to some, but many of the most watched news broadcasts and reports can be biased as well. Fox news has been known to be on the right side of the spectrum when dealing with political parties. The left side of the spectrum is more liberal, this side shows that MSNBC, New Yorker State, and The New York times are more biased towards Liberals. On the Right side there is, Fox News, Drudge Report, The Blaze, and many more. This means that they are geared more towards the Conservatives. Then there are the more neutral news stations, such as The Wallstreet Journal, CBS News,Yahoo News, etc. The middle is average and they don’t direct their broadcasts or reports to either side of the spectrum.

By having a biased or “slanted report” you are basically giving people false information or “fake news”. This affects the readers or listeners by either not giving the full story and making them believe something that may not be true. The credibility of the sources that have slanted reports goes down because they are sharing their own opinions into the report and making it opinionated or biased.

Blog Entry #2 Network Marketing

What's up with that?

The other day at work, I was ringing up this ladies’ items when she said to me “You seem like a sharp young man that has potential.” That was weird and random. Then she went on to tell me about her friend named Drew who retired at the age of 26. She told me that I too could retire early and all I had to do was attend a few one on one meetings with her. Was she being legit or was she just asking me out on a date in a round about way? Of course, I was interested in the opportunity of early retirement but obviously I was skeptical of a get rich quick scheme. The thought of early retirement overruled the red flags in my head, so I went ahead and met her. Our first meeting was at a Starbucks on the other side of town. In this meeting she talked a lot and doodled on a paper without really giving me too much information. I was sent home with a book to read before the next meeting, so I could comprehend the information she was going to share with me. The book was Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki.

This book was very interesting, it gave information about the four quadrantes of cashflow. I could go in to detail, but that's not what this blog is about.

I met with this lady again, once again across town, and once again, she didn’t really give me any more information. What she did do was invite to attend a two-hour seminar with Drew and he would explain everything. The seminar was held, across town, in a house. I was expecting to go to a business or a conference center, not a house. There was a big crowd at this seminar and they had a chair right upfront with my name on it. In walks Drew with his white board and it was literally like watching a Ty Lopez ad for two hours in person.

Drew talked about the strategies and benefits, but never actually told me how I would be getting the money. Apparently, he was going to share that information at the next seminar. So, at that point I was pretty much done. I knew it was a network marketing thing, I just wanted to see how it worked and if I could incorporate it into my day to day life to potentially earn more money. The funny thing is, two months prior, the same lady trying to recruit me approached my cousin at his place of employment and said the same things. The seminar he attended was within walking distance of my house!

                                                                 
                                                      What’s up with that?

Blog Entry #1

It's a Bloggers World

I recently wrote a blog about blogging. Since then, I have reviewed more blogs and my opinions of them have changed a little. I originally stated that I was most interested in informative blogs and less interested in personal ones. However, I have been reading some personal blogs that are on the humorous side. I enjoy these blogs because they give me a laugh. An example is the blog “Regarding deathbed regrets” on www.ThisIsIndexed.com. This blogger posts cards with Venn diagrams and line graphs to give a humorous look at topics. I like this blogger because the author appeals my inner math nerd.  


Another example is www.MyLifeisAverage blog. On this site people post short random thoughts.  Some of them are so boring... but that’s what makes them so funny.

Although I am interested in growing my financial portfolio, I don’t like reading blogs about how to grow your finances, because they have so much to read. I checked out the blog “The Start of the Month” by www.TheSimpleDolla. I am sure it had some very informative stuff in it, I just found myself skimming through because there was so much to read, and I just don’t really enjoy reading. I would rather watch a documentary or YouTube video. I like to read blogs that are short, simple and funny. Overall, I think blogs are a very good way for society to connect to each other. It is an open form of writing about any topic.  I can read about what’s at the bottom of the ocean to shoes that make my feet look fat. Blogs can make you laugh, cry, learn or maybe even rethink your life.

Zane's Brain

Hi!  My name is Zane.  This is my first semester in college.  I recently graduated from Cactus High School.  I haven't decided what I want to be when I grow up yet but for now, I am thinking about a career in Engineering.  My dad is an engineer and I only have a small idea of  what it is that he does but he does make pretty good money...  and I do like money.  Money isn't the only reason, I scored high on the analytical portion of the multiple intelligent test and they guided me toward a degree in engineering.  I took this class last semester and started the blogging and found it surprisingly interesting just writing random thoughts that came to mind.  My blog is called Zane's Brain and it basically anything that comes to my mind that I hope people will find interesting.  I was apprehensive about blogging but after last semester I realized that it is really not that hard.  I will try and come up with some interesting topics for you guys to read.