in boston the medium of transportation is something all of us use on a daily basis. wheter it is a car a bike or public transportation, we need it to get to places. how this conects to my life, is very simple. i live in the city 25 minutes away from school. if one day my car decides to break down, i am completely stuck with not many options to get to school. i use my car for everything and if its not me driving, it is either a friend or a taxi.
when i was younger, in mexico city, i was not permitted to ride public transportation. for security purposes it was either my friends parents or chofers who drove us around. however when i grew up, things changed. now i had my own car and what i wanted to do depended on me. however, based on security, i always grew up depending on a car. in a way we become sort of useless without a car. we dont know how to travel or move from place to place. anyhow, in boston, one learns to have different options. whether it is a cab or the T. but when it comes to me, i have had trouble with modifying my habits. i usually cant go aywhere if i dont bring my car, because i feel like i am no longer in control of what i want to do. it is sad, but living in mexico makes you very dependent to this medium. so this is something i use every day of my life, and when it breaks down or i cant use it, it stresses me out a lot. how much do we rely on transportation? is living on campus different, or does one still feel useless without a car, since there is no t stop near school?
i feel that while atending babson having a car is esential and it is a medium that allows me to live of campus and go wherever i want whenever i want.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
hookah narguile arguile or whatever one might call it
Hookah is a sort of pipe that comes from the middle east. it is an object, where one inserts flavored tabacco and enjoys a little smoke with the friends. back then, it was very popular and almost everyone in the middle east did it. later, when these people travelled they began to introduce it to other countries in the world. hoolah is an interesting activity, because just like people go for cofee or tea, now they would go to smoke hookah.
I am a Jew from Mexico City, and all my ancestors come from the middle east. whether it is damscos seria or lebanon, their traditions where very similar. when i was raised as a child, my grand father was around quite a lot. i remember how he would always want to smoke his hookah. it made him calm, and it was much better than smoking cigarretes. however it wasnt only me that was grew up seeing this. in the jewish counity in mexico, this was seen everywhere. people began to do it so often, that this became a tradition. teenagers would get together and smoke at each others houses, until the parents began to get scared. however in order to control this they decided to make it a busines. at first they put narguila in hookah bars, where people would go play backgammon and enjoy their friends company while smoking hookah. this tradition grew so much, that cofee places began to serve narguila as well.
today, any cofee place tea place or bar you go to in mexico city, they have the option of narguila. it is sad, but it is a way to interact with your friends. some people see it as a hobby, others as an adiction, but in the end it is a medium that connects people all over mexico and other parts of the world. this has become a tradition and a way of life. many people dont agree with it, but where i come from it is part of our daily live. it connects us and allows to have something in common with our friends. as one would go have drinks at a bar in america, in my home country we go to hookah bars. and thats why i feel that hookas are a medium of society that was brought to us by the middle east. and now that i live in bston, i see that not only in mexico, but many people here have it in there homes. however it is hard to do it as a business because the US limits our freedom of smoking indoors with their different laws.
I am a Jew from Mexico City, and all my ancestors come from the middle east. whether it is damscos seria or lebanon, their traditions where very similar. when i was raised as a child, my grand father was around quite a lot. i remember how he would always want to smoke his hookah. it made him calm, and it was much better than smoking cigarretes. however it wasnt only me that was grew up seeing this. in the jewish counity in mexico, this was seen everywhere. people began to do it so often, that this became a tradition. teenagers would get together and smoke at each others houses, until the parents began to get scared. however in order to control this they decided to make it a busines. at first they put narguila in hookah bars, where people would go play backgammon and enjoy their friends company while smoking hookah. this tradition grew so much, that cofee places began to serve narguila as well.
today, any cofee place tea place or bar you go to in mexico city, they have the option of narguila. it is sad, but it is a way to interact with your friends. some people see it as a hobby, others as an adiction, but in the end it is a medium that connects people all over mexico and other parts of the world. this has become a tradition and a way of life. many people dont agree with it, but where i come from it is part of our daily live. it connects us and allows to have something in common with our friends. as one would go have drinks at a bar in america, in my home country we go to hookah bars. and thats why i feel that hookas are a medium of society that was brought to us by the middle east. and now that i live in bston, i see that not only in mexico, but many people here have it in there homes. however it is hard to do it as a business because the US limits our freedom of smoking indoors with their different laws.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
playstation xbox and nintendo.
how has play station nintendo and xbox changed our life? it is a hobby that millions of kids share and it is a media that in my point of view has taken over our cultures. it is a media that allows us to enjoy time with our friends and it includes a lot more than entertainment. it is a way of spending time with your friends while at the same time competing against them and nowadays people from all over the world via internet. it is very time consuming, and for some of us it is a huge part of our lives.
when i came to boston, i realized all of these, by noticing that in every house ive visited of college students there is some sort of system. whether is wii playstation nintendo or xbox. my friends for example, get together to play FIFA. we sometimes stay there for more than two hours, laughing and competing. it is nice bonding time but it is surprising how much time is spent on it. it has made us lazy and in a way dependent. because now when you are sitting infront of your tv, warm under your blanket, with your friends, you realize that you rather stay there instead of going to the movies or out for lunch. it might sound depressing, but it is incredible how much people play.
however, this leads us to what these video games have done for us and how it relates to our class. through these games, many messages are realesed. in fifa for example, it is a way to educated kids on a certain sport. it teaches them the rules and give them ideas of how to improve their real life game. the tricks, the style and the players teach us and make us want to copy it. in this case it is good, however there is a game like grand theft auto, where you can shoot people run them over and do all sorts of crimes in the middle of the street. how does this help improve the world? when it is just teaching us to do harm. it is giving kids ideas that they dont need and this is dangerous. now that you have read this, specially for guys or girls with boyfriends that play this all day, think about how time consuming it is and how unefective we are while we play this for hours.
when i came to boston, i realized all of these, by noticing that in every house ive visited of college students there is some sort of system. whether is wii playstation nintendo or xbox. my friends for example, get together to play FIFA. we sometimes stay there for more than two hours, laughing and competing. it is nice bonding time but it is surprising how much time is spent on it. it has made us lazy and in a way dependent. because now when you are sitting infront of your tv, warm under your blanket, with your friends, you realize that you rather stay there instead of going to the movies or out for lunch. it might sound depressing, but it is incredible how much people play.
however, this leads us to what these video games have done for us and how it relates to our class. through these games, many messages are realesed. in fifa for example, it is a way to educated kids on a certain sport. it teaches them the rules and give them ideas of how to improve their real life game. the tricks, the style and the players teach us and make us want to copy it. in this case it is good, however there is a game like grand theft auto, where you can shoot people run them over and do all sorts of crimes in the middle of the street. how does this help improve the world? when it is just teaching us to do harm. it is giving kids ideas that they dont need and this is dangerous. now that you have read this, specially for guys or girls with boyfriends that play this all day, think about how time consuming it is and how unefective we are while we play this for hours.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
passion as a media
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
passion as a media
Passion:
in life, one can do many things that he likes every day. some people on the other hand, just go through life as a routine, they do the same thing every day. some people do what they love such as play sports, work out, be a doctor, etc. but others sometimes dont have a choice and just work to make a living.these things, are sometimes determined in life for certain people, and might not have a way of changing it. in order to make a living some people work hard, others steal, others kill, or others just do what it is necessary. and as i said, these things can not be modified in life according to many circumstance that people go through. however, there is one thing that people have in life where they leave everything theyve got, they put there heart into this activity or thing, they would kill for an opportunity of enjoying whatever this is. and that thing is called passion.
passion is something you would die for, what you love to do no matter the circumstances. alcoholics love to drink, because it is their passion. drug adicts love to take drugs because it is their passion, doctors love to cure people because it is their passion. no matter where someone is, the amount of money one has or how much one is suffering at a certain point, one will do anything to follow what they have a passion for.
me for example have a great passion for soccer, theres is nothing in this world i rather do than go to a huge soccer match or play soccer with my friends. i would trade anything for soccer. because when i am playing or watching this sport, my head goes blank. i think of nothing else but my passion. i enjoy every minute of it, and this is the same for anyone who follows or does their passion. the reason for why i see this as a media, is because it is a way of interacting with those who have your same passion. people like me would die to meet a professional soccer player, through TV, advertisements, internet, etc. we begin to idotralize those who play soccer the best. we follow them and have a passion to intend to copy what they do. their moves, their style, everything. when i go to the stadium, i yell chant and sing for my team connecting with the thousands of fans around me. if we think about, everyone interacts and relates to those who share their passions. and thats why i see passion as a great medium that is a huge part of my every day life. i live for my passion and theres not that makes me feel better than to be with people that share that passion with me.
example video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtB117zNC2E
in life, one can do many things that he likes every day. some people on the other hand, just go through life as a routine, they do the same thing every day. some people do what they love such as play sports, work out, be a doctor, etc. but others sometimes dont have a choice and just work to make a living.these things, are sometimes determined in life for certain people, and might not have a way of changing it. in order to make a living some people work hard, others steal, others kill, or others just do what it is necessary. and as i said, these things can not be modified in life according to many circumstance that people go through. however, there is one thing that people have in life where they leave everything theyve got, they put there heart into this activity or thing, they would kill for an opportunity of enjoying whatever this is. and that thing is called passion.
passion is something you would die for, what you love to do no matter the circumstances. alcoholics love to drink, because it is their passion. drug adicts love to take drugs because it is their passion, doctors love to cure people because it is their passion. no matter where someone is, the amount of money one has or how much one is suffering at a certain point, one will do anything to follow what they have a passion for.
me for example have a great passion for soccer, theres is nothing in this world i rather do than go to a huge soccer match or play soccer with my friends. i would trade anything for soccer. because when i am playing or watching this sport, my head goes blank. i think of nothing else but my passion. i enjoy every minute of it, and this is the same for anyone who follows or does their passion. the reason for why i see this as a media, is because it is a way of interacting with those who have your same passion. people like me would die to meet a professional soccer player, through TV, advertisements, internet, etc. we begin to idotralize those who play soccer the best. we follow them and have a passion to intend to copy what they do. their moves, their style, everything. when i go to the stadium, i yell chant and sing for my team connecting with the thousands of fans around me. if we think about, everyone interacts and relates to those who share their passions. and thats why i see passion as a great medium that is a huge part of my every day life. i live for my passion and theres not that makes me feel better than to be with people that share that passion with me.
example video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtB117zNC2E
free advertizing through facebook
Sunday, October 3, 2010
free advertizing
advertizing is one of the most important things when it comes to opening a business. it is what allows people to see what you are doing, and it is incredible how much companies spent on their business advertizing, so that this is succesful. this year, i start a business with my brother, where i sell tshirts online. the business is called spenglish and we sell through spenglish.net. here for example, i am doing free advertisment through a blog, because whoever reads this might be curious enough to see what my business is. but i am talking about much larger number of people knowing about the business through free advertisment. and when it come to talking about this, i talk about a website which we all visit several times a day known as facebook.
facebook has more than 500 million members, and it is the biggest social network in the planet. you put one word on it, and it is open for those 500 million people to see instantlly. people dont realize sometimes how much power this network has, but one can connect through to the world instantlly. so the advertizing part comes in, when you fill your page and profile with things from your business, you send messages and event so that everyone on your friend list sees it and recieves it. this then expands through word of mouth, and through your friends friends that dont have you in common but see it at there website. advertizing then becomes successful becaus now your website is know by thousands of friends of friends that you showed it to. this is a very powerfull tool that is used by many entretainment events and businesses. if one knows hw to take advantage of it, it is incredible how efective it could really be. we can see this through the new movie the social network, and in our every day lives. so this is why it is incredible how much money companies spend on advertizing every year but also do it through free advertizing in emails and facebook.
facebook has more than 500 million members, and it is the biggest social network in the planet. you put one word on it, and it is open for those 500 million people to see instantlly. people dont realize sometimes how much power this network has, but one can connect through to the world instantlly. so the advertizing part comes in, when you fill your page and profile with things from your business, you send messages and event so that everyone on your friend list sees it and recieves it. this then expands through word of mouth, and through your friends friends that dont have you in common but see it at there website. advertizing then becomes successful becaus now your website is know by thousands of friends of friends that you showed it to. this is a very powerfull tool that is used by many entretainment events and businesses. if one knows hw to take advantage of it, it is incredible how efective it could really be. we can see this through the new movie the social network, and in our every day lives. so this is why it is incredible how much money companies spend on advertizing every year but also do it through free advertizing in emails and facebook.
stereotypes in boston
stereotypes in boston
stereotypes are what someone uses to describe people without meeting them first. Living in Boston, has made me realize that basing your knowledge of people on stereotypes is like judging a book by its cover; and this shouldnt be done. i realized this when i came to boston, because here, there are many international students. we all come to college to make friends and expand the network, however sometime stereotyping makes us chose what kind of people we try to become friends with first. so the question that pops up in my headvery often, is why americans dont really get along with the international crowd. are we really that different? or is it stereotyping, what people say about each other, that prevents us from giving this opportunity of friendship a try?
I believe, that sometimes we are lazy when it comes to meeting people who are different from us. we become closed minded people in an enviorment that requires us to accept differences. we sometimes decided to hang out with the people we know and understand, because we enter a comfort zone that makes us feel good about our selves and not threatend by society.
for me for example, i am more open minded and believe that in the end we ae all very similar. we are all here for the same purpose and it is good to be friends with everyone. one learns a lot from people who were raised differently than them selves. as well as learning that stereotypes dont talk about everyone. theres always something one can find in common with everyone, but in boston i notice that people are afraid to give this a try. interaction between international students and americans is not commonly seen here. why could this be.do stereotypes that say we are so different speak the truth?
I believe, that sometimes we are lazy when it comes to meeting people who are different from us. we become closed minded people in an enviorment that requires us to accept differences. we sometimes decided to hang out with the people we know and understand, because we enter a comfort zone that makes us feel good about our selves and not threatend by society.
for me for example, i am more open minded and believe that in the end we ae all very similar. we are all here for the same purpose and it is good to be friends with everyone. one learns a lot from people who were raised differently than them selves. as well as learning that stereotypes dont talk about everyone. theres always something one can find in common with everyone, but in boston i notice that people are afraid to give this a try. interaction between international students and americans is not commonly seen here. why could this be.do stereotypes that say we are so different speak the truth?
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