Times are Changing

How do sports fall into this? Political participation and the divide that has occurred throughout the past couple of years has dramatically increased, this could be due to a lot of factors, but I believe the strong beliefs regarding President Trump is a huge part. Whether people agree or disagree with him, I have noticed, at least through my own social media, that people are more willing to expose their beliefs to a wider audience. These articles touched on media multitasking and second screening when it comes to watching politics or other television shows, but I wish we could have seen some more research regarding sports and their influence on political participation. The influence that professional athletes have is continuing to grow, and with the constant increase of social media in our everyday lives, athletes and other prominent people’s beliefs will continue to rise. While political participation can stem from watching, hearing or reading about politic...

Wait, What was Her Point Again?             Although I enjoyed the idea of Habit + Crisis = Update, and to an extend I do agree, I could not move past the endless amount of unnecessary information.   Chun consistently went on tangents and gave examples that, in my opinion, had nothing to do with what she was discussing. She wanted to further explain her ideas, or more generally, other peoples thoughts/findings, and by doing so she was constantly referring back to other people and giving examples that did not flow well. It seemed that she truly believes the more scholars you reference in a novel the better it will be, and I do not agree whatsoever.             I will say that Chun gave better examples at the beginnings of her specific chapters. Those made sense to her points, gave good clarification on what was to come, and did an overall good job at ge...

Convenience or Independence? We have just recently started researching the influences of social media on our society, and as it continues to intertwine with our everyday lives we will have to make choices on which paths we want to go down: convenience or the ability to make decisions for ourselves? There are many pros and cons towards advancements in technology, specifically related to social media, but as I compare my childhood to kids today I can’t help but feel sorry for what they are missing out on. Walking over to a friend’s house down the street in Elementary School, the excitement of going to swim practice 1 ½ hours early to play around in Middle School and hanging out at the movie theater on Friday nights in High School; these are just some of the memories that shaped who I am as a person today. (I will note that I received a cell phone in 7 th grade but obviously I was not able to use it throughout my adolescent years as kids are able to today). I was no...