Evaluative Argument

I am not a big fan of eating outside in restaurants, but i do go sometimes. One of the best places i have been to is a small restaurant called "Bombay cafe". It is small indian restaurant that serves great quality indian dishes while still being fairly cheap. Their food is cooked in america but made with traditional indian recipe. When you first enter the restaurant, they greet you with a lovely smile while a traditional indian music is being played in the background. They usually serve non-vegitable dishes which are not very sweetable for vegetarians, however they do also serve vegitarian food such as "purri". It is a round peice of chappatti usually eaten with some sorts of curry in the side. The dining environmental is also very soothing, especially because of the usual traditional indian music being played in the background and the decorative indian paintings hunged in the wall. One thing interesting about this place is that kind of customer that it attracts are people of very different colors. For a typical indian resturant,located near a very vast indian community, i would normally expect it to mainly have indian customers. But this place is completely opposite. I never understood why, but i guess the great food speaks for it self. The people working there are also very friendly and seem very caring. Along with the delicious indian food, the whole environment and people around that place give it a whole diffenret feel. I would definately recommand this place to anyone looking for a great time and food! It is a perfect place to eat great indian food for low price!

whatever i like

Since we could choose whatever we want to write about, i choose to write about video games. I am a huge gamer and own about 3 consoles: a xbox 360, ps2 and a psp. i enjoy variety of games but mostly FPS games or first person shooters. One of the best games out there is the Halo 3. which is the third installment of halo series. This is also a FPS game and is very fun to play. Though there are commom stereotypes out there about games being 40 year old dudes that live in their mom's basement, i completely disagree with that. To tell the truth i have never played online with any1 older then 20 at most. And also one could make a living out of video games now by just playing it. Orginazitions like MLG, which stands for Major League Gaming, pay people to play games and win tournements. Not only that, major corporations like Dr. Pepper, addidas and nike have also shown interest in gaming and have sponsered many different teams. Professional players earn in about 6-7 digits per year. So for people who think that playing video games is not going to get you anywhere, think again. Reciently, MLG was even declared as a real sports like baseball and basketball. Though video games are probably never going to make it and be as famous as the other sports, they are certainly getting there and its only matter of time.

The power of Media!

i think that there are two sides to this issue. In one side, i think that it is really nice that every one has a chance to share their the news with eachother through the use of cameras, cam recorders etc. By sharing news, it gives people the opportuniety to be educated by learning new things. Also by doing so, people get to view the same side of the story through different perspective. However, on the other side, it definately has the potiential to completely distroy other's privicy. We as society need to be more responsible with this devices. Lets take "youtube" for example. In today's world, it has definately been a household term. It is a website where people can virtually put any kind of videos and pictures of anything or anyone, without the person knowing it. After the video is uploaded to the website, it allows any person to view the video without permission. This is very dangerious because it may threaten the person's job, relationship and dignity. So in my opinion, i think that it is very good to have these kind of devices with everone but we must learn to be very responsible and learn to use them effectively.

Post Secret

1)what were some of your initial reactions to the site?
- I thought that it was a really good site, a very creative idea to promote art. It is also a good way to share secrets too i guess.

2)why do you think that the images on the site were good manisfestation of the of this secret?
- It is so because, the images used corresponded very nicely with the secret. They were both passing the same image. In some instances, reading the secret first didnot make sense but then looking at the picture made more sense.

3)What is the importance of the writing verses the image in this type of project?
- Because the image gives the message more depth and lets us feel more of the emotion trying to be protrayed.

4)What spoke you more, the image or the word?
- i would definately same the image. First reading the message, i really could not feel it emotionally. But after when i looked at the image, it felt deep.

5)Pick one secret and link it two your blog, what do you think? If anything the secret is arguing.
- The secret i would pick is the one with an employer talking about why her boss plays musical instruments. I thought that was very smart because the image displayed two musical instrument inside bed, almost seemed like they were couples. It seems that the boss likes her!(link= https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRPzw-4gOzeW6pdjKoORJnGLKS-VYILYsHL28B5sSOZa_legDohUmglmlpOZKj2ykL_1Le9-4FHU3CDSUkw-sLseN5-TeTatjf8eyA0Q0bGiFdYXDVrFJJ9PPD9l4xMbr5Ng5gcD2F50c/s1600-h/office.jpg)

Like Playing A Piano

As i have the freedom to write about anything i want in this blog, Black holes came into my mind. Now mind you, I am no nerd. However the universe and things like stars and galaxies have always intriged me. So i was wandering, what if we were to be consumed by a black hole. this may sound very random, but wouldn't it be extremely awesome? There is a supermassive black hole located in the heart of every galaxy. Even our own Milky way. Blackholes are created when a extremly huge star goes into a phenomenon known as supernova. It is a state when a giant star runs out of "gas" and dies out by blowing itself up. Then the extremely huge mass is inverted and collideds inwards. Simply put, it is gravity gone wild. Since such a huge amount of mass in concentrated in a small space, it is so strong that even light can not escape it. Just for the sake of understanding the strength of a black hole, the speed of light is 300,000 kilometers per second. So if we were to be in a black hole, technically we would not even know when we died or even be able too think about it because it would be so fast. It has the streanth to devoure an entire star so earth would be nothing.

The Facebook Article.

Believer: The article was very interesting. The author argues some very valid points about facebook. Things like how it is great because it lets us communicate with lost friends and family members that live far away. Manjoo also stated facts about the websites popularity which was very interesting to read. His comparision of the huge population of the website to that of a country was very well done. Facebook can also a good way to catch-up with thing with your friends. It is also a good way to communicate with friends as people now days check facebook more often then their e-mails.
Doubter: Reading this article as a doubter, i found few flaws in his arguments. During some point in the article, the author argues that facebook is a better choice of communication compared to e-mails. I dont agree with this idea because i think most people use facebook as a form of regular entairtainment then communicating. E-mails to me are always a better choice when the situation demands a formal way of communicating. Also the author brought up a point about some people worring about other people posting unwanted messages in their walls. But this can easily be solved by putting them in limited profile or blocked profile.

The American Dream

The American Dream to me means being able to full-fill one's greatest desires and achieving success in life. Many people associate this "dream" with money, fame and glory. But i argue otherwise. As i was born in a third world country, i have seen and felt many kinds of hardships. And coming to a country such as the United States of America has truly been a blessing. But if there is one thing i have learned through this life experience is that money and fame is not everything. Having things like money and fame is not being successful but a reward for achieving success. It is ment to be a souvenir that reflects on our accomplishments. And the term "The American Dream" is just a word that sums up this defination of success. Some people argue that having money is everything, and it's power is what makes the world go around. But i argue this because if this statement was true then why does Bill Gates get up every morning to go to work? Though he is one of the most richest man alive today, he still works to feel that success. i truly believe that inorder to fullfill this dream, one must first successfully achieve their goals in life.