The New Fashion

“Downloading Music Is Going Out of Fashion”

By: Kerry Flynn

Source: Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/24/downloading-music-fashion-streaming-services_n_6043924.html?utm_hp_ref=technology

               As technology is advancing, it is affecting numerous industries. One industry that got affected by new advancements was the music industry. At first, people used to buy records and play music, but as time went, they started buying cassette tapes, CD’s, and then started downloading music from the internet. Even though there are some people in the world who use record players or cassette players, the majority of the people follow what is the newest and most stylistic. Downloading music is how most people get the music they want, but as the title states, it is going out of fashion. People are becoming too lazy to download music and transferring to their phone, and other people are tired of spending huge amounts of money on music. The new fashion at the moment is streaming music, which can be done through apps such as Spotify or Pandora on all devices. It is technically free, and people can stream music wherever and whenever they want as long as they have mobile data (3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi). Although, by paying a small amount every month, people can listen and stream music with no ads and no interruptions, while also being able to download music to their phone to listen to at times when they do not have mobile data. As people started streaming music, Apple started losing business. Therefore, they are now working with the Beats streaming application in order to create a cheap, easy and effective application for the people. They hope that they will be back in business by doing so. It is important that the people read this, to understand what the fashion is at the moment, and to know the easiest and cheapest ways they can enjoy their lives listening to music.

"I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read"

     Francine Prose discusses literature and complains about the complexity of the reading skills of high school students. The subject of her piece of literature is the education curriculum about English. She bases her argument from evidence she gathered from high school reading lists, and quotes from intelligent professionals. The article was published during the September of 1999, on Harper’s magazine. This magazine was famous at the time, and a lot of people read it. Prose wanted people to read her viewpoints, and understand what is wrong with the high school curriculum. Even though the article was published in a magazine and any person could read it, the main and intended audience was English teachers. Prose hoped that English schoolteachers would understand her and therefore change their curriculum of teaching. Her purpose of writing this is to inform and to persuade the people. The speaker is Francine Prose. She believes, and proves with evidence that the curriculum now is wrong, and persuades them to take action. Throughout her essay, her tone is critical, informative, persuasive, superior, and professional. She knows and believes that her point of view is right, but does not directly criticize. Prose writes professionally, making her more believable. 

     SOAPST makes it easy for the reader to understand a piece of literature. All the things are laid out for them, making it easy for the reader to dig deep into the piece, examining all the important parts. This allows the person to not have to reread the piece over and over, but instead look at the SOAPST they created. Due to Prose’s professional and persuasive tone, her article was effective.

True Education

                Schools believe that they make students ready for the life that is ahead of them. Although, what students learn in school has little to do with the problems students face in their future. School teaches students how to read and write, do mathematical calculations, know about the history of the world, and so on. The truth is, people have no need of these types of knowledge after they become an independent person and face the world. That is why, it is believed by many people that schools do not serve the goals of a true education. True education would be preparing children for the inevitable, and teaching them what they need to become a successful person in life. If a person wants and is going to aim to become an English major, why do they have to learn advanced mathematics and science? Instead of helping the students, this will only result in the student receiving a low grade, and therefore a low Grade Point Average. If a student takes classes that are relevant to their major, they will most likely be more interested and enthusiastic whilst also receiving higher grades than they would if they took classes that had nothing similar to their field.

                It is important to know mathematics, know the history of the world, know the science, know literature, but it is all a waste of the instructor’s and the student’s time if they are not going to have anything to do with those subjects in the future.

Another Terrorist Attack

“Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 19 Outside Baghdad Mosque”

By: Ahmed Rasheed

Source: Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/19/suicide-bomb-baghdad_n_6010932.html

            

           Yet another terrorist strike. So many terrorist attacks have happened during these couple of months that people do not show any reactions to these events. A suicide bomber killed around nineteen people on Sunday, October 19, 2014, whilst also injuring and wounding twenty eight other people. This attack happened near a mosque, during a funeral in Baghdad. A police officer said that, “The attacker approached the entrance of the mosque and blew himself up among the crowd” (1). Baghdad has faced many terrorist attacks in the last month, and the government still has no clue of who is in charge of these attacks. The military tried to take action, but they were also shut down by the terrorists. An armored vehicle was bombed near a security force convoy, causing a chain explosion. This terrorist group never stands down. They are not scared of anything. Any force that has tried to go against them has been shut down and eliminated. These terrorists are not afraid of risks, and will take any necessary actions to reach their goals. Officials are saying that whoever is doing these attacks must be under the rule of a high powered person, whether it is a person in the government, or a wealthy businessman. The government has no leads yet, and is doing their best to find a solution to get rid of these bombers.

            People complain about having too much homework, or for being under too much stress. The truth is that none of the people that complain are under the pressure and circumstances of the people that live in countries where terrorist attacks happen regularly.

The Truth About Volunteering

As we all know, the meaning of volunteering has changed through time. Volunteering used to mean giving up one’s leisure time in order to help its community, whether it is by joining the army or cleaning up the streets of the city. Now, volunteering is much different. Since people do not have the urge to do it, they are being forced to volunteer. It is come to a point, where most schools do not let students graduate unless they complete a certain amount of volunteer hours. The whole definition of volunteering has changed throughout these years.

Although, making volunteering mandatory is actually better than not making it mandatory. If it was not required for graduation, most of the people would not at all think about volunteering. Students are so lazy, that they do their homework right before the period its due. If they are too lazy to do their homework, how are they going to have the urge to volunteer? “Many young people said that their motive in becoming involved was to make a stronger case to please college admissions officers – regardless of whether they were applying to an Ivy League school, a state university or a technical college” (Source 4). Making volunteering required to graduate and enter a university or college gives the students a motive, an urge to volunteer. Students will start competing to see who has more hours and who volunteered in a better place. They will start volunteering, and who knows? Maybe they will find a place that suits what they desire, and stay there regardless of how much volunteering hours they need.

Samsung > Apple

“Samsung Makes Butt Robot With Mom Jeans To Prove Its Phones Don’t Bend”

By: Harry Bradford

Source: Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/02/samsung-phones-bend_n_5923054.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

               

                More than half of the people that have phones, tablets, or computers usually favor Apple products. They believe that Apple makes the best products due to its unique style, therefore those are the types of products they purchase. Although, Apple has shown how horrible they are in creating phones with their new iPhone 6/iPhone 6 Plus product. The problem with the phone was not whether it was running slow or the resolution was low, but it was physically weak. The phone bends when pressure is added to the weak point, which may be caused by sitting on the phone and more.

               

                 However, Samsung Android products have not experienced this bending issue. This shows that they are made firm enough to not break. To prove that Samsung Android products are better, and that they do not bend, they have created a Butt Robot that ensures that their products are strong. This Butt Robot appears to be wearing mom jeans, in order to put the Samsung Android phone into the same condition and environment as the bendable iPhone 6’s. The phone that was used for the experiment was the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, one of Samsung’s newest inventions in the Android family. They have used this phone to show that their new inventions are still strong as before, “unlike some of its more prominent competitors” (1). The Butt Robot sat on the phone one hundred times, and still there was no damage to the phone. There is no other evidence needed to show that the Android products made by Samsung are more valuable and desirable.

                 People should read this and finally see what the better product is. Everyone is buying Apple products, because they are different than the phones we are used to. Well, the phones that people are used to are built stronger and better for the customer to receive what they want.