Rock & Rap media violence.

At the beginning of the article, the experiments turned out that yes it was more aggressive when watching aggressive music videos. then they did an experiment and it showed that it somewhat varied depending on the person much like the reinforcement theory where you don't just look at what they are watching and how it effects them from that perspective, but also their background and how it contributes in with the violence or aggression. I think that yes they accomplished what they wanted, because they wanted to know the results from these experiments. some may not have came out in the way that they thought but they still got interesting information from it. i think that they need to retry this study considering how fast we have come with technology and just grown in general. the data may come out the same but many of these study's were done in the 90's i think it would be beneficial to have them done again. when they did the experiment on sexual violence/aggression they were very shocked to find out that some of it came from classical music. obviously they were thinking that these characteristics could only come from rock or rap when they actually came from both. I think that in a way that proves it's not just the song genre, it's also the person, and in my opinion the majority of it is the person and how their thought process works. also in the experiment conducted by johnson, jackson, and gatto they only used african-american males. to get the full data from the experiment they should have had a variety of different ethnicity's and both male and female. i don' t see how they could possibly get all the information needed with only one gender, and one ethnicity. yes they did keep the age level close in age but they also could have made another experiment with another age group to compare the two and see if they related in any way. I feel like this experiment was  in one way accurate with how some of the experiments were set up and completed, but then again not as accurate as it should be with the way some of the experiments were done with the gender, ethnicity, and not all of them looked at the individuals background which plays a very important role when testing someone on acts of aggression or violence like this. There were a lot of things that were not done well or thought out completely like they should have been.

Video game violence

This article talks about video game violence. What i got form reading this article is that yes they seem to think video games can increase aggression/violence a little but not to the extent of murdering someone or going anything that far. it has such little impact that it really doesn't change much.  it also says in the article that it is even less with normal exposure to violence, it is only with people who are prone to violence or exposed to it often that it makes more aggressive. i think this is mostly related to the observational learning theory. you could learn from playing or watching these games but like i said before they generally dont have enough effect to cause drastic damage.i think with like the game of call of duty yes you are killing people but i don't think you really think in your head okay im gonna go kill these people who have a family that cares about them. its generally these are my enemies this is what i have to do to protect my home and my family. its just how it works.

1st six weeks vocabulary journal

Word	Word in Context	Definition in my own words	Memory Aid	Source
Didactic	That was a didactic story.	Teaching something, like a moral.	The Cat in the hat	Dr. Suess, article on canvas that we read in Mr.Hales class.
Ambiguous	Some parts of this book were ambiguous.	Leaving something that can be percepted in different ways.	The end of the cat in the hat.	Dr. Suess, article on canvas that we read in Mr.Hales class.
Emit	She feels like she is going to throw up.	Throw up	Seasick	Mrs.Rader in Psychology and “visualizing psychology second edition.
Superimpostion	Superimpostion the tree between the buildings.	To put between, normally used in photo shop	Photoshop	Mr.Hales
Subversive	He is a subversive person.	Like a dictatorship, to take over.	Dictatorship	throughout the book of Troy.
Citadel	I’m going to the Citadel.	A strong place that people are at and is used for attacks	City	Throughout the book of Troy.
Betrothed	I am betrothed to him.	Engaged, to be married.	Wedding	Throughout the book of Troy
Validity	She is questioning the validity of the argument.	How correct it is.	Correctness	Psychology “visualizing psychology second edition.”
Repression	She is repressing those memories.	Trying to forget bad things	Bad memories	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Monocular	He is monocular.	Only has one eye.	Monsters inc.	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Binocular	He is binocular	Having both eyes.	Binoculars	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Biofeedback	He is giving biofeedback.	To control your body.	Body language.	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Eustress	She is experiencing Eustress.	Good stress	Seeing your boyfriend after his basic training.	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Cognitive	He is cognitively thinking.	Thinking, remembering, perceiving.	Memories	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Collectivistic	He is collectivistic.	Social and economic control.	The word control	“visualizing psychology second edition.”
Attributions	You will be doing some attributions.	Participating in.	Class discussion	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Mania	He is mania.	Overly excited	Hyper	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Dissociative	He dissociated himself.	To separate	Be alone	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Hypochondriasis	She has hypochondriasis.	To constantly talk about your health.	“germ-freak”	“visualizing psychology second edition.”
Factitious	He is very factitious.	Not act normal, seem fake.	Manikin	“Visualizing psychology second edition.”
Kleptomania	He has kleptomania.	The irresistible obsession to steal.	Don’t do it for anything.	“visualizing psychology second edition.”
Pyromania	She struggles with pyromania	A compulsion to set things on fire.	Arson,	“visualizing psychology second edition.”
Agoraphobia	He has agoraphobia.	Fear of being in crowds.	Clowns, circus.	“visualizing psychology second edition.”
Catatonic	She is catatonic.	Dazed out, unresponding	Schizophrenia, deep in thought	“visualizing psychology second edition.”
Aghast	She was aghast when she saw the engagement ring.	Overwhelming shock or amazement.	Super schocked	“visualizing psychology second edition.”
Despondent	He suffers from being despondent	Hopeless, discouraged.	Depressed	“visualizing psychology second edition.”

examples of media effects theory

Catharsis Theory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S0e5IB0HzE this example is off of the show Rosanne. the reason i chose this is because it shows how the little things kept building up until they couldn't take it anymore. and if you were going through something like that if you watched that show/episode you would possible think "well atleast we aren't that bad, atleast we aren't wrecking our house.

Aggressive Cues Theory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSibseqLyYs this shows sheldon getting aggressive and if someone were to watch this it may cause them to act that way or it may not.

Observational Learning Theory:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2wYLo0nET4 this video of teaching a baby how to put the ball into the basket represents the observational learning theory because the baby learns how to do something by watching someone else.

Reinforcement Theory:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA96Fba-WHk this represents the reinforcement theory. because penny gets chocolate everytime she does something right so that her view of right and wrong will change.

Cultivation theory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln7Yg21Y55E these guys watch something and it makes one of them really scared and kinda crazy

Media Effects

Catharsis Theory- This theory i tend to agree with. the reason for that is because yes people can become very frustrated through out the day just by the little things that seem to continue to build up until it's to much. sometimes if the person can just watch tv or play games that are considered violent they get to take out all their anger and energy on the game or the movie, and they no longer have the frustration that they did before. it gives them time to take their mind off of things and to just rest and regenerate so they can be happier with their family instead of being ill with them. 

Aggressive Cues Theory- Disagree, one of the main reasons i disagree with this is when it says spanking a kid is obviously aggressive and VIOLENT act. well just think about how many of us got a spanking as a kid. think about how those spankings kept us from doing bad things that would get us in trouble. some of those spankings actually keep kids from doing aggressive acts. to me they make it seem like the parent is just straight out beating the kid. but all it says is a spanking. for some kids just saying no and putting them in a corner doesn't always work. sometimes they need to get a spanking to make them really under stand "okay mama keeps spanking me for this so that must mean i'm not supposed to do it and its bad". i know that's how it works for my brother, you cant get something through his head without spanking him for doing something wrong.

Observational Learning Theory- I disagree with this theory because alot of times when watching shows like that people become more aware of what to look out for if something in those circumstances happens. and i also disagree with the what would you do if someone jumps out infront of you would you do something aggressive? those things usually come naturally by instinct and reflexes to defend yourself. do they just want us to be helpless and not be able to automatically defend ourselves?

Reinforcement Theory- i agree with this theory because it does seem to happen so often. when looking at cases or watching shows on crimes it generally is the person you would least expect to be the one who committed the crime. and then you have this guys who are all big and tough and then sometimes you can really see their soft side, not all of them go with it but you do see it. and i also agree that the way we were brought up and where we were brought up plays an important factor. look at basically every other study scientist do,. majority of the time the results are based on our background, culture, and genetic makeup.

Cultivation Theory- i disagree with this theory because i don't think that the violence or aggression on tv is a "fantasy world" it shows you reality and what can really happen out there. you become informed and more alert of the dangers that could come to you. therefore it could save someones life if the recognize something out of the normal. when i was just a little girl like 3 my mom would get me to watch the news and see how people were kidnapped and killed or such things. i don't think my mother was wrong for that, because she did that whenever we went to a store every 30 minutes or so i would tap her arm or something to show her that i was still there and noone had taken me. it has made me more aware of the dangers that could happen to me and has made me more careful.

Cat in the hat

• when he says that children now don't get bored when it rains because of all the things they have now, this is true somewhat but there are still kids that love playing outdoors more than electronics and they are bored. he was stereotyping the children today and we all know that stereotypes are never 100% correct.
• i agree with the book having an ambiguous ending to it. 
• the organization of the essay could have been put together a little better. he had good points some of them were just scattered out and he could have linked them together in a better way. 

Beowulf

What is it?
What is it about?
What is the historical significance?

~ Beowulf is and Epic poem, meaning that it is very very very long. there are 3,182 lines to this poem.

Beowulf is the hero and title character of an Anglo-Saxon epic poem. The poem was written in England, though the action is set in Scandinavia. It takes place in the 5th and 6th centuries CE, but was written some time between the 8th and 11th centuries. Beowulf is among the most important extant Anglo-Saxon works of literature.

According to the poem, Beowulf was the son of a Swede, EcgÞeow, but grew up among the Geats. EcgÞeow had been banished before his son's birth because he was unable to pay a highweregild, a type of fine imposed on those who had killed a man. EcgÞeow sought refuge with the Danish king Hroðgar, who paid his weregild, then served under Geatish king Hreðel. EcgÞeow married Hreðel's daughter, and Beowulf was their child.

Beowulf began his heroic acts as a young warrior, when a monster named Grendel threatened Hreðel's kingdom. He killed the monster, ripping of his arm, and was celebrated by his fellow warriors as a hero. The following night, Grendel's mother, who is unnamed in the poem, arrives to avenge his death. Beowulf kills her too, with the help of a magical giant sword, then takes Grendel's head as a trophy back to Geatland

      "who is beowulf?" wisegeek. demand media, n.d. web. 2003-2013. 

~what is it about? 

Beowulf is a prince of the Geats of southern Sweden who comes to Denmark to help King Hrothgar rid his fabulous hall, Heorot, of a terrible monster known as Grendel. The hero mortally wounds the creature, who flees the hall to die in its lair. The next night, Grendel's mother comes to Heorot to avenge her offspring and kills one of Hrothgar's men. Beowulf tracks her down and kills her, then returns to Heorot where he receives great honors and gifts before returning home.

After ruling the Geats for half a century in peace, Beowulf must face a dragon who threatens his land. Unlike his earlier battles, this confrontation is terrible and deadly. He is deserted by all his retainers except his kinsman Wiglaf, and though he defeats the dragon he is mortally wounded. His funeral and a lament end the poem.

            "what you need to know about the epic poem". about. Demand media, n.d. web. 

~ historical significance= 

Beowulf is the oldest surviving epic poem in the English language and the earliest piece of vernacular European literature. It was written in Old English, the language of the Saxons. Originally untitled, in the 19th century the poem began to be called by the name of its Scandinavian hero, whose adventures are its primary focus. Historical elements run through the poem, yet both the hero and the story are fiction.

Origins and History of the Beowulf Poem:

Beowulf may have been composed as an elegy for a king who died in the seventh century, but there is little evidence to indicate who that king may have been. The burial rites described in the epic show a great similarity to the evidence found atSutton Hoo , but too much remains unknown to form a direct correlation between the poem and the burial site.

The poem may have been composed as early as c. 700, and evolved through many retellings before it was written down. Whoever the original author may have been is lost to history.

The sole manuscript of the poem dates to c. 1000. Handwriting style reveals that it was inscribed by two different people. Whether either scribe embellished or altered the original story is unknown.

The earliest known owner of the manuscript is the 16th century scholar Lawrence Nowell. In the 17th century it became part of Robert Bruce Cotton's collection and is therefore known asCotton Vitellius A.XV.

In 1731, it suffered irreparable damage in a fire.

The first transcription of the poem was made by Icelandic scholar Grímur Jónsson Thorkelin in 1818. Since the manuscript has decayed further, Thorkelin's version is highly prized, yet its accuracy has been questioned.

In 1845, the pages of the manuscript were mounted in paper frames to save them from further damage. This protected the pages, but it also covered some of the letters around the edges.

In 1993, the British Library initiated the Electronic Beowulf Project . Through the use of special infrared and ultraviolet lighting techniques, the covered letters were revealed as electronic images of the manuscript were made.

The Author or Authors:

Beowulf contains many pagan and folkloric elements, but there are undeniable Christian themes as well. This dichotomy has led some to interpret the epic as the work of more than one author. Others have seen it as symbolic of the transition from paganism to Christianity in early medieval Britain. The extreme delicacy of the manuscript, the two separate hands that inscribed the text, and the complete lack of clues to the identity of the author make a realistic determination difficult at best.

              "what you need to know about the epic poem". about. Demand media, n.d. web.