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Blog Post 7

 I found the presentation topic of motion pictures to be very very interesting. As a Media Production and Entrepreneurship major, I wanted to learn more about this topic and see how it affects me as a major and what facts I can take away from it. In the presentation, I learned that The Galloping Horse is recorded as the first motion picture ever, showing 16 frames per second. The first motion picture was shown to the public in 1893. Some of the pros I learned about Motion pictures was that they can teach important life lessons and can be a way to express thoughts and beliefs. And they are created for entertainment, and should not be used for political agenda. Like all things, I learned the downside of motion pictures. They can be a distraction from the real life problems, they can negatively showcase people and stereotype groups. I believe that Motion Pictures are a great way of art and can influence society and can bring so much happiness into a world so negative. To me, I use mot...
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Blog Post 5- 8 freedoms of expression

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 The Eight Values of Free Expression are Marketplace in Ideas, Participation in Self-Government, Stable Change, Individual self-Fulfillment, Check on Governmental Power, Promote Tolerance, Promotion Innovation, and Protect Dissent. As I was reading these and their definitions and meanings I start to wonder if any of these have any potential meaning to me personally. I asked if any of these had any meaning to me mentally. And I discovered that some of the values stood out to me resonantly were the topics of Participation in Self-Government, Stable Change, and Individual Self-fulfillment. I feel like these stand out the most to me because of how I can self relate to these topics and what they are about. These topics that I picked make me look back and think about how I can relate to these topics and what they say about me on a personal level.  One of the main things that this blog post wants me to focus on is which one do I see in action today. I see the Self-Government being in...
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Blog Post 6- EOTO(1)

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 For my EOTO assignment, I did the Video Recorder, in the research that ensued the process of discovering information, I learned quite a few things about the recorder. I learned that it has been around since the 1900's. It is said, when information was further unfolded to me, that the video recorder was invented by a man named Charles Ginsburg during his work at the Apex Corporation. Charles Ginsburg wanted to find a way to take still images and turn them into videos to capture the moment before he first began his initial blueprints for a camera. The company is now known as "Sony", maker of video cameras and some of the best video equipment to date. In 1956, Sony sold the first video tape recorder, aka VTR, for nearly $50,000. If you adjust for inflation for the year 2020, it makes the price worth $457,000. That is a lot of money. Throughout the years, Sony became more and more famous for their dedication to enhancing technology and further development and reputation when...
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Blog Post 4

 Blog Post 4 I would say that you would have to seek out a lot of research to find these kinds of websites because the government does not want you, the American people, to truly know what they are doing and that what they are doing is illegal. We talked about in class how it is important that the American Public should be aware of what the United States is doing because Congress, the President serve us, they are suppose to do what is best for us. And some of these military actions they are doing, violate so many laws by doing these kinds of things without the approval of the public. Some of the articles I read, in regards to Iran back with the killing of Soleimani. Or the attacks in Syria both in 2017 or 2018. Sure the majority of the public supported the reasons behind those attacks, but we did not want to go to war with anyone. We knew about the General of Iran being a dangerous man and it was reported that he was planning an attack against the United States. And the Syrian gove...
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Supreme Court/ Blog Post 2

 The United States Supreme Court was founded in the year 1789, it was brought into light and reality with the passing of the Third Article of the United States Constitution, which was signed by President George Washington. The first official SC meeting was held February 2nd, 1790. The history and importance of the Supreme Court is that the SC has the power of cases over all courts in the country. The Supreme Court has the ability to pick and choose which cases they wish to look at. The way the Supreme Court works is that if a certain case can not be settled in the lower courts, it will make its way up all the way to the Supreme Court. The court consists of 9 presidential appointed judges who will serve for a lifetime or until they want to retire. They are confirmed/ denied by the US Senate. The Chief Justice also sees over all of the impeachments, as they did with the impeachments of US Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton (both were aquitted) and including Donald Trump who w...
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Blog Post 3

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 What comes to your head when you think of the Black Lives Matter protest? To me, I think of a mix of peaceful protest followed by riots and looters. It is no secret that the death of George Floyd was a tragedy, and you won't find many people who disagree. I saw the protest rise in the days following the death of Floyd in my own city of Cary, North Carolina. I was driving home from work one night when I got a quick glimpse of one. But are these protests protected by the first amendment? Truly are they? In some cases, yes they are. You have the right in the F.A. to peacefully assemble, and I have seen protests like these, as well as videos of other peaceful protests around the world. What does the First Amendment condone? According to the Constitution, Congress shall make no law  respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition...
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What is Peaceful Protest?

It's no secret that when word got around the news of the recent death of Jacob Blake, we would know that the civil rights BLM, "Black Lives Matter" movement would organize protest in response to the supposed killing of an unarmed black man, Jacob Blake. This tragic incident comes months after the infamous murder of George Floyd, who died during an incident with police officers. This protest incident occurred in Portland, Oregon, a city that has become infamous for its riots and Antifa activities. It did not surprise me when I saw the news that a supporter of the President, was shot and killed during an encounter with a BLM protester. This got me wondering, where have we gone as a society, when it comes to free speech. I asked myself if anyone ever truly read the first amendment and understand how much access it gives people. Some protesters say their behavior may be justified and that it is just peaceful protests going on out there in America. I believe, and have no choic...
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