Persuasion Techniques in American Hustle – Reactance & The Liking Rule
May 5, 2015Persuasion techniques are used frequently in the movie “American Hustle,” the ones they leverage the most are Reactance and The Liking Rule.
The Media
Social Learning Theory and E/I Programming for Children
April 29, 2015Social Learning Theory demonstrates how children learn their behaviors, nowadays they are mostly being socialized through television
Interactive Art Crowdsourced Through Networked Digital Media
April 8, 2015Interactive art crowdsourced through networked digital media is blurring the lines between what it means to be an artist and a participant.
Persuasion Techniques President Obama Used In His Speech About Syria
March 23, 2015The persuasion techniques President Obama effectively used in his speech about his Syria policy changed the minds of millions of Americans.
Telematic Art And Telepresence In The Telematic Embrace
March 4, 2015Telematic art is transcending and challenging the entire history of humanity’s understanding of art, communication, and connection.
Autoethnography, An Autobiographical Narrative Within A Cultural Context
January 28, 2015Autoethnography is an autobiographical narrative told within a specific cultural context giving insight into the author and their culture.
Unwanted Compulsive Behaviors Are Forming From Intrusive Technology
October 22, 2014Unwanted compulsive behaviors are forming from intrusive technology, I see it happening to me in my life and now I’m trying to avoid them.
Entertainment Makes Us Live Passively And Miss Out On Real Adventures
March 26, 2014Entertainment, when consumed a lot, causes us to live our brief lives passively and give up the adventures we could have had.
Sam and Nia Rader Lip-Sync Of “Love Is An Open Door” Goes Super Viral
March 13, 2014Sam and Nia Rader, my brother and sister-in-law, made a super viral video of them lip-syncing to Disney’s “Love Is An Open Door”!
Objectification of Women’s Bodies In Advertising Harms Women And Men
September 22, 2013Objectification of women’s bodies in advertising not only harms women, it also harms men’s ability to connect with women in healthily.
Hiroshima by John Hersey, People Who Went From Survivors to Saviors
March 31, 2013John Hersey recounted the suffering and survival of six Japanese individuals of the atomic bomb in his book Hiroshima.
Social Dilemmas In The Current Debate Over The Debt Ceiling
October 12, 2012Social dilemmas can be seen in the current debate over the debt ceiling that has been going on in our government over the past year.
The Psychotherapeutics of Online Photosharing, A Flawed Theory
October 8, 2012The Psychotherapeutics of Online Photosharing is a very interesting article but unfortunately, it’s full of logical fallacies.
Writing for New Media explored how people connect in the Internet age
May 8, 2012Writing for New Media explored the various ways people are learning to evolve in how they connect with one another in the Internet age.
Division Among People Increases During The Internet Age
April 20, 2012Division among people in the Internet Age continues like it always but it looks different as people find more reasons to divide themselves.
Creative Commons Licenses Make You King Of Your Content
March 9, 2012Creative Commons licenses help you become king of your content instead of allowing your content to be the king over your creativity.
Information Overload Or Filter Failure, Learning To Detect The Crap
February 10, 2012Information overload is a problem, or is the problem actually filter failure? We need to learn how to mentally filter the junk we encounter.
Blogging And Broadcast Media, The Difference Is In The Details
January 25, 2012Blogging and broadcast media are both popular types of communication but the differences are in the details of the content.