Blog #4

If I had a choice to meddle with time travel I would decide to go thirty years into the future. I think that although thirty years isn't a huge drastic time change, it would be enough to see a lot of differences compared to our present day in age. To start off, I picture waking up in my extremely technological home with my family. I have always pictured that cell phones and laptops will be changed and be completely wireless and hands free years from now. I think that since technology is progressing so drastically on a daily basis, in thirty years I could access anything I wanted at just the touch of a single button. It may sound crazy but I picture a hands free screen popping up in front of my face and me clicking through the screens with just a few touches. After my annual morning breakfast, I picture driving to school in either a battery controlled (non-gas filled) car or possibly be able to fly. I think in thirty years from now, fashion won't change to much. I've realized that although styles do change on a common basis, it seems very repetitive. You can see that some styles we have now were extremely popular 40-50+ years ago. I do think that styles will be different but I think the basic concept of all of them will be similar to ones in the past. I picture arriving at school and my professors using a lot of technology in the classroom. I could see the majority of the lecture being done on an overhead computer that teaches us the subject, and the students and I working on our individual laptops to practice the lessons. My curriculum would definitely be much harder than what those have learned thirty years ago. Knowledge grows on a daily basis, and to keep up with society I know my course selection would be more difficult than what those in the past would have learned. I think that between classes when I go to a student union for lunch, I will be ordering off of a computer desktop exactly what I want to eat and the food will be delivered to me after it is quickly made. On my way home from school as I'm driving in my super fast automobile, I will pass by those of a more richer side who can fly for short periods of time. I think short time flying will start to occur thirty years from now, and probably about a hundred years later the whole world could be flying or using other sorts of transportation rather than gas guzzling cars. As I'm home and begin to wind down from my busy day, I'll be able to watch some shows off of my wireless tv as my dinner is being cooked on it's own on the stove. After I finish eating I'll put my dishes into my high-tech dishwasher and get ready for bed. I'll be able to brush my teeth with my electronic tooth brush and set my portable alarm clock for the following day. I think if I took a thirty year jump into the future, I would realize many huge changes as well as hundreds of minuscule ones that occurred in just a short period of time. I think if we took maybe a one hundred year jump instead, we would see more differences and changes in the world. I actually look forward to seeing what sorts of technology, fashion, food distribution, transportation and so much more that my children and grandchildren will get to endeavor.

Food Advertisement

I found that this fast food product advertisement fit the topic as well as it could. As you can see, this magazine article is extremely misleading. To me, and I'm sure to others as well, it almost makes it seem like you can have it all in life; eat extremely unhealthy and also have the "couture" luxuries like Channel. This however is highly unlikely. I don't know a single person who could base their entire appetite on burgers and fries at your local fast food restaurant, and also have the ability to look luxurious in Channel products, or any high end designer wear for that matter. I think that this advertisement gives off the wrong meaning, and is very manipulative because it makes it seem like it is okay to eat badly. Of course a burger from McDonald's from time to time is alright, we are all human. But I think that this product advertisement persuades the viewers to buy these meals for all the wrong reasons. The burger and fries in general look extremely familiar to me. The very first thing I thought was that this was an ad for McDonald's, didn't you think so? I think that this ad can draw the attention from many different parties. Anywhere from young children or teens who love fast food, or maybe even adults who may be on the richer side and see this advertisement as humorous yet they don't realize that their minds subconsciously might be telling them, "I'd really love a burger right now". I think that although the ad is humorous, both the picture and the quote, it is very misleading and should be well observed and not taken literally when flipping through a magazine.

My Ecological Footprint

To support my awesome lifestyle, it would take five earths to provide enough resources for everyone to live equally.  I also use up 22.4 global acres of Earth’s productive area, which is twenty-three tons of carbon dioxide. I know, it seems pretty ridiculous, I’m shocked myself. An ecological footprint is pretty much the amount of resources you use personally, based off your lifestyle. It also shows a form of reality, proving how many resources earth can actually provide for you, and whether your demands are being met or not. I think it relates to us because it shows us how “needy” we may be in some cases, and how cutting back really wouldn’t be too difficult. We use this measure to interpret what we use more or less on a day to day basis, and how we can change some of those aspects. To reduce my own footprint, I would cut back in mobility section. It says that I use transportation such as my car, and flying very frequently. I already know I spend way too much money on gas as it is so instead of using my car, I plan on walking, or in my current situation crutching/getting “wheeled” around in my wheelchair by my roommate and friends. I’m hoping that not only will this save me some extra gas money but will also help out the economy and improve my ecological footprint. I believe if everyone were to try this method out, our world would change immensely. If citizens put their couple dollars towards community busses or bought bikes or skateboards to get around, I know gas prices would lower immensely and we wouldn’t be living in such an expensive and somewhat dangerous world.

My life

Hey guys, my name is Arianna Little and I'm originally from Sarasota, Florida. I was born in Sarasota on December 13th 1992, and lived there for twelve years up until my father got a new job which transferred us to Orlando. I've been living in Orlando for the past six years and have grown to love the town. My family is made up of my mother Tana, my father Tim, and my two younger sisters Nicole and Alaina. My whole family, including the extended relatives are all extremely close; my mother likes to tell me that, "I have no choice but to live in Florida forever, so that all of her children and grandchildren can grow up together." We'll just see about that. Unfortunately over the past five years I've had nearly two handfuls of dear family members pass away; I think this is the main reason why everyone in my family is so close because we've learned to depend on each other. I actually have an amazing tattoo on my back which represents my closest cousin who tragically passed four years ago. The tattoo is of a bird with the words, "My Sweet Angel" and "Thomas Samuel Thorne" written around it. Although I am deathly afraid of needles I've wanted it for as long as I can remember and love it more and more each day. During my freshman and sophomore year of high school I attended Bishop Moore Catholic, which I can honestly say I hated since day one. Although the school has an excellent education, it just didn't suit me and after two years my parents finally started to consider transferring me. Coincidentally during the summer before junior year I broke both of my ankles which resulted in me being nearly immobile for a couple months. Since Bishop Moore's buildings are very old, only one out of five buildings had elevators. The school's solution was to have me "teach myself" in the library the whole day and schedule once a week meetings with my teachers. Of course this wasn't going to work out, and I ended up enrolling about a month late to my public high school, West Orange my junior year. I successfully graduated my senior year only taking four classes a day with a 3.8. Sometimes I think back and wonder how much different my life would be if I didn't break my ankles because I highly doubt my parents would have ever allowed me to transfer. When I was able to play sports I participated in volleyball, swimming and basketball. I love being active and having a great time with my friends. I'm one of those girls who is extremely outgoing and always wanting to meet new people. I can be very sarcastic but I'll have you know that it's just my sense of humor. I have a best friend who is coincidentally my cousin, whom I've grown up with my whole life. His name is Derek and we could not be any more alike; and i mean common who wouldn't want to be best friends with themselves? I've been trying my best to convince him daily to join me at Gulf Coast next year, and well I can only hope he decides to! Not only are my family and friends a huge part of my life but there is also, music. I know so many people say that, but I truly mean it. I love everything from old school N'SYNC, Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears to current day rap such as Lil Wayne, Eminem and Big Sean or mind-blowing reggae from bands like Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid and Mike Pinto. I'm not one of those listeners who enjoys radio music, as a matter of fact I never use the radio in my car. Instead I use my iPhone which has over thousands of songs of literally all genres. Depending on my mood will result in what music you hear playing from my bedroom or car. This may be unrealistic or funny to you, but I honestly believe that I am Dwayne Michael Carter Jr's (Lil Wayne) biggest fan. I have been to every tour he has ever had in the state of Florida, and just a month ago had front row seats to his latest "I Am Still Music Tour". One of the best shows of my life, let me tell you. I know absolutely every song he has ever written throughout his whole career; cd's, mixtapes, freestyles, etc. To sum up my life, you should really know that I care about my friends and family more than anything. I believe that honesty and respect are the two most important attributes to find in a person. I would do anything in this world to meet Lil Wayne. And I especially look forward to spending these next four years at Florida Gulf Coast making the best memories and meeting some great people!