Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Podcast
Show: Presidential break and its effect on the people.
Show Length: 9 minutes.
Episode1: Topic: Beautiful Lebanon.
Intro Music Clip: Title: O Beautiful Lebanon! Minutes: 1minute.
Intro: The pretty Lebanon. Minutes: 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
Lebanon is a little beautiful country. It allows you to enjoy the beach and the mountains within one hour time difference. The people there are so generous and modernized. Not only that, but some of the genius persons come from Lebanon. But our government does not make the opportunities for geniuses to stay. Instead, they search other countries where they can be honored and welcomed. Lebanon is characterized by its touristic nature for what it offers from beauty and generosity.
Segment Music Clip: Title: Sad You Lebanon?! Minutes: 1 minute.
Segment: Nine Month without a President. Minutes: 3 minutes.
Our country is rich in waterfalls, rivers, beach areas, mountains as well as the beautiful climate, which makes it a touristic place for the surrounding countries and others willing to discover its nature. Tourism is the main profit for restaurants, pool areas, hotels and parks. Even though, no money is left in the treasury. Our government takes the profit to spend it on its members. The minister gets out of the government three times richer.
In winter 2007, two groups were formed in the government: One that opposed the stealing policy, and another that wanted to continue this way and steal from the people. The first one wanted the president to stay. The second group was following the lead of Bush that allowed them to use weapons against the people. So many people were killed by that group called government. Finally the presidential period was over, and it was time to elect a new president. A president was elected in May of 2008, which is nine month after the deposition of the previous president.
During the nine months, restaurants and hotels closed. Most of the jobs around the country were resumed. People got laid off with no pay. Some who have five to ten children couldn’t buy bread or any kind of food. Everything became expensive; food, clothing, gas and even gold. People demonstrated in front of the capital, demanding for their rights to elect a new government and live in peace.
End of Segment Music Clip: Title: Lebanon will be rebuilt; Lebanon will be rebuilt.
Minutes: 1 minute.
Ending: People will rebuild Lebanon. Minutes: 1minute.
So sad for the people, with a president or without, have to rebuilt the country themselves with no government who cares about them. The people will have to start a new life from scratch, and will be the one who organize everything around from traffic to economy, while the government cares about collecting the grants and spending them on their interests.
Show Length: 9 minutes.
Episode1: Topic: Beautiful Lebanon.
Intro Music Clip: Title: O Beautiful Lebanon! Minutes: 1minute.
Intro: The pretty Lebanon. Minutes: 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
Lebanon is a little beautiful country. It allows you to enjoy the beach and the mountains within one hour time difference. The people there are so generous and modernized. Not only that, but some of the genius persons come from Lebanon. But our government does not make the opportunities for geniuses to stay. Instead, they search other countries where they can be honored and welcomed. Lebanon is characterized by its touristic nature for what it offers from beauty and generosity.
Segment Music Clip: Title: Sad You Lebanon?! Minutes: 1 minute.
Segment: Nine Month without a President. Minutes: 3 minutes.
Our country is rich in waterfalls, rivers, beach areas, mountains as well as the beautiful climate, which makes it a touristic place for the surrounding countries and others willing to discover its nature. Tourism is the main profit for restaurants, pool areas, hotels and parks. Even though, no money is left in the treasury. Our government takes the profit to spend it on its members. The minister gets out of the government three times richer.
In winter 2007, two groups were formed in the government: One that opposed the stealing policy, and another that wanted to continue this way and steal from the people. The first one wanted the president to stay. The second group was following the lead of Bush that allowed them to use weapons against the people. So many people were killed by that group called government. Finally the presidential period was over, and it was time to elect a new president. A president was elected in May of 2008, which is nine month after the deposition of the previous president.
During the nine months, restaurants and hotels closed. Most of the jobs around the country were resumed. People got laid off with no pay. Some who have five to ten children couldn’t buy bread or any kind of food. Everything became expensive; food, clothing, gas and even gold. People demonstrated in front of the capital, demanding for their rights to elect a new government and live in peace.
End of Segment Music Clip: Title: Lebanon will be rebuilt; Lebanon will be rebuilt.
Minutes: 1 minute.
Ending: People will rebuild Lebanon. Minutes: 1minute.
So sad for the people, with a president or without, have to rebuilt the country themselves with no government who cares about them. The people will have to start a new life from scratch, and will be the one who organize everything around from traffic to economy, while the government cares about collecting the grants and spending them on their interests.
Lebanon is a little beautiful country. It allows you to enjoy the beach and the mountains within one hour time difference. The people there are so generous and modernized. Not only that, but some of the genius persons come from Lebanon. But our government does not make the opportunities for geniuses to stay. Instead, they search other countries where they can be honored and welcomed.
What can one say about such government? It accepts criticism for its democratic nature, unlike other governments. But this government can offer nothing to its people and land. For long decades, people in Lebanon lived depending on the help coming from the first immigrants in Brazil. Statistically, Lebanese people are in majority seniors. There is no room and not enough food for the young. From the day you are born, migration is destined.
Our country is rich in waterfalls, rivers, beach areas, mountains as well as the beautiful climate, which makes it a touristic place for the surrounding countries and others willing to discover its nature. A lot of its economy is based on tourism. Tourism is the main profit for restaurants, pool areas, hotels and parks. Even though, no money is left in the treasury. Our government takes it to spend it on its members. The minister gets out of the government three times richer.
In winter 2007, two groups were formed in the government: One that opposed the stealing policy, and another that wanted to continue this way and steal from the people. The first one wanted the president to stay, believing that he was a good leader that refused selling the country to strangers and wanted to save the people from hunger, especially after the massacres done by Israel in July of 2006. The second group was following the lead of Bush that allowed them to use weapons against the people. So many people were killed by that group called government. Finally the presidential period was over, and it was time to elect a new president.
The second group wanted a new president chosen by its members. Of course, the first group opposed this decision, and agreed on a new president but elected by both groups. After nine months without a president and nine months of hunger and disruption in the country, a president was elected in 25 May 2008.
During the nine months, restaurants and hotels closed. Most of the jobs around the country were resumed. People got laid off with no pay. Some who have five to ten children couldn’t buy bread or any kind of food. Countries around followed the order of Bush and cut the imports to Lebanon. Most of the imports were to come from Syria, who was oppressed by the American media being a cause for the conflict. Syria closed the borders and stopped any trade with the Lebanese, which increased the risk of hunger. Everything became expensive; food, clothing, gas and even gold.
People demonstrated in front of the capital, demanding for their rights to elect a new government and live in peace. The first resigned from the government, but the second wanted to stick to the chair and make the country a playground for them and other countries. On top of that the second group, with the prime minister on its side, raised the taxes on medications, food, utilities as well as imports and exports.
The people were so angry, but there was never a hope in a government. For decades, the government was the stealing machine. So much help came from the neighbors to help rebuilt the country after every destruction Israel made. But none got to the people. All of the grants stayed with the governors and ministers who shared the profits, and spent them on building their castles and buying European products to please their families and themselves.
So sad for the people, with a president or without, have to rebuilt the country themselves with no government who cares about them. Lebanon will be rebuilt; Lebanon will be rebuilt, as a song use to say.
What can one say about such government? It accepts criticism for its democratic nature, unlike other governments. But this government can offer nothing to its people and land. For long decades, people in Lebanon lived depending on the help coming from the first immigrants in Brazil. Statistically, Lebanese people are in majority seniors. There is no room and not enough food for the young. From the day you are born, migration is destined.
Our country is rich in waterfalls, rivers, beach areas, mountains as well as the beautiful climate, which makes it a touristic place for the surrounding countries and others willing to discover its nature. A lot of its economy is based on tourism. Tourism is the main profit for restaurants, pool areas, hotels and parks. Even though, no money is left in the treasury. Our government takes it to spend it on its members. The minister gets out of the government three times richer.
In winter 2007, two groups were formed in the government: One that opposed the stealing policy, and another that wanted to continue this way and steal from the people. The first one wanted the president to stay, believing that he was a good leader that refused selling the country to strangers and wanted to save the people from hunger, especially after the massacres done by Israel in July of 2006. The second group was following the lead of Bush that allowed them to use weapons against the people. So many people were killed by that group called government. Finally the presidential period was over, and it was time to elect a new president.
The second group wanted a new president chosen by its members. Of course, the first group opposed this decision, and agreed on a new president but elected by both groups. After nine months without a president and nine months of hunger and disruption in the country, a president was elected in 25 May 2008.
During the nine months, restaurants and hotels closed. Most of the jobs around the country were resumed. People got laid off with no pay. Some who have five to ten children couldn’t buy bread or any kind of food. Countries around followed the order of Bush and cut the imports to Lebanon. Most of the imports were to come from Syria, who was oppressed by the American media being a cause for the conflict. Syria closed the borders and stopped any trade with the Lebanese, which increased the risk of hunger. Everything became expensive; food, clothing, gas and even gold.
People demonstrated in front of the capital, demanding for their rights to elect a new government and live in peace. The first resigned from the government, but the second wanted to stick to the chair and make the country a playground for them and other countries. On top of that the second group, with the prime minister on its side, raised the taxes on medications, food, utilities as well as imports and exports.
The people were so angry, but there was never a hope in a government. For decades, the government was the stealing machine. So much help came from the neighbors to help rebuilt the country after every destruction Israel made. But none got to the people. All of the grants stayed with the governors and ministers who shared the profits, and spent them on building their castles and buying European products to please their families and themselves.
So sad for the people, with a president or without, have to rebuilt the country themselves with no government who cares about them. Lebanon will be rebuilt; Lebanon will be rebuilt, as a song use to say.
extra credit
Comp 106
Extra Credit
December 14, 2008
Extra Credit
December 14, 2008
The first thing I did was to install Second life on my computer in order to have an account and play the game. For a glance, it seemed hard to play with all the options, but I found myself discovering. I chose my character, and it was one of the ladies displayed, and I entered the community. At first I did not know how to move my character, but after a lot of search in the file and view menu, I knew how to walk, move and communicate with others.
I found myself surrounded by other people, and suddenly I hit a guy named Arnold. I said hi, but obviously he didn’t want to chat. He stood there, so I decided to discover the land. On the bridge, I met Magen. She was lost. She didn’t know where to go or what to do, obviously as in my case. I asked her if she is taking a composition class. Of course, I knew the answer. She was doing it for fun. She is a member of Life that I do not know about, and she wanted to try Second Life. We became friends. It was just like email chatting.
I wanted to know more about this game. While walking, I found myself flying off of a bridge. After an hour and by mistake I took all the hair and clothes off of my character. So I had to search how to dress it up. It was actually pretty fun to do. I chose the pants to be black, the jacket red and the shoes black with high heels. I also changed all the face and body features as well as the hair.
Each of the face, body and hair has so many details to go over. The face has the cheeks, eyebrows, nose, eyes and jaw. Each determines how you want your character to look like. My character ended up looking a lot like me, except for the eyes’ color that I did not know how to change.
While walking on that land, I found myself with two other characters, a lady and a man. The lady was running all over. She was asking how to get to another land. She said: “It is really boring down here.” She asked: “How do I get out of this stupid, boring land?” I, honestly, said: “I do not know.” The guy started talking in some kind of a weird language. I assumed that it was Japanese. The lady started running, and he continued talking to me, but I did not understand a word of what he was saying. So I ran away myself.
I tried to build a tree or something else, but I couldn’t. Error Message stated that I should buy a land. When I own a land I, therefore, could build on it. It would have been pretty awesome if I was able to build a company, house or a park for my own group. There would have been more work and no boring time. It would have made me more attached to this game.
While pressing buttons, I ran into the sit option. Overwhelmed, I tried to sit on the grass. The system wouldn’t allow me of course. I decided to walk around and see where I can sit. Until I found chairs facing the ocean, but I couldn’t sit on them, I did not know why. I walked until I got to the benches on the grass where I sat there and ended my game.
From personalizing the character, to chatting, to discovering that world, it was a challenging experience. It was a real world experience, except for the restrictions of what you can do, as there were no schools or jobs. Overall, it was good to spend some time chatting and discovering the land, like any other game. Except that it was something from everyday life.
I found myself surrounded by other people, and suddenly I hit a guy named Arnold. I said hi, but obviously he didn’t want to chat. He stood there, so I decided to discover the land. On the bridge, I met Magen. She was lost. She didn’t know where to go or what to do, obviously as in my case. I asked her if she is taking a composition class. Of course, I knew the answer. She was doing it for fun. She is a member of Life that I do not know about, and she wanted to try Second Life. We became friends. It was just like email chatting.
I wanted to know more about this game. While walking, I found myself flying off of a bridge. After an hour and by mistake I took all the hair and clothes off of my character. So I had to search how to dress it up. It was actually pretty fun to do. I chose the pants to be black, the jacket red and the shoes black with high heels. I also changed all the face and body features as well as the hair.
Each of the face, body and hair has so many details to go over. The face has the cheeks, eyebrows, nose, eyes and jaw. Each determines how you want your character to look like. My character ended up looking a lot like me, except for the eyes’ color that I did not know how to change.
While walking on that land, I found myself with two other characters, a lady and a man. The lady was running all over. She was asking how to get to another land. She said: “It is really boring down here.” She asked: “How do I get out of this stupid, boring land?” I, honestly, said: “I do not know.” The guy started talking in some kind of a weird language. I assumed that it was Japanese. The lady started running, and he continued talking to me, but I did not understand a word of what he was saying. So I ran away myself.
I tried to build a tree or something else, but I couldn’t. Error Message stated that I should buy a land. When I own a land I, therefore, could build on it. It would have been pretty awesome if I was able to build a company, house or a park for my own group. There would have been more work and no boring time. It would have made me more attached to this game.
While pressing buttons, I ran into the sit option. Overwhelmed, I tried to sit on the grass. The system wouldn’t allow me of course. I decided to walk around and see where I can sit. Until I found chairs facing the ocean, but I couldn’t sit on them, I did not know why. I walked until I got to the benches on the grass where I sat there and ended my game.
From personalizing the character, to chatting, to discovering that world, it was a challenging experience. It was a real world experience, except for the restrictions of what you can do, as there were no schools or jobs. Overall, it was good to spend some time chatting and discovering the land, like any other game. Except that it was something from everyday life.
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