Gap Nation

Growing up in Texas especially in a small town there not that much to do around town but their three things we love do here to have fun. First there is football in general, if you haven't noticed in Texas football outshines all the other sports here there's just something about this season that gets people hype when its starts up. Secondly there's alcohol, here in Texas that's what we do after a game or per game we going to need a couple of drinks. Most of us has probably been to a tailgate before or even went out to a bar but the point is we love alcohol.In finally we love our guns wheel of going hunting doing target practice and etc. . . Here in Texas majority of us owns a firearm or maybe even carry one on them. I want to talk about gun control I found this very interesting to have a discussion with my classmates about this particular topic that's has America questioning what should we do about this problem. Over a couple years gun violent has been getting a lot...

“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.”  I love this quote by John Holmes because those few words speak something to me, helping others when they can't even help themselves shows a lot of character in who we are as human beings. I want to  talk about the security of water and food because here in America we don't often or even have to worry about that! But what about the other countries - Yemen, Libya, Jordae etc. An article from Ryerson U. Toronto called “ What’s Goin’ On Ace Family: How One Family Changed the Future of Vlogging Forever ” shows us a problem that's happening somewhere that we should be alert about, don't look the other way lend a hand help to someone in need. This family change how YouTubers are considered as a joke and are for entertainment only, but here it talks about serious problems and how we should feel about this. There are more places I can say but these countries have to worry about ...

In “Migrant Child To College Women" an incredible story is told by a strong independent woman who's been through so much growing up. Moving across the country, never really settling down, Maria Cardenas tells her story. For the kids who believe they're alone know that someone else has been in their shoes, Cardenas later became a elementary teacher and says that she wants to teach migrant children that they can "stand on their two feet". Cardenas father used to tell her she wouldn’t be anything in life, repeatedly beating and calling rude names. After being a victim of a man who raped, impregnated and forced her to marry him also told her she’s nothing so she began to believe it. Maria Cardenas looked inside and found strength within herself to overcome many challenges in her life, I think standing on your own two feet means believing in yourself and knowing that you can get through any challenges that you may face in life no matter the circumstances. Maria i...

I think we all can agree that after watching, “ The Twisted Truth” the overall message here, points to how social media is being use in a addictive faction, always taking our attention span. First I’m going to start off with Cal Newport, who broke down how these companies operate; giving the audience the upper hand of how these companies are tricking them, He says “We now know that many of these major social media companies hire individuals called ‘attention engineers’ who borrow principals from Las Vegas casino gambling methods, among other places to try to make these products as addictive as possible that is the desired use case of these products is that you use it in an addictive fashion because that maximizes the profit that can be extracted from your attention…” This shows more evidence to the overall message by Cal Newport explaining how companies operate, and points to the overall message here. Next is Steven Kolter, who continues on why social media is being used as in an ...

Coming into college was a huge game changer, I find assignments here more challenging and critical thinking, I’m not use to a change of this magnitude. I find it’s easy to lose focus on what’s important and realize rather quickly the level of attention need was going to be different than high school. My first week of college was overwhelming I felt like I was on a bullet train holding on for dear life! The level of thinking here is extremely fast pace and I learned that I’ll be better suited for class if my preparation is in order. My first month here I was worried about two classes because I struggle with reading. My professors have high standards,  which is not a bad thing it motivates me to push myself to my full potential.   At first it was difficult keeping up but with talking to my professors and studying more, it's not that bad. To make sure I'm prepare for class I look over my notes every time I can, making sure I understand the material if I have a problem with so...

Coming into college was a huge game changer I still can't believe I made it this far. The assignments here are more critical thinking based, and I'm not really used to that so it's a big change on that level. Also there's so much freedom but I notice it's so easy to lose focus with all the freedom you have. In college they expect more from you than High School usually would, with assignments you are responsible to read the directions and make sure you turn it in correctly. The first week of school was so overwhelming that I tried to hang on to this bullet train because college level thinking is crazy fast the pace in College is a different level than High School. I learned real quick that I need to be more prepared in class. Starting this semester off I was worried about two classes that I struggle with reading in the professors had a high standard that I have to follow as well and I thought I couldn't commit to that standard but four the past couple of weeks I...