Semester Recap

Well the semester is one final away from being done for me. This semester was very eye opening to me and I'm glad I finally have some sort of direction for the future. Before this semester I had no idea what I was going to do with my life, I am still not 100% what I would like to do but I know I want to do something to do with a television operations set. Thanks to signing up for COMM100 I was forced to join COMM120 and this is the class that really made me realize, "This is what I want to do." While this semester wasn't my most successful semester of my 3 semesters at TC3 I am still pleased with this semester because I now have some direction to my future. My instructors were some of the most eye opening instructors I could have ever asked for. Well, see everyone next semester have a good break and enjoy it.

Joe Klein's Trip

Joe Klein’s article about his road trip from New York City to Los Angeles is a very eye opening article in which Klein expresses his opinions on the truth about politics. Klein is the kind of guy that will tell everything how he views it, he thinks with reasoning. His reason for this trip was to prove to everyone that just because they see/hear something on TV that is positive about our economy/politics doesn’t mean that everything is happy happy joy joy. Kleins methods in attempt to get his point across to us Americans is unbelievably different than that of other journalists, he straight up tells it how it is.

His view on politics is one of the reasons why he can strongly influence people to believe what he is sharing with all of us. He proves that just because we hear something on the TV about,”Hey if you vote for me I promise that the economy will eventually be better than it is” by no means should anyone believe that. Klein’s main use of making controversy is over the latest presidential election. When Obama was elected, all of the Americans who wanted and voted for Obama to be president were very pleased that he had won, and a couple months later everyone was displeased with what he has done as a president. Goes to show that most people get hyped up over what politics say in commercials and debates before they can even do anything about what they are saying they will do. One of Klein’s main points in this article and trip is to show that this often happens more than most people notice. Almost every election ends up the same way and us as Americans need to realize that and to dig deeper than the sound bites when it comes to any kind of election.

Weekly Recap #?

This week was alright. Happy about the little break from school I am receiving. Not so happy that I have to work on everyday of the break besides Monday. School was pretty slow this week as my teacher(Chrissy) was gone from classes for this week and other classes assignments were due that I already had done. Getting work done before the last minute is a very relieving thing and I'm gonna try to get work done ahead of time instead of using the last minute approach. Still not the best at managing school, work, and personal life but I'm better at it than I was at the beginning of the year. Well not much more to say so I'm going to end here.

Weekly Recap

This week seemed longer than other weeks for some reason, maybe for the fact that I was/am sick. Anyways, school on Monday was just a boring day as I did nothing but go to class. Tuesday was a lot better even though I was still feeling under the weather it was a lot better and COMM120 was fun like usual. Wednesday was worst as it was the middle of the week and I missed a class due to being ill and had to work a 6 hour shift that night feeling horrible. Thursday was a lot better, seems to me that getting some sleep was the key to feeling a little bit better. Started getting into the introduction of making our website in COMM100 and it's gonna be a really fun project in my eyes, minus all the coding but we'll see how it goes when it's time to do that. COMM120 was really fun and amusing, I actually enjoyed learning all about lighting and what not. Friday was just another day, spent an unusual amount of time doing homework for a first getting caught up for English. Well that's how my week was, not bad at all but could have been better. Now it's time to work a 13-hour work shift on Saturday and work again on Sunday. Goodbye.

EDIT: Looking back over this, this is probably the worst weekly recap ever.

Young Genius's

After reading all about how teenagers are making inventions that are changing the world I realize that the youth really is our future. I believe that Nolan Kamitaki has invented one of the most technological advances the world has to see. While all the teens in this reading have invented things I could never even imagine being real, I feel that Nolan Kamitaki's invention can really have a impact on the world. His invention of computer software that can predict how flu's can spread through a town. He had this idea when H1N1 was spreading like peanut butter gets spread on bread. He had the idea of creating software that can predict how flu's can spread through a town when he saw the perfect opportunity to introduce to the world a computer model to simulate the spread of H1N1. I feel that Nolan Kamitaki's invention of software to simulate the spread of a flu will be extremely helpful if the world ever has another huge breakout of another nasty flu similar to H1N1.



At the same time I believe that Hari Rallapalli also has a very very impressive invention that can detect tumors in a human. He was inspired to create such a machine because of the fact that he was frustrated by watching his aunt and a close friend struggle with cancer. He devised a cell tracker using a glowing protein extracted from jellyfish to make his tumor detector work the way he wanted it to. At the same time he invented a $400 microscope that can view glowing cells within a human being. After research I realized that Rallapalli won a $10,000 scholarship award for his invention. Youth's are really changing the way our future is going to be.

TV Will Save the World

The article "TV Will Save the World," by Charles Kenny is a very interesting article that touches base with how TV is the next big thing in poorer countries. Kenny talks about how in 1995, 45% of the population of a poorer country had a TV and by 2005 it showed that more than 60% of the population had a TV. While it may look like it isn't that big of an improvement, but really it is. I feel that this a good thing to be happening to all the countries who some have never seen a TV before. This way when every household has a TV it will be a lot easier and more convenient to those who have never had a TV before to realize how important and helpful media really is. Most Americans have at least one television in their household and since TV has been invented technology has been getting more advanced each and every day it seems like. Kenny also talks about how TV has made those in poorer countries more intelligent. He says that within six months of individuals watching TV for the first time, they had noticed a small but significant improvement in their reading skills. While TV is associated with violence it is having a positive impact on the lives of billions world-wide.

Weekly Recap #2

The second full week off college is finally done. This week seemed to drag a lot longer than the first week had even considering the fact that Monday was labor day. This week I've learned that I NEED to stop putting assignments off until the last minute. Doing assignments last night does nothing but stress anyone's brain! I'm sure most people know this by now but I for some reason can't get this through my head. Once again, sleep is more important than we think. Not getting enough sleep can cause laziness and bad fatigue. There are many bad habits that I need to break and stop repeating even when I know I have them! Weekend begin.

Fall Lineup

          The fall lineup for 2010 looks like a very solid lineup that will most likely have multiple shows with success, one show that really hits it out of the park, and a show that will eventually drop out of the lineup. ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX have been television stations that are known to release great shows every year. I have a strong sense that CBS's new show, "Blue Bloods" will be a show that really brings in the numbers in this lineup. At the same time I feel that ABC's "Better With You", will be the show that bombs and eventually stops airing hoping no one will notice.
          CBS's new show, "Blue Bloods" seems to me that it is going be the kind of show that will really make viewers want to tune in and watch every episode. The cast of this movie seems really strong and a lot of the actors are put into positions that flow really well. Tom Selleck is a very well known actor and he will be playing the main character in this television show. He has starred in a cop show known as "Boston Legal," and that TV show won 1 Golden Globe Award and also won 5 Emmy Awards. This shows that this show was a huge success and at the same time it had a five-year run time. Another reason I think this show will rise above all the other shows is the fact that I think it has a very interesting story line. I know that there are a lot of TV shows in existence that have a cop-like story line, but I have a feeling that this show is going to have a very interesting story line for that fact that it is also a father-son aspect to it. The actor that is playing as Tom Sellecks eldest son is Donnie Wahlberg, another very well known actor. The only reason I can see this show failing is because of the fact that the story-line is somewhat similar to those of many other cop-shows.
          One of ABC's new shows, "Better With You", I feel will take the cake for eventually dropping off air. One of the reasons that I believe this show will be a failure is because of the fact that it seems like it has a somewhat corny story-line. It seems like one of those shows that is gonna have a corny falling in love kind of show. Most of the actors in this show I have never heard of and the ones that I have heard of I think they are good actors, but not superb out of this world actors. Even though Debra Jo Rupp is part of the role, I believe that she is not good enough to make up for the other actors that don't have as much experience as her. She has been on That 70's Show for longer than I can remember. Other actors such as Jake Lacy, doesn't have near as much experience as the other actors in this show. Another actor, Jennifer Finnigan has a lot of TV experience but not with these kind of shows. In the end I believe that this show will eventually magically fall off the face of the earth.
          This is what I feel will happen with these two shows when the new fall lineup for the 2010 season begins. "Blue Bloods" that will be airing on CBS September 24 at 10 P.M. I believe is gonna be a huge hit and overall bring in the most views. "Better With You" is gonna be the new show that airs on ABC will be the show that doesn't succeed and eventually stops airing. Only time will tell.

Weekly Recap

First full week back to college was more than I expected. I've learned that a college student should make a final decision on their schedule before school starts. Making schedule changes after classes have already been in session causes a hassle to get your schedule to cooridinate with your personal life. I have also realized that getting sleep is more important than someone thinks it really is. Drifting off in the middle of class is not a good thing in the first week. Also, staying out late on school nights is not a good idea, hence being tired during class. Time to get rid of bad habits and realize that school is more important than I think it is. All in all, first week back to school was not BAD, but was not the best week ever. Time to enjoy a weekend.

Who I Am

My name is Kyle Olson. I live in Dryden, NY. I currently go to TC3. While I go to school I have a part-time job working at the Ithaca Bakery as a dishwasher/prep cook. I enjoy making money, who doesn't? I graduated from Dryden High School in 2009. I went to Dryden for my whole elementary school/middle school/high school days. Have lived in the Dryden area for 19 years(my whole life). I'm not completely set on what I want to do after college. I don't plan on going to another college after TC3 for the fact that TC3 has already put me into major debt and I can't imagine what a bigger college would do to my bank account after I graduate. I like to do things myself; create little things, take on projects, build stuff, etc. One of my projects as of right now is my vehicle. Taking my time to hopefully turn it into a vehicle that can tackle off-road terrain with ease. Not much more to me. Just a normal guy trying' to be successful in life.