Week 2 "The Office."

One of my all time favorite shows to watch is The Office. I do not think it shows on television anymore, but it is on Netflix. I found that the show is an NBC production which is one of the many companies under the ownership of Comcast which is connected to GE. NBC owns a number of television networks and theme parks like Universal Studios. What I found interesting was that a huge company like NBC is owned by an even bigger company like GE. I know in class we went over the companies who you could say "rule it all" when it comes to television and production. It is just crazy to think that there are so little networks controlling everything. I did not seem to find anything out of the ordinary with my TV show and its broadcasting company. The Office is a sarcastic, funny show and the NBC company is home to many other entertainment shows like Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show that are similar.

Week 1 Blog Post

In "The Allegory of the Cave" Plato describes the difference between those who truly seek the truth, and those who think they have seen it all. Media is so powerful and there are plenty of examples that show representations as to how we people are so dependent on media, as well as heavily influenced. By that I mean, we tend to get so wrapped up in what we see and hear from everyone else, what about what we think? What do you think? The representation of the shadows demonstrates that if you believe anything and everything you see and hear, you are merely seeing a shadow of the truth. With media surrounding our day to day lives whether it is television, radio, or social media; it is hard not to get tied in. There are all of these misconceptions that because information is in the media, it is true. However everything is not what it is cut out to be. Now the philosophy is in order to find true meaning, we must look outside the box to uncover true knowledge. If you subject yourself to just a "cave" you will never really uncover what is beyond that. There is always truth, and new knowledge to discover.

(I am not a very good artist, but here is my attempt at drawing a cave.) 

Introduction

Hello! My name is Marissa Chavez. I am the first in my family to attend college, so it is my mission to finish successfully. I would like to be a Special Education teacher, however I am open to exploring various careers in the Education Field. I enjoy food, fitness, sports, and television.