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Many histories are being talk about today as the present will be written about too and for the upcoming future to be anonymous. In the book Feed by M.T. Anderson the "feed" have affected Titus personality and intelligence. As discussed in class we can all understand that having the feed placed inside their brain, it is doing everything for them. Well, at least making them want things as the advertisement pop up into their own head. Even Titus doesn’t understand how Violet would write and read, for example, he just go "awe". The feed is seriously damaging their brain and making them buys things that they don't even need. On pg. 24 I came upon this statement, "they were wearing these tachyon shorts so you couldn't barely look at them, which were $789.99 according to the feed, and they were on sale for like $699 at the Zone, and could be shipped to the hotel for an additional $78.95, and that was just one great thing that people were wearing." I personally could not believe that a short would cost that much! I mean today society of course everyone wants the most brand new name clothes and even shoes, along with accessories etc. But people don't realized that they are paying too much for the items that they won't even need for maybe, a couple of months later when something new would be invented.

On pg. 96 as Violet and Titus go to the mall they discover the way the mall function. Many parents were rushing in line to get their kids the newest toys. Violet then told Titus that she have been trying to create a customer profile that's so screwed, no one can market to it. When Titus parents agreed to buy him an upcar Titus was actually happy. He was so surprised and happy that his last statement ended with, "...suddenly, I didn't feel stupid anymore." I wonder why he even felt stupid in the first place. Was this his parents way of telling him that he should not be stressed out about the feed or is it their way of getting him to not think about what Violet had said to him about the feed that is messing up their minds? Of course in reality, when everyone first have their license they would want a fancy car that they can drive around.

"They're also waiting to make you want things. Everything we've grown up with...it's all streamlining our personalities so we're easier to sell to...they do these demographic studies that divide everyone up into a few personality types, and then you get ads based on what you're supposedly like. They try to figure out who you are, and to make you conform to one of their types for easy marketing" (p.80-81)

I like this statement a lot because it makes me think about how scary it is that people could be consuming based on their wants, needs and like. It is true that the feed that is implanted into their brain are making them want more and more because of the things they like. Teenagers are the biggest consumer because as we are all young, we tend to want every bit that spark our eyes. Or even those that we see that have them and we aim to get them too. It is pretty much about, "I have it, so you should have it too in order to look cool like me." Marketing today's society based their invention on what will attract people. For example, there are more bright things because bright clothes, shoes, anything you name it stand out more than dark color things. There are so many cars out there in the world that aren't just enough! I think if I have the feed and if there was a chatting thing in it, I would chat on it all day. I wouldn't even have to open my mouth. Maybe thats why I can become lazy. I think if I do that, I wouldn't even be able to say anything because it would feel so awkward. "Chatting" would totally affect modernday communication, it is not so very professional and but why learn in school and not use that great knowledge to speak things out loudly. I think this is one of the biggest issue throughout the book feed because it just make them look dumb. For example at the party that Titus and his friends attended, no one speaks but they seem like they were having lots of fun because they were either watching the OH!WOW!THING or chatting with eachother, compare to today party, every person is being loud.

Feed

4/23/2009, I am sitting here typing my thoughts onto this blog. Feed by M.T. Anderson has become very interesting as the number of pages increase. I find myself wanting to read more into the book each time when I pause to summarize my thoughts about the book itself. When I started reading, I didn't understand much about why they would go to the moon on their spring break. The typical thing teen would do on their spring break, would be going outside or at least somewhere else beside home and the moon. The characters in the beginning toward the middle of the book are focused on Titus, Violet, Marty, Link, Calista, Loga, and Quendy. Those seven "unit" went to the moon on their spring break. They all, beside Violet, went to the moon together and somehow they came to meet Violet when they were on the moon. Titus who is the main character, the narrator, he is very well educated in his own ways in which he tends to think for himself. Violet, who seem to be the smart one out of the bunch, Titus seem to have his eye on her, she read and write most of the time when she have the chance and Titus was amazed by her writing like he never done it before. Violet wants to be normal like Titus and his friends because they seem to not care about much of their surround. When we define normal, it is quite difficult because who know, people may think we are crazy for doing the things that seem to be "normal" to ourselves.

Though the character seemed to have their own type of attitudes, I find it funny how the author chooses their name for them. I think in my opinion, those name; Titus, Link, Violet, and so on are chosen because the whole book basically mean technology. The world that they live in are basically using internet! Without a computer in front of the eye, it is inside their brain. I think the name that the author came up with have to be connected to that they are basically like machine! Which is a sad thing? If people today, even I, were to have a transmitter implanted directly into my brain, life could be much easier but to the point of when a hacker hacked into their brain and everyone just went dead that would be very frightening. Life as of today by using the computer, we all know that when a virus hit the computer it completely go out of control. So I wonder what if we today, have a transmitter in our brain and a virus came in all of head would we go out of control. How will the world be like then? Titus seems like the guy in Final Fantasy (a video game I believed). But sometimes I wonder if they have a transmitter implanted into their brain, why do they have feelings? Aren't they just like...? ROBOT?




Awwww man! I still want to write more, this is some deep thinking! I love to think deep. But I have 500 words already. =(




I found this on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_(novel)

Titus
The narrator and protagonist. Titus is the teenage son of an upper middle class family. Though glimmers of curiosity and creativity can be seen from time to time throughout the story, Titus, for the most part, is content with his consumerist lifestyle.


Violet
Violet remains Titus' girlfriend for most of the book. She was raised by her eccentric father, and was homeschooled. She possesses views at odds with what Titus has known all his life. She is significantly less well off than Titus, which often leads her to criticize Titus and his friends.


Marty
One of Titus' fiends. Marty is described as being good at any game. He can be loud and obnoxious at times.


Link
Another friend of Titus. Link is the clone of Abraham Lincoln. Titus describes him as "tall and butt-ugly." He is also said to be much richer than Titus, and lives in a gated community. Calista and Quendy compete for his attention throughout the book.


Calista
Calista is outspoken and opinionated. She has an ability to manipulate others with a combination of looks and talk. She is often the one to start one of the fights she and the other characters have with Violet.


Loga
Before the time of the story, Loga and Titus were going out. Though they are now broken up, they are still friends. Loga is tho only one of the group who is not hacked at the Rumble Spot.


Quendy
Titus describes Quendy as a "broken little economy model of Calista. She spends much of the story in a bout of one-upmanship with Calista over Link. When Link chooses Calista over her, she begins to make advances on Titus, and they end up going out. In the final scene, when Titus visits Violet to tell her "stories," he says he was on his way for a date with Quendy.

Sigh*

YAY! MCA's is finally over with. I did my best and I believed everyone did too! So Spirit Week was move to next week? This week have been really confusing! Oh yeah, and next friday its my badminton team to play against teacher! YAY! How very exciting is that? [VERY] Well, its time to start inviting teacher! I need to do some homeworks and buy my books, etc. . So much to do -_-

remember Patriot[s],

MONDAY: 80s Neon Colors Day Scarves, belts, leg warmers… Wear any and all clothes that make you glow like a highlighter!

TUESDAY: Sports Day Dress in your favorite jersey, athletics uniform, sweat pants, or other sports gear!

WEDNESDAY: Tropical beach Day Celebrate spring in your best beach gear, shorts, flip-flops, towel around your neck, Hawaiian shirts or the like!

THURSDAY: Cartoon Characters Day Scooby! Spongebob! Dora (ok maybe not that one, but you get the idea…). Can you pull off your favorite cartoon character?

FRIDAY: SCHOOL COLORS DAY



For a moment, I didn't even know that next week was sprit week. I am so slow these days! -_-

Soul Mate

About two years ago, in the summer time I was sitting in the living room. My sister are such movies "crazy". Online they were searching for movies or drama to watch. They came upon this drama called, "Soulmate". I wacthed it with them assuming that it might just be another boring movie. But this movie was actutually pretty touching. It gives many ways of a fantasy to real lifetime or in other words the "present". And yes, of course the character are very good. I don't really watch korean drama. So this was probably one of the best I had seen so far because it actutally make sense and tie into a big piece of logic. Here's a brief summary of this korean drama that I found on wikipedia:



In this new sitcom "SoulMate," the story will be focusing on finding the other half of a missing soul of four couples.



Summary: The person you meet once in your lifetime that fate has brought to you! This person you call your soulmate. The year 2006, your soulmate is secretly creeping up on you… What if my other half is really living somewhere out there; will I be able to notice them? It is a question that can be asked by anyone who is in their marital age. A time when matchmaking agencies are flooded with people! Try re-identifying the true meaning of marriage and love while watching 6 couples live the same life that you’re living in.



We will show you everything you need to know in the love game!



This is a sitcom young adults and adults can enjoy. Members of all age groups can enjoy it, and benefit from its honest and ongoing talk about love. It gives its viewers some final answers to the “love game” questions and presents confusing issues in a way that everyone can understand. The drama will tell you everything you’ve always wanted to know, from spending a night with a guy you don’t like, to how to completely win over a guys heart; and much more!! It spills out all the secrets of the love game.



"It is easier to stir up a women's heart than to drink wine." Dong-wook, a playboy who no one can even dare to follow. "My boyfriend of 5 years!! He is definitely my soulmate!!" Soo-kyung, a girl who only looks at one man like a sunflower; a perfect, pure hearted character. Two people who have never seen each other, and who live on the opposite sides of the world from each other live and love in their own way, but from some point on they start to move towards the same dream and feel the same physiological feelings. Two people who have met by fate in a world full of mixed up fates. Now, the most amazing things, which no one could have ever thought of, start to unfold between the two.

Spring Break Conclusion

Dear Reader,
Spring break this school year was fun. I would not say it was boring nor amazing. It was just simple. I went to the mall of america to volunteer with my badminton team for about eight hours. It was awesome but very tired because we stand all day answering questions or work at the rides. I need to go shopping. I havn't had time to shop! My father birthday was on friday, we did not do anything. My sister and I was planning to take my father and the rest of the family to the restaurant but then change of plans. On Easter day the family went to a picnic with the rest of the cousin to celebrate two birthdays and just spend time together before school start. It was fun but then it was super windy which was not how I like it to be outside. Overall Spring break went good. I didn't want to go back to school because I was really tired. Well, school today was fine. Its actutally a new quarter! I hope to make this quarter better than my last quarter. I believe I can if I just focused. My grades are not what it is if I did not make it to be what it is. I know I could have done better last quarter. Maybe its time to start realizing every piece of works is important. I'm ready for a better ending of sophmore years. I cannot believe sophmore year is almost over though. We're going to be junior this fall of 2009 and how amazing is that? I'm not ready, I think the works are going to be much harder. But it could be quite a challenge so I probably will be prepared.

YAY !

Finally, today was the last day of ... ?
What should we call it? WELLL! It's finally SPRING BREAK! How amazing is that! no more studying, no more having to stress out about homeworks! Okay so today in first hour, everyone was done with their test, I got a GOOD SCORE! I'm happy =) I thought I did HORRIBLE! But I only have .. about two wrong =]. [ GASP* ] haha, Well then we started to play.. that one game where you pick out a paper and act it out for your partner to guess what it is... IT WAS FUN&&FUNNY! After that class for two hour, it was painting and so the day continue -_-. Today we have a BADMINTON game! Me and my partner did o.k we still need to work extra harder, sometimes I feel as if we don't even try! But oh well, it's my fault sometimes. Well we did have a good game, a close game that is =] Good Job Badminton Partner! We still need to improve more! GO BIG RED LETS GO, FIGHT BIG RED LETS FIGHT, WIN BIG RED LETS WIN! Go-Fight-Win ! :P

O.k I think its time I stop talking :]
Have a good day !

AHHHHHHHHHH !

O.K! Soooooo, I have no idea how to ADD FRIENDS!
How do we add people ? ... is following them consider that they are automatically your friend? hahahha I am sooo confused, this is like my first time using a website that I have no idea how to touch? REALLY COMPLICATED! I feel like quiting =[ Someone who is HIGH TECH helppp !



O.k so we watched WALL-E in english class yesterday! it was awesome! Though I have that movie at home! hahaha :]