Is it that obvious?????

This week we learned about rhetoric and the functions rhetoric holds. While constructing this post, I wondered about rhetorical questions...they are asked but the person asking already knows the answer. So with lie-detector tests, do they give you the test KNOWING that you're lying and that they already know the truth??? Or is it working in your favor and you know you're telling the truth. This reminded me of the movie Meet The Parents, in the movie the boyfriend (played by Ben Stiller) is hooked up to  a lie detector machine and is administered the test by Robert De Niro. I couldn't help but wonder, why was Ben Stiller character given the test by Robert De Niro, even though Robert De Niro character is a CIA agent. He should know these answers already, but he stills asks them just so he can catch Ben Stiller character in a lie; and the hence proves that he's unfit to marry his daughter.

A Real Man???!!

This week we learned about gender communication. For this post let's examine the image of of masculinity. First off, what is a man? Now whoever is reading this, I'm sure a picture of a man came to your mind. But for once, what makes a man, a man? And not biologically but what are the physical aspects? Because if I were to tell you that a man is supposed to be over 6 feet tall, you would contest to the fact that there are short men out there, no? Or what about hair, if it's too long? What about if it's too short? Can you think of a man's man? Who comes to your mind? What if those men started to cry out of nowhere? Would they still be considered a man's man? Or will crying suddenly be a popular thing to do???? There's no true definition on what a man is. Except for biologically. There's so much that I can say on hyper masculinity, I could make several books about it. But just to remind you Men can and should cry and show emotion. Just don't ridicule women for doing and showing emotions, men have them too; they're just conditioned to suppress it. Here's a link of hyper-masculinity looks like in the media...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Bn_YaYkqc

THAT'S SO ANGER MANAGEMENT!!!

This week we learned about conflict and how conflict can be used in a positive way, if it's treated properly. We also learned that if conflict is not taken care of, it can lead to disastrous results. Anger Management a film that debuted in 2003, shows how a man (Adam Sandler) withholds from engaging in conflict and then entire movie, he's pushed towards the edge of conflict and he has to learn how to deal with it.

We also learned about how to deal with conflict in a positive way. Mean Girls (one of my favorite movies) shows how passive-aggressive behavior can lead to chaos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkzG0TwS1vw&list=PLWx61WqhgbhrsJpyk-wPUjpoL_kETmTCF

Throughout the movie, every character exhibits some sort of passive-aggressiveness and each character, one by one begins to turn into the one thing that they've been running from. Mean Girls and Anger Management both show two extremes of conflict and how we can either ignore it and let it eat us alive OR we give into it and become the same thing that we hate.... isn't that so FETCH????????

RUSH HOUR

In class this week we learned about intercultural communication, which occurs between two cultures. Intercultural communication is very important. BUT, it can lead to using many stereotypes when you first encounter it. Rush Hour one of my favorite movies as a child shows this communication happening front and center. I remember when it came out and whenever anyone couldn't understand someone they would yell "DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH." Just like Chris Tucker did in the movie. In fact that entire friendship between Lee and Detective Carter (the characters in the movie) uses intercultural communication and there's a conflict between Detective Lee and Detective Carter because of it. Below is the first encounter that the characters have. Detective Carter is meeting Detective Lee for the first time and because Detective Lee is Chinese, Detective Carter amuses that Detective Lee doesn't understand english.

But after their first encounter Detective Lee sees that Detective Carter had a preconceived notion that he doesn't speak english, Detective Lee decides to stay quiet for the first half of the movie; leading Carter to stereotype Detective Lee by bringing Lee to chinatown and much more. 

We also see it when Detective Carter enters a bar, he says hello to people in the bar; but he uses a word that black people use. Lee not knowing of this intercultural communication, misuses this word and in term gets in a lot of trouble. 

https://youtu.be/VcGw1u-XSH4 

It's seen again throughout the film series and especially in Rush Hour 3 when both Agent Lee and Detective Carter encounter an Asian man speaking French 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTC628TKyag

But what is to be reminded is Detective Carter learns what's proper and what's improper when engaging in intercultural communication. Throughout the film series the characters became brothers and understood how to communicate with each other through their cultures.

FRIENDS...HOW MANY OF US HAVE THEM????

Communication is something that should be top tier for any type of relationship that you engage in. While communicating your wishes to be friends with someone, you have this inner talk with yourself. You evaluate if this person is up to par to be included in your life. If you don’t do this and you’re having issues with those in your life, YIKESSSSSS. 

But don’t worry because if you can see it, then you can fix it. And remember self love is important, IT'S THE KEY!!!! 

HOW CAN YOU LOVE SOMEONE IF DON'T LOVE YOURSELF.. COME ON NOW So if you sense toxic behaviors between you and your friends or any relationship you’re in (i.e talking down on your goals in life, using you for their own gain, not caring about you, not supporting you, etc). Just toxic behavior, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND CUT THEM OFF!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH SOMEONE WHO IS TOXIC TO YOUR INNER PEACE!!!!! 

But what happens if you realize that it’s you that has the toxic tendencies??? Then you should reevaluate how you treat people. As well as look within yourself. Remember no one around you can actually change you, only YOU CAN CHANGE YOU!!!! The fact that you realize that you have the toxic tendencies then you’re on your way to changing for the better. Also if you have friends that actually care for you and your mental health and state of mind, keep them close. Tell em you love them, swallow that pride and tell them you care about them, you don't know what people are going through behind the doors. 

Show love to family and friends!!!!!!!!!!! butdontforgettocheck ya SELF BEFORE YA RECK YASELF after all FRIENDS...HOW MANY OF US HAVE THEM!!!!??????????

LIFE, NO BARS

 I saw a leaf on the ground and it made a crunch noise... so that means it's halloween timeeeeeeeee.............

this week movie suggestion is LIFE.  Let me tell you about my experience watching life, get ready because I'm really gonna give you this funny story lmaoothismoviereallyscaredmeooo.

So, it was around the time the Belko Experiment came out, and so my friends and I decided that we were going to watch that movie. We all communicated with one another that the Belko Experiment was the movie we were going to see. We had gotten to the movie theatre late and the last showing of the Belko Experiment had started. Everyone was bummed out, so we all decided on watching Life because we heard it was really good. While waiting for the movie to start, we were standing right outside of the movie room that was playing the Belko Experiment, we saw people literally walking out of the that movie room. Which was kinda bizarre, but the people coming out of the movie said that the movie was so disturbing they couldn't even finish watching it. 

After that talk with the movie goers, we all filled into our seats for our movie. LET ME JUST SAY ONE THING, AND THAT IS.... I HAD A FASCINATION FOR OUTER SPACE AND SPACE EXPLORATION...... AFTER WATCHING THAT MOVIE; I DON'T ANYMORE LMAOOOOOOO

Not only did it completely creep me out, the creature CALVINNNNNNNNNN CREEPED ME OUT!!!!!

Granted that it made me re-think space travel, it was still a great movie. it shows you the possibility of what could actually be in outer space. THE ENDING WAS THE MOST CREEPIEST PART AND TERRIFYING PART, I still have questions. A movie hadn't scared me that much since I saw The Ring for the first time as a child. And that is another story lmaoooothatmoviescarredmeforlifeooooo.

Life movie told by the Office

Me after watching Life

Me calling NASA ASAP no Rocky about Calvin 

IT'S NOT THEM, IT'S US

Ever so often we come across conspiracy theories. To some they are believed to be true. There's so many research hours put into discovering if alien truly exist. There has been communication devices and signals sent out. We recently did a communication research and it was great, I knew the sounds and we had a feeling each place would be a certain dB wave. But can’t there be a sound that we can’t hear, it’s so faint that we can’t hear it??? Because what if there’s a communication device out there but we just can’t hear it. I wonder.... the experience was great to check out the different sound waves...but right now as you read this, there is a record player and information on our Planet Earth, floating in space, million of miles away from us. But to others, the conspiracy theories are just babble. One popular conspiracy theory is, aliens have visited Planet Earth and are walking amongst us. Now I'm not going to debunk it or give you some link to check it out for yourself as to whether Aliens exist or not. But however I will propose the question "what else is out there?" When the day come that we can actually beam ourselves to other galaxies, we won't know for sure. I guess that's the beauty of questioning, we can only hope to see it happen in our lifetime. What really lies beyond our milky way galaxy? We do know that there are other galaxies, but what we don't have the information on is, whether or not lifeforms exist within them. Everyone has this notion of a friendly alien coming to visit us and engage in our societal norms. Has anyone seen the Alien film franchise? Better yet HAS ANYONE SEEN THE MOVIE LIFE WITH RYAN REYNOLDS AND JAKE GYLLENHAAL??????????????!!!!!!!!!!

All I'm saying is if you think that when the time comes and Aliens do decide to visit the family cookout, they will be friendly??? I wouldn't count too much on it. Wouldn't it be out of this world... LITERALLYYYYY, if we happened to be the aliens????????? Could we manage with that sense of knowledge???????????  Will we ever find out if Aliens exist? Will they come and show us how to actually live with peace and harmony????

Find out on the next Dragon Ball Z!!!!!!!!!!

Me when I realize that Aliens might exist

Me when I realize that we may just be the Aliens

Me when I realize that Aliens are never coming here because we're too far