Emma's Blog

In Secret Ink, there are many ways that you can tell there are ways that people accept tattoos and many ways that they don't. We know that our culture accepts tattoos because it as seen now as a form of expression. The media shows celebrities tattoos all of the time and it is seen as "normal" no one ever says anything about their tattoos. As told in the reading, "The tattoo has "undergone dramatic redefinition" and has shifted from a form of deviance to an acceptable form of expression". Our culture also shows that they do not accept tattoos in other cases because of the fact that you have to hide them at some jobs. They are seen as "unprofessional" and need to be covered in some circumstances. The younger generation is getting tattoos in places that are easy to hide if need be because of this. They have also been said that mental health professionals have "rob[bed] tattooees of their agency while negatively portraying tattoos as self-...

There were many significant points in the documentary. One point that stood out to me is the fact that kids see 3,000 commercial messages every day. That means that they are easily influenced by what they see. Kids now are constantly on social media meaning that they are constantly seeing ads about toys and other products. Another point that I saw is that toy companies make thousands of toys just based on one movie. They said that they made thousands of toys just for when TMNT came out in theaters. That means that kids saw the movie and wanted the toys that were produced from it. The last major point that I found was that marketers are similar to pedophiles. They are constantly watching kids and how they act. They watch the focus group through a one-way mirror and it even said that they would watch them when they were in the shower or taking a bath.

There are many motivations from the reading "Why We Play". One motivation that I found is "...video games may teach the realities of way, both political and human, but even where no such lessons are offered, video games require problem-solving and good strategic thinking." This relates to the video with Jane McGonigal in many ways. One way that I thought of was when she talks about the 10,000 hours of practice. You can master whatever skill that you practice for that many hours. I realize that playing a video game and being in war first hand is different, but if someone who played "war" video games actually went into combat they could use some of the skills that they used in the game in real life. You need problem-solving skills and strategic thinking when in combat. Another motivation that I found is the biological motivation. It states in the reading, "...biological motivations include eating, sleeping, sex, procreation, as well as self-preservati...