Chapter 4

The Bernie Goetz story in this chapter really kept me interested. The controversie over his crime is seen in two different ways. That he did a good thing, and that he's dangerous. After watching the video clip of him in class he gives off the appearance of a really big creep. When I read what he did in the book, it's kindof hard to give an opinion of whether what he did was good or bad. On the better side, he did take 3 criminals off of the street. But then there's the question, what if he would've shot 3 innocent people?
What was also done with the subway I think is a really good idea too. Showing those who would grafetti the sub cars at night and re painting them all night so be better for the morning really shows that they're cracking down and won't take shit from them.

English Conference #2

The second confernece I went to was in room 211 and called "Literature in a Bag". And that's what it literally was. There weren't nearly as many people in the previous group and I really liked this one. We were all split into groups of 3 members, and each given a lovely brown bag that you'r mom probably used to pack your lunch in in elementary school. Anyways, in that brown bag was an object, a red lighter was in my bag. Then each person was given a note card and had to write an adjective and noun. The cards were then mixed up and each person picked from the hand a different card. Then we were told to write. We had to write for 20 minutes any kind of story using; the object in our bag, the adjective and noun on the notecard, the word bedroom and square. When we were done writing several people volunteered to read. Compared to my writing, everyones I thought was freaking awesome. They went into such detail and some were the most rediculous stories that I would never think of writing about. I felt like their writings were so advanced and mine was just, blah. I just sat there listening to everyone else's stories wishing I could go into depth and get crazy ideas like they did.

English Conference #1

The first conference I went to was in room 105. To be honest my mind wasn't on paying attention because there were 50 plus people in the room and you could have boiled an egg on the table because it was so hot. In this room two female readers read off their own personal writing pieces. I remember one was called April, and another was Pilgrimage. Several more readings were read and after we were able to ask questions to the two women. What I admired most from the two women was how they read with such passion behind their own personal writings. You could easy tell the different tones and meanings of each reading.

Social Diversity

When I think of diversity, I think of many different things. I think of food, books, clothes, personalities, etc. But with social diversity, people come to mind. Things such as people's religion, race, and culture are the top 3 that come to mind. Since I've grown up I feel those are the first things that were talked about when it comes to diversity.

Research Topic

The light bulb finally clicked and after dreading what to write about because I had no clue, something came to mind. With being a Marketing major, its such a broad field that there's so much to research about. One of the biggest controversies in ad's etc. is how women are portrayed in the public eye. So I decided my research topic is going to be, why are women portrayed as sex symbols in advertisements?

Chapter 2 Reflective Writing

Although I did think it was a lot of reading in Chapter 2, I did enjoy reading about Connectors, Mavens, & Salesmen. If I had to associate myself with a Connector, Maven or Salesmen, I would say I am a Connector. When I go out with my friends they usually make bets of how many people I'll see when we go out. One time I was at an Antic Car Show with my boyfriend in a small town in Philadelphia. As we were eating dinner I spotted my neighbor from down the street who happened to be with her boyfriend. For being where I was at the time I wasn't expecting to see anyone I knew. Small world.
Being a business major I always have teachers tell me one big thing that always sticks in my head. ITS ABOUT YOUR CONNECTIONS. And in the book, Gladwell writes about Connectors knowing so many people. You never know who knows someone that knows someone else with connections that can help change your life just by saying a name. (e.g. jobs)

Comparting and Contrasting

When I read a book, I want that book to make me never want to stop reading it. It can be any genre as long as it keeps me interested. The author Sarah Dessen has published numerous books (fiction) that I've read in a period of 2 days because I'm so hooked on them. I feel like I'm actually a part of the book it grabs my attention mentally and emotionally.
With Gladwell's book and the chapters we've read so far, I would say that I'm hooked on it. When reading the Intro and Chapter 1 I was interested in what was being talked about. Everything with epidemics and the tipping points of those epidemics, and especially with Chapter 2 and the Connectors. I got a bit of a chuckle out of that and really got into it because it was talked about how they "know everyone". I would resemble myself to a Connector because my friends are always commenting on how I know everyone. Everytime I'm out somewhere I always run into someone I know. As the book said, life is about your connections, and I believe that 100%. You never know who you know that knows someone that can help get your foot in the door.

Tipping Point: Chapter 1

I didn't have any idea what this book was going to be about, but after reading the Introduction and Chapter 1, I really am interested in the what the rest of the book is going to talk about.
Throughout the first assigned reading, Malcolm Gladwell, went on to speak about several epidemics happening in the world starting with Hush Puppies in Manhatten, New York, to Syphillis in Baltimore, Marlyland, and to the PCP epidemic in a small town in Limberg.
Epidemics spoken throughout the book started with Hush Puppies, and the murder rates in New York being outrageous, to one day, suddenly plumeting to where people finally felt safe sitting on their stoops again. Further along the epidemic of Syphilis began from a thought of Crack. After further research was done in a clinic where a map was set up and a star placed on each city in Maryland, there were trends that began to form. As winter then came, the research was still continued and a new trend formed. This new trend gave the researcher an idea that because of a harsh cold winter, could it really have kept people away from the downtown cities preventing them from buying Crack, and preventing them from catching Syphilis or spreading it.
Epidemics and Tipping Points are very well explained in the beginning to help you get a better understanding of what the voice in the book is trying to tell you. Gladwell left me wondering when I was done reading because he gave examples of the 3 Tipping Point Rules and put ideas in my head of what else they apply to that are to common you'd be surprised.