The current event that I choose to do my research on was on the Marines and how they are banning tattoos. The Marines have tightened their restrictions on tattoos and are no longer allowing Marines to have any ink on the forearm area's or lower leg and in some instances, the bicept and tricept areas.
The Internet and the Newspapers are two very reliable current news sources. Both are easily accessible and both provide the reader with enough information to fully inform them of the news. But which would you prefer? The Internet or the local or National newspaper? Lets compare!
Newspapers
I decided to get an article form the local newspaper and the national newspaper. Funny thing is, is that they were the exact same articles in both newspapers. Same title, same introductions and the same endings. The article gave a fair amount of information as I said before, making sure that the reader has enough information to be informed about he situation. This article states that dozens of Marines from Camp Pendleton, the West Coasts biggest Marine base, made last minute trips to tattoo parlors in nearby Oceanside before the ban kicked in (Watkins, Ass. Press). "Some Marines have taken the liberty of tattooing themselves to a point that is contrary to our professional demeanor and the high standards America has come to expect from us." (Watkins, Ass. Press)
The newspaper gave a couple quotes and information backing up the quotes, but never really got into deep detail of the whole situation.
Internet
The Internet not only had the exact article that was in the newspapers, it had about fifty to sixty more related articls to this update. The article went into depth and showed the issues from multiple point of views. The articles went as far as to discuss recruiting problems from the new order. "The New York recruiter said he turns away about one applicant a month for tattoo-related reasons. His recruiting substation has rejected about two dozen would-be Marines since October."(Freepublic.com)The Internet sources also vividly describes exactly what a Marine can not have as a tattoo. "Full-sleeve tattoos, which cover all of the Marines arms and legs, are now prohibited. Half and quarter sleeve tattoos visible while wearing the PT shirt or shorts are also banned...Also not allowed are tattoos that are 'prejudicial to good order, discipline and morale, or are of a nature to bring discredit. Upon the Marine Corps...'. Such tattoos include, but are not limited to, any that are 'sexist, racist, vulgar, anti-American, anti-social, gang related, or extreme group or organization related.'(Schogol, Stars and Stripes).
Online news clearly differs frm print news. In my opinion, online news is better. With online news, there are links that transport you to other sites and such. It is almost interactive. With print news, all that you have is what is in front you.
Watkins.T. (2007). Marines ban big, garish tattoos. The Buffalo News. Retrieved March 28, 2007 from www.buffalonews.com
Watkins.T. (2007). Marinses ban big, garnish tattoos. USA Today. Retrieved March 28, 2007 from www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2007-03-28-marines_N.htm
Schogol.J. (2007). Marines tighten restrictions on tattoos. Stars and Stripes. Retrieved March 28, 2007 from www.stripesonline.com/article.asp?section=104&article=43458
Lubold.G. (2007). Recruiting is skin deep. Free Public. Retrieved March 28, 2007 from www.freepublic.com/focus/f-news/940009/posts
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Monday, March 19, 2007
Six Blog Assignment
Today, the internet is being broadly used to create and maintain communities and relationships that are web based. As I stated in an earlier blog, I am not active in the new facets of technology and could be less concerned with them. One form of technology that I do use is AIM. I enjoy talking on aim only to people that I have actually met and know. AIM is a huge internet community. It is constantly updating and improving its most recent technological advances.
AIM has become a significatlly increasing factor in the development of social ties within its many social communities. With the conversations that AIM allows you to have with another person, people can let out feelings and express themselves in ways that they would not normally be able to express in person. People also create new relationships. People who were just associates can become closer due to AIM. AIM allows people to find out more about their friends and builds confidence. It can build confidence because when talking to multiple people at once, you feel a sense of popularity. Confidence is something that can not easily be built up and cna not easily be taken away.
AIM is also convienient. No one that I have ever met could hold more than one phone conversation at once. IMing, the exchange of text messages through a software application in real-time is the ability to see whether a chosen friend, co-worker or buddy is online and connected through the selected service. Instant messaging differs from ordinary email in the immediacy of the message exchange and also makes a continued exchange simpler than sending e-mail back and forth(instant messaging, 2006).
Instant messaging community has evolved the english written language also. IM users have developed an evolving syntax that includes shorthand, acronyms, symbols, and other elements that constitute a unique lexicon, encouraging users to interact in ways not possible either in person or with other forms of electronic communication(educause.edu, 2005). This written language can be "english altering." Those who use aim can second that notion. As students, we have to be careful because when really writing out school work that is graded, you can sometimes input the words you use on AIM. This happens simply because the instant messaging language is extremely convienient and less thought out.
All in all, this internet communication technology had developed social ties within online communities all over the world. AIM is just one of the many internet communities that continue to amaze the citizens that reside within them.
n.a., 2006. Instant Messaging. Retrieved March 18th, 2007 from searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com
n.a., 2005. 7 things you should know about...Instant Messaging/Why is it significant? Retrieved March 18th, 2007 from www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EL17008.pdf
AIM has become a significatlly increasing factor in the development of social ties within its many social communities. With the conversations that AIM allows you to have with another person, people can let out feelings and express themselves in ways that they would not normally be able to express in person. People also create new relationships. People who were just associates can become closer due to AIM. AIM allows people to find out more about their friends and builds confidence. It can build confidence because when talking to multiple people at once, you feel a sense of popularity. Confidence is something that can not easily be built up and cna not easily be taken away.
AIM is also convienient. No one that I have ever met could hold more than one phone conversation at once. IMing, the exchange of text messages through a software application in real-time is the ability to see whether a chosen friend, co-worker or buddy is online and connected through the selected service. Instant messaging differs from ordinary email in the immediacy of the message exchange and also makes a continued exchange simpler than sending e-mail back and forth(instant messaging, 2006).
Instant messaging community has evolved the english written language also. IM users have developed an evolving syntax that includes shorthand, acronyms, symbols, and other elements that constitute a unique lexicon, encouraging users to interact in ways not possible either in person or with other forms of electronic communication(educause.edu, 2005). This written language can be "english altering." Those who use aim can second that notion. As students, we have to be careful because when really writing out school work that is graded, you can sometimes input the words you use on AIM. This happens simply because the instant messaging language is extremely convienient and less thought out.
All in all, this internet communication technology had developed social ties within online communities all over the world. AIM is just one of the many internet communities that continue to amaze the citizens that reside within them.
n.a., 2006. Instant Messaging. Retrieved March 18th, 2007 from searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com
n.a., 2005. 7 things you should know about...Instant Messaging/Why is it significant? Retrieved March 18th, 2007 from www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EL17008.pdf
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