Blog number 2

Part 1:
• Brief Descriptions of Boethius and she makes reference to his book “Consolations of Philosophy”
• Her own personal opinion about university.
• She question herself about university.
In the article “What’s the point of a college education” by Janet D. Stemwedel, the three paragraphs are about here opinions and how she feels about the importance of college education. In paragraph four she notes that a college education and job training are not the same thing. I agree with this statement because in university one takes a variety of courses to see which potential job one can pursue in the future. She questions why people spend their time and money on university. In this reading, there was a reference made to Boethius. I searched for this individual vic the internet. He is a Roman patrician and Master of the offices for the King of Theodoric. According to the article he wrote a book called the “Consolations of Philosophy”. There was a brief description about Boethius and his life.

The paper version of the article contains the name of the author as well as where the article is located with the website name. The actual website contains a picture of the author with information about where she comes from and her education. The date that this was posted on was October 2nd, 2006 at 9:30 p.m. The article has a category name so that people can search for different topics on the website. It is located under Academia with the sub-sections Personal, Philosophy, and Teaching and Learning. Beneath the article the is an area where people are able to post comments.

Part 2:

Physical Object: Table, creator: Unknown/carpenter of some sort. Materials used: wood, metal, hammer, screws, screwdriver. Use of material: To allow materials to be put into it or to carry the weight of other objects. Color of the materials: Black purple-white. There are little squiggly line designs on the surface of the table.

Digital Text: A Midsummer Night's Dream -- http://shakespeare.mit.edu/midsummer/full.html
Author: William Shakepeare. Website created by Jeremy Hylton, Operated by the Tech. Written in the 1590's. Written in Shakespearean language, which is old English. Format: Html Subject: Play written for many people to enjoy. On the website (the page where the play is contained) where the script is located i would indicate, more about the contents of the play and where it takes place. Midsummer night's dream is a comedic play written my William Shakespeare.

Digital Image: Beyonce performing -- http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://blog.themavenreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/beyonce_performing1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://blog.themavenreport.com/%3Ftag%3Dbeyonce-knowles&usg=__mRHymlEzZtVjQq2tTNiWv059Wks=&h=672&w=450&sz=48&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=3bSNrVK6Kc8qbM:&tbnh=151&tbnw=89&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbeyonce%2Bknowles%2Bperforming%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1525%26bih%3D918%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=121&vpy=527&dur=4007&hovh=274&hovw=184&tx=124&ty=189&ei=fWyiTL6SNpWL4Qa_kIGyBA&oei=fWyiTL6SNpWL4Qa_kIGyBA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=50&ved=1t:429,r:30,s:0

This is a picture of Beyonce who is performing which was taken on January 18th, 2008 by Maven. There are tags in a picture of Beyonce Knowles as well as Matthew Knowles, even though he is not in the picture. The picture takes place at a an award show and it indicates that she is a celebrity. Matthew Knowles makes a statement about Beyonce saying that she will be performing at the music awards in Germany. The language is in English. This is located on The Maven Report which is a blog post.

Video: Step up 2 The streets.- Final dance off. -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTq7w9Glv1E
This video takes place in the movie Step Up 2. This is the dance scene from the end of the video. The battle is between many groups and at the end it came between two groups. This video was located on the youtube website. There are comments that different individuals are able to post onto the video. The video is in English. There is not a date on the video, but my assumption is that it was posted when movie was released on DVD.

The process involved finding four objects to work with, as well as searching for the metadata located with the objects. The digital objects had links attached to it where you find more metadata on the object. In terms of choosing a physical object, digital text, digital image, and a video, I choose a table inside the classroom, Shakespeare play “A Midsummer Nights’ Dream”, A picture of Beyonce Knowles, as well as a dance video from the Step Up 2 movie. I choose these items because they are related to my own interests. I enjoy listening to music in particular rhythm and Blues artists such as Beyonce. I like reading Shakespearean plays, in fact in grade nine my class was required to read the play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” which is a Shakespearean Comedy. I enjoy dancing and watching dance movies. Metadata is data about data. It is constructed by us for a purpose and it can be useful. From the metadata that I have gathered about these objects, I was not surprised by the metadata that I found about the objects. It depends upon where the object what type of object it is, and where the object is located. A photograph will have tags on the picture as well as who took the photograph. Since the video was on youtube, the information contained the characters of the video as well as the comments posted under the video. I did notice that the quote “The past was analog, the future is digital” holds true. The digital objects have more metadata attached to the object and you can learn more about objects. Whereas with a physical object, the is only so much information that you can gather from observing the object.

Remidiation Lab

This week in humanities class, we focused on remidiation. The goal was to fin the gaps between the old medium and the new. My partner and I worked together to search for an object that has been remidiated. We chose Netflix.

Netflix is a service which provides online Blue ray and DVD for television and movies. It can be rented through mail, as well as internet streaming. Many individuals are able to use this resource. This allows the public to view a variety of films and televiion shows through the computer or television. The goal is to examine how netflix is a source of remediation.

Eric was my partner today and he introduced the netflix website to me. He explained the functions of the website, which led me to be intrigued by this new form of remediation. He explained the functions of the website, which led me to be intrigued by this new form of remediation.






Netflix is the media form of video rentals; however in this instance it is done through the computer. The remediation being performed is that one is able to rent videos without having to go to the video store. One can search online for the film and within twenty-four hours have the video delivered to one’s house. There are two forms of remediation involved in Netflix. It emphasizes the new media rather than replaces it because although one can access movies through the website, an individual can still go to the video store since it continues to exist. The second form of remediation is that the older medium, as in the video store, is being represented in digital form, which is the computer. Netflix guarantees that one will always obtain the movie that one is searching for; whereas when an individual goes to blockbuster, there is the potential that the video may be sold out due to the other people who rented the same film. Subscribers are entitled to unlimited hours of media and there are no additional costs added. Those who have a plan costing $4.99 are entitled to two DVDs per month, and one DVD can be viewed at a time. This can only be accessed via the computer. When one obtains a customer credit card, late fees become non-existent. Netflix is affordable to utilize and provides entertainment for many individuals. All the effort done by going to the video store and searching for the desired movie has been simplified by using the internet or mail. Nowadays many people watch films and television shows online. Considering the busy lives that many individuals live, this form of media is very convienet for the public. In particular when one does not have the time to watch a show or a mvie that aired on television, this source gives one the oppurtunity to watch the program when a person is available. Ultimately netflix is a great way of connecting people media, whilst making life simpler for everyone.

Introduction

Hello everyone :)

My name is Shoane Molefe. I am a second year student at the University of Victoria. I plan on going into the social work program next year to obtain my bachelors. After doing so, I will be going to Law school for my degree. My hobbies include singing, and dancing. I enjoy watching theatre, in particular musicals. I also enjoy going to the gym when I am not tired or lazy.