Hussein Farraj
Media:384
2/11/17
Who do you think you are?
Hello, my name is Hussein Farraj and I am a second semester sophomore at Hunter College. I am pursuing a double major in Computer Science and Digital Media. I am comfortable to say that I have a strong social media presence. In applications like Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and even LinkedIn. I sometimes play with the HTML, CSS, and Javascript applications on all of these apps but mostly on Facebook.
My role in media consumption is pretty high cause of the countless news sources I subscribe to like realpolitics.org or blog posts from citizens in areas of disaster, war, and even famine. I personally do not make much media but plan on embarking on that journey as a youtuber. My release date for my first episode will be announced in the next couple of weeks. I sadly have to edit the video, making sure the sound, visual, and many more effects are up to my personal liking. From age ten I have been on some kind of gadget. Whether if it was on my phone, computer, Xbox, etc. I love it and dislike it. I love it because I always have something to do but I hate it cause its a distraction. For example, whenever my brothers, sister, or even parents try to talk to me and I have a computer in front of me, I somehow lose myself of into the screen.
Thats one of multiple problems that media has today on the younger generations. We are so absorbed into this online world that we tend to forget reality. I could counter that argument that media has connected us in brand new ways than ever before but I rather not. I should just ask the right question of how much media should a single individual have in one day? I personally don't know but I do believe there should be some kind of balance.
Today I believe media is being blinded by false information from news sources that are fighting over viewership. To make a living on the web now, everyone needs to get as much viewer ship as they can. That includes making up or falsely accusing groups of disasters that they've never done. As an Arab American I see that todays government and media looks down upon Arab culture and belief. There are always pop-up adds about radical Islam being an issue, even though its not the faith directly involved into the problem. Media affects my life extremely because of the countless mislead data given to the public. Thankfully I live in New York and the probability of finding an ignorant individual saying the word "terrorist" is unlikely. Of course this doesn't hold true to all out sourced media groups but a good percentage in my opinion. The image below by Shapared Fairly shows a diverse group that has the wording "We the people" below each image. Artists like Fairly give me hope that we all could find peace in not only the media world but in real life too, treating each others like human beings.
We The People:
Thats one of multiple problems that media has today on the younger generations. We are so absorbed into this online world that we tend to forget reality. I could counter that argument that media has connected us in brand new ways than ever before but I rather not. I should just ask the right question of how much media should a single individual have in one day? I personally don't know but I do believe there should be some kind of balance.
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We The People:
I hope this first blog post shows that I am not only passionate about my own people but to all groups of people who are treated unfairly. My first semester of college I was a political science major at first but then I found a new passion to follow, which ended up being with computers. I guess that love for arguing and taking a strong passion on topics that are uncomfortable really didn't leave me. I will try not being too political in class if it may make others uncomfortable but on the other hand why not!
Here is a link about a mosque in Quebec being "shot up" because of the fear of Radical Islam. Now will people see that radicals affect muslims too. They are not part of our group, just like how back in the elevenhundreds to eighteenth century the catholic faith was high jacked by radicals who started wars in the name of god.
For example, the CRUSADES!!!!!!! http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04543c.htm
Link: (Quebec)
Sources:
Shapared Fairly: http://www.artnet.com/artists/shepard-fairey
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