Helping uprise honesty

Jasmin Obadencio
31 October 2011
RD3


Good Morning to all graduates here today. You’ve succeeded with flying colors and now off to the real world. As you all should know, you are now leaders to those who look up to you for guidance, support, and recognition. As adults, you will be taking on another realm of responsibilities. It won’t be easy because it never is. Your job is to prosper with all skills and knowledge earned, but before you do so, I hope you all keep in mind honesty. Honesty will become more essential in the quality of your lives as it will present itself for you to take control of. Remember, honesty is an earned character. Lying will only indicate failure and you will find that your needs are at a bottomless pit which addresses my topic today. [THESIS] As children, we developed the power of language that led us to manipulate words using our imagination. That is why it is vital for all children brought into this world to succumb to honesty and its up to you to make it possible. [THESIS]

Lying can be a fast escape from any situation, but lying is selfish to even think of. Relationships can collapse, selfishness starts to build, right from wrong becomes skewed. All of this starts at the root, children. In a recent study, children lie as young as 4 or 5 years of age. They begin to lie without knowing their lying until later when they understand the concept. Therefore, it’s seen as harmless. In one discovery, I found an article “The truth about children’s compulsive lying.” In it, author Dr. T. Quek states, “ They don’t seem to need instructions on lying; they don’t need encouragement to do so.” Lying is part of human nature and easy to perfect when abused. Babies, who are once born, already embed in their minds what’s heard in their environment, Mimicking is an early indication that you’ll need to be careful with when using vocabulary. One habit I hope you all don’t obtain is lying to your child. I’ve seen parents lie to their child to prevent them from persisting and nagging for other wants. It is essential to already educate them with honesty daily, and then when their old enough, they too will pass honesty.

Humans are intellectual at how to act and speak when telling a lie. Some are creative and often get away with it. In a study I found, there are different types of liars. Author Gaili Saltz, shares three types; white lies, pathological liars, and antisocial personality disorder. White lies are at the very least of our concern. Pathological liars love to avoid punishment. Appearance becomes their shining armor and they tend to lie their way out of things to protect themselves. Antisocial personality disorder is a more severe type of lying where it involves tampering the law. They enjoy continuing their deception, but the risk doesn’t last to long until punished by the law. Keep note that it’s always good to remind yourself and your children to always come clean. No matter how bad the lie is, it’s always better to be honest. You’ll gain a lot from honesty and you’ll find yourself feeling wholesome.

For those who don’t believe in karma, you’ll come across of it sooner or later. The phrase “ what you want others to do onto you, you must do onto others”, literally takes into account on everyone’s life. Mark Paulina states “ I believe the most compelling reason to be honest at all times is to have it returned,” an awe inspiring quote I am engaged to. Not everyone might think so, but I have seen it for myself. In fact, just this past fair event, I lost my phone on one of the benches in the eating area. It was 10 minutes later that I realized that I didn’t have it on me. Panicked and with lost hope, my friends and I went back to look. When finding the table we sat on occupied by an elderly couple, they both looked up to us and kindly returned it after asking if it really was mines. I thanked them over and over appreciating their sincerity. I think if it were kids on the table, I would’ve never got it back. Doing one good deed after another does do wonders when you need it the most. As honesty is always an effective character, the way you exhibit it differs. Jaclynn Kato phrases “ there’s a difference between being honest and blunt.” When it comes to telling the truth, the choice of words need to be taken into consideration. Sometimes we wish we could take back what we said, but what’s said is irreversible. For example, your friend asks for an opinion on their outfit. You think it looks hideous, but of course you’re not going to blurt that out. Instead you use a nicer phrase, “I think I can find something else that’ll match you better.” Your friend takes your support as a nice gesture rather then hate you for telling her that outfit is hideous. Everyone is sensitive with their feelings, so it is utmost vital to use nice phrases rather then being straight up candid.

I’ve had my fair share of lying, some of which I got caught with. One lie I regret began with my parents. At that time, I was eighteen restricted under my father’s rules. One rule I didn’t like was having a curfew. Also, at that time, I had a relationship with someone on Oahu. I really wanted to go and visit, but knowing my dad, it was impossible. It was then that I lied. Altogether, I booked three round trip flights to Oahu to spend a day with my boyfriend at that time. My excuses to my parents were either I’m going to spend a day with my friends or I had to cover someone else’s shift. However, on my third trip to Oahu, I missed my flight. I was so scared, that my mind was scrambling for a way out of my lie. I knew it was impossible so I called my parents, told them and was grounded for quite a while. It took a while for me to gain their trust again, but when I did I never took advantage of it ever again.

Before I leave, I hope I’ve encouraged you that honesty gets you through a lot of factors. It’s a character we have flaws to, but trying not to spoil it is better then not trying at all. Keep what I said today pressed against you and act as young leaders and adults for the future generation. By making them become leaders of their own, it will make an impact for them to deliver honesty too.

Works Cited:
Quek, Timothy. "The Truth about a Child's Compulsive Lying." Dr. Timothy K. Quek's Webpage. 8 Apr. 2003 .
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/4072816#.Tq9DLWBRnZo
Paulina, Mark. “Honesty in Employment/White Lie, honesty.” 28 Oct.2011. Online posting to Laulima. Web. 31 Oct.2011
Kato, Jacclyn. “Honesty in Employment/White Lie, honesty.” 28 Oct.2011. Online posting to Laulima. Web. 31 Oct.2011

Media Pitfalls

Jasmin Obadencio
October 12, 2011
FD2


Society is persuaded by a number of factors, particularly in the mass media. We are faced with the pros and cons of each, but these ads do more then just advertising. They also put pressure on our self-image and self esteem. Society was born with advertising and we rely on it for information. [THESIS] Yet, the extent of publicizing ads, has taken a grasp on the vast majority to change to fit media. Therefore, ads have a negative impact on consumers. [THESIS]


Tiffany Gushiken states “ Ads have become so integrated into our environment and culture that many people accept the messages without thinking.” In this quote, she brings out how easy it is for a person to be fooled. Also, how we are all not reading between the lines. Being a self-investigator however, helps you understand a lot what the advertisement ignored to tell you. We all judge a book by its cover that gets taken advantaged of, and we are often left disappointed. The error occurs when we go by our first instinct without consideration. Another quote stated by Carmen Lee, “ “ads often exaggerate in order to impress their viewers.” This expresses exactly what ads are doing. Enthusiastically, they want you to believe what you see. They arouse your interest and play at what makes people feel good. Commercials get to us all the time, its willpower that we need to not let it shape us.


Even though the good side of media has its benefits, the bad will inevitably always play a bigger role. One person might outsmart the media, but there are a million others who succumb to it. It’s definitely an effective way to promote, but it doesn’t outweigh the ads that consumers feed on. Last week, I came across a commercial on YouTube. It starts with a woman in a bathing suit running through the forest. Seconds later, more women in bathing suits are racing her. In the mean time, women are swimming across the ocean and others are climbing down the rocks. In the last fifteen seconds of the commercial, there’s a guy with just shorts on standing on the beach with axe in both hands spraying all over himself. Seeing the mass of women in bathing suits running to him from all angles, his eyes widen and a big smile forms on his face, continuing to spray himself with axe. Then closing his eyes, he puts his head up, arms opened wide. The commercial cuts off when the masses of women are closing down on him in the matter of seconds. Finally ends with a quote, “spray more, get more, the Axe effect.” The type of fallacy this ad demonstrates is Non Sequitor because women, particularly attractive, have nothing to do with axe. The method they used was to exaggerate the greatness of Axe. Promoting Axe in such a way only appeals to men in an unbehavioral manner. Of course consumers are going to get it, almost every one of their commercials have women being strongly attached to the scent. I like to say Axe commercials promote what every women wants on a man, which isn’t true. Also, the commercial is judgmental only because they used what would attract consumers, which are attractive women. Its all about being fit to look good and not disappoint viewers, as long as they get their share after investing so much to make the commercial itself.


Comparing the past with today, the media has tripled in their resources. Now you can be informed no matter where you are. Before, I remember advertisements were kept simple and they still got their message out without even adding the unnecessary details. As the years progressed, the media flourished unambiguously to more entertainment, informative, and humor, sometimes images consumers want to copycat. Don’t get me wrong, we all love entertainment and humor. However, the way it’s displayed, consumers feed on. It then becomes, “ I want this because it will make me look better like the woman in the commercial.” Nonetheless, what you see is not always the results you are expecting. Burger King commercials are a good example. In it, they display big juicy burgers that look mouth watering, but then when you go to buy it, the burger looks skimpy. Again, it’s not what you expected because you judged by the commercial that exaggerated a thick juicy burger. It’s the wants and needs the media concentrates on, and with no self-control there’s flaws.


Wherever we are, there are advertisements from billboards, commercials, radio, newspapers and numerous other mediums. Most of it is gossip, some recalling tragic events, and a big one we all are suckered in, ads promoting the unthinkable. But, we need to step back and realize these ads have special effects added to them, and those models that are skinny with flawless skin are paid to impose a picture perfect advertisement. Ads can also be unhealthy. Between home and my workplace, I drive past five fast food restaurants in a 5-minute time span. Just recently, my friend mentioned that her cigarettes are now ten dollars each. Those that promote “tobacco is unhealthy” are not going to solve the problem by raising the cost of tobacco even higher. Same with alcohol. It’s an addiction, once hooked on it’s difficult to quit. Anti-smoking ads can help some, but not the vast majority. With undeveloped maturity, children are oblivious to the realm of technology. Not only the adults are obese, children are getting obese and sucked in video games as early as five years old. Adults perceive things on a higher level of understanding, and children have no way of knowing right from wrong. With parenting and support, it can help guide them, but they still will approach numbers of advertisements no matter where they go. If parents can keep up the advising with their children, then they can be smart for themselves too. However, the media is so huge, that children would need to live in a box in order to not come across the bad influences of the media. With consideration, we all need to be our own investigator in perceiving right from wrong. The nation won’t stop, but we can be smarter then that.


Altogether, the media through advertisements and commercials will continue to put “ad-pressure” on consumers. It doesn’t make us a better person, but instead a naïve individual. Pulling yourself back from all that and doing research, prospers your awareness for certain aspects of every ad heard and seen. Advertisements and commercials are a bad influence on society, no doubt whatsoever.



Gushiken, Tiffany. “ Ads Pros and Cons.” Online Posting 23 Sept 2011. Laulima Discussion. https://laulima.hawaii.edu/portal/site/KAP.XLSENG215js.201210/page/70638c63-3d48-4275-828a-7e37acace01e.

Lee, Carmen. “Ads Pros and Cons.” Online Posting Sept 2011. Laulima Discussion
https://laulima.hawaii.edu/portal/site/KAP.XLSENG215js.201210/page/70638c63-3d48-4275-828a-7e37acace01e.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9tWZB7OUSU. “The Axe Effect-Women-Billions.” You Tube. 3 Oct 2006. Web. 29 Sept. 2011

Log of Completed Activities
_x__ Sep. 19- Intro to Paper #2. Read the Guidelines for Paper #2.
_x__ Sep. 23- Laulima Discussion: Ad Pros and Cons
_L__ Sep. 26- Complete readings for paper #2.
_x__ Sep. 30- Laulima Discussion: Logical Fallacies Exercise
_x__ Oct. 3- Submit RD2 [50 pts]. Review the guidelines.
_x__ Oct. 7- Submit three RD2 evaluations [50 pts]. Review the guidelines.
_x__ Oct. 12- Submit FD2 [125 pts]. Review the guidelines.

Media Pitfalls

Jasmin Obadencio
October 3, 2011
RD2



Consumers are persuaded by a number of factors, especially in the mass media alone. We are faced with the pros and cons of each, but these ads put pressure on us in an unnecessary way. Confidence and acceptance are what these ads display, but do we want to say it inspires us to better ourselves or change who we are? [THESIS] Persuasion is a debate we fuss with, but I firmly disagree that commercials have a positive impact on consumers. Commercial broadcasting is appealing, but I consider it an absurdity. [THESIS]



Tiffany Gushiken states “ Ads have become so integrated into our environment and culture that many people accept the messages without thinking.” In this quote, she brings out how easy it is for a person to be fooled. Also, not all of us are reading between the lines. Being a self-investigator helps you understand a lot what the advertisement ignored to tell you. We all judge a book by its cover that gets taken advantaged of. The same error occurs with opening a new electronic toy, we fail to read the instructions and use our instincts instead. Another quote stated by Carmen Lee, “ “ads often exaggerate in order to impress their viewers.” This expresses exactly what ads are doing. Enthusiastically, they want you to believe what you see. They arouse your interest and play at what makes people feel good. Commercials get to us all the time, its willpower that we need to not let it shape us.



No matter the good side of media the bad will inevitably always play a bigger role. One person might outsmart the media, but there are a million others who succumb to the media. It’s definitely an effective way to promote, but it doesn’t outweigh the ads that change our behavior to fit the mass media. Last week, I came across a commercial on YouTube. It starts with a woman in a bathing suit running through the forest. Seconds later, more women in bathing suits are racing her. In the mean time, women are swimming across the ocean and others are climbing down the rocks. In the last fifteen seconds of the commercial, there’s a guy with just shorts on standing on the beach with axe in both hands spraying all over himself. Seeing the mass of women in bathing suits running to him from all angles, his eyes widen and a big smile forms on his face, continuing to spray himself with axe. Then closing his eyes, he puts his head up, arms opened wide. The commercial cuts off when the masses of women are closing down on him in the matter of seconds. Finally ends with a quote, “spray more, get more, the Axe effect.” The type of fallacy this ad demonstrates is Non Sequitor because women, particularly attractive, have nothing to do with axe. The method they used was to exaggerate the greatness of Axe. Promoting Axe in such a way only appeals to men in an unbehavioral manner. Of course consumers are going to get it, almost every one of their commercials have women being strongly attached to the scent. I like to say Axe commercials promote what every women wants on a man, which isn’t true. Also, the commercial is judgmental only because they used what would attract consumers, which are attractive women. Its all about being fit to look good and not disappoint viewers, as long as they get their share after investing so much to make the commercial itself.




Without fail, most of media has some negative influence. Recording history, I remember media wasn’t vulgar or people weren’t home behind computers and television. Back then, everything was about going out to socialize and finding your way here and there. Now, media flourishes so unambiguously that we are practically drowning in it. We are spoiled with minimum wages trying to buy the latest software and grabbing food from McDonalds off the dollar menu. I can order pizza from home, do online shopping, and watch the latest movies straight from the Internet. We are lazy, even though majority of us work. Still, the media is producing more and more to get us where? Nowhere. It’s the wants and needs the media messes us with, and with no self-control there’s flaws.



Wherever we are, there are advertisements from billboards, commercials, radio, newspapers and numerous other mediums. Most of it is gossip, some recalling tragic events, and a big one we all are suckered in, ads promoting the unthinkable. It drags out our reality to force ourselves by changing our behavior to fit the media’s. And if we are not careful, these ads are strong enough to get us to give in. Between home and my workplace, I drive past five fast food restaurants in a 5-minute time span. All of this makes America an obese nation. Children too are guided the wrong way. With undeveloped maturity, children are exposed to a realm of technology. Not only the adults are obese, children are getting obese and sucked in video games as early as five years old. Adults perceive things on a higher level of understanding, and children have no way of seizing right from wrong. Nowadays your able to put child proof lock on your car and Rated R movies at home, but considering safety comes first, Child proof works only 10% of the time. Also to note, you can’t child proof everything, its impossible. The other 90% is wide open from every approach. With parenting and support, not even are parents able to restrict their children. They may try, but it all comes down to the person. The media is so huge, that children would need to live in a box in order to not come across the bad influences of the media. With consideration, we all need to be our own investigator in perceiving right from wrong. The nation won’t stop, but we can be smarter then that.



Altogether, the media through advertisements and commercials will continue to put “ad-pressure” on consumers. It doesn’t make us a better people, maybe for the media, but if you pull yourself back from all that, being yourself is always best. I diverge to the aspect of influences of all media and its irrational concepts. Media is not reality, media is a sham unless proven.





Gushiken, Tiffany. “ Ads Pros and Cons.” Online Posting 23 Sept 2011. Laulima Discussion. https://laulima.hawaii.edu/portal/site/KAP.XLSENG215js.201210/page/70638c63-3d48-4275-828a-7e37acace01e.

Lee, Carmen. “Ads Pros and Cons.” Online Posting Sept 2011. Laulima Discussion
https://laulima.hawaii.edu/portal/site/KAP.XLSENG215js.201210/page/70638c63-3d48-4275-828a-7e37acace01e.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9tWZB7OUSU. “The Axe Effect-Women-Billions.” You Tube. 3 Oct 2006. Web. 29 Sept. 2011