Tiger Woods Car Crash

The media's obsession with celebrities is clear. Every aspect of their lives are examined down to the most meticulous detail.

The last few days I have heard constantly about Tiger Woods being involved in a non alcohol related and non lethal car accident. Woods backed up into a fire hydrant and suffered some minor cuts and bruises. This caused a media storm, recently Woods has commented. Stating that he was embarrassed and just wanted to keep the matter private. Now Woods is saying that he will not meet with investigators, this has caused more media speculation.

The amount of attention being paid to this is amazing, things like this happen to people everyday but celebrity status elevates the importance of every event.

Semester Changes in College

One of the bigger changes from high school to college has to be that after the first half of the year I will have an entirely different set of classes. The concept of being done with a whole class in half the time it would have taken in high school is still strange to me.

A new semester means a new schedule, in high school the only thing that could change was the order of classes and the teachers. Now there are going to be classes at different times than my current schedule and the material will be brand new. Over the last few months I have grown accustom to waking up at a certain time and going to classes at certain times. It will be a difficult change at first.

Even though I will have to get used to a new schedule I am looking forward to a new set of classes, in high school I would be stuck with the same ones and have less variety.

Response to David Oliver Relin

David Oliver Relin's speech at UMBC was interesting, he discussed how we as privledged people are obligated to help those who cannot be helped, such as those stuck in an endless cycle of poverty. He showed a sideshow containing many pictures of his times in other countries. He spoke well of the people he encountered and criticized the media's interpretations of foreign countries and their dangers. Some parts were more interesting than others, his point had been well established early on and it seemed like he was just going on at some points. I enjoyed some of his stories and pictures but overall it seemed too long.

Family Guy and Freud Response

The article "Family Guy and Freud" discusses the popular TV show Family Guy and some of the controversy surrounding it. This article was appealing to me because it defended Family Guy and proved that many of the jokes are intelligent and well thought out.

The article offered an interesting perspective, the author was at first against Family Guy but then realized that the show is not meant to be taken seriously and if people can accept what is funny in the show and what is unfunny in real life, the show can be enjoyable for anyone with an open mind.