Blog Day 4

MIA Article: This article provided an interesting take on the appearance on MIA. I found it very interesting that after she goes on the Superbowl (after not being completely mainstream) and she flips the bird and everyone gets all "hype" about this and questions if this is the definition of selling out. In her music video Bad Girls, she did not really do anything that was too controversial and then all of a sudden she does this surprising action at the Superbowl and then gets all of this attention and now people are starting to ask questions about her. This article pretty much states facts as it tells what happened to MIA and what people look at her as, with a little bit of the author's opinion. What really interests me is that she is getting all of this attention now, because of that ONE thing that she did. Other mainstream do all of these obscene gestures too and it's just "normal" for them because they are more mainstream. If someone considers her as selling out, you have to look at the other singers that do the same thing as well. It's not just MIA, solely because she did it at the Superbowl.

Jeremy Lin Article: This article was very interesting to me in particular out of all of the articles. Linsanity. It is sweeping the nation. I agree with pretty much everything this aritcle has to say about Jeremy Lin. I think that he is revolutionizing the game of basketball with his style of play. It was really interesting how this article actualy defined exactly why Jeremy Lin is so fun to watch. The diversity of his skills contribute to why he has been putting up sensational number in the games he has played so far. I think that Lin is so popular due to the fact that he is Asian. It is true that many NBA players such as Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, and Kevin Love put up spectacular numbers as well but there is no where near as much excitment as much as there is with Lin. I also think this is due to the fact that he came out of Harvard as well and there were not really expectations of him. Since he is performing at a level that no one ever thought he could compete at, he is becoming very popular. I am really excited for Jeremy Lin and I cannot wait to watch more of his games.

Valentine's Day Article: This article is very interesting and it brings up some really interesting points about the connection between Valentine's Day/love/marriage and the economy. The article also brought up some very interesting facts about how statistics show that in society today, the more wealthy people are the ones that are having weddings and people of the lower classes are starting not to have as many weddings. This is probably because they cannot afford it and it is really a shame that this is the case. I believe that any couple who is in love and wants to marry should be able to do so regardless of their economic situation. Then, the article mentioned facts about how nowadays, people are starting to marry for love and not for other reasons such as to secure finacial secuirty. I think this is great. Even though it is important to have financial and social secuirty, it is much more important that a couple wants to spend the rest of their lives with each other in a marriage. This article opened my eyes up to how major businesses look at Valentine's Day; through an economic lens. Companies make a substantial amount of money on this day by selling items such as chocolate, flowers, and jewerly.