blog assingment #2

From the moment I wake up to right before I go to bed, there is always music playing around me. The first thing I hear waking up is my alarm clock radio, telling me it’s time to wake up and start your day.  The moment that my alarm is turned off, either the radio is turned on or the T.V. to a channel that plays music.  The T.V. channels that I usually turn on are either VH1 or MTV, the one I listen to depends on how awake I am at the moment.  I listen to either the T.V. or the radio up until I leave for school or work.

As my day progresses whether it’s in my car or walking around campus I am listening to music. In the car I am either listening to the radio or to my iPod through my radio. If you were to drive by me, my stereo will be cranked up and I will be singing along with it. I am usually listening to my iPod but when I am in search of new music I turn on the radio to see if I like anything that I hear. Now walking around campus I always have my earplugs in listening to my iPod. I find that listening to music while walking around campus distracts me from the weather conditions around me.

Music has been in my life ever since I was younger, it started just for entertainment for myself and my family in the car. Slowly music turned into something more, it became an escape for me. I find that whatever my mood, the music that’s playing always goes along with it. Music is an outlet to another world, a world that does not have problems or concerns just happiness.

“I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.” — Billy Joel

blog assignment #1

Hi, my name is Ashley. I am currently a Junior at the University of Louisville. I was born in Ceder Rapids Iowa, but I grew up mainly in Madison, Wisconsin. I am  a night manager at a Subway, but i am currently trying to find a new job. I would like to find a job that will challenge me more and a job that I can obtain a higher position.

Growing up I was really into technology. When something was wrong with the computer in the house, everyone would always come to me to see if i knew how to fix it. Another piece of technology that I am quick learner on is cell phones, whenever someone gets a knew phone and doesn’t know how to work it I am always there to see if I can help. Personally I believe that without communication technologies that we, as a society, would not be where we are today. I am not the type of person who has to the latest and greatest gadgets, mainly because I do not have the money to go out and buy these new gadgets.

I am the type of person who cannot sit in silence, so whenever I am in the car the radio is on, which is the same for my step-mom and my mom. My dad on the other hand doesn’t like music, so his radio is rarely on unless there is a football or basketball game on. Unlike him I do not listen to the games, but I do listen to stations like 100.5 and 102.3.  I not only use the radio to listen to music, but I also listen to what’s going on in the city around me, which is mainly the traffic reports.

I don’t believe that the radio will fade away like most other technologies in the past. Some say that satellite radio is going to take over but I am not one of those people. The radio is used by, just about, almost everyone, even if one does not use it in the car, they most likely use it during blackouts, when one needs to find out what is happening. It is a piece of history that will always be around in the future.

 

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