Group 6: The Environmental Blog

Hey class!
Please visit http://www.theenvironmentalblog.org and then leave your comments here. This blog is about the environment, primarily about how it is being hurt and what we can do to help. You can talk about the layout of the site, specific articles, or pretty much anything else you find interesting. Don't forget to check after you comment, we may ask you to share if we like your ideas! See you all on Tuesday.

Group 5: Rabid Republican Blog

Dear class:

Please take a look at the site http://rabidrepublicanblog.com/. Leave your opinions and questions about various aspects of the blog here, and begin to think about some thoughts and comments that you would like to share to the rest of the class. This blog discuss about the ideas from republicans with footages from all aspects. Please read some of the articles and look at the overall layout of the website. Come ready to talk about these things in class on Tuesday.

Thanks!

Group 4: DeSmog Blog

Dear Class,
Please look at the site www.desmogblog.com. Leave your comments and questions about the various aspects of the site for us to talk about on Tuesday in class. The blog has a ton of articles about cleaning the environment, along with some statistics about the climate. The blog talks about what action major companies and the government are taking to clean the air. Read some of the articles and look at the overall layout of the website. Come ready to talk about these things in class on Tuesday.
Thanks!

Group 3: Anti-war Blog

Dear Class,
Please look at the site http://antiwar.com/blog/. Leave your opinions and questions about different aspects of the blog for us to talk about in class as comments below. This blog has articles along with plenty political propaganda, which is quite different from the rest of the sites we have visited. Along with being anti-war this site seems to present how the view the government itself. Click on some of the various links to find out what these bloggers have to say and how they site presents its opinion to the public. I am interested to hear your opinions.
Thanks

Group 2 Anti-Bullying

Dear Class,

Please take a look at the blog http://antibullyingblog.blogspot.com/. You should write your comments on various aspects of the blog here, and begin to think about some thoughts, comments, etc. that you would like to add to the in-class discussion, which will be taking place in the near future.

The blog discusses various aspects on bullying from cyber bullying to taking a stance against bullying.  Like the previous blog assignments, you can look at the layout/presentation of the blog and voice your opinions or thoughts about it.  You can also take a look at any of the posts on the blog.  It might be helpful to ask yourself have you ever witnessed someone being bullied or even been bullied yourself.  Have fun visiting the site and make sure you come to class ready to talk about it.

Thanks!

Group 1 Racialicious

Dear Class,

Please take a look at the blog http://racialicious.com/. You should write your comments on various aspects of the blog here, and begin to think about some thoughts, comments, etc. that you would like to add to the in-class discussion, which will be taking place in the near future.

The website, racialicious.com, is a blog that discusses the topic of racism and other discriminatory topics in our world today. The website is funny and entertaining, yet serious and informative at the same time. Like our previous blog assignment, you could look at the layout/presentation of the blog and voice your opinions or thoughts about it. We would also like you to take a look at the post “Trayvon Martin And Walking While Black”. Have you yourself ever been in a situation such as this? What do you think you would do if you witnessed something like this taking place? There are, however, plenty of other posts on this blog that you should feel free to talk about in your response. Have fun visiting the site and make sure you come to class ready to talk about it.

Feministing

The Feministing website has a very plain, to the point setup. A white background, stories and updates listed down the page, and the simple black and white text with links mixed in makes for an plain yet easy to read setup for the blog that covers feminists and whats going on in the world that affects women. The main (but highly subtle) color throughout the page is purple, from the logo to the color of the links. The first thing I thought of when i noticed this was the phrase from (church) youth group, 'don't make purple', which stands for pretty much any form of displays of affection. The color signifies the mixing of boys, generally thought of as blue, and girls, who are pink. The logo is a reference to the truck mud flap icon, except in this case the silhouetted female has her (assumed) middle finger up.
The color scheme and the simplicity of the design help to establish ethos for the blog, which i felt was helped by the fact that the creators of the blog kept the number of adds down that are mixed in with the articles. There are important and highlighted links to and articles about many things other than feminism, such as activism for racism, child abuse, rape, and civil rights.