All Falls Down, by Kanye West

[Chorus - 4x]


Oh when it all, it all falls down

I'm telling you ohh, it all falls down



[Verse - Kanye West]

Man I promise, she's so self conscious

She has no idea what she's doing in college

That major that she majored in don't make no money

But she won't drop out, her parents will look at her funny

Now, tell me that ain't insecurrre

The concept of school seems so securrre

Sophmore three yearrrs aint picked a careerrr

She like fuck it, I'll just stay down herre and do hair

Cause that's enough money to buy her a few pairs of new Airs

Cause her baby daddy don't really care

She's so precious with the peer pressure

Couldn't afford a car so she named her daughter Alexus (a Lexus)

She had hair so long that it looked like weave

Then she cut it all off now she look like Eve

And she be dealing with some issues that you can't believe

Single black female addicted to retail and well



[Chorus - repeat 2x (w/ Kanye ad-libs)]



[Verse - Kanye West]

Man I promise, I'm so self conscious

That's why you always see me with at least one of my watches

Rollies and Pasha's done drove me crazy

I can't even pronounce nothing, pass that versace!

Then I spent 400 bucks on this

Just to be like nigga you ain't up on this!

And I can't even go to the grocery store

Without some ones thats clean and a shirt with a team

It seems we living the american dream

But the people highest up got the lowest self esteem

The prettiest people do the ugliest things

For the road to riches and diamond rings

We shine because they hate us, floss cause they degrade us

We trying to buy back our 40 acres

And for that paper, look how low we a'stoop

Even if you in a Benz, you still a nigga in a coop/coupe



[Chorus - repeat 2x (w/ Kanye ad-libs)]



[Verse - Kanye West]

I say fuck the police, thats how I treat em

We buy our way out of jail, but we can't buy freedom

We'll buy a lot of clothes when we don't really need em

Things we buy to cover up what's inside

Cause they make us hate ourself and love they wealth

That's why shortys hollering "where the ballas' at?"

Drug dealer buy Jordans, crackhead buy crack

And a white man get paid off of all of that

But I ain't even gon act holier than thou

Cause fuck it, I went to Jacob with 25 thou

Before I had a house and I'd do it again

Cause I wanna be on 106 and Park pushing a Benz

I wanna act ballerific like it's all terrific

I got a couple past due bills, I won't get specific

I got a problem with spending before I get it

We all self conscious I'm just the first to admit it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kyWDhB_QeI

HELP!!

Having trouble finding enought information for the opposing side!

Questions for opposing side

Can users opt out of having a public search listing? Yes. All users have several options in regards to the privacy of their public search listings. In addition, we are informing all users that external indexing will occur in approximately one month, so they have time to adjust their privacy settings. All of these options can be accessed from the Search Privacy page.
• Users who have their search privacy set to “Everyone”: Users who currently have search set to “Everyone” will have a public search listing created for them. They have additional options to remove their public search listings from search results on Facebook’s Welcome page, to remove their public search listings from external search engine results, or to do both.
• Users who have their search privacy restricted: Users who currently have search set to anything other than “everyone” have not had public search listings created for them. Their public search listings will not appear in search results from Facebook’s Welcome page or in search engine results.
Who is indexed in these searches? Only users who are over 18 and have the “Allow my public search listing to be indexed in external search engines” checked in their search privacy settings will appear in external searches.
http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/09/facebook_search_big_move

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Essay 4, topic

Facebook: Social networking? Or Social Crisis?

Questions to consider:
1.) Does facebook privacy seetings actually protect your privacy?
Answer:  In September 2007, Facebook announced that profiles will become searchable through its new Public Search Listings. people with facebooks can now be searched through google, yahoo. and msn.

2.) can anyone see the pictures and information that you post on facebook?
one of the fun things about the Internet is sharing photos and messages with friends, keep in mind that the Internet is also a public resource. Only post information you are comfortable with anyone seeing—including your parents, grandparents, siblings, teachers, even potential employers. It’s not uncommon for companies to run an Internet search of job applicants before they offer them a position. Stories are increasing about people being “weeded out” from a job search due to compromising or ill-advised photos and information found on the Web. Even if you remove photos or information, they can still exist in archive caches or on another person’s computer. Once you post something, it truly is out of your hands.
A second consideration, frequently overlooked, is that information you post on a social networking site may reveal indiscretions and worse to future employers, college professors, or even your parents. It’s on the record that students have been suspended and expelled for escapades and threats posted online. In some instances, potential job offers have been withdrawn because of information posted on a social networking site. http://www.utexas.edu/its/secure/articles/social_networking.php
3.) is "tagging" your friends in pictures really safe?

4.) what does data mining do?
third party applications on Facebook are stealing information from users. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, applications including FarmVille, Texas Hold ‘em and FrontierVille are providing users’ names, and in some cases their friends’ names, to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies.
These actions apparently has ties to the growing field of companies that build detailed databases on people in order to track them online, the Journal reported. Using sophisticated software, these tracking companies can determine by your online behavior what movies you watch, what brand of clothes you wear, and a lot of other information you might not want others to know. Companies crave this data. They use to target sales pitches to specific consumers. http://www.pr101.biz/pr-101-weekly-rant-36-what-data-mining-companies-are-doing-is-a-much-more-dangerous-than-most-people-realize/

Facebook's Terms Of Service state that not only do they own your data (section 2.1), but if you don't keep it up to date and accurate (section 4.6), they can terminate your account (section 14). You could argue that the terms are just protecting Facebook's interests, and are not in practice enforced, but in the context of their other activities, this defense is pretty weak. As you'll see, there's no reason to give them the benefit of the doubt. Essentially, they see their customers as unpaid employees for crowd-sourcing ad-targeting data.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/10-reasons-to-delete-your-facebook-account-2010-5#ixzz161gcAlQz

Essay 3- revised

Shop till You Drop

The normal human mind craves new and exciting things, and shopping fills that need. For some, the thrill of spending/shopping becomes compelling, so much that these certain people cannot control the impulse to shop for something- anything. “Oniomania,” is the psychiatric term used for retail addiction. Oniomania is defined as an uncontrollable desire to buy things. Overtime, advertising and marketing, advances in technology, and severe negative emotions have become the three major causes of Oniomania, which have affected society greatly over the past few decades.  

Advertising has greatly influenced American society. Over time, society has accepted the advertising industries suggestion that people need material positions. Advertisers utilize the newspaper, radio broadcasting, television broadcasting, internet, and mobile phones to communicate their ads. Advertising companies use many different techniques when trying to show the importance of a product, and why consumers "need" the product. “Avante Garde,” is a technique used when advertisers make the product appear that it will put the consumer ahead of the times. For example Dip n Dots ice-cream, claims to be the ice-cream of the future. “Testimonials,” or endorsements, use a famous person, usually seen using or supporting the product in some way. For example, Michael Jordan is seen in commercials wearing Nike Jordan’s. Finally, “Bandwagon,” is a technique that exploit’s a consumer’s natural desire to be part of “the crowd” (Mandora). All of these techniques make the consumer feel as if they need the product being advertised.

Retail addicts have something in common with all addictions; they all have a root cause. Oniomaniacs get into a vicious circle that consists of negative emotions like anger and stress, which lead to purchasing something. After the act of buying is over, the person is either regretful or depressed. In order to cope with the feelings, the addicted person returns to square one, and resorts to another purchase. (Perkins). Suze Orman, psychologist and financial author of three consecutive New York Times bestsellers, says “Our emotions influence up to 80 per cent of our financial decisions”. Oniomania usually stems at an early age.  Children who experience parental neglect will grow up with low character-respect because throughout their childhood, they experienced that they were not important as a quality, but recognized as a worthless object. As an effect, these neglected children play only with toys to compensate for their loneliness. Adults that have depended on equipment for emotional support when they were younger are most likely to become addicted to shopping because of the ongoing sentiment of deprivation they experienced as a child. (Thomas). The most common theory of compulsive shopping is that a link exists between compulsive shopping and clinical depression. Low serotonin levels found in depression are also associated with increased rates of impulsivity. (Intili). "Individuals will get some kind of high from an addictive behavior like shopping," says Ruth Engs, EdD, a professor of applied health science at Indiana University. "Meaning that endorphins and dopamine, naturally occurring opiate receptor sites in the brain, get switched on, and the person feels good, and if it feels good they are more likely to do it -- it's reinforced."

 Retail addicts are unable to deal with their everyday problems, especially those that alter their self-esteem. Most of the issues in their lives are repressed by buying something.

Social conditions may also play an important role, especially in capitalist societies that are dominated by a consumerist economy where buying is an important part of daily life. Credit cards facilitate the spending of money as well as mail order via catalogues or online shopping. The thrill and excitement of spending and shopping are no longer limited to the mall. Online spending has reached new heights; according to InfoWorld (Jan. 2007), U.S. retail Web sites collected $102.1 billion in 2006. Credit cards are a major necessity in an Oniomaniacs life. Being able to lay down a piece of plastic to get what we want can be addictive. All one has to do is hand over the card to the cashier for a few brief seconds, and the spending is done. When paying in cash, it is easier for someone to realize how much money he or she is actually spending. (Berger ).

Compulsive shoppers start the cycle with a feeling of emptiness, and a low self-esteem. Advertising from the television, radio, internet, and magazines tell people that if they buy their product, they will be seen as more important, successful, loveable, or complete. Oniomaniacs spend money to gain that euphoric feeling, but it is only a temporary feeling because when the shopping and the spending are over, the vicious circle starts over again. Retail addiction, Oniomania, shopping addiction, binge spending: there are many names. But regardless of how one terms this growing group of society, Oniomaniacs will continue to have to face advertising agents and agencies unnecessary, persuasive techniques that can turn wants into needs overnight.

Essay 3, credibility of sources

1.)

Perkins, Victoria. (n.d.). Causes of shopping addiction. Retrieved from http://www.helium.com/items/1481158-shopping-addiction

This is a credible source because at the end of a page, i was able to click on a link about the authors awards, and all of the articles she has published. It would be considered a secondary source, because the author inclused links to pages that she used information from. I may not use this source because the article is mising a publication date.

  2.)Berger, Initials. (n.d.). Spending and shopping addiction.Copyright 2005 Dr Vincent Berger. Retrieved from http://www.psychologistanywhereanytime.com/addiction_psychologist/psychologist_addiction_spending.htm

TThis source is a credible source, and it is primary. To find this out, I clicked on a link of information about the author, and it stated that the site did not useany electronic means to gather information.

3.)Intili, Daniela. (n.d.). Battling compulsive shopping. ©2010 The Australian Psychological Society Ltd. Retrieved from http://www.psychology.org.au/publications/inpsych/shopping/

4.)Thomas, Charly. (2009, February 11). What is oniomania. Retrieved from http://oniamania.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-is-oniomania.html