Author Archives: Folayemi

ENG1710_Course Reflection

Duncombe has definitely written a provocative article about the game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.  He analyzes Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as  rebellious, participatory, open-ended, and fun.  He essentially gives the pros and cons of the game in a  fashion that engages his readers … Continue reading →

“Weaned on endless advertisements, sitcoms, and Hollywood movies, we’ve learned to find comfort in compelling narratives and change the channel when confronted with messy facts” (Duncombe 7). This particular sentence illustrated to me that society is afraid of the hard, … Continue reading →

Words are powerful, and for too long, the words to describe mental illness have been loaded with negativity and judgment. Words like “psycho,” “wacko,” and “crazy” can add to the stigmatization of people with mental illness. Stereotypes are barriers that can prevent … Continue reading →

Electronic Disturbance In “Electronic Disturbance: An Interview” one of the first actions Dominguez engages in, is what he called a “butt-in”. The context of the world usually refers to intruding upon or interrupting someone or something. In the case of … Continue reading →

“Electronic Disturbance: An Interview” about Ricardo Dominguez is about the life of Ricardo Dominguez and how he gradually  became known for being among the first to bring artistic activism to the technological realm through his role in Electronic Disturbance Theater, which … Continue reading →

“Direct action takes the alienated, lonely body of technocratic culture and transforms it into a connected, communicative body embedded in society. Taking part in direct action is a radical poetic gesture by which we can achieve meaningful change, both personal … Continue reading →

The Stigmatization of the Mentally Ill

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Anti-homeless spikes “If some take more than they need, others go without. We obsessively focus on the external: carbon emissions, recycling, charity work, social security, saving the snow leopard — all of them excellent goals– while doggedly refusing to look inwards … Continue reading →

Exploratory Paper_ENG1710 My topics of interest for this paper are: 1. Stem cell research 2. Stigmatizing mental illness 3. Identity theft and identity fraud I gathered most of my information from primarily EBSCO and I attempted to draw some insight through medical journals/articles … Continue reading →

Manuel Castells: “Occupy Wall Street” “We demand that Barack Obama ordain a Presidential Commission tasked with ending the influence money has over our representatives in Washington. It’s time for DEMOCRACY NOT CORPORATOCRACY, we’re doomed without it.” Literally: With President Barack … Continue reading →

The reading of the three essays along with the documentary The Corporation, the recurring theme seemed to be communication through media and getting at the truth in its totality. Postman’s “Media as Epistemology” resonates or echoes McLuhan’s “Reversal of the … Continue reading →

language&technology_narrative

“Cultures may be classified into three types: tool-using cultures, technocracies, and technopolies. At the present time, each type may be found somewhere on the planet, although the first is rapidly disappearing: we must travel to exotic places to find a … Continue reading →

Hey guys! So my name is Folayemi Akinbolaji, Fola for short. I was born in New York City but my parents are from Nigeria so that is also my home. I have three sisters and we are all very much … Continue reading →