"Is Google Making Us Stupid?" by Guy Billout explains how our minds are changing due to the internet. He explains how he doesn't think the way he used to think, and how he can't read one thing without wondering on to something else. Instead of easily reading a lengthy article, he finds himself struggling reading things that just to come natural. He explains how he's more likely to just skim through an article, and read "key notes." I mostly agree with this article. I feel that the internet and articles on the internet have changed the way we think. I even found myself "skimming through" this article, finding that I couldn't focus on reading this either. He explains how Bruce Friedman, who blogs regularly about computers and medicine, says that he has "almost totally lost the ability to read and absorb a longish article on the web or in print." Guy Billout also talks about Google, and how "the ultimate speed engine is something as smart as people - or smarter." In some ways, I disagree with Guy Billout. I feel that for some people, the internet has made them smarter. If I don't know something, I could look it up on Google and find the answer in seconds, rather then going to the library or finding out from someone else. I believe that Google and the internet has definitely changed the way we think, but I also believe it's a better and easier way to find out information, and save time.

"The Internet Is No Substitute For The Dying Newspaper Industry" by Chris Hedges, he explains how the decline of newspaper is due to the rise of corporate state and the loss of civic and public responsibility, and not the use of internet. Chris believes that people rather watch the news on television then buy the newspaper and read it. I disagree with Chris' opinion. I believe that the decline of newspaper's is because of the internet. I don't understand why someone would go out and buy a newspaper if they can just look up whatever they want on the internet for free and in less time. Although, I do believe that television also has a lot to do with it, I think that it's mostly the internet that has changed people's minds. 

Rob Pattinson Hospitalized Hospital From Crazed Fan Attack

CALIFORNIA--  At approximatley 3:15 P.M., Saturday afternoon in San Diego, California, right outside local resturant, Rob Pattinson was attacked by a large group of teenage twilight fans.

"It was absolutely insane." said nearby witness. "They came out of no where in a very large group and wouldn't leave his [Robert's] side, it was like nothing I have ever seen."

After the attack Robert was complaining about a bruised rib and was reported looking very pale with a black eye. He was taken to a nearly h

ospital and is currently in critical condition.

More information 

will

 be released soon.

The Onion

I thought many of these articles were funny, but the ones i thought were the funniest were "DHS Sets Security Alert Level To Green For 8 Seconds" and "George W. Bush Chuckles To Self Upon Thinking About How He Was President Of The United States For Almost A Decade." The first one i find funny because it really shows how scared our country is of terrorist attacks, and how it hasn't been that low since September 11th. It shows our alert and how we always are on the safe side. They achieved their affect on the article by saying that they changed it for only 8 seconds and how it got changed back to red because a terrorist group drove a truck full of explosives into the Seattle Space Needle. They are mocking how the United States hasn't felt safe since September 11th. They are making serious funny by saying how it was only 8 seconds. The second story, "George W. Bush Chuckles To Self Upon Thinking About How He Was President Of The United States For Almost A Decade." is funny because it shows how people think President Bush was, and how he laughed things over and sounded stupid. The story achieved it's affect by stating how he kept saying that he couldn't believe it over and over again. Its mocking how George W. Bush spoke and acted. They are making serious funny by making jokes of how he talked and acted, without saying anything too serious.

Personal story turned news article.

July 13th, 2009, roughly two weeks after Lindenhurst Senior High School graduation, Christopher Fox was killed. Christopher happened to be one of the students who had graduated with the Lindenhurst class of 2009. On this tragic day, Chris was driving on his way home from the beach with a group of his friends in his 1993 volvo when he swerved off the road and crashed into a sand dune. Fox, who was not wearing his seatbelt was partly ejected from the vehicle, and partly drunk.

At Lindenhurst High School, there is a drunk driving program called Shattered Dreams. There is not many schools that have this program, so it is good to know the LHS takes this issue very seriously. This program has select senior students from the school participate in a fake drunk driving situation where they make a video of a fake party where everyone is drinking and pretend to have someone leave "drunk" with a bunch of people in the car and crash. When the video gets to the point after the crash, the assembly is taken outside, and then the select seniors act out the rest of the crash, while the rest of the seniors and juniors from the school watch. This assembly shows the crashed cars, the people injured, and the person who dies from the crash on the ground. The seniors act out how they would react, and the "drunk" driver gets arrested by a real police officer as the body is being taken away in an ambulance. After this, another video is shown of the funeral and what the drunk driver and the friends had to say. This is shown before prom so people think twice before driving drunk. Christopher Fox was one of the students watching this assembly, but unfortunately and ironically, a month after this was shown, he was killed by a drunk driving accident.

Although no one deserves something like this to happen to them, it seems to be a wake up call for all the kids who graduated with Chris. The memorial made for Chris on the way home from the beach reminds everyone to slow down and think before they get behind the wheel of a car after a couple drinks. Lindenhurst tries to help the kids of the town understand that they aren't invincible, and that it can happen to anyone. LHS wants everyone to feel that before they think "it will never happen to me", they should think again.

R.I.P. Christopher Fox

<3

May 27, 1991 - July 13, 2009

Lindenhurst teen dies in Ocean Parkway car crash

Police are investigating a fatal accident that killed one Lindenhurst teenage and caused three others in the vehicle minor injuries on Monday afternoon. Investigators believe that it was a combination of both speeding and alcohol. 

At about 4:11 p.m. Monday afternoon a 1993 Volvo went off the road and went into a sand dune, police said. Christopher Fox, driver, was not wearing a seatbelt and was partly ejected from the vehicle as the car overturned. Police are investigating if Fox was under the influence of alcohol.

State Police Sgt. Scott Crawford said Fox and the three other passengers in the vehicle were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment.

The cause for the accident is still being investigated.

Blogging

According to Michael Skube, blogging is "the loudest corner of the Internet, noisy with disputation, manifesto-like postings and an unbecoming hatred of enemies real and imagined." He states how blogging is now everywhere among us, and how they are happy to write for free. Some bloggers are very interested in political debate, as for others, like Markos Moulitsas Zuniga says, "We need to keep the media honest, but as an institution, it's important that they exist and do their job well." Bloggers can do whatever journalists can do, but with less restrictions. Skube believes that if there's anything bloggers want more then an audience, is knowing they are making a difference in politics. He said that important stories demand time and true facts, which is something that no regular blogger can do.

"The Blogging Revolution" and "Blogs: All The Noise That Fits" are in same in that they both believe that blogging has changed the way journalism is today in many ways. Although they both stand for something different in the blogging world, they both understand where the other is coming from in a way. They also know that blogging is here to stay, and its impossible to change that now.

I agree more with Andrew Sullivan. People should be able to write whatever they want, and it's good its free. I think its great that people could be able to write and sell their own book online through print-on-demand directly from their website. People should be able to write what they want without it getting edited. I like how blogging has that "personal touch" in which the person doesn't have to worry about upsetting someone else or offending someone. Blogging has formed a revolution on journalism.

Invincible

July 13th, 2009, roughly two weeks after Lindenhurst Senior High School graduation, Christopher Fox was killed. Christopher happened to be one of the students who had graduated with the Lindenhurst class of 2009. On this tragic day, Chris 

was driving on his way home from the beach with a group of his friends in his 1993 volvo when he swerved off the road and crashed into a sand dune. Fox, who was not wearing his seatbelt was partly ejected from the vehicle, and partly drunk.

At Lindenhurst High School, there is a drunk driving program called Shattered Dreams. There is not many schools that have this program, so it is good to know the LHS takes this issue very seriously. This program has select senior students from the school participate in a fake drunk driving situation where they make a video of a fake party where everyone is drinking and pretend to have someone leave "drunk" with a bunch of people in the car and crash. When the video gets to the point after the crash, the assembly is taken outside, and then the select seniors act out the rest of the crash, while the rest of the seniors and juniors from the school watch. This assembly shows the crashed cars, the people injured, and the person who dies from the crash on the ground. The seniors act out how they would react, and the "drunk" driver gets arrested by a real police officer as the body is being taken away in an ambulance. After this, another video is shown of the funeral and what the drunk driver and the friends had to say. This is shown before prom so people think twice before driving drunk. Christopher Fox was one of the students watching this assembly, but unfortunately and ironically, a month after this was shown, he was killed by a drunk driving accident.

Although no one deserves something like this to happen to them, it seems to be a wake up call for all the kids who graduated with Chris. The memorial made for Chris on the way home from the beach reminds everyone to slow down and think before they get behind the wheel of a car after a couple drinks. Lindenhurst tries to help the kids of the town understand that they aren't invincible, and that it can happen to anyone. LHS wants everyone to feel that before they think "it will never happen to me", they should think again.

R.I.P. Christopher Fox

<3

May 27, 1991 - July 13, 2009