Poor Richard Quotes

Benjamin Franklin had many good quotes in Poor Richard. There were two quotes that I equally liked. The first one being: Promises may get thee friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies. I liked this one because it is true. If you make promises but do not act on them your new friends will not trust you, making them your enemies. The second quote that I liked was: teach your child to hold his tongue, he'll learn fast enough to speak. This one was liked because, not only is it also true, it shows a fundamental teaching. The teaching is that children learn from the world all around them, but should learn right and wrong, or in this case when to speak or not, from their parents. It scratches the surface of respect for others.

Does the internet isolate people from real social interactions? Or does it foster more social interactions?

This is a very interesting question. I believe that the internet does both, isolate people and foster more interactions, to an extent. It isolates people because part of holding conversations is the body language that each person exhibits. When you are on the Internet you do not experience all of the conversation by not seeing the body language. However, it also fosters more interactions. I have friends who have moved across the country and the only way that I am able to stay in contact with them is via the Internet (facebook, e-mail, skype). If these were not available, I probably would have lost all contact with some of my closest friends because being able to interact would be virtually impossible. When my friends are in town we make a point to get together and spend time with each other doing things such as having a meal together or shopping, something that has limited outside contact so we can spend time with just each other. Although only having conversations via the Internet does isolate people from real personal interactions, it does also foster connections that were met in person.

The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom. 
     ~Jon Stewart

Information users should still have a love of story telling, love of clear vivid language, and a respect for history. Does this matter?

The three fundamentals of media, a love for storytelling, a love of clear vivid language, and a respect for history, do matter and are important. This not only brings the past and present together. I t also shows that human nature has not changed as much with time. There are so many different way to connect with the media now a days. Most people, especially the younger generations, are unable to hold a face to face conversation with someone of an older generation, due to the technological advancements that the older generations do not understand. However both generations are able to find some common ground with the same three fundamentals that have been the foundation of media since it started many years ago.

I make it a point not to buy certain magazines, not because I am against tabloids or things like that, but I want to fill my mind with valid issues in the world.

~ Angelina Jolie

How much time do you spend on an adverage day with media?

Charles Darwin once said, “A man who dares waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” I believe he is absolutely correct. Media is one thing can you can waste time on easily. On an average day, I spend about six hours with media. Majority of that time is spent texting and calling people. The two other big components to my media time is listening to music, most the time while I am doing other things (such as homework, dishes, laundry, or cleaning), and doing things on-line for school. I also check Facebook about twice daily. It is usually pulled up while I am working on homework. I do have a TV but I do not have cable. So, I am unable to sit in front of the TV for hours on end. Instead of watching TV all day, I am spending time with friends, playing with my dog, reading a book, or working on one of my several hobbies/projects. Although there are a few times when I get on-line to play a game or two, I try to have the minimum about of time spent randomly browsing around on the Internet.  By keeping the amount of time that is spent on-line and watching TV/movies, I think that I am using my time wisely. There are several tasks that I am able to achieve in a day because I do not let time just pass me by.

Dost thou love life, then do not squander time,

for that's the stuff life is made of.

~Benjamin Franklin