Reflection

For this blog project I definitely had a difficult time which I can attribute to my lack of fondness for technological outlets for writing. To me, I find writing to be a fun and freeing experience but for this project I felt constricted to the outline of a blog post. I associated a blog post with a short and to-the-point essay and I felt as though I had to limit myself for a lot of the blog. I found myself writing a lot and when I would publish them to my blog it would look extremely cluttered and overwhelming. This taught me how to write more concisely and just get straight to the point without a lot of fluff. I think think that my blog has a really fun design which makes my semi-dense topic a little more appealing to read. I also like that I added a lot of videos and movie trailers so that my kind-of-boring topic would be captivating to my generation. I thought really hard about the videos I would use to support my writing and I think that I accomplished that task. I wish that I would have had the opportunity to add more fun and interactive side-bar things, but I feel as though Blogger did not offer too many of these for law.  I came into this project not knowing anything about a blog, and I honestly learned so much about how to create a captivating blog. I learned what to use, ie: YouTube videos, to make my blog more appealing for younger generations. I feel as though my blog is something that people can look at if they are interested in law, especially in how technology is seen in it. I learned that if I want to create a successful blog I need to have things that will make my readers wanting to come back. Which is why I included topics such as Legally Blonde and Law and Order. I also thought that it would be interesting and informative to write about advocacy, and hopefully others will find it useful. One thing that I do not like about my blog is that it lacks a good amount of interactive gadgets. I added the share on Facebook and Twitter so that my readers can share my posts on their social networking sites, but I feel as though others had more interesting interactive features. If I could change something for my blog this would definitely be my number one choice. I worked really hard on trying to make the actual writing of my blog interesting and informative so I hope that my lack of interacting makes up for this. I also worked really hard and making sure that my blog had captivating colors and fonts that will make my audience not shy away from the dense topic of law. I also worked really hard on making sure that my blog would be interesting to my peers so that it could actually be a useful blog for those interested in law. I would definitely give my blog an A/A- because I feel as though my posts are really strong, but the interacting aspect of it is lacking which could cause for a slightly lower grade. 

Casey Anthony On T.V. Trial

 Unless you lived under a rock this summer you knew about the Casey Anthony trial. Anthony was on trial for the murder of her three year old daughter Caylee, and the entire hearing was broadcasted for the world to watch. And man did they watch. People were literally glued to their television sets for the entire summer, hanging on every word from the prosecutor and defense attorney and the multiple witnesses presented during the proceedings. Not only was their an entire network dedicated to every second of the trial but there was not a day that went by that I didn't see multiple Facebook statuses and Tweets about what was going on during the trial. I wasn't even really following the trial and I knew when their was a shocking new piece of evidence presented and how much of a "jerk" the defense attorney was. I feel as though this case was an amazing display of how technology has allowed "normal" citizens to get involved in court room cases unlike ever before. If I wanted to I could literally get minute by minute Tweets that would tell me exactly what was going on in the trial if I had to step away from my Television. It is crazy to think that I don't even know this woman, yet by signing on to my Facebook and Twitter I was able to learn all about her life and follow her trial. Not only was the media extremely prevalent throughout the trial, but when the verdict was finally reached there was a riot outside of the courtroom within minutes. The use of technology has changed the way we are able to interact with our judicial system, and the Casey Anthony trial, was a great example of this.

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A Fabulous Inspiration

Hey blog readers! So yesterday, as I was drowning in an insane amount of homework I heard the familiar voice of none other than Elle Woods. My roommates were watching Legally Blonde and I, like, just had to watch. I absolutely love this movie and feel as though it is a hilarious representation of the stereotypes that face lawyers today. Elle Woods makes her way through the halls of Harvard in bright pink clothes with a fluffy pen and she is given dirty looks and judgmental comments. Is that what law school is really like? Where women get engaged for the sole purpose of marrying rich, and if you spray perfume on your resume you'll get a highly competitive internship? I find this movie to be an amazing use of our generations obsession with comedy to demonstrate the stereotypes that women in law face. This profession is one that has historically been filled by men, so women lawyers have the stereotype that they are high-strung, un-caring, un-fashionable jerks. So when Elle Woods arrived women across the nation were able to see that you don't have to fit all of those negative characteristics, you can be fabulous and still change the world! 

LSAT Blog

So I'm really excited to share with you all this pretty awesome blog! It's written in the style of someone from our generation, looking out for our personal needs. The author of this blog's main objective is to offer as much help on everything to do with the LSAT and how to get into law school. It's kind of like the    LSAC website that I mentioned a few posts ago, except a lot more interesting and captivating for us college students. There are posts from how to keep a high GPA with a low amount of work to downloads of previous year's LSAT. The blog also allows you to leave questions for the author in which he responds to. I personally find the blog to be a lot more helpful for under-grad students than the LSAC website because it offers more information for students our age to know how to get our foot in the door for law school and makes it interesting with funny pictures like the one above. The author also provides tips on how to stay sane while studying for LSAT and logic games to help with the test. I will definitely keep this blog in the back of my mind as I start my climb into the law school world.            




http://lsatblog.blogspot.com/

Advocacy

 
As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I would like to become a Human Rights attorney. I hold a huge passion for service work, and especially in the field of mentoring under privileged youth. Within this realm of work comes the huge practice of advocacy. I feel as though advocacy has taken on a whole new face with the advancements of technology. Now with popular sites like Facebook and Twitter we are able to easily get the word out on an issue or on an event for an issue. With the click of a button you can support a cause, without even leaving the comfort of your own home. By clicking on a "like" button you are advocating for a cause.  Majority of organizations, such as Invisible Children and PeaceJam -who work towards creating change-, have an easy to access link on their websites where you can click to contribute money or click to make them your Facebook status. This is a stark difference from the days of Martin Luther King Jr. where you would travel hundreds miles, stand in blistering heat with hundreds of thousands of people just to hear what an advocate had to say and decide whether or not to join their cause. It is now so easy for people to get their ideas heard and for others to join them. One amazing result from using technology for advocacy is the revolution that was started by a Facebook group in Lyiba. College students created a Facebook book that held revolutionary ideas, and people took them to the streets. They forever changed their entire country with the use of one Facebook group. Just think instead of just stalking your friends weekend pictures, you can be creating a movement.

Documentaries

I have wanted to be a lawyer for as long as I can remember but just recently I realized the type of law I would like to practice. I want to be a Human Rights attorney. I want to stand up for those who's human rights have been violated and who deserve someone on their side. I know that this profession will deal a lot with advocacy of important issues ( I already know mine will be equal access to a good education). So for this post I am sharing with you one way in which technology has helped tremendously with advocacy. The writers of these  were created to advocate for some of the issues currently within our society.  

Waiting For Superman

This is one of my favorite documentaries because it advocates 

for a better education system. It also explains the importance 

of a good education and how the only ones from inner-city neighborhoods 

that are afforded the opportunity at a good school are the ones that win 

a special lottery for a charter school. 

No Impact Man

This documentary was created by a man and his wife 

who decided to live a year not wasting anything. They didn't use 

elevators, plastic bottles, or garbage cans. They decided to 

see if it was possible to live in a world where nothing was 

wasted. And through the use of technology, this documentary, they 

were able to share their experience with the world.