Holiday Season Expenses

After reviewing specific sets of data regarding Americans holiday spending, the holidays is the most expensive time of year.  Every year Americans dish out millions of dollars combined on Christmas gifts for their family and friends.  Although it may be ridiculous to some, each year Americans spend almost 300 million dollars during the holiday season.  I do not feel as though people spent too much or too little it’s all in their specific financial preference.  I personally believe that Christmas and the holiday season should not be all about delivering and receiving gifts it is about the time that is spent with your family and loved ones. Although for others it is unfortunately about the materialistic items and belongings. I would personally rather just have my family around enjoying everyone’s company.  Some people believe all that Christmas is about is buying their loved ones gifts and spending hundreds of dollars just to prove how much they love and care for each other.  Some people also celebrate the holidays in many different ways.  Some may believe in different religions and celebrate according to their religious beliefs but others may celebrate traditionally with the Christmas tree and Santa Clause. Money is a huge part in a successful holiday season but regardless of the money and how much is spent, it should be about spending time with your friends and family.

"Bangerz" Album Review

                As Miley Cyrus transformed into one of the most controversial pop stars of her generation, her new album "Bangerz" was exactly the representation she was trying to achieve.  Cyrus makes it clear that she is trying to demolish her squeaky clean Disney Channel image.  After teaming up with the most up to date producers in the business, Pharrel, Mike Will Made It, and also Juicy J, allowed for Cyrus to make a dramatic departure from her "Hannah Montana" image.  Miley Cyrus originally made this album to prove to the world and her fans she is more than what Disney Channel to make her out to be.  As Cyrus describes it as a "strategic hot mess."The album does not fall into a particular genre due to the versatility the album withholds. The Album is a sense of expression for Cyrus as it is for many of her fans.  Although some may questions Miley's musical talents, she is a true representation of being true to who you are.  Miley wanted her album to be as different as she had become and the music world and wanted her music to evolve with her new image.  Each song on the album can be meant for absolutely anyone.  The album clusters up a bunch of different genres but they still work cohesively. There are some ballads and some excellent pop-dance songs. I would rate the album four out of five stars because I am personally a fan of the album and feel as though it's a great way for Miley to change her image ans show people her musical talents.

Rolling Stone Album Reviews

Those Darlins

Blur the Line Oh Wow Dang

7

The third Those Darlins record opens with a drunk shower in a "shit hotel." But it doesn't stay clean for long: "Flowing these juices/The weed has induced us," Jessi Darlin sings a couple of songs later on "That Man." Since starting out as trashy, fun-loving cowpunks, the twogirl/two-guy Murfreesboro, Tennessee, band has gone further toward gnarled garage rock with each album.

Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne Epic

Assisted on nearly every track by new husband Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, Avril Lavigne starts her fifth LP shouting out her own rocker credentials: On "Rock N Roll," all the Auto-Tune in Sweden can't keep her bad reputation from battling "hipster bullshit," and "Here's to Never Growing Up" advocates "singing Radiohead at the top of our lungs" even if Radiohead's fans never would. In "Bad Girl," she and Marilyn Manson get their industrial-glam cartoon kink on.

The Wanted

Word of Mouth Island

4

The Wanted are a boy band with a man's disposition: They drink, they get into arguments, and they tend to see women as passive creatures waiting around in heels to be redeemed or get their hearts broken. They cloak their casual misogyny in trying to look sensitive, alternating rakish club pop like "Walks Like Rihanna" with post-Coldplay ballads in which everyone gets a chance to brood.

Lady Gaga

Artpop Streamline/Interscope

6

Lady Gaga is at her peak when she's playing the neon queen of all the world's outcasts. And with her constant prodding, her Little Monsters have filled the biggest big tent in modern pop. But in the five years since Stefani Germanotta's arrival, weird has become the currency that overwhelmingly fuels pop culture – from seapunk Tumblrs to American Horror Story. So for Gaga to stay on top in 2013, she has to keep cranking up the cray.

The Beatles

On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 Apple/Capitol

8

This was social media in Great Britain in 1963, during the first flash flood of Beatlemania: George Harrison singing "Do You Want to Know a Secret" for Deanne and Jenny in Bedford; Paul McCartney belting "The Hippy Hippy Shake" for a student at the bassist's old grammar school in Liverpool; Ringo Starr stumbling over names on a request card from Yorkshire.

M.I.A.

Matangi Interscope

7

If Maya Arulpragasam has a persecution complex, she's earned it. "Let you into Super Bowl/You tried to steal Madonna's crown/What the fuck you on about?" she spits on "Boom Skit," conjuring her haters: generic racists, critical magazine profilers, and the NFL litigators reportedly suing her for $1.5 mil for her bird-flip during her 2012 halftime performance with Madonna.

Keenan- A water tower in Virginia fell on a surrounding house, killing one person, and injuring two. The house was demolished instantly, and water flooded the streets. 

 Alexa- Thylane Lena-Rose Blondeau was on the cover of French Vogue in 2011. Wearing gold, stilettoes, and heavy make-up, Blondeau is sprawled out on leopard printed bed covers, which is a typical photo shoot for vogue; however this young lady happens to just be ten years old. Parent groups and other concerned French citizens express their dismay of these photos of the young girl being taken because some of them have her topless chest covered with her long hair and large beaded jewelry. 

Lauren- News anchor Kyra Philips caught on the john. Kyra accidentally forgot to turn her microphone off and was talking “potty talk” while in the bathroom. After the potty talk ended she proceeded to call her sister-in-law a control freak. Due to the microphone being on, this was all on air for everyone to hear.

 Lizzie- A family living in Dunedin, Florida notices a screened in room fell into a hole. A sinkhole has formed on an early morning. About 70 feet wide and 50 feet deep and growing. If it rains the hole may get worse.  Seven homes in all were evacuated.  Hole will be filled in soon but not all families may return to their home.

New Report

Man takes 8 mile fall after traveling in air plane.  The pilot believes the the passenger may have jumped but the causes are still unknown.  Taking the leap of unfortunate fate the man has not yet been found.  Taking the risk without a parachute, once the plane had landed safely, safety crew began an immediate search of the area. Although searches were postponed Thursday due to weather conditions, the hunt still continues.

Why is Staying Fit and Healthy Important For the Mind and Body?

Ethos- working out and staying fit allows for the body and mind to stay as healthy as possible. Constantly working out and staying motivated allows the mind to stay motivated in reaching your life goals.  Also, it allows for a healthy and better looking body.

Pathos- People who are more likely to work out, are healthier, happier, and more adventurous. Working out is extremely therapeutic for some people and it allows them to "blow off some steam" and relieve stress after a long day of working and or classes.  After working out you feel refreshed and healthy which allows the mind to stay motivated

Logos- If you work out more, you are more likely to live a longer life and to stay healthier for a longer period of time.

Limiting technology Intake

I believe that teens and children should be responsible for the amount technological intake they receive in one day.  Although many students use the internet for their school work, the internet is used constantly everyday.  Now that smart phones have become so popular, we have the internet in our hands every second of everyday.  It's extremely easy to access the internet at any times.  It could become addicting to some and a distraction buts its our responsibility to allow ourselves to control the amount of internet and technological usage we receive in one day.  Though the internet is extremely convenient in this generation it does allow for over usage. If some children are younger then it may be necessary for parents to limit the child's internet intake because it could become addicting.  Although, teenagers should be able to responsible to control their urges to use the internet and focus on their school work without scrolling twitter and instagram every ten minutes.  Technology plays a huge role in our generation but it is also very difficult to know when to no longer use the internet.

Topical Question

Do you prefer fall clothing or summer clothing?