Ronald Marcelo- I’m 20 something and i’m definitely freaking out about it.

Are you feeling all types of anxiety about your 20’s or 30’s ? Do you feel like you should be farther in life then you are right now? you are not alone, there are thousands of quarter lifers out there thinking and feeling the same way you are right now. I interviewed a 23 year old trade school graduate on his way to face the “Real World”. we explore his thoughts, concerns, and possible solution to this so called “quarter life crisis”. Visit the link below for more information.

(http://lifehacker.com/how-to-overcome-your-quarter-life-crisis-1782670670 )

Ronald Marcelo- Podcast Review

The Joe Rogan Experience is a podcast that is hosted by a comedian that interviews and shears his experiences with Hollywood stars and up and coming talent. This podcast was number 552 which featured American recording artiest Kid Cudi. The thing i liked the most was the flow of conversation during the entire two hours of recording. The natural flow of conversation gave the podcast an organic feel and made it easy to listen to. If i had to choose something that i didn’t like, it would have to be the fact that the recording lasted for two hours. Over all, the podcast was informative and entertaining which makes for a great interview.

Ronald Marcelo – Blog Assignment 1

I am reviewing an article that was posted on the very popular media outlet complex.com. The article was about how a united states marine of Muslim faith and middle eastern descent endured cruel and unusual mistreatment at the hand of “Drunk” drill instructors.  The marine in question (which is not named in the article) recalls being forced in to an industrial clothing dryer so that the accompanying drill instructors can watch as the dryer was turned on and off several times. Not only is the marine traumatized but he also suffered multiple burns to his body. Over 20 staff members are under investigation and also face a possible court martial. I enjoyed this article because of how straight to the point and easy to understand it was. Complex Media seems to have editors that are good at cutting threw a lot of the useless journalism jargon that seems to be flooding some of the more well respected new outlets. The article was also very interactive with almost every resource used to write the article being highlighted and italicized. It helps the reader find information that is directly linked to the article furthering the readers understanding of such a controversial topic. I think the article lacked flair. Complex uses a lot of stock photos that look like they could have been pulled directly form google images. If there were photos that could tie names and faces together, it would have raised the shock value and interest of the article as a whole.

 

Complex Media article below

http://www.complex.com/life/2016/09/muslim-marine-forced-clothes-dryer-instructor-abuse-exposed-training-base