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Do not tell a lie, you must Verify?

University of Michigan -Dearborn gives wrong prices for student housing !

The truth shall always set you free, and truth should always be first. however, that was not the case for the listing of the University of Michigan-Dearborn housing statement. At the time I was trying to research some data for a school project where I referenced the University of Michigan-Dearborn website to check on student housing pricing. The housing on campus is called the Union at Dearborn . It is a privately owned student housing complex managed by UCC management , to house those students that attend the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and those students of Henry Ford Community College.

The University of Michigan-Dearborn has their housing listed at around $1,245 a year to stay on campus. With this being a commuter campus, it is understandable that a lot of students do not particularly take advantage of the student program. However, since it’s initial opening in 2014 the least expensive monthly rate was $500 a month for a 4×4 plan. that would equate to about $6,000 a year. In 2018 the amount has went to $725 for the same room plan. This equates to about $8,700 a year. That is nearly seven times as much that was listed on the website. I think that this is false information , and could lead into worst things because if I were not a resident here, I would not have known factual pricing.

How do you verify an image?

Blogging can be very useful and fun at times but it can also be a hassle when verifying facts and or photos are a must.

(photo credit Google free art)

On many instances I have shared my own artistic picture to go along with a story of my choosing and I forgot to label the picture. This can be counted as copyright infringement. A simple labeling of the picture as to where it was sourced from takes care of any problem.

Also there’s many ways to verify an image like, labeling, obtaining permission from the author and/or by contacting the uploader of the photo.

When placing a picture under a blog it’s important to make sure it adds to the story and doesn’t take away from the credibility by misleading any information on the image about the story.

I find giving credit where credit is due to be very important and it also shows the integrity of a person. There’s many ways to obtain free digital art to help enhance a blog so take a look, it’s easier than it sounds.

Oh It’s Showtime!!-What’s still ‘Popping ‘

Every Christmas families come together to enjoy each others company; whether that involves caroling, telling family jokes , or even eating Christmas dinner , one family tradition that always remain is watching holiday movies. Yes, I am talking about all of those Christmas movies that each member of your family can enjoy.

There are so many genres of Christmas movies that fit everyone; some are Christmas love stories , Christmas Thrillers, Christmas Comics , and those are just to name a few. Out of all those Christmas movies that have come out in the past, what would you rate your favorite?

Some of the most common Christmas movies that are showed around this time of year are ” The Polar Express”, “Home Alone 2”, “The Nightmare before X-mas”, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, “Home Alone” , etc.

According to theguardian.com, “Home Alone” is the most watched and illegally downloaded through outcasted websites. Nearly 8,900 illegal downloads since its original debut in 1990.

Home Alone tops the bar-chart Christmas tree. Photograph: CEG TEK International

movies chart .jpg — Home Alone tops bar-chart Christmas Tree. Photograph: CEG TEK International

Is “FOIA” Really For ya?

Taking a deeper look into the Freedom of Information Act

Many are not familiar as to what”FOIA” is or what i really stands for. FOIA is an acronyms that stands for the “Freedom of Information Act”. This is act is put in place to enforce that any person that would like to obtain any government records while still being protected from public disclosure. The act originally being enacted on July 5th, 1967, it serves a a right of public access to all people. So what significance does the FOIA have in todays society?

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The FOIA Serves a great importance to society; Some of these events have been listed on Tumblr,and they showcase the importance of the FOIA act , and how it protected the people that were involved. One of the most relevant positive outcomes of FOIA , is how it was used with drug take down here in the United States. The Washington Post, created an article titled, ” Former DEA investigators: ‘People were dying’ while opioid cases languished”

With drugs having such a heavy impact on our economic infrastructure, neighborhoods, and other parts of citizenship, with out the FOIA people that were investigating this case would have not obtained documents referencing the drops in actual enforcement over this matter. Although it may seem very minute, a lot of documents that remain hidden can often be used for the greater of common good.

Podcasting has evolved!

Podcasting really had evolved and it’s leaving evidence and audience everywhere as it grows.

I found it to be interesting to blog about because social media has and is rapidly growing in new innovative ways like podcasting.

For instance, PBS NewsHour, posts daily and is listed as one of the most significant nightly news programs in America.

Podcasting also has it to whereas the BBC news audience can tune in on its iTunes app twice daily; more and more people are now getting easier accessibility to stay in touch with what’s going on because of these types of podcasting apps.

Podcasting allows one to give creative voice and visuals which helps with growing their viewers attention by sharing information with others in newer styles because of the changing time we are now living in.

I found doing research on podcasting to be overall interesting because it’s something anyone can do to display information, art or many other interesting ideas and skills with the world or groups of interest.