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Affirmative Action

Hello again readers,

Today I am going to be talking to you about affirmative action legislation. Basically, affirmative action is a federal agenda that allows underrepresented groups (ethnic minorities, women, etc.) to obtain employment and education that were formerly off limits to them.

Should we get rid of all affirmative action legislation?

Affirmative action was implemented in 1961. It is highly controversial and has changed since first being implemented. As of 2009, most Americans supported affirmative action, but disagreed about minority preference. There are a few things to know about affirmative action before you take a stance.

A student who was denied access to the University of Texas thinks so. Abigail Fisher believes she was denied admission to the University of Texas because she is white. The case was brought to the Supreme Court in 2012 and the case could put limits on affirmative action in universities, or even get rid out it completely.

The are both pros and cons of affirmative action. A big pro is that diversity won't always occur if it is left to chance. A big con is affirmative action sometimes leads to reverse discrimination as in the case above.

Although some people believe that affirmative action is not working it is. A poll from 1990-2006 shows that the amount of degrees that minorities (African American, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian, and nonresident) have all been increasing.

Whether or not there should be affirmative action legislation is one of the most highly debated topics out there. There have been documented cases of reverse discrimination out there, but also data that shows affirmative action is working. In the end it is up to you to decide if you think there should be a future with or without affirmative action.

George R.R. Martin

Hello again readers, today I am going to be talking about a man that some of you may have heard of before. That man is George Raymond Richard Martin.

George R.R. Martin is an American screenwriter and fantasy, science fiction, and horror author. Martin is known for "A Song of Ice and Fire," his bestselling fantasy novels that has now been turned into a very popular HBO show "Game of Thrones." Here is a link to all of Martin's career works and his blog. Martin was born on September 20, 1948 in Bayonne New Jersey. Martin got his M.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University in 1971. He has won many awards for his work throughout his career.

My first question for George would be, "You began writing before high school, what made you want to do that? How did you know you wanted to be a writer at such a young age?"


George R.R. Martin's official website This is a reliable source because it is his official website. It has links to everything you would need to know about him. The site is owned by Martin.

Good Reads page on George R.R. Martin This is a reliable source because the information here, matches up with the information found on Martin's own website. The site is reliable because you can search for authors and books and it has all kinds of information on both.

George R.R. Martin on IMDb This is a reliable source because it gives you photos, news articles, awards, what he is known for, and a list of any work that he has been a part of in his career.

George R.R. Martin Biography This is a reliable source because the website is made for giving the biography of famous people. It has all sorts of facts about Martin's life that match up with the facts on his own website.

Famous Authors George R.R. Martin This is a reliable source because the website is dedicated to giving information about famous authors, and again the facts here match up with the facts from the other sources.

Introduction

Hello readers, my name is Ryan Oglesby. I am a first-time blogger, baseball fanatic, and a Journalism student at Slippery Rock University. I am very interested in new media because as we all can see, it is getting more and more popular everyday in the world of Journalism as well as normal everyday life. Almost everyone has some form of a social media account, and like a lot of people I have both a Twitter and  Facebook page.

In the world of mass media, there are a lot of good places to get your information from. The USA Today is a good example of a traditional media outlet. I like it because it covers topics from news to sports to technology and more. A more new-media outlet that I get my news from is Deadspin. Deadspin primarily covers sports news. They always have an interesting take on the latest news in the sports world. They post a link to all their stories on their Twitter account, and post 10+ times a day. Their slogan is "Sports News without Access, Favor, or Discretion." With their stories not only do they post pictures, but they are big on posting GIFs.

I hope you enjoyed this post. I am looking forward to continuing my blogging career and sharing my thoughts with you all along the way.