Liberating the Internet

What are some challenges that Whael Ghonim say about facing today's social media?

First, the rumors that people spread by bias are also believed by millions of people worldwide.

Second, we create our own echo chambers, we only tend to talk to people that we agree with.

Third, online discussions descend into angry mobs. All of us probably know that. 

Fourth, it's hard to change our opinions so we happen to keep them.

Fifth, you can't have deep conversations, only shallow conversations.


Question 2: What are some suggestions Wael Ghonim tells his audience for how we can "liberate the Internet"?

Suggestion 1: We need to work hard on figuring out how technology could be part of the 
solution rather than part of the problem.

Suggestion 2: We also need tho think about effective crowdsourcing mechanisms, to fact-check widely spread online information, and reward people who take part in that. In essence, we need to rethink today's social media ecosystem and redesign its experiences to reward thoughtfulness, civility, and mutual understanding

Suggestion 3: As a believer in the Internet, I teamed up with a few friends, started a new project, trying to find and explore probabilities. Our first product is a new media platform for conversations. 

My favorite kind of music

I don't have a favorite music and I never will.

Social networking sites that I have used

I don't use that much social networking sites, all I use is YouTube because for other sites like Twitter and Facebook, to be honest, I don't really know why people use them. But for YouTube, I get to watch whatever videos I want. I can also subscribe to different YouTube channels so that I know what new videos they make. My favorite Youtube channel is McJuggerNuggets. I also use Google because first of all, it is the most widely used website in the world, and second, I can search up different things. These images down here is psycho dad chainsawing and axing his 20 something year old son's xbox one. (Its from a video called psycho dad chainsaws xbox and this really happened.)

What are your goals for this quarter in Technology and all you classes?

My goals for this quarter is to get my grades up again and improve on my work. But the thing that's preventing me from doing this is that I am lazy sometimes. The class that I am most worried about is Math 7 Honors because since we are learning 8th grade and high school math, I am struggling to get my grades up and in danger of getting kicked out of Honors. I am also failing other classes like ELA and Science. But hopefully, I can improve my grades by not being lazy and finishing my homework on time so that I can pass my classes. But for now, I'm not satisfied with my grades.
1.   70% in ELA  
2.  70% in Math
3.  70% Cumulative Class Average (CCA)
4.  Progress in Reading Fluency and Pass 6/7 Required Books at Color Reading Level
5.  Pass 2 out of 4 Benchmark Writing Exams with a score of 3 or higher
6. Students need to have met 4 out of 5 goals to promote to the next grade level.

My favorite movie or book of all time

My favorite movie is The Martians because I like how Mark Watney was able to survive on Mars without the support of his other astronauts. Also, it was kind of strange how NASA & Mark were having the same ideas of communicating with each other at the same time. But, how did he grow potatoes in the space lab on the martian soil, and how did he make his own water? I also like how Mark managed to survive on Mars alone.

Writing a letter to an alien

Dear alien,

I heard that you're coming to earth, that's great! I was hoping I could take you to Naval Air Station Lemoore, a military base in Central California. Do want to see our military jets, I hope you'll be impressed by our weaponry. But don't go to Edwards Air Force Base, or Area 51; or else they'll come looking for you. Area 51 is also a military air force base. 

Happiest day

My happiest day was when I went to the California Science Center yesterday with my little brother and my mom. I liked what we saw there and I also liked the food we ate there. But while we were exploring this garden, we ended up at the Museum of Natural History and it was a long day there. When we got home, it was so hot that I was lying down in my bedroom, playing with my phone. It was a great day.