How many times in your life have you looked at the national government and thought, "Man, I could be doing a better job than they are" or "I cannot believe they would do that. Do they really think that is going to work?". It seems rather funny when we do not believe in some of the strategic moves of some of the brightest minds in the world. I wonder how we would really compare in very basic strategy games against some of those brilliant minds that run the most powerful government in the world. What if we could really test that. Well the truth is, with the modern day technology, I believe we can.
Probably one of the most popular technology games in the world are very basic pressured strategy games like Tetrus or Bubble Blast; games that force you to make a decision in a quick amount of time. The rules are very basic and nearly everyone of all ages can play this game and be successful. Now wouldn't it be an interesting story to see how your scores would match up with the president's or the Secretary of Defense's? I think that it would. I mean after all we are asking these men to make some of the most important decisions in our life time, I hope that they wouldn't buckle under the pressure.
My intention would be to run a news story that compares the scores of basic strategy games between some of our leaders and simply some of the normal people. Now granted just because you might be good at an Iphone game doesn't make you necessariy qualified to run the country but I think it would say something about your decision making skills. It would say something about how you handle yourself when the pressure is one and everyone is watching. When you are backed into a corner, how are you going to make the right move to find your way to the next level.
I believe that this use of the new media literacy in "play" would be a way to really register the decision making of some of our leaders and our brightest minds. I believe that it would give us an opportunity to compare the strategy and decision making skills of people in a new way of using technology. This would truly be a useful tactic for all of us to test ourselves in the future.
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Lauren Cowles - More Than Your Average Sorority Girl
Lauren Cowles is not just your average sorority girl here at LMU, actually it just so happens that her sorority, Pi Beta Phi, might not be the top priority in her life right now. This junior communications major who currently attends LMU is quite bright and has big dreams for the future. After talking with Lauren for a bit I got a brief understanding of who she is and where she is planning on going for the post grad life. Lauren is working towards her journalism certificate and has big dreams to become a journalist that travels the world. Journalism, and writing in general, has become a major part of her life and has influenced her to pursue a career in writing. Through her whole life she has incorporated writing into who she is. After trying to write fiction for a while she felt as though her strengths were more in the world of facts and has developed into a serious talent that she is passionate about. She also wants to utilize the lifestyle of a successful journalist so that she is able to see the world. Lauren wants to see the whole world and write about the true stories that come out of the most unique places. She wants to meet people and develop relationships that will push her writing to new bounds. For Lauren, writing is not just a way to earn a living, but it is a way of life. It is an expression of human emotion and she wants to be able to bring those emotions to people all over the world. There are so many stories out there in the world and she feels as though she is the right person to dig them up and bring them to life. No matter what happens with her career Lauren plans to continue to write whether it brings her fame or not. She appreciates the individual and will continue to seek out the ultimate adventure.
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