SPE 210 020 Blog #5

                When considering whether or not employers should be allowed to use social (personal) media to screen employee candidates or for those who already employed, there will always be opposing views to the argument. There are not different terms that each side uses; however each side just states more opinionated arguments. The argument is more or less the company or employer versus the everyday person fighting to find a job. For example the employer or company might argue that they are trying to prevent hiring people that have a completely opposite life outside of what they showed in the interview process. On the contrary, people going for jobs may argue that what they do outside of the work place is private and should not be of anyone’s concern if it does not affect their work.

                In my opinion, I believe that my audience should agree that employers and companies should not be allowed to use social media sites to screen candidates and employees. I want them to understand that people deserve to have a life outside of work and should not have to be constantly paranoid that what they do outside of their work place is constantly being watched. That idea I believe would make anyone feel anxious at all time, especially in these tough economic times. My opponents may view this argument in the opposite way. The opponent would make the argument that if they are going to pay someone money than they want to make sure that whoever they are paying will not be a bad investment. My opponent can use arguments like people having strong drug or alcohol problems that eventually translate to the work place. The target audiences for this issue right now I believe are college students or people who have recently graduated. This age group is composed of people who are trying to build their careers or will soon be trying to. This age group also has the most recent and potentially harmful activity on their social media sites. Each argument plays to neutral members of the audience by either scaring them from having social media sites, or refusing to take their information down from social media sites. 

SPE 370 Blog Post # 1 R&R

At this point of the year and where I am at in my life, I chose a beach as an icon to represent myself. To start off for reason number one, I love the beach and plan on spending as much as possible of this upcoming summer at the beach. Society has many unique ways of defining what the beach represents and stands for. Some people look at a beach and see a party, some look and see a relaxing getaway, and others see a brand new adventure. This idea is a general way of how I would describe where my life is right now.

                In terms of looking at the beach and seeing a party, I would definitely agree. Summer is the one season I try and take full advantage of being away from school and having all the fun I can, which is usually at the beach (mainly Wildwood). The beach is where I can spend all day and night trying to keep the party going. The atmosphere of the beach, especially places like Wildwood, Sea Isle, and Atlantic City are very care free, fun, and go with the flow type atmospheres. This is the type of atmosphere I like to have for my summer even though there are many times when I still have to push and work hard.

                I also agree with looking at the beach and seeing a relaxing getaway. Sometimes I need to get away from everything and just relax and just kick it. My life can get very hectic and I need that time to myself where I can just relax and let my mind wander, which is a lot like what could go on in the beach picture I have posted.

                 Lastly I also completely agree with looking at the beach and seeing an adventure. When you first walk on the beach you can see the sand, people, and the shallow end of the ocean. The sand is where everyone is most comfortable because all the people are around and there is no need to worry about swimming out. In other words it is the safest place to be. Then, some people like to actually go out and swim in the water; this is like taking a minor risk. People have to be a little more daring to go out and splash around with the waves, current, and whatever other nasty things are floating around the bottom of the Jersey Shore water. Then you can see some people swimming very far out by themselves. I like to think of myself as that person swimming out far in life, not necessarily in the ocean, but my goals in life. I aim to go as far as possible and rely on myself to get there, like the person swimming in the deep ocean. When you are that far out you need to be completely on point and at your best swimming because of how deep the water is. This is how I think of myself and my football career, I need to go as far as possible with it and be at my best if I want to succeed while making sacrifices on the way, like leaving the comfort of the sand.