N'Dera Cobbs is a senior honor roll student at Maroa-Forsyth High School. She also plays indoor soccer and is in the process of selecting the college of her choice for the fall 2012.
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N'Dera Cobbs
1/16/2012 02:08:14 am
Being a high school senior and applying to colleges is extremely overwhelming, but luckily I have been accepted to every college I have applied to. These colleges include Eastern Illinois University, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of DePaul, and University of Ohio. All of which are prestigious schools and are high standard in the major I am pursuing (Journalism). I have a tough decision on my hands but I am ultimately just grateful and proud of myself as a young African- american female to have accomplished the goals required in high school that allowed me to be accepted into these schools. I honestly can not wait to start my career and life with one of these colleges, I am ready for the journey and wonderful experiences that await me.
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N'Dera Cobbs
1/27/2012 07:19:24 am
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N'Dera Cobbs
2/1/2012 08:48:24 am
In Bianca Bosker’s article, “From Mp3 to Empathy: Your Next Phone Could Love You”, originally published in the Huffington Post on January 15, 2012, Bosker explores the roles of technology in today’s era and poses the idea that “gadgets” could be our new generation of companion. Bosker is essentially posing the question of whether or not new technology, made with cool apps such as voice recognition, are taking over our “face time” interaction with humans. Have humans made technology a priority of interaction over their own race? Bosker researches how companies such as Apple and Amazon have successfully marketed devices that tap into an ecosystem of apps, music, movies, and other content, understanding that much of the appeal of the devices are all about what you can do on/with it. The products on display at the recent year’s Consumer Electronics Show, the world’s largest technology expo, suggests that “the next competitive advantage lies in developing the gadget that double as a companion (Bosker).” Bosker gives the example of the recently released iPhone 4S and its voice activation app Siri, Bosker examines how Siri “changed the life” of one family just because one household member updated their phone. After realizing how smart and charming Siri is“The spouse of the proud new iPhone owner realized she now had to compete for her husbands’s attentions (Bosker).” Bosker states that not only are the pressures of new technology coming from Apple but also from Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect where it picks up on your body language in order to control the device, also Samsung will release a television outfitted with facial recognition systems that enable the tv to scan over the viewers face and display customized entertainment options depending on who sits in front of it. According to Bosker all of these “perks” are designed for the costumers convenience and to make the interaction between humans and technology more “real,” as if they were sustaining relationships with their gadgets.
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N'Dera Cobbs
2/5/2012 10:53:58 pm
While doing research about developing gender roles of young children, I wondered if this was applicable to young
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N'Dera Cobbs
2/22/2012 09:41:23 pm
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