Home page vs. Forum
Where did you look, and why did you decide to look where you looked. What were some of the advantages and disadvantages to looking the place you did?
I used the internet to search for information about Common. Because Common is a famous rapper, especially in the inner city communities, I figured it would be very easy to find information about him on the internet. Initially, I typed “Common” in the search bar at Google.com. The first website to come up was Common’s Home Page. I choose to visit Common’s Home Page because it contains the most valid and current information relating to the life Common, his music, and his thoughts and feelings. The only problem with using Common’s Home Page is that is it mostly likely biased. It is probably biased because he is the owner of the page and he can edit the page to say whatever he wants.
Another website I used was a website for blogs called a forum. This website is called “Real Talk NY.” It is basically a site where someone poses a question or a statement about something, this website is specifically hip hop, and asks the readers to respond to the question or make comments. This website is great because not only can I see what other people think about the song, in addition, I can find new interpretations. Another advantage to this website is I can view “truth telling” both ways without having to change my frame of mind. Some people are fans and can relate to the song, therefore the can tell how the song is correct and true. On the other hand, some people are not fans and can tell where the fallacies or falsehoods may lie in the song. Some disadvantages of this website are that the people writing the responses may not be credible or they may also be biased. They may not like Common the rapper, therefore they may automatically misjudge and hate everything he does. On the contrary, the could be a huge fan and praise everything he does.
1 comment:
While blogs are interesting source of info how do we know when to judge them as credible?
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