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For the first reading that I did it was on the genetically modified foods and nanotechnology. I actually liked the first part of this reading a lot. It has to do with a lot of what my major is and I didn't know a lot about what it was talking about so it was interesting to learn about this. At first, I was all about organic foods and genetically enhanced foods, but after reading this part of the article I have mixed thoughts about it. I don't like the fact that those million dollar companies are controlling the worlds food supply down to the last seed. I think if it grows out of the earth then it shouldn't be "owned" so to speak. I found the nanotechnology part kind of scary but fascinating at the same time. That kind of technology is incredible and should be looked into further. If it can help to cure cancer, I am all for it. But the bad side affects, like the corpses in the blood stream, is a cause for concern. I wouldn't want any dead organism in my blood stream clogging up my arteries. If they were to do more research on this I think that the medical world may be on to something.

"Billy Sim" was an article comparing video games to life. He found out that he didn't pay attention to his everyday actions like getting up, getting ready, going to work, etc...but in the video games he had to think about every move and every action before he had to do it. I've played the Sims before and it is extremely close to real life. You have to control all of every character's moves, wishes, dreams, food intake, and cleanliness. For him his "relationships" in the video games were failing just like they were in his real life. I, for one, think that that's pathetic. I don't like how now a days guys sit there and play video games for 12 hours every day, don't go outside, don't socialize, and just sit in their houses all day and veg out by their tv/computer. I hate it. Video games are ok to play occasionally, I'm not going to lie, I like to play a bit of Resident Evil from time to time, but I don't sit in my house all day at all hours playing it. I'll play maybe once every couple months, if that. This article wasn't my favorite but it was interesting to read the perspective of the gamer.

The horror movie article was interesting. It was just a compilation of all of the different original horror movie originals and remakes. I haven't really seen a lot of horror movies but I do enjoy them when I do get a chance to watch them. The beginning of the article describes how Psycho is a good movie to just pass the time to. That it doesn't scare anyone anymore. But back in the day, it was one of the scariest movies. I think that now a days the younger generations are so desensitized to horror, blood, gore, weapons, and murders that it takes an awful lot to scare us. The movies discussed in this article are all remakes, so when it came time to remake them they had to take into consideration the audience that was going to be watching them. The author of this article just basically explains how each horror movie is characterized. Today this is important because of the standards that people have on these kinds of movies. If it's a bad horror movie, it most definitely will not make it big.

All three of these articles were extremely different from one another. However, the last two had some similarities. Video games are a part of the desensitization process of younger generations. The zombie games and the war games make it so horror movie producers have to work that much harder to keep the attention of their audiences. If it weren't for video games being so graphic, then horror movies would be like the old Psycho still. I think that it takes a lot to make a good horror movie and to make it good. Video games are along the same category as well. They both have such high standards today so a good game or movie is what makes audiences happy.