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A couple from Iowa died today after a car crash. The couple have been married for 72 years. The couple were going for a drive when Gordon Yeager failed to yield as a car came crashing into them. The couple was rushed to the hospital where they later died holding hands. The other people that were involved in the crash are alive and stable. Gordon died at 3:38 p.m. holding hands with his wife Norma. Even though Gordon was not breathing, the heart monitor was still showing his heart was beating because he was holding Norma’s hand. Norma died seventy minutes later at 4:48 p.m.

This is news to me because it takes place in Iowa and it is a sentimental story. The story reminds me of the movie, “The Notebook”. It is a true story of love and also hits home.

On Monday, the CEO of the company Netflix decided to cancel the idea for adding Qwikster into the mix.  Qwikster was going to be another company, owned by Netflix, for people that ordered movies through the mail.  They chose the name Qwikster because it ensured quick delivery to subscribers.  The CEO, Reed Hastings, decided to cancel his plans because of the angered subscribers.  Since the decision to create the second company, he has lost over 1,000,000 customers.  The customers say that they will not reconsider subscribing again unless Netflix lower their costs.  The main reason why people cancelled their subscriptions when Qwikster was made was because of the need to have to separate accounts and separate billing accounts.  Subscribers said they enjoyed Netflix because of the simplicity of the company.  One person made a comment on how a movie should be made about this called, “How to Lose a Business in 10 Days”.

This is news to me because I am a Netflix subscriber.  However, I only use the service for instant movies or television shows.  I hardly ever use my subscription, only when I want to watch old movies.  Hastings is somewhat of an idiot, thinking that adding Qwikster and then jacking up the prices was a good idea.  This article is informational and the lead conveys what the article is about.  The article also gives the reader the ability to have their own opinion on the subject.

Many students looking to major in psychology choose Morningside because of how good the psychology department is.  Unlike other colleges, Morningside College has specific majors for people interested in psychology.  These majors include Counseling, General, Biopsychology, and Industrial Organizational Psychology.  In order to graduate with a major in psychology at Morningside, students have to take required classes.  Some classes they are required to take can be very valuable, but the opinions of how much students enjoy them depend on the student.

One class that psychology majors are required to take before graduating is Professional Seminar.  This class is supposed to teach students how to write properly, carry out ethical research, and how to be an overall professional.  This is only a two-credit course and requires a lot of work.  One of the reasons Professional Seminar is only a two-credit class is because the class only meets once a week.  There are two different sections that meet on different days.  The assignments for the class are posted on a site, called moodle.  Each week the professor posts assignments that are to be completed for the next week.  The course load for the class is huge.  The class requires five books and a program that the students are to install on their computers.

Meleshia Jenson, a senior psychology majors shares a dislike for this class with many psychology majors.  “I hate how much work is involved in this class.  It’s only two credits and I’m working harder than in most of my other classes.  I also hate how the class is taught.  The professor often messes up the moodle site so it’s hard to understand what is due for the next class period.  I feel like I’m doing poorly because of the professor.  I understand why they want us to take the class, but I also think it depends on who teaches the class.”

The class is required because it is supposed to prepare psychology majors for graduate school or the career field.  Morningside wouldn’t want to require students to take a class that is a “waste of time”.  Rick Majeras, another senior psychology major thinks the class is a useful class.  “Professional Seminar prepares students for their Senior Thesis.  You have to prepare a mock outline for a proposal in the class just like you do for your thesis before you graduate.”  Different professors teach Professional Seminar each semester, so it depends on what professor the students get for how the course work will be taught.

Samantha Brigham, a junior at Morningside is currently enrolled in Professional Seminar.  Brigham says, “I hate it.  He doesn’t explain anything enough and I hate the amount of work.  I realize Professional Seminar is supposed to help you, but I think it adds more stress than help.”  This is a feeling that many students have that are currently enrolled in the class.  However, when talking to people that have already taken the class, they say that the things they learned in the class have proven somewhat useful in projects assigned in other classes.  In the end, it doesn’t matter how much a student likes the class because they are required to take it in order to graduate from Morningside College.

Many students looking to major in psychology choose Morningside because of their psychology department.  Unlike other colleges, Morningside College has specific majors for people interested in psychology.  These majors include Counseling, General, Biopsychology, and Industrial Organizational Psychology.  Most students who major in Psychology at Morningside decide to go onto graduate school afterwards.

Morningside College seems to do a very good job of preparing students who want to succeed in graduate school or other types of professional careers.  In order to do this, the psychology department pushes students to excel by challenging them in different courses.  Psychology majors will experience classes that deal with many different areas of psychology.  Even if a student is a counseling major, they will take classes in other fields such as Industrial Organizational or even take a class that requires them to condition a rat to respond to different stimuli.

Psychology majors tend to pick and choose what they want to do.  Since there are many different types of classes offered and different professors teach the classes, they have the freedom to choose.  Some classes are more hands on, like the class Learning Memory and Lab, where the students have their own lab rats.  Other classes are more lecture oriented.  It all depends on what the student wants to take.

One class that psychology majors are required to take before graduating is Professional Seminar.  This class is supposed to teach students how to write properly, carry out ethical research, and be an overall professional.  This is only a two-credit course and requires a lot of work.  Meleshia Jenson, a senior psychology majors shares a dislike for this class with many psychology majors.  “I hate how much work is involved in this class.  It’s only two credits and I’m working harder than in most of my other classes.  I also hate how the class is taught.  The professor often messes up the moodle site so it’s hard to understand what is due for the next class period.  I feel like I’m doing poorly because of the professor.”

In today’s media, the younger generation watch a lot of television.  Most of the shows they watch include entertainment shows.  These shows include things like Jersey Shore, Bad Girls Club, The Real World, and many others.  One of the main audiences that these shows seem to affect are young females.  The article talked about how the shows film a lot of females getting into so called “cat fights.”  These cat fights have been said to make the young female audience more likely to get into fights with their own peers.  The article goes on to talk about how the shows affect them and ways to prevent your female adolescent from becoming a “mean girl.”

This article is considered news to me because I am a young female and I like to watch these shows.  I do not agree that these shows are the core reason why the younger generation is acting out.  I think girls are just growing a backbone.  In earlier media, the woman is always supposed to be polite and “lady-like”.  Just because a girl is opinionated and independent does not mean she is a “mean girl.”  This can end up being a very controversial subject.  If parents are going to blame television shows for their child acting up, maybe they should be monitoring what their kids watch.