Leadership

It is fair to say that authoritarian leaders are needed for coaching.  I think the best coaching staff has a mix of charismatic and authoritarian coaches.  You need a charismatic coach to rally the team together for a big game, or to pick up a player that has been struggling.  But, it is important to note that you need a coach to keep the team in line as well.  Sometimes when you have all charismatic coaches it is easier for the team to go goof off, so you need that balance in the coaching staff.  My high school baseball team had a mixture with charismatic and authoritarian coaches and we were the best team in the state my junior year and senior year we were the runners up in the championship.  The same goes for all sports, you need a mixture of different kind of leaders to better the team rather than just one. 

Leader

To me a great leader is someone who guides others towards a common goal, showing the way by example, and creating an environment in which other team members feel actively involved in the entire process.  They also have to be a great listener, someone who is focused, organized, and confident.  To me these qualifications meet the great Brett Favre.  Dispit what has happened to him last season off the field with all his problems for years Brett has shown outstanding leadership on the field.  As the QB he is always responsible for the whole offense.  But, I see him leading the whole team in huddles before and after the game pumping up his teammates.   He's the oldest active player in the game right now and with his experience he knows how to lead younger players into great ones. 

Slam Poem

Not very good at this poem stuff...but I decided to write about our world's war on drugs because I lost a friend due to this awful problem in society, and it makes me think about her everytime drugs is brought up in situations. 

 

I have no reason to see you anymore

You shut the blinds, closed me out, then shut the door

How could you let this come between us?

Betrayal is always sad
Needless to say what you could have had
Of course you have it still
But based on a lie that you always will
Repeat till it clings true
I've been lied to by the likes of you
From that point of view
I get the privilege to enlighten you

You lied to me when we were at our strongest

I can't believe I thought you were being completly honest

On what I'm doing to help her
She needs some shelter
And if you've felt her loyalty what can you do?

Will you keep this up,
As long as you can if I don't make it stop?
I don't have a clue

Just tell me the truth

Who are you really?

Are you the friend that I've know since kindergarden?
Of what you are about to do
Would you fool me too?
I've been lied to by the likes of you
From that point of view
I get the privilege to enlighten you

 

I lost you on the war against drungs

All you really needed was a great big hug

Why does our world keep putting out these narcotics?

It pulls families and friends a part

Like a bullet piercing my heart

You dropped outa school

You cut me outa your life

I Don't ever want you to call me again

But please do I'll always be here for you

On what I'm doing to help her
She needs some shelter
And if you've felt her loyalty what can you do?

I'm trying to help her
She needs some shelter
And if you've felt her loyalty what can you do?

Sooo...I know this blog is late but I'm gonna go for it anyways.  I'm actually really happy we started talking about banksy because honestly I had no idea how big this guy really was. I think I heard about it once but didn't really pay much attention. After watching the documentary it really opened up my eyes more towards street art. Every time I see street art now I actually take more time to really look at it.  And I didn't even know this doc was a Oscar nominee! It shoulda won if you ask me.  Anyways I'm really excited to do this project along with seeing every1s creative ideas.  Although I think it woulda been a lot more fun and more challenging if we never told the dean or newspaper...it would of been more banksy like :)

Banksy

Whenever I see street art around the city I love looking at them.  Art has always been somewhat of a secret passion that I wish I had.  Being able to draw and create beautiful art is something that will last you a life time.  Although I am so surrounded by sports, I only get to enjoy it up to a certain age...or when my hip blows out :/....so honestly I'm pretty jealous of artist that could just anything that comes to mind.  When I see Banksy's art I am absolutely amazed by his talents. All his art is so modern and cool and would honestly put up all his art work in my room if I could.  It gets alil extreme, but his art is a true masterpiece.  When that art collector in the film said she has art from the most famous artists of all time, and now Banksy...that's saying something.  Bansky also expresses he does it all for the love, not the money, and it truly shows.  I think street art like this should be allowed. I think if I owned a business and had his painting on the side, it would attract more people! Let him do his thing!

our media

In class this week we talked about if ads are too pornographic.  Even though I am a guy I think that a lot of ads are getting way too revealing.  They would be ok if only people 18 and older see them but they are being exposed to young children!  I believe this gives them the wrong perception of what life is really like.  And also gives off too much sexual images.  For me these ads are fine, like I can deal with it, but I wouldn't want my kid under 10 years old to see these images.  And I think that more and more into the future the worse it's gonna get.  I hope that especially the bigger companies decide to change their ways of advertising for our children's sake as dorky as it sounds. But I really think this needs to be done...sorry guys

WE ALL DO IT

Unfortunately, I wasn't there the first day of last week due to the flu, but I heard we were talking about stereotyping.  I always think it's funny when someone says they never stereotype because we do it alllll the time even without noticing.  I myself say that I don't but I'm pretty sure I do.  Even though I'm not racist at all I probably stereotype towards blacks and asians the most.  Like if I'm watching a sporting event and watch a top play I'll go "O OF COURSE HE'S BLACK!" as a joke but hey that's very much stereotyping.  Or thinking a team is really good just because they have a lot of black players.  And for example for Asians whenever I see one driving something kinda triggers my brain to watch out, since they're such stereotypical bad drivers.  Obviously that's not the case for all of them, but you can't stop yourself from thinking that because of what the media always portrays them as being.  I would like to say again I am not racist! Just a typical stereotyper that we all tend to do!

Field Day Assignment numero uno

Part 1 Critical Thinking Evaluation:

1.    Is he/she open to new views that oppose his own?  She seemed to be pretty strong with her opinion and knew how to back it up.

2.     Does she take the time to answer each question?  Yes she does and gave each one serious thought.

3.     Do her views sometimes go out of proportion when she is being proved wrong?  No she knew how to back up her argument.

4.     Does she get her views from family members or what she has really been taught?  I’ve know Brooke for a while and I feel like this is her own opinion rather than her parents.

5.      Does she change her views when she has been proven wrong?  No she sticks to what she believes. 

6.     During the conversation did she talk or listen more?  She talked more, but she didn’t ever mumble on or start talking about random things. 

7.    Was she able to accept criticism?  Yes she does and waits for her opportunity to rebuttal.  

8..    Does she stay away from stereotyping?  Yes

9.    She is calm while discussing this topic. Yes

D    Does she base her answers off of religious views?  No

OPart 2 Interview with my friend Brooke Carpenter:

Eric Barbato: Do you believe that the media should be censored? Or stay the way it is?

Brooke Carpenter: I believe the media should stay the way it is, because although the media is infamous for blowing things out of proportion they serve a good purpose in giving us popular news fast.  If we were to censor the media it would be like putting a child lock on what is really going on, which society has a right to know.  The media has strong information on how people get information and it is up to society to decide which information they will take to heart or with a grain of salt.

(EB): What would you say to people who think the media has a bad influence on our kids and how it sometimes exposes them to things they aren’t allowed to see or know?

(BC):  I think that it is the parent’s job to protect to a certain extent but also explain the media to their kids and how yes bad things may happen and we need to be aware of these things instead of being naïve to them.

(EB):  Do you think the government should regulate what the media is showing?

(BC):  I think that to a certain extent the government does regulate what we are allowed to access to and what they don’t elaborate on.  It is important to realize that although the media is our most significant source of knowing what is going on in society that we need to understand that bias exists and nowadays anyone can report anything through the use of technology.  The media has a relationship with the people they get their information from and in this case the government.  If the media begins to back and scrutinize the government beyond criticism they will no longer have access to that information because of what they are known to produce.  Government regulates enough if anything, more is censored, it might as well be 1984.

Part 3:

For me critical thinking is a lot easier for me to write in works. I’m not to expressive when I talk which some people think is pathetic, but I believe I am just as an effective critical thinking as they are.  Going into deep critical thinking takes awhile to get in that certain state of mind.  I am unable to do it with a bunch of distractions or people talking around me, since I believe I am a better listener than a talker.  This is why I seem to be better at writing out my critical thinking rather than speaking it.  I like to pick things apart because it is a lot easier for me to get organized and be more confident when I’m writing it out. Also the more I read about something allows me to get out more ideas onto paper. 

HEYY...

Alright well I'm going to just write a few things about myself because I'm a little confused of when everything is due or what the field assignment is about so I guess I'll just do an intro so I have at least one blog...Hi my name is Eric Barbato, I am 20 years old from Granada Hills.  This is my first year at Moorpark College, I transferred from Cuesta College in SLO. I loveeeeed slo...alot of new friends and awesome parties.  Just hated the school. All my teachers seemed retarded and just read off power points or just didn't go to school.  Which was sometimes nice, but didn't show to well on my grades and I'm trying to get the hell out JC asap! I guess I enjoy MC though...mostly all my teachers are great and I'm having a good time on the baseball team, just living at home is a drap rather than living in the dorms with 10 other baseball players. I also work as a host at CPK which is a decent job, but it kinda made me hate people (those of you who work in the restaurant business know what I'm talking about).  If I could improve one thing about myself it would be to make me more patient.  I HATEEEE waiting in lines or traffic and even waiting for people to respond to like an important text or email. Idk why it just makes me feel really ancy! Ok well to wrap this up I love music, sports, and partying with friends, family, and the occasional randoms.  Which leads me to my favorite quote, "Sorry for partying"- some drunk guy.