Service

Some clear positives about volunteering include the fact that someone is receiving help that they want or need. As well as that, volunteering is capable of making the volunteer more aware of the ways others live because in many cases, the volunteer is someone who has plenty. Someone's vision of the world can become cloudy as they are surrounded with their sufficient lifestyle so volunteering is a good reminder that not everyone lives the way they do. Some negatives to volunteering can include the amount of time it takes to volunteer. In my experience, a lot of time is necessary to make a lasting effect with what you are volunteering for so to want to volunteer, but to not put in enough time could leave little effect on what you are doing. Nothing much out of the lecture surprised me.

In high school, I spent nearly all of my service hours volunteering at a flag football league where I would assist the league owners in managing the flow of games and the setup and tear down of the fields. Most of the time, there were only an additional couple of people to assist with these tasks so many times I was needed there whether I had the spare time or not. In order for these tasks to be performed for effectively, more people would have been needed plain and simple. However, I do still believe that is was beneficial for the community because without the help that I gave, no one else would have been there to do it. Ultimately, every week I was able to prepare some fields so that little kids could enjoy some football on a Sunday and that in itself was rewarding to me.

Internet

I really enjoyed the speaker last Tuesday. He was very engaging with his humor which made me able to pay attention to his lecture for most of the time. As I don't go to Disney, I wasn't aware of the bracelets that track where you are in the park and when. I don't really mind that kind of technology for Disney; I think it is really helpful for them as well as making the park experience more convenient for the visitors. One thing he talked about was the acquisitions of certain companies based almost solely on the information they gather, but I was already aware that such a thing existed.

As far as the amount of personal information on the internet, it can be troubling, but for the most part I am not too worried. I think that the real issue is when people are too open about their information, for example putting up their address, in an online place that is open to see by anyone. I am conscious about what kind of information I put up on the internet and am therefore comfortable with where my personal info is, but I cannot speak for others. Other than that, I don't dislike how companies use basic user information to target a certain audience or market. I think that when companies do something like that, they only have the best interest in mind and are trying to make shopping more convenient and cheaper for people.