Nike an American Culture

Within our world it is within human nature to be competitive. Within competition there is always a winner and through hard work and dedication Nike, is victorious. Nike is the centerfold for the sports and athletics in the American Culture. Nike is a top of the line competitor and defines competition for of its users.
It represents all aspects of athletics and casual wear. The users and wearers of the brand Nike represent athletics and everything involved in the sporting world. It portrays and exemplifies professional athletes to the every day average Joe who wants to be and look the greatest. Its advertisements and lines are directed towards all cultural ideas.
Culturally this brand is very significant to the American culture. Nike is the leading athletic supplier in the United States. You will see Nike sneakers wherever you go. The swoosh symbolizes greatness and the winning edge that every competitor wants.
The brand Nike says a lot about my identity. I am an athlete and I like to identify myself as someone who loves to win. Nike says a lot about my taste as well. My favorite pair of shoes is white Nikes and I like to keep my white shoes very clean. I like to wear Nike apparel when I work out and just want a comfortable feel. Nike also says a lot about some values that I have. Nike represents victory! I dislike losing a lot so therefore I try to win at everything I do. That instills a value for me in my work ethic and how I approach things. So as Nike says, "Just Do it!”

Blog assignment 1

My media habits are influenced by my parents, teachers, and peers. My parents influence my media habits because during dinner at home they like to talk about current issues of the day and what have been going on. Through their dinner table discussions about the day’s events and through their readings of the daily newspaper and news watching I get their feedback. My peers influence me with popular news with celebrities and sports. Every morning when I wake up I get online and look to see what the weather is going to be like. When I look at the weather I also look at the yahoo featured news for the day. I don’t always read them but I like to read the headlines. If the headlines interest me then I read. I don’t like to read much about the political media news. It doesn’t interest me, although it should. By reading more political news it would enhance my knowledge on why things are occurring the way they are. By not getting involved in the political news is my worst aspect of my media habits. My best media habit is that I try and look at the daily news everyday and at least read the headlines to have a basic understanding what is going on within or local news or world news. Specifically I can take several more minutes out of my day to further read all important news topics that are occurring. I can also bring up in conversation more important topics of the day with my peers and parents and have intelligent conversations with them.

Kyle Wimer -

Blog Introduction

My name is Kyle Wimer and I am from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I am a Midfielder on the UMBC Men's Lacrosse Team. I have been playing lacrosse since the 7th grade. I am an advocate sports fan. My favorite sport's team is the Philadelphia Eagles. I enjoy watching movies and listening to music. Currently I am undecided within my studies, but plan to study business.