Advertising and the College Student

This blog is about a Mississippi State commercial. The commercial is shown during the games during football and basketball seasons. It shows what makes Mississippi State unique. To market to college students they show Dan Mullens singing a fight song along with other students. They show school spirit in the commercial, which is a huge deal to some students. Cheerleaders showing school spirit is always a big thing too. They also show a student in a chemistry lab, which you wouldn't think of in a school spirit kind of commercial.

My Love of Running

The thought of winning a medal. The thought of getting in shape. The thought of finishing a 5 or 10k knowing I accomplished something and might help someone to do the same. My love of running was shady over the past 6 months I would admit. I was doing it just to please my friends. It got to the point where I gave up, due to the fact that I was afraid I couldn't compete with my good friend Casey. Now I'm starting to fall in love with running again- this time for the right reasons. My first race will be the infamous Coca-Cola 10k race in Corinth on May 5th. This race will be in honor of my great Aunt Dorothy who is in the hospital right now. I want to do this for her. When I start training tomorrow, my sole focus will be to do this for a person who has meant a lot to me, who has believed in me for a long time, and for someone who has a great spirit and a beautiful heart. When I run it's just me and God. The place where I run is the trail in which the high school runs cross country. 6.2 miles will be a challenge, but a challenge that will be well worth it. My desire to succeed will be unwavered as I strive to do this for a person who means a lot to not only me but a lot to my mom as well. I hope this has helped you gain a better understanding of me. This race will be hard, but I want it to be like that. Feel free to leave comments. Thanks for reading this.

The Film That Shaped My World

I would not necessarily say this film rocked my world, but it has influenced me in a way. The name of it is Facing the Giants, a small independent film in 2006. It was created by a church in Georgia. It's about a high school football coach who coaches a Christian school football team who always loses. The guy can never catch a break it would seem: he drives a beat down car, his team can never win a game, and his marriage is strong but not good at times. About to give up after several parents want him fired for not winning a game, a local minister who prays over the lockers in the school every day, talks to the coach about not losing faith and to keep pushing forward. After listening to this, he instills that philosophy to his team, who turns around and eventually wins the state title. Now this film taught me that despite the odds in life, never give up. God always has my back no matter what, and I shoukl continue pushing forward. I'm really glad this movie came along.

Reader's Choice

My magazine choice is WWE Magazine. Over the past 16 years that I have been a wrestling fan, WWE Magazine has been a choice for me to keep up with WWE, and to catch up on some stuff when I miss something. Over the past nearly two decades, WWE Magazine had split into 2 issues: one for the Raw brand which comes on Monday nights, and Smackdown, which comes on Friday nights. But over the last year or so, WWE went back to one issue a month, since it might merge the two shows eventually (just a rumor for right now). As far as the medis is concerned, WWE Magazine has tried to reach the ages of 10 and younger (which I will not go into right now) by creating a WWE Kids Magazine. WWE has recently went PG as far as its ratings are concerned, and I think that the separate magazine for them is a wonderful thing, instead of trying to water the one down which the 18 and adult crowd reads. WWE as a company has expanded into the movie industry recently with the creation of a film company, WWE Films Inc. So WWE Magazine is ever changing, and with a celebrity wing to the Hall of Fame, I think the magazine will continue to expand even further into the communications field.

Independent Blog #2: My Love of Sports

Since it's March Madness time, I decided to blog about sports. I'm a huge sports fan! I love football, basketball, tennis, running, and I used to love wrestling. I love college football and college basketball more now than I do the pro side of them. I fell in love with tennis in 2009 as I watched the women's U.S. Open semifinals. I fell in love with running recently, and I hope to start training for 5ks soon! Wrestling was my first true love when it comes to sports. I fell in love with it in 1996 at the age of 11and a half. Wrestling was all I was interested in- me and a cousin used to pretend to wrestling, and I had a stuffed monkey named Nelson who didn't survive after I wrestled the stuffing out of it! I wanted to become a pro wrestler when I was 12- it was my first dream. But now seeing how the business is, I'm glad I gave up the decision to wrestle. Running is a challenge sport: it takes dedication, focus, and a positive attitude! It takes a long time to get really good. My good friend Casey Parks can run a mile in under 6 minutes- that's dedication. I hope to run at a 8 minute pace my first race, and at 27 years old that's a good feat. Tennis to me is a game of psychology: who can out psych his opponent. I love the back and forth action- you never know what's going to happen! College basketball is a good passion of mine: I love Florida State, Florida, North Carolina among others. I hope you have enjoyed this blog!

Me and My Faith

Hey everyone. I wanted to talk about my faith because it means so much to me. I'm a Christian- have been for the past 7 years. I've struggled with a lot of things over those 7 years, but those struggles have made me the 27 year old man that I am today. When I surround myself with good people, it makes my faith grow even stronger. I'm blessed to have so many brothers and sisters in Christ who love me and will do anything to make sure I don't fall into temptation. Over the past 4 years, I've felt like God is calling on me to work with youth. I have a lot of younger friends who are Christians, and it's truly an honor for me to be in the position to minister to these kids and be a role model to them. This May God has given me the chance to speak at a youth rally in Alabama. That's what faith in Him can do. I've been told that I have such a strong faith and that I'm a good Christian- sometimes it's hard for me to live up to those expectations, but I'm truly blessed to know that people see the good in me. It took me a long time to see the good I have in me, but I embrace it with open arms, and I would not change anything. I'm going to be honest with you guys- it took Mormon missionaries coming to my house to make me realize what I have, and I love those guys for showing me what I was missing. My faith goes beyond showing others love, not just to my friends but also to my enemies as well. Having faith is one thing- really believing in it is another. If it was not for faith, I would not be back at school right now, and I would not have strong friendships and a love for others and to be able to be a witness to these people. Thank you for reading this, and I hope you have a blessed day.

My Definition of Mass Communication

To me,  mass communication means a whole lot of things. For instance, when I first turn on the TV in the morning, I like to see the morning news to see what's going on in the world. When I turn on the computer, I like to see what's happening on my Facebook and Twitter sites. Or I check my cell phone to see if I have any missed calls or text messages. My personal definition of mass communication is not only the how and who I communicate with but also the why and when of it. Back when I was growing up ( in the late 80s to early 90s), cell phones didn't exist. If they did, they were big and bulky. Without the technology ever expanding, I would not know where my life would be at right now. Facebook has become a big part of my life this past year, with all the new friends I've met, some of whom are like brothers to me. Twitter is another big part of my life. Without Twitter I would not have met a good friend of mine whom I'm competing against in a 10k race in May. Mass communication is a big part of everyone's daily lives whether they like it or not. From all the billboards you see while driving down the highway, to the ads in the newspapers, to unwanted telemarketers calling you at all times of the night, it's all mass communication. In today's society, in all truth, what would our lives be like if Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, or even Pinterest did not exist? To be honest, I would probably be lost. Mass communication has affected my life these past 5 years and I'm glad it has. And without the one main tool of mass communication- television- we would not have witnessed some of the major events happen. Television made possible the events of 9/11, the O J Simpson trial, and the civil rights movement.

Self Introduction

Hello everyone! My name is Corey Dilworth. I'm a 27 year old student at Itawamba Community College in Fulton, Mississippi. I'm a Liberal Arts major right now. I plan to double major in History and Political Science at Mississippi State University in the fall. I plan to go to law school someday and become a law professor. I hope to get an LLM and possibly a JSD. I'm from Corinth, Mississppi. I graduated from Corinth High School in 2003. I went to Northeast Mississippi Community College from 2003 to December 2006. I sat out for 5 years on account of I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, and my grades in school were horrible. During that 5 years, I did some soul searching and I came upon the idea of becoming a law professor. Outside that, I want to go into youth ministry as well. I truly believe that the upcoming generation needs guidance, and I want to be able to help them as much as I can. My interests are ping pong, tennis, running, basketball, football, reading, law, history, politics, and writing. I'm the oldest of 2 children. I have a sister who is 26 years old. I have a 3 year old nephew named Marquis. Right now I'm in the process of training for my first 5k race in either March or April, and I'm also in training for a 10k in May. I hope to finish my career one of two ways: either as a dean at a law school or as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court. I also want to become a mentor so I change peoples' lives. One more thing about me: when it comes to my friends, I will do anything to make sure they are okay. I care a lot about people, and it's my honest privilege to be able to serve people and make sure they have an awesome day.