Saturday, June 27, 2009

Our urban MYTHs

* If we eat egg before our exam it will bring a '0' grade in our result.

* If we keep our shoe upside down it will cause quarrel at home.

* During pregnancy if you pluck your eyebrow the child will born with out eyebrow.

* If the wheat hair water falls in to you it will cause deceases.

* warring a black sari at wedding or having any black cloth in brides suitcase brings bad luck.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

What is the denotative and connotative meaning of “ULAB” logo?





Denotation is a surface or factual meaning of an object.
The denotative meanings of "ULAB" logo are:

* Colorful ( golden, blue, white and black )
* Logo of an university (written in black color)
* Pen nib drawn in the middle
* It’s a Bangladeshi university
* Oval from bellow with two corners at top.
* star sign
* a circle in the middle

Connotation is a subjective view based on culture and emotion.
Connotative meanings of the "ULAB" logo are:

* Liberty= usage of so many colors means liberty
* Education = the white nib of a pen means a peaceful place for education and the blue color also refers modern system of education.
* Knowledge = as a university it refers knowledge.
* Challenge = the rich and warm golden color makes our mind challenging, and the circle reminds us about the sun, the challenge to reach the sun.
* Arts = the word liberal arts written resembles arts.
* Encouragement= colorful and beautiful look of the logo gives encouragement.
* Peace = white color nib is the symbol of peace.
* Discipline = the black text shows discipline.
* Creativity = the artistic design of the logo shows creativity. the round golden circle reminds us aboute our Bangladeshi flag.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

aboute the course Reading Media Text (MSJ 211)

What do you think this course is about?

This course is about understanding how media manipulates the fact? This course is about making us understand how to be more social and reach as more people as possible. Like blogging and sharing my information with others.This course is about to give us a new way to think and enrich our understanding abilities like reality, how it exists and the things shown by media might not be real etc.

What do you Want to get out of this course?

Through this course i want to learn many new things about the media world and how does it function, how reality exists etc. as i have learned about the thins happening around me which i have never noticed about I expect to have a lot more knowledge about them and the media world to make myself more thoughtful as well as successful in my carrier life. because for me having knowledge about the topics related to my degree is as important as to know and understand the facts of life.