Be Right Back

 Be right back was an episode that showed what a human being is capable of going through when we become attached to technology. Becoming attached leads to emotional distress which is harmful to the state of mind.The lady was pregnant and wasn't able to communicate with the father so she decided to buy a robot and share all her thought with it. Doing so eventually made her feel as if the robot was real. The daughter became an acquaintance with the robot after a while and it also began to affect her because in the end, she had created an emotional connection with the robot.The daughter had grown so fond of the robot that she went as  far to hide the robot in the attic.Such an action shows the connection that the little girl had created with the robot.

Rent,Buy, and Save

Rent, Buy and Save 

Rent, Buy and Save is a very effective way of creating a system that makes textbooks available to all students on campus at Christian Brothers University and is more effective than the bookstore because the app works with you, offers good deals, and is a social media source.The bookstore has the chance to take advantage of many incoming freshmen due to freshmen not knowing that books can be bought at a  cheaper price on websites such as amazon, e-bay, and book finder. What separates Rent, Buy, and Save from these other websites is that it is an app that is created solely for students at Christian Brothers University.

  Rent, Buy, and Save will work with you simply by the information that you enter in the app. It makes connection with the people that have the book that you are looking for. The app will also eventually develop a way to show what textbooks each student needs for each course. Having an app that both gives you a list of the books you need and connections is very effective for the Christian Brothers Campus. Starting the school year off, I had help in looking for the books that I needed, but having an app to help me out on where to get the books at a better price would have definitely helped.

  Rent, Buy and Save would offer cheaper prices to its users through the same people that use it.looking at my math textbook by Frank Wilson," Finite mathematics and applied calculus" it has a price of $98.72 and i could've gotten it for a cheaper price from someone else if rent, buy and save would've existed.

Evergreen

I really enjoyed this presentation. It definitely set the bar high for the rest of us. The audience that this presentation set out to target was very well intended. Many people live below the poverty line, but are still not able to qualify for government assistance or aid. I love that this group went out to target that specific group and recognized that they really needed help in their day to day lives.

I thought the presentation covered almost everything without much grey area. The only point of concern that I noticed was the safety of students. I always tell myself not to worry, but in the city of Memphis, safety is a huge issue that cannot always be pushed aside. I would feel more confident in the safety if those participating in the project if there was an alert system or some way to have direct contact to campus safety or even the Memphis police.

I really liked the way that Evergreen's app was set up. It gave the students lots of control over their families, but it was monitored to make sure nothing got out of hand. It also seemed very easy to navigate and have control over.

Rent. Buy. Save

I think the concept of Rent. Buy. Save is a very interesting solution to an essential problem in our college community. Textbook prices are outrageously high and Rent.Buy. Save gave a fully encompassing solution that handled almost every aspect. I really do believe that Christian Brothers university should consider this as a real option in the future.

The only possible problems with the option of Rent. Buy. Save were the new editions and the legal ramifications. I am not fully aware of the legal problems with this option, but it was frequently mentioned throughout the presentation as a problem. I assume that text book companies would not be a fan of this option and would most likely take out legal action against the app's creators by using some loop hole as justification.

The other problem with this solution is text book companies releasing new editions of a text book. Since Rent. Buy. Save only operates with the common books used, new books would be a problem. The first generation of classes that have been assigned a new edition of a book would have to go out and pay for the book full price and then resale the book using the app. While this does pose a problem, the first generation of students having to buy a new text book is better than every generation buying a new textbook.

Overall, I think Rent. Buy. Save is a near perfect solution to the textbook crisis that plagues almost every college campus.

Rent~Buy~Save

  One of my favorite groups was a presentation called Rent.Buy.Save. Rent.Buy.Save is an app that allows students to rent, sell, buy, and trade required textbooks among other students on campus. I think that this is a really good idea. It addresses a really major problem within college life and offers a very effective solution. The involvement of the bookstore seems like a really good idea. That way, both the students and bookstore benefit from this app. Even if the bookstore refuses to cooperate, the widespread use of the app will force the bookstore to lower its prices in order to stay in business.

  The presentation was well put together and was very thorough. I loved how they actually time to do interviews with students, teachers, and even the President, to get their opinion on the app. The group answered questions very eloquently and efficiently. Overall, this was one of the best ideas out of all the classes and I believe that they should have won.

Evergreen

This project is personally important to me because so many people live just enough to get by. People in this situation usually don't really have any options if some financial burden occurs. Even if one does qualify for food stamps, one usually can really get that much food, and one can't really afford to get healthy food because anything that's organic or even conventional fresh foods are comparatively more expensive than the unhealthy bag of potato chips. I believe Evergreen Giving could solve this problem. The program is totally need based, but it takes into account of more than just whether or not some one has a paying job. This project could also provide way to get people out of poverty by giving those who are impoverished access to a variety of job opportunities. This also good for the community of CBU fosters the commitment to service. In conclusion, I think this is a wonderful idea.

Rent.Buy.Save.

Rent. Buy. Save. was a wonderful presentation. The group members each delivered their topic very well. I believe what I liked most about this presentation was how they went out and actually interviewed students and teachers and asked them how they personally would feel about having such an app as this. There are some concerns with safety and the issuing of new edition books, but  overall the app itself shows a lot of promise in actually becoming an app people can use.