Websites with Different Purposes: Entertaining, Informative, Persuasive, Evaluative, Expressive

(1)   Entertaining

       from: http://www.eatyourkimchi.com/

I came across eatyourkimchi when I was watching videos from YouTube. That is when I searched for their blog. I find this blog very entertaining but before I explain why I enjoy keeping up with this blog, I would like to introduce to you all the blogger behind this blog. 

      They are Martina and Simon, a couple from Canada who are currently residing in Korea. 

    For the reason: They don’t just share their experience but they share it in a very creative way and what they shared really fit my thoughts and my live as a foreigner in Korea. They pretty much talks about everything, such as Korean food, Korean pop stars, Korean news as well as difference between Korean and Western cultures. Besides, I am impress that they sell stuff through blogging as you can see from their blog page by clicking “EYK Store”.

For more videos, you can click the link below J

https://www.youtube.com/user/simonandmartina/videos

(2)   Informative

            from: http://www.bornfitness.com/blog/

I  enjoy my pastime doing gym and I find that "Born Fitness" is a very useful website for me to gain information about fitness. 

From his blog, I get to know about effective ways for muscle growth and the exact proper diet. 

I no longer have to spend money for a private coach or worry about whether the way I exercise is right or wrong. 

The blogger behind Born Fitness is Adam Bornstein. He is a fitness editor and creates content in health and fitness.

“In the kingdom of health and fitness, Adam Bornstein is king.” – Adam Bornstein 

For more information: http://www.bornfitness.com/

(3) Persuasive

     from :https://strikingattheroots.wordpress.com/

I find that the writer behind "Striking at the Roots" by Mark Hawthorne is very persuasive in gaining animal rights. 

The reason I know about this blog is while reading an article about the reasons people go for vegan. At first I though it was only about health. However, after reading this blog I learn that lots of animals have been killed cruelly. The way they were slaughtered in the farm house and factory is just a pain to know. Perhaps I will start becoming a vegan from now on. 

I find that the post that he blog entitled "Introducing Bleating Hearts" The Hidden World of Animal Suffering  is the best post and the most touching. 

Here's a direct link to it: https://strikingattheroots.wordpress.com/2013/11/

(4) Evaluative

     from :http://designthinking.ideo.com/

Tim Brown, CEO & President of IDEO. 

In his blog, he talks mostly about the value of thinking and being innovative which leads me to finding this blog as an evaluative blog. As a Business Major student, I need to constantly think of new ideas but before getting a wide idea, I have to always ask the question why and evaluate my thinking.

His blogs help me to reflect my thinking in a certain way that provides me with better and mature thinking.

For example from his post, "The Career Choice Nobody Tells You About". In this post he asked a question on what choices that make one choose between going deep or going wide. Going Deep is about willingness to be patient and constantly work hard for achievements and Going Wide is about curiosity and creativity. Thus, I evaluate every step I take and no longer in a hurry to success. 

(5) Expressive

      from: http://weinertbrothers.com/#home-page

I believe that a photo is a great way to express one's emotion, current environment and in short photo tells a story. I find that Weinert Brothers' blog is very special in the way they express their photography skills and how they express what is going on around the world through photography.

They are documentary journalist and photographers from Germany. Through their picture, they show the human rights and current environmental issues in countries like Philippines, Nepal and so on. 

Here is one of the photo from their portfolio.

This picture is taken in Manila. From this picture, I can feel the sadness in the kids where they live in a world with worries. Worry about how they can survive from tomorrow's hunger. I think this picture tells it perfectly.