random girl interview

interview with pandora carey

random guy interview

Group Norm frames

interview with evan

sarah freakin out

interview with stephen

interview with Jarelle

steven enthusiastically agrees with Jarelle

Group Norms

Individual Norm stills

Interview with evan

Crysis gameplay
Jarelle gaming(Cod4 style)

Steven is my mom

Pokemon!

Individual Norms

"Staring down facebook" Summary

The writer of this article is Zoe Sandrig. The society in this article is the facebook users in general, and the individuals are students who are fasting from facebook in order to do better on their studies. These individuals are breaking away from the social norm of frequently visiting facebook for long periods of time, and instead spending the extra time studying for finals and communicating in person or through letters. They begin to think that much of the artificial communication in society is meaningless, and that good old fashioned hanging out is the way to go.

"Facebook in a crowd" Summary

The narrator of this article is a man named Hal Niedzviecki, and the society in the article is the facebook community. Hal tells the story of when he decided to have a party and invite all of his friends on facebook to come and join him. Hal had 700 friends on facebook and got a lot of mixed reactions, some said they would definetly be there, others said they might be there. In the end, only one person came and it was an akward chat between the two, and in the end, Hal is drinking alone with 700 facebook friends who didnt show up to his party. This article shows that society is becoming too reliant on social networking systems like facebook, and are forgetting real, physical communication with others. This point of view allows us to see how these networking societies are effecting us in a negative way.

The medium:Bieng there. Virginia Hoffman article summary

This article focuses on the appeal of the "status update" on the social networking site, facebook. The facebook community is one of many ages and one of the strongest features and applications the site has going for it have to do with its status updates, which are studied to figure out why they are appealing and what makes a good status update. Some people change their updates constantly, updating literally their whole day for their followers to see on their facebook pages. Status updates on facebook have become a norm as well as having a facebook in general. This article explains how status updates are a way for creative and spontanious expression that wouldnt be suited for any other conversation.

Social Networking Vlidated, Karen Golberg Goff

Social Networking Vlidated, Karen Golberg Goff, an article about the growing obsession of social networking systems such as facebook, gaming, and youtube. Parents and children have different views on social networking systems due to the fact that young people tend to spend countless hours interacting with others online. This article is about the positive affects of social networking, going into detail about the social benefits of technological interaction and how it helps young people develope character and networking foundations through the net. Through understanding these benefits, parents and adults begin to understand the appeal of these networking systems and become more excepting of them.

Personal Narrative Stills

Leapster
Picture me rollin

How a beast climbs the stairs!!

Chillen after a long day BEASTIN

Personal Narrative

My LA

Los Angeles
I open my doors on a Saturday morning and I see Los Angeles. The sun is gleaming through the clouds, birds are singing, and the trees glow with a vibrant green. The air is light and breezy, relaxing, like living near a beach. I start to walk down the block; going downhill makes the walk easy, brisk, and smooth. The tunes of LA play in my head; other’s car radios, music blasting from the Northridge park, car doors slam shut as happy families climb out to enjoy a sunny day. I stop at the corner and wait for the light, the chlorine smell is thick from the local pool. Children are screaming, laughing, flirting, an ice cream man pulls his cart. The light turns green, I begin to walk brisk and easy in the morning LA air. There is nobody at the bus stop, I sit alone and admire the weather, the freedom, the peace of a Saturday in LA. I can see the bus moving from far away, getting closer and closer. I take a few deep breaths of fresh air, laziness creeping over me as the sun bakes my muscles into relaxation. I get to the bus, fascinated by all the different people I see. I sit and enjoy the shaky ride, looking out into LA from the transparent glass of the bus window. LA is sunny, relaxing, peaceful, paradise, LA is me in the form of a city. Laid back, chill, slow. I get off the bus and walk a few steps before I dig my hand into my pocket and pull out 27$, I smile and thank God that I have spending money today. I stop walking when I reach “Golden Apple Comics”, my grin shows that I am truly a nerd and I’m happy about it. I walk in with a smile and leave with a smile, along with two issues of “Ultimate Spiderman”. LA knows what I love, knows my personality, and adapts- this is the life, this is LA to me.

The Bus: Echoes in Park Avenue- Personal narrative summary

Echoes in Park avenue is about a teacher who needs to take the bus in order to go pick up his car which is across town. On his way there he decides to take a bus, and the story is basically his thought process as he goes from one place to another. Different things stand out to him based on things that he has learned and picked up on in life. The story is very descriptive and makes it easy to visualize the story as the narrator sees it and as we hear it, it is inspiring to hear the journey that he takes as I ride the bus a lot so a lot of ideas were flowing after reading the story.

Entering New Territory, "Running" Personal Narrative Summary

"Running" is about a boy who has a passion for running. Throughout the story, he experiences a series of dreams were he runs from location to location, all very familiar to him. In the dreams, there are times when he reaches the unknown, a place where he has yet to ever run in real life which scare him into waking up. Eventually he wakes up in the morning and goes running, showing us that he really does love to do it, he even spends time dreaming about it. The things that he remembers are effected by the things that he has seen on his variouse runs, he remembers location detail, and even what he gets at the corner gas station store. The story inspired me to tell about my new experiences and fears in life as well.

Appeal from an angry Not so Emo- Summary

A girl named Kati Moriarty is considered "emo" along with most of her friends at school. Through her story, we see that she is sick of the discrimination and treatment from other student, and the fact that the faculty seem to have no care about the problem. Her story has an emotional appeal about it that tries to get the reader to feel sympathetic towards her problem and for the most part it works( at least for me). The story didnt fully speak to me or inspire me because I felt that her opinion was kind of biased. She talked about other people as if it were their job to befriend her, when she didnt mention any effort in trying to get to know others, just hang out with more of the same people.

What truthiness tought me about bieng (un)cool- Summary

What truthiness taught me about bieng (Un)cool is a story about a girl named Sarah Schelde who is a huge fan of the Colbert Report. Her fascination for the show is extreme. The idea of "truthiness that the show has developed is funny but also true, people believe what they believe to be true no matter what the facts are. This relates to memory bieng altered from experiences after the time of recollection. Its funny that this 14 year old girl is a fan of Stephen Colbert, but so am I so that was cool. Hearing this story, I am influenced to tell my story of the things that I like as well.

"Where I am from"- Jarelle Dampier

I am from the irresponsible decisions of youth
I am from nothing, from a broken home
I am from achieving what’s out of my reach
I am from overcoming my odds
I am from food stamp lines and welfare checks
From powdered milk and flavorless cookies
I am from troubles and darkness
I am from far away, emotionally
From no heat in the winter time
From no air in the summer time
I am from fried chicken and greens
From family reunions and separation. Choosing a side
In the fog of life
I am from change; life is too short to be
Afraid
I am from bold stands and brave battles
I am from harsh times and amazing victories
I am from camping trips with friends
I am from an emotionless family
From misunderstandings
In the tides of trouble, a child is afraid to change his ways
I am from improvement
From motivation and inner strength
I am from healing church services on Sunday
From devotionals on Friday
I am from demolition, and reconstruction
I am from dust, turned to gold
From the sun, dripping with light
I am from being saved, from recovery
From the winds of a new spirit
I am a Beast

Perfect from now on- Personal Narrative Summary

Perfect from now on is the story of John Sellers and how his love and appreciate for Indie rock came out through the use of itunes . The narrator was a complete music buff, you could tell he knew what he was talking about when he wrote this. The descriptions were great and had a lot to do with how easy it was to visualize the story. The amount of music he has is emphasized as well as what it could do for your life. The story has inspired me to talk about my hobbies and passions in my writting as well. Memories altered by new experiences in story, rendition of past changed.

Red-Personal narrative summary

The story is of a girl named Olive Panter, from her perspective. She is a girl who has a love for music and a passion for sharing it with others in her life. Emphasis is put on her love for music and what it can do for ones life according to her own opinion. I related to the narrator because I also have a passion for music and it definetly has changed my life for the better, it is also best shared with friends and family. The story wasnt too easy to visualize because there wasnt that many descriptive terms used in the article, but the narrators passion for music is shown and felt through the reading which makes the read much better.

Personal Narrative Poem

No Sleep in a long time. My life has been frozen chronologically, numb from what I have done in the past
I’m desperately trying to live my life, seeking the Remedy with all of my being, realizing I have found what I still seek
I wish I could say “I won’t worry”
One day I will stop and stare, I will look at my life and the circumstances that I have been through
And I will say
If I could do it one more time, then I would
Nothing can change my past but I can change my future, my knowledge will be a message in a bottle for generations to come on account of myself, handed down to my kids and their kids and beyond People change, I have changed, and a northern downpour of reality has cleansed my life of a fake mask which was stuck to my childish face, ripped o

Personal Narrative- Mixed CD Project

“Undercover Hero; the Mix of my Lyfe” is the story of my life from the beginning of high school to the present. So much has changed in my own life over the past four years that I feel like I am a completely different person, a great way to describe the changes and experiences in my life were through music and sound. Being able to feel what I have accomplished in my life and what I have been through over the years through respected artists passionate lyrics has unleashed a new level of storytelling for the great changes and myths in my life. These songs allow my story to be told to a wide variety of people with different tastes in music, in a sense it speaks to many different languages and types of people. The story of my life is that of change, struggle, and plenty of storms before I eventually reach the places of peace and contentment in my life. In the beginning of my high school journey, I struggled to find out what I wanted to be, so naturally I pretended to be plenty of things I was not- living in a lie and neglecting who I really am in order to create an image for myself that I didn’t really want. After awhile I got sick of it and I had to put a stop to it, freeze that act in its tracks. I thought about how numb I had gotten towards live and how I felt like there was no significance to what I’ve done on my life. I just wanted to Live my life, and It was when I became a Christian that I found the remedy for the worn out shell I was calling my life. It was difficult to change and really be myself around people that thought they knew me already, it was like being tricked by my own façade, I had to break away and just live. With a new mentality in my life and a new school year to work with, I focused on changing myself for the better and it was awesome! Now all I want to do it celebrate.

Handwritten Mixed CD Playlist

Personal Narrative-The Republic of East L.A. summary

The narrator of the story is a man names Cruz Blancarte who is currently a limo driver who likes to observe the world around him and learn about things. In the story, he gives a lot of details about his personal story and life and how they tie into were he is now, and how were he is now effects him as a person. His experiences and beliefs make the story much more in depth and draws people to be sympathetic towards the narrator. New dilmas and the progression of life have probably altered the events of what Cruz has been through in his many jobs and lifestyles. The story gave me ideas on different approaches in writting to tell my story.

Rob Sheffeild, Love is a mix tape... Summary of answers

Rob Sheffeild is the narratpr in the story of his childhood and his passion for Rock n Roll. We learn that he had a love for the genre but was far from actually living out a Rockstar lifestyle, music just became very important to him. Fragments of memory are recovered to tell the story of providing music for the school dance, which wasnt particularly danceing music but rather classi rock that Sheffeild liked. You could feel the authors passion for music in the writting which made it much more personal and well written.

Feig, Paul: KickMe: Adventures in Adolescence. Sumary of answers

Paul Feig is the narrator in story of his childhood which is filled with humiliating moments featuring his name, which was mercilessly made fun of by fellow students in his youth. This story relates to the other articles we read about memory becoming an altered thing in ones mind to make up for forgotten details and learning from new experiences in life. Imagery was established by the detailed information about the Fig Newton commercial that Feig brings up, so it was easy to visually follow the story for me, which was made personal by the authors own life experiences.

"The Meaning of Stories" Summary

"The Meaning of Stories" is about knowing people through knowing who they trully are. The idea that identity is a life story put together by compiled events in ones life such as deep personal experiences, childhood memories, etc. all play a role in who someone really is. The emphasis of these stories lie in how a person's story is developed from birth through old age and how the way that the story is told will decide how others precieve what kind of person he/she is. When people recall memories, we tend to create myths for our audience, letting the event seem much more fantastic than it really was, or making us seem much more heroic. When we do this, we are not neccessarily lieing, but the story is altered by the locating of who we are through challenging or monumentous moments in our lives because we search for who we are as well, and only when we know the significance of our own lives can we trully know ourselves or anyone else. This article relates to the previous article we read about Memories, how they are altered due to new experiences and moments in our lives that cloud over unwanted or insignificant things of the past. When we recall these memories, they are never trully accurate, but what is left may have held or possibly still hold significants.

Hampl, Patricia. "I Could Tell You Stories:Sojourns In The Land Of memory" Summary,page by page

- Writer is speaking in the past tense- "When I was seven...", remembering something. We are bieng shown a memory first, the story is bieng told in the present.

- Emphasis put on "Middle C" key on piano, holding some sort of significance in the writers memory. This significance is unkown even to the writer.
- Relationship is built with a classmate, a girl who sits next to the boy inspires awe in him due to her more advanced skills on the piano. The boy is puzzled by his first metaphor.
- Established a pupil and master relationship witht he girl
- Story snaps back to the present, author realizes that much of what he said was false
- Memories fade and are altered by new experiences, a rewriting of the story reveals the past in more accurate detail.
- We learn that drafts are for before the writer gets involved in a peice personally, it allows for connection between the writer and the memory.
- The work findsits own subject, the writer is a tool used for the memory to travel through times
-desires at the time change what one remembers in the present
- As we remember, we struggle to find truth, which is why memories arent always true.
- the beauty of memory lies within rendering detail, you become a story teller and an essay writer.
- If you fail to record your history, then it never really happened, through memory you get to live your life twice, going back to experiences to further sharpen the details and remember the truth of what was past.

Stills from Behind The Scenes:Harry Potter

Harry Potter:Behind the scenes/Bloopers

Harry Potter Remake Project!

Harry Potter Remake, Still Frames

Harry, Ron, and Hermoine talk about the sorcerer's stone

Dumbledoor speaks to the students of Hogwarts
Harry meets Ron and Hermoine on the hogwarts express

Harry recieves a letter from Hogwarts

Young Harry Potter gets droppes of at the Dursley's