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.

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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.