In Class Writing 4-23-07

Ling proves his point through describing an ARG. He uses one of the episodes (Bree Phone Home) to show how clues found in this video influeces the LG15 series. A clue was given in an episode and fans deciphered the clue for Bree, which showed her what to do. So by describing the interaction between the fans and the show, Ling shows how an Arg works.

Ling says that he easily understood how an ARG interacts with a series. He simply described the clues from a video and showed how that interacted with the series. Ling's audience was anybody who would read this paper. This is similar to what I originally thought.

In Class Writing 3-28-07

These videos seem to be more like little tv shows. They tell a continuous story that keeps you watching. However, I believe that some videos that tell only one story are little cinema. The article shows how you can now download movies off of certain websites for a fee. Perhaps these videos can one day be on these websites and earn a profit for their work. Then these little known producers can become famous for their work.

Fred- I agree, but there are television shows that tell only one story; episodes that don't relate to one another. And their are movies that have other movies that relate.

John- Yea, but the reason why some movies have other related to each other is the topic at large is so popular and so entertaining that it just makes sense to use it. Also a lot of these websites aren't free. Some make you pay a monthly fee.

Elaina- You can also mention that some of these videos do not follow the storyline. If they do, they are hard to understand the connection.

Jen- "Videos that only tell one story are little cinema." Does this mean that there are not television shows with only one story line?

In Class Writing 3-26-07

Someone conveys their expertise or authority on a subject through information. Usually, this person will not only cite facts, they will also provide proof to back up their facts.

Generation Now

Our generation's name could be called generation now. A lot of the technological developments that are used by us help us to get things now. This is perhaps the first generation with cell phones and laptops available to most everybody. Cellphones allow you to talk to anybody at anytime, right now. Information is right at your fingertips via the internet and we communicate via email, enabling us to talk to anybody now.

Lonely Girl Synopsis

First, Bree introduces herself. We meet Daniel next, and we are told he doesn't like the camera. The issue of whether or not they like each other is raised and they have a fight about that. They make up and go hiking after her dad allows her to go. Daniel and Bree's dad have a talk about him going to their religious summer camp. Bree tries to find out what they talked about but Daniel would not tell her. In this episode we see a picture of Allister Creilly, who seems like he may become important to the story. Daniel goes to Bree's play and she goes to his party. Before this we learn that Bree has been chosen for a religious ceremony. We also learn she is very smart and loves stars.

In Class Writing #6

The lonely girl series could be appealing to some because the story reminds you of a soap opera. If you watch one episode, you may want to keep watching to find out what happens. It doesn't hurt that Bree is a cute, 16-17 year old girl, some people may start liking the show because of her appeal.

What is YouTube saying?

I believe people are simply expressing opinions. Some may be trying to entertain others or tell a story. People who post on YouTube want to be heard and this is their outlet.

I dont believe YouTube can change the world. I believe it is simply a form of entertainment. We have come a long way technologically in the past 100 years, but websites such as YouTube may end up being simply a miniscule piece of a much larger picture. Im not sure how borders and detachment have been broken down by a bunch of people posting videos online. No matter how far we have come, there will always be new borders created.

Irony

The definition of irony is the use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning. The example in the picture is of situational irony. The two different signs on the stores compliment each other. The Wild Ducks Unlimited sign is next to the Wings Etc. sign. This is ironic because the Wings store sells food that is made from birds. The duck store is next door, perhaps thats where the wings come from. The two stores next to each other are ironic.

In Class Writing #5

The author Todd Samuel Pressner states, "Both men were working in the already established generic form of the travel narrative, combining elements of a rich historical tradition of discovery with their subjective experiences of mobility on foot and by ship" (521).

Thomas Samuel Pressner states that Heine and Hegel were already working in the genre of the travel story, using the aspects of discovery through history along with their own discoveries on their journeys by land and by sea (521).

Pressner, Todd Samuel. "Jews on Ships; or, How Heine's Reisebilder Deconstruct Hegel's Philosophy of World History." Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 118 (2003): 521-538

In Class Writing #4

Part 1
Websites/Wikipedia
Textbooks, Atlas, Almanac, Encyclopedia
Magazine Articles, Newspaper Articles
People
Videos-Documentaries

Part 2
To integrate my paper I need to make my whole paper tie in with one main theme. I believe I should tie in all points with the idea of control of the internet. I should have linking paragraphs or ideas between each individual essay. I could also have a conclusion that links the whole paper together.

Karen asked me, How are you going to link your essays when you have 3 different topics?
I tried all along to keep a theme throughout my paper, so I dont believe it will be too difficult. The whole paper has to do with user interaction and controlling the internet through avatar sites.

John asked a very similar question, How do you link your first arguments with the argument of control? Again, my paper is already closely linked as I knew this was the point of the writing project. It shouldn't be hard to add a few linking paragraphs to pull it all together.

Juan Gris painted this picture of a guitar in 1918.
The guitar is broken up into several pieces throughout the painting. It appears to be sitting up on a table with music sheets underneath. There also looks like an eye is next to the guitar, perhaps indicating someone is going to play it.

In Class Writing #2

Avatar sites are becoming so popular due to the fact that it makes keeping in touch with people much more convenient. For some people these sites are convenient due to the fact that you can leave someone a comment and they can respond hours or days later. You are no longer restricted to taking out a certain amount of time to call your friends on the telephone. These sites also help some people keep in touch with friends who live far away, rather than having to pay a long distance phone bill.

In Class Writing #3

Websites such as MySpace and YouTube are extremely popular. The amount of material uploaded on such sites is drastically less than the amount of material downloaded.

Response to Draft 1 Paper 1

The summary of the Time Magazine article, written by Nicole, was extremely adequate. I believe it was well written and got the point of the article across. The only qualm I may have with her summary is the fact that she seems to infer a few ideas when summarizing the article. She says, "Before we had to stand by and watch as these very few, powerful individuals made the decisions for us. We had to sit by and know that our voice was not being heard. But now thanks to the internet we have a voice." Although I may agree that the article could have lead one to infer this, the article does not implicitly state it. Over all though, I thought it was a good summary.

The argument Nicole makes is that the internet is contributing to the obesity of America. However she also makes the argument that the internet has become a hindrance to people's social lives. Therein lies the problem I have with her argument. There is more than one argument she focuses on. Although the two may be connected, I believe she would have been better off focusing on one issue. She does provide evidence for her arguments, but most of the arguing she does herself, instead of finding evidence or support for her ideas. Perhaps if only one argument had been her focus, more evidence and support could have been found.

Nicole is the kind of person who likes to go to the beach. She seems to be very easygoing or relaxed. She is very personable and is up for meeting anyone.

In Class Writing #1

The music was very chaotic at times, yet it could also be calming and peaceful.(Receptive response, subjective) At first, the music made me think of a grandfather in a foreign country singing a loving song to his grandchildren.(subjective, receptive response) Then the music became chaotic, almost non-sensical.(receptive response, criticism, subjective) However, the chaos ended abruptly and turned into a nice melody. (evaluation)This made me think of the ocean and waves crashing on the shore for some reason.(receptive response, evaluation, subjective)