iMedia: A Unified American

This image, is kind of insulting in a way. Its like whoever created it, is mocking Americans. It displays that obesity is a big problem in our society and that we really have no uniqueness when it comes to delicasies or really nice food. We just have huge trademarks like McDonalds and Burger King, like places with really horrible, unhealty food. It just shows that everything in America is simple and quick. There is no flavor or variety, everything is just expected, and predicted. This photo struck me as pretty funny, cause it is true. Some peoples concerns are all just for food, and it cam be an obsession. But they prove this point by using a traditional Landmark, like the Statue of Liberty. Everybody knows about it, and they see it as a symbol for the American. Shows our freedom and our pride. But when they show it like this, that sends a message saying we Americans definately need some changing going on, and a way to stop people from over eating. This definately gives me, and I hope others, the idea that this food is gross and will make you look like that! And I dont think anybody wants to look like that, but they just cant help it. But thats just how we Americans are, we want everything to be cheap and quick, so we all run to places like McDonalds..etc. Burgers and soda are the demons of all fast foods.

Best of Week: Born Into Brothels

Over the past couple of days we watched the documentary, Born Into Brothels. It was basically about these very young children who live in brothels inside Calcutta, India. This was a very sad thing to watch, because these kids didn't have any guidance or protection. They all say they don't want to end up like their mothers, but they all know they can't really do anything about it. But they are later reported on by a woman who tries to help them. She gives them all cameras, so they can take pictures and somehow try to make their lives better. All of the kids really enjoy photography, and they turn out to take some really nice photos. I was glad to finally see the kids happy because it was a really sad beginning! I'm sure the reason we watched this, was because it kind of had a connection to the novel, The Shadow Catcher. Edward Curtis was a big photographer, and so was Clara's father. Photography played a big part in this book, so now we got to see it in a different, more casual way. I think it is a very good documentary, and I can see myself helping the less fortunate someday when I join the peace core!

Metacognition: QE Essay

The QE essays were a very long and difficult process. I really had to think critically, and arrange my words in the best, and most engaging way possible. My thinking process for this paper was pretty sraight forward. I knew my question, I had the other essays we went over in class to refer to, I knew how I was going to answer it, it was just very time consuming. I had to think over what were the obstacles to creativity and how we can overcome them. It helped out that some of these essays described that they also face obstacles and gave advice on how to overcome them. It changed my knowledge a lot, because I got to use some of that advice. I knew that creativity wasn't easy for all, but I didnt know that all of these things can stand in our way. It really surprised me how precise one has to be to capture creativity, and writing this essay, kind of made me one step closer. For me though, it was very hard to not be general, and that is something I hate about my thinking. I am just so used to being cute, and writing what I "think" the teacher wants to hear, or how a student is supposed to sound in their papers. I would really like to work on being more entertaining, and different. I want to say things that readers have never heard before, but that is going to be very hard for me to switch my habits.

Blogging Around

 The first blog I read was by Klaudia, and she focused on one of our students mindbook entrys and how it was so complex, and how she loved the way her mind worked. Here's what I said to her:
"Klaudia, the way you described this was absolutely perfect! And i know exactly whose mindbook entry your talking about, and i completely agree with everything you said. i love the way you capture the idea, of the thoughts we cant express, and those questions really got me thinking too! Its awesome when we understand other peoples minds ya know? Like she has this one idea, and this one simple picture, but than it just expands out to this one big idea that has so much meaning. I loved her painting as well, and i think its so cool that you devoted a whole blog post to her one mindbook entry cause you really can say a lot about it. Just dont be afraid to let all those ideas out cause i know you have an awesome, complex, creative mind too!"

 The other blog I read was by Marina. She was talking about how she had to write these college essays and that it was hard for her when they told her to create her own topic. Thousands of ideas rushed to her mind and how its a lot harder than to write a paper on something educational, like what we learned in class or something. I completely think differently than her though, and thats why I said this:
Marina, dude, on this blog we think like COMPLETE opposites. When they give u a topic thats personal, thats like the easiest thing! Cause only YOU know how it really went, and the admission people cant tell you that your wrong. There your own words and you can use them however you want to and they have to believe it! Like when you have to write something about what you just learned, theres a right or wrong answer so you gotta worry about that too and then there like, blah blah blah you did this this and this wrong nag nag nag ya know? thats why your crazy girl! haha yeah when they say "create your own topic" your brain just streettchess and you could pick anyyy topic in the world which kinda makes it harder but you can just pick anything you want and they cant judge on that. But good luck!!