Norms: Individual Vs. Society-Versu

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Different

I don’t have parents I can go to. I have no rules except I must eat dinner and even then it’s negotiable. I use common sense and knowledge that I’ve learned from TV or school to get through life. I don’t expect anything from my parents not even a car ride. I do respect my mom hopefully like most teenagers. Many teenagers take the badgering of their parents as a curse but the grass is never greener on the other side as I always assure them. Most American parents taught their children things their parents taught them. I learned how to knit but nothing else and I had to bug my mom to teach me. Most families go places for the summer, the farthest I have gone with my mom anywhere was Disney land and that was for my sisters 10^th birthday. I know it’s not her fault because last time she was on a plane was when she came to the United States 25 years ago. I sometimes don’t like the fact I wasn’t put in a piano class or ballet like I wanted. I learned that you can’t always get what you want at a very young age which made me different. I knew whining and complaining never helped just made you feel worse.

Social Networking Narrative

Danielle is OFF TO CATCH THE WHITE RABBIT (12:00 AM)

The first time I even heard of Facebook was from my sister and she was in college. I assumed it was only for college students. Then on one Friday, I was told that my group decided to get together. I asked “Why wasn’t I invited” and they responded “It was on Facebook” I was a tad confused. I realized Facebook had spread to High School. A week later I decided to join Facebook to be in the loop with future events. Though I don’t obsess over Facebook like many users do, I do like the site better than Myspace by far. Sometimes I can also get carried away by reading status updates and comments on the updates. To make matters worse Facebook set up a messaging system similar to Aol Instant Messaging, so you can be on for hours without even realizing it. Now that meeting online is more convenient and free for my friends and I to talk, we barely go out. That’s the only downside to social networks like Facebook except the fact that it can be distracting when I want to do homework but can’t seem to peel my eyes off of Facebook to start working on that essay I have been procrastinating on.

Personal Narrative Video

Blurry Days Personal Narrative Still Frames

STAN CHAMBER JOURNALISM AWARD: "What Matter's Most"

“Strangers Like Me”

I want to know “Strangers Like Me”. As odd as that sounds it’s what matters most to me. When I mean “Strangers Like Me”, I am referring to people. Though we all seem different, we all have the same fears, aspirations, and obstacles to go through to get what we want. I enjoy trying to find out the core of a person and how they work. Knowing matters most to me because though we may all portray a certain personality, that might not be who we really are. If you look at a girl who was always laughing and has a smile on her face, you wouldn’t know that her grandparents, and friend have past away all in a one month period. People think it’s best to let them deal with it on their own but you always think that someone will care enough to ask. You just never know.

"Pilot Episode," My So Called Life (1994)

Angela is a Confused 15 year old doesn't know which way to go in High School so she chose the road less traveled or so it seemed. She would do find herself in situations that there was one exit but the door knob just wasn't working. As she tries to identify herself as independent from her mother. She realizes that she will always need her mom even if its only to cry herself to sleep.

Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run

This video clip is about Bruce Springsteen and his band from when they were young trying to create a new sound. And they did that, making his band famous in the 70's. You see how the making of the album Born to Run really happened. And how it was everything but easy and fast. If you listen to his songs and really paid attention to the beats, it's as if he created a new instrument by putting and orchestra on the track with his special guitar, amazing drummers and etc... When he creates a song, the person listening to it will know how much work he put into it which is more than it would for a today singer to create an entire album. He has the ear that picks the littlest things to change but in the end make a huge difference. I will attempt to try to make my video show show the minor details that make a huge difference.