Ling
First of all, the design was great of course. The first thing I noticed was the pen and how you make your page look like a scrapbook you had put together. The way that the links were the pictures for the next page was also amazing. The enviroment pictures were a good representation of west vs. east in regards to plant life. The problem I have is that the dialogue is factual and I dont get a sense of home. The word overlay on your next picture is great. I thought the dialogue for the spring picture shows how much you enjoy spring, very good I thought. Your next picture of the computer shows how much you appreciate computers simply by the angle of the picture. I wish that you didnt abbreviate so much being that some people will have no idea what you are talking about.
John
John's idea of home revolves around his family. His picture shows his family but the focus actually seems to be on a magazine in the front. The dialogue is very good, you put us on the outside looking in, like we are watching a tv show. The picture of Cara shows she is always on the phone and doesnt seem to care what else is going on. I especially liked the Andy Griffith picture because that show was back in the 50's, where families were like yours. The page with Tali should be named the same as the link you used. I got a sense of a good relationship between you two from the picture and the dialogue as well.
Nikki
First of all I thought the design was amazing, especially for a word document. Your title shows that we will be talking about different elements of yourself. The fact that Welcome You is the biggest font on the page shows that we are invited to take part in your page. You are very good at engaging the audience by asking good questions. I like how you lead the audience to your links. I personally didnt get the Blockbuster pictures but it seems like everyone else did. I did like how you related your work to home.
Nicole
I liked the opening picture because it showed your parents and how happy they still are. They are obviously a big part of your sense of home. The text to me was dull and boring, it was just information, I didnt really get too excited while reading. The fact that you wrote in the 2nd person shows that you were trying to get us involved which was nice. The picture of the bear shows the good relationship you have with him and goes well with the diaologue. I also thought the picture of Matt was good and went well with the dialogue.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Nikki
The photo of your parents was really meaningful and shows a lot of love. You mention that you are an only child which is not something I have ever been so surrounded by therefor I am interested in knowing what kind of home life that makes. You mention playing with your parents which is also something I would like to know more about. I am interested to know if you feel you got extra attention growing up or if you felt a little bit suffocated. Mr. Bear's personification seems to play the role of a sibling to you yet not to your parents. You mention the story of being in the airport as Mr. bear was your responsibility to keep him safe and with you guys the way your parents were treating you. You and Mat seem to have a very serious relationship. Depending on your culture will show help the audience understand if the meeting of the parents was a big deal or if it is a standard procedure when two young people date. Sharing family functions is also a big deal to me but may not be to your culture. I would just say to crop out the lights in this picture.
Nicole
I love the title and cover of your project. The mixed up photos of pieces of your face shows the different sides to you that we can see if we chose to. You mentioned this in your first paragraph which particularly connects to the reader because they begin to question what they look at in a person. I like the way you welcome the readers in bold letters and continue that into the paragraph. You are luring your audience into wanting to get to know you better. When you ask the question at the end, before the links, "How do you want to know me?" you bring up a major question in the readers mind. What we chose as the link to go to shows you what we look at first in a person. We as a class chose the title "when my life wasn't stressed." This brings us into the start of your life which is a great place to start learning about you. The fact that the last time you weren't stressed was that long ago shows that school work and the responsibilities of a young adult are a handful to you. The blockbuster page is my favorite. The way you compare your Lucy to be your blockbuster mom shows that this is no longer just a job for you it means so much more. It is not about the paycheck or the movie perks. You have developed a family in your workplace which shows character about you as well.
John
We see from your first page that family is an important part of your life. They are your circle of trust as well as your comfort zone. You make your family seem like a TV sitcom with the way you portray your siblings as characters of the sitcom. You think you have a typical family but this may just be typical on TV. The way you talk of your sister Cara is as your girl, only daughter, daddy's little girl. This is a cliche idea of girls in the family. The background of the photo of Cara shows you live in a nice community where the kids can play in the street worry free. I like the image of the TV with the old show on the TV. You mention how the TV has been around for a long time and you show with the old show on new TV. You also wrote your paragraph very seriously which shows in important relationship. Your last page of Tali follows in with your sitcom theme. The best friend girl who may be more is also something seen on TV all the time. The question of is this more than a friend is a typical theme too.
Ling
The technology used in your project was overly impressive. I like the way you made you made the pages look like a scrapbook using tools such as a pencil and thumb tacks. The images you used as your links also brought a lot of character and color to your pages. Your images are great and your paragraphs have nice information in them but some more connection to the photos might help the audience grasp the theme better. The image of environment was beautiful. I would like to know more about why spring is home for you. The image of spring is really nice too. I like how you speak about the hot air balloon festival because it gives the audience more information than they were able to get from the photo. The angle as which you took of the computer screen was my favorite page. You have a relationship with technology that is unique about you. The image makes me think that your perspective on computers is that you respect and look up to them or that the laptop is being thrown around in which case you don't really care much about it.
Nicole T
It was cool how you opened up your presentation showing us a lot about you and your family, how you are an only child, and how your parents seem to be very happy people. It was also cool how you mentioned your parents are your best friends and a big part of your life. You then lead us into your favorite possession you teddy bear, Mr. Bear who you give us a brief history of. The picture helps us view your bear more as a person and less as an item.
Your last picture with your boyfriend helps us understand your social and how you’re able to have a mature relationship. You help us understand how close you are to his family and have interest in his life style as well. Your presentation was great just you might need to add a little more information in certain pictures.
Your last picture with your boyfriend helps us understand your social and how you’re able to have a mature relationship. You help us understand how close you are to his family and have interest in his life style as well. Your presentation was great just you might need to add a little more information in certain pictures.
Nicole D
I like the way you opened showing cut up pictures of yourself and also showing us your textbooks showing us your studiousness and how much they are a part of your life. One can tell how studious you are by quoting that sociologist showing your compassion towards her academics. Your links are very creative as well by making the viewer really feel like their decision matters. You then lead us to your Barbie doll collection which helps us see your youthful side. To it shows you want to take the viewer back to a simpler time which is why you named it “a time when I wasn’t stress” very clever.
It’s nice to know that you feel your work place to be like a second home to you, when most people hate that fact of even going to there. It shows character especially how you mentioned the fun you have there. I enjoyed the way you formatted your presentation very clever.
It’s nice to know that you feel your work place to be like a second home to you, when most people hate that fact of even going to there. It shows character especially how you mentioned the fun you have there. I enjoyed the way you formatted your presentation very clever.
Ling's Home
You open up in a very interesting way by giving the viewer a background of where you’ve lived in the past and how it has helped you grown. I think it’d bring the viewer more in if you would include a little more detail. The background and technical features you included where amazing, I couldn’t even imagine doing that. I enjoyed how you cleverly put your project into a scrap book version, which is basically what the project is about a scrap book of what is home to you. In your second picture you show us the difference between the plants of the east coast to the plants of the west coast. It fascinates me being that I have lived in the east coast all of my life, and have never really been in contact with many western plants it also shows us that there are things that you miss from your time living in the east coast.
Your picture of spring helps us understand what kind of person you are, to many spring feels fresh, a new start to things as well, as clean. The pictures really do help illustrate your true appreciation towards spring. The picture of the computer helps us understand your true appreciation towards computers, and how they are a part of his life. Your presentation was great and the theme and settings where also amazing, the only thing you should think about is adding some more information at the opening page.
Your picture of spring helps us understand what kind of person you are, to many spring feels fresh, a new start to things as well, as clean. The pictures really do help illustrate your true appreciation towards spring. The picture of the computer helps us understand your true appreciation towards computers, and how they are a part of his life. Your presentation was great and the theme and settings where also amazing, the only thing you should think about is adding some more information at the opening page.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Home Project Response
Sorry, I got home late tonite, so i finish this at 2 AM, everyone has a nice sleep.
Yale's opening picture took place in New Hampshire.It's scenic picture with her family members. From this picture, audience can obvious see her family is important to her life, background may shows she love travel, it's a good way to start off your project like this. Then she shows the picture with her baseball glove, this picture do not really connect to last picture but she mentioned later on she will show how her activity conncets to her home somewhere. There is one picture shows the shoot inside the car. It's a good movement fromher family to friends. My criticism here is this picture seems too empty, audience can not reach you unless they read the text, so I suggest you can change the position of camera, take a shoot from side to your friend's seat, it will be better.:)
Last, i really like the way she presents happeniess with her friend Tara. Their smile seems spontaneousness, audience can easily find out what kind of relationship between these two girls, also it can make audiences think back their friends, or
their childhood, it's amazing picture.
She start off a picture from her sister's wedding. It's a sweet picture that shows her family stand in front of camera, I think it's pretty much like a religious wedding(not sure about it). Anyway, audience can easily catch her message,her family is playing very important part in her life. She used pink color for background, I think it's hard for audiences to look over with white-pink color, I sugguest you can change pink to orange, or you can fill black to the background, and white for text. Next picture shows her with her sister in Israel. This picutre was taken by her mother, showed she have good time with her sister. It pretty much conncet to last picture.
It's interesting to see her bathroom picture. How she handle problem with share one bathroom with her brother. If you can show some your brother's stuff in the bathroom, that will be great:)
Nice opening picture. I like white-black style picture, focus is on the right bottom of the picutre. Your facial emotion can make audience guess what you are doing, it's pretty funny way to show your humor. Since you mentioned you love music, audience can assume youwere singing. Next he showed a CD cover with a drummer. The picture doesn't tell much, but from his text, we know why is that CD so important to him. It's good way to show this picture after first one, because it can make audiences know how music take part of your life. Then he showed the picture with two best friend from high school. Their facial expressions are funny because the different style of smiles.
Last picture he showed to us is really good. This picture show he and his father, it's some kind of respect between two generation. His father lean to Fred, but he is not smile, it could bring out lots of message from her father. Throught Fred's text, we find out his father has a dangerous job, and Fred feel his dad is hero because he work hard and take care of whole family. It's really a feeling from his heart, good picture and good text. No criticism. :)
Yale's Home
Yale's opening picture took place in New Hampshire.It's scenic picture with her family members. From this picture, audience can obvious see her family is important to her life, background may shows she love travel, it's a good way to start off your project like this. Then she shows the picture with her baseball glove, this picture do not really connect to last picture but she mentioned later on she will show how her activity conncets to her home somewhere. There is one picture shows the shoot inside the car. It's a good movement fromher family to friends. My criticism here is this picture seems too empty, audience can not reach you unless they read the text, so I suggest you can change the position of camera, take a shoot from side to your friend's seat, it will be better.:)
Last, i really like the way she presents happeniess with her friend Tara. Their smile seems spontaneousness, audience can easily find out what kind of relationship between these two girls, also it can make audiences think back their friends, or
their childhood, it's amazing picture.
Elaina: Home=Family
She start off a picture from her sister's wedding. It's a sweet picture that shows her family stand in front of camera, I think it's pretty much like a religious wedding(not sure about it). Anyway, audience can easily catch her message,her family is playing very important part in her life. She used pink color for background, I think it's hard for audiences to look over with white-pink color, I sugguest you can change pink to orange, or you can fill black to the background, and white for text. Next picture shows her with her sister in Israel. This picutre was taken by her mother, showed she have good time with her sister. It pretty much conncet to last picture.
It's interesting to see her bathroom picture. How she handle problem with share one bathroom with her brother. If you can show some your brother's stuff in the bathroom, that will be great:)
Nice opening picture. I like white-black style picture, focus is on the right bottom of the picutre. Your facial emotion can make audience guess what you are doing, it's pretty funny way to show your humor. Since you mentioned you love music, audience can assume youwere singing. Next he showed a CD cover with a drummer. The picture doesn't tell much, but from his text, we know why is that CD so important to him. It's good way to show this picture after first one, because it can make audiences know how music take part of your life. Then he showed the picture with two best friend from high school. Their facial expressions are funny because the different style of smiles.
Last picture he showed to us is really good. This picture show he and his father, it's some kind of respect between two generation. His father lean to Fred, but he is not smile, it could bring out lots of message from her father. Throught Fred's text, we find out his father has a dangerous job, and Fred feel his dad is hero because he work hard and take care of whole family. It's really a feeling from his heart, good picture and good text. No criticism. :)
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Home Project
Yael Home
From the first picture in Yael’s project you were able to tell that she associates home with family. Her first slide was of her and her siblings a long time ago. They were all sitting close together and had their arms around each other. Although they weren’t in their house, and were on vacation, it showed that to Yael home is wherever her family is. Her next picture was of a baseball glove. From the actual picture it was hard to see the relationship and how it connected to her family, but after reading the paragraph it became clear that this glove represented a special bond between not only her immediate family but her extended family as well. Yael’ s next slide was really good. Not only was I able to see the relationship she shared with her best friend but it reminded me of the relationships that I share with my friends.
Elaina Home
The title Elaina choose for this project was “home = family.” I thought that this was a great choice because it is unique and she will be able to expand on why she specifically choose to use an equal sign in later slides. Her first picture was of her immediate family with her new sister-in-law. From the picture the impression you get is that they are all happy and are very close, particularly Elaina and her sister who have their arms around each other. However after reading the text you are left wondering weather the relationship is really good between Elaina and her new sister-in-law. Also the color of the text made it hard to read. The next picture was a picture of Elaina and her sister in Israel. Just form looking at the picture you were reminded of the close relationship they share from the previous picture. However in the text it would have been better had you gone into more detail about your relationship then what you did on your trip. The next picture was of Elaina’s bathroom, which she shares with her sister. I liked how in her paragraph she introduced her brothers. We already know what kind of relationship and bond she shares with her sister but it made me curious as to what type of relationship she has with her brothers.
Fred Home
Fred’s first picture was a good choice and fit perfectly with his opening sentence. I also liked how he acknowledged that everybody has his or her own definition of home and that he was going to share with us his. He also mentioned how music was a big part of his life and set up his second picture nicely. This picture was of his Buddy Rich CD. From the picture alone it was hard to tell the relationships that he had to it. It was not until after the text was read that the reason why this picture was chosen became clear. Fred next picture was of himself with his father. The picture was cropped so that only Fred and his father could be seen. The text to this picture was especially good. Fred was able to capture all of his father’s qualities and their relationship through his father’s life story. After reading the text and then going back to the picture I was able to better understand the reasoning for his fathers posture and the relationship they share. This picture also made me think of my dad and how appreciative I should be for all that he does.
From the first picture in Yael’s project you were able to tell that she associates home with family. Her first slide was of her and her siblings a long time ago. They were all sitting close together and had their arms around each other. Although they weren’t in their house, and were on vacation, it showed that to Yael home is wherever her family is. Her next picture was of a baseball glove. From the actual picture it was hard to see the relationship and how it connected to her family, but after reading the paragraph it became clear that this glove represented a special bond between not only her immediate family but her extended family as well. Yael’ s next slide was really good. Not only was I able to see the relationship she shared with her best friend but it reminded me of the relationships that I share with my friends.
Elaina Home
The title Elaina choose for this project was “home = family.” I thought that this was a great choice because it is unique and she will be able to expand on why she specifically choose to use an equal sign in later slides. Her first picture was of her immediate family with her new sister-in-law. From the picture the impression you get is that they are all happy and are very close, particularly Elaina and her sister who have their arms around each other. However after reading the text you are left wondering weather the relationship is really good between Elaina and her new sister-in-law. Also the color of the text made it hard to read. The next picture was a picture of Elaina and her sister in Israel. Just form looking at the picture you were reminded of the close relationship they share from the previous picture. However in the text it would have been better had you gone into more detail about your relationship then what you did on your trip. The next picture was of Elaina’s bathroom, which she shares with her sister. I liked how in her paragraph she introduced her brothers. We already know what kind of relationship and bond she shares with her sister but it made me curious as to what type of relationship she has with her brothers.
Fred Home
Fred’s first picture was a good choice and fit perfectly with his opening sentence. I also liked how he acknowledged that everybody has his or her own definition of home and that he was going to share with us his. He also mentioned how music was a big part of his life and set up his second picture nicely. This picture was of his Buddy Rich CD. From the picture alone it was hard to tell the relationships that he had to it. It was not until after the text was read that the reason why this picture was chosen became clear. Fred next picture was of himself with his father. The picture was cropped so that only Fred and his father could be seen. The text to this picture was especially good. Fred was able to capture all of his father’s qualities and their relationship through his father’s life story. After reading the text and then going back to the picture I was able to better understand the reasoning for his fathers posture and the relationship they share. This picture also made me think of my dad and how appreciative I should be for all that he does.
Notes on the Home presentations
Yaels Presentation
The presentation starts with a picture of children posing in a mountainous location. They all look happy and excited to be where they are. What I got out of it was that they like to travel and as a family. I think that this photo captured the right idea. The text did in fact re-assure my idea. The next photo of the baseball glove was interesting. I understood where you wanted to go with this, but it was only after I had read the text. I think that there needs to be more in the picture that shows that you played little league and that it was a big family event, like your previous picture. I liked to photo of you and your friend. I understood that your guys are close friends if not family, you like to fool around (the dirt on your faces and you are both in a shower) and you enjoyed each other's company to say the least. I personally don't think that anything needs to be altered with this photo; I'm interested because I think that people have those friends that they feel so comfortable with that they can be wild and crazy with. What I wasn't sure about was the picture of the picture of New Hampshire. Origanaly I thought that you liked art. If I thought about it for more than my initial reaction, I would probably understand that your idea of home was this place. Also, I was lost here; why am I supposed to care? I think there are ideas and emotions that can be brought out relating to the photo that can get people's attention. I liked the passenger seat car. I think that there is a big audience of people who experienced driving around aimlessly and didn't have a care in the world. My one critique would be to get the car out of the driveway and take a picture of you driving, to get that idea of the road ahead of you. I think now that the project was cleared up, It will be easier to fix.
Elaina' Presentation
I like your start. Get the idea about the family and they are close. Maybe, you can crop the picture slightly to get the EXIT sign out of the picture, as well as the hand. I liked the light brown background with the painted veins. And,maybe change the wording of how you describe your relationship with your sister-in-law to get the idea of her not being a burden, as talked about in class. I thought that it was an interesting picture of the bathroom. Emediatly thought of sharing a bathroom because of the two sinks. I also thought that it had to be the bathroom of two females because of how clean it is. Maybe you can add things to the picture to get the idea of how close you are to your sister because that is not what I think of when I see a bathroom. The picture of you and your sister was good. You can tell that you both are sisters because you look similar, you are gestures with your body that indicate that you are close, you are wearing similar cloths. I think if talked more to the audience you would get attention because the text gives a good store line of being homesick and the reunion, but I think it needs more body. I think that the picture of you and your bracelet should not be posed; it looks almost fake. I think that you have some one take a picture of you with your hands at your sides with the bracelet you would get the idea that you wear it all the time and it means a lot to you. You had my attention with the stethoscope text. This was also posed. Maybe if you incorporate your mother in the picture you would get the idea that your mother is a doctor, rather than thinking that you like stethoscopes. I think that it can all be sorted out and I think that the project can be very evoking if handled the right way.
The presentation starts with a picture of children posing in a mountainous location. They all look happy and excited to be where they are. What I got out of it was that they like to travel and as a family. I think that this photo captured the right idea. The text did in fact re-assure my idea. The next photo of the baseball glove was interesting. I understood where you wanted to go with this, but it was only after I had read the text. I think that there needs to be more in the picture that shows that you played little league and that it was a big family event, like your previous picture. I liked to photo of you and your friend. I understood that your guys are close friends if not family, you like to fool around (the dirt on your faces and you are both in a shower) and you enjoyed each other's company to say the least. I personally don't think that anything needs to be altered with this photo; I'm interested because I think that people have those friends that they feel so comfortable with that they can be wild and crazy with. What I wasn't sure about was the picture of the picture of New Hampshire. Origanaly I thought that you liked art. If I thought about it for more than my initial reaction, I would probably understand that your idea of home was this place. Also, I was lost here; why am I supposed to care? I think there are ideas and emotions that can be brought out relating to the photo that can get people's attention. I liked the passenger seat car. I think that there is a big audience of people who experienced driving around aimlessly and didn't have a care in the world. My one critique would be to get the car out of the driveway and take a picture of you driving, to get that idea of the road ahead of you. I think now that the project was cleared up, It will be easier to fix.
Elaina' Presentation
I like your start. Get the idea about the family and they are close. Maybe, you can crop the picture slightly to get the EXIT sign out of the picture, as well as the hand. I liked the light brown background with the painted veins. And,maybe change the wording of how you describe your relationship with your sister-in-law to get the idea of her not being a burden, as talked about in class. I thought that it was an interesting picture of the bathroom. Emediatly thought of sharing a bathroom because of the two sinks. I also thought that it had to be the bathroom of two females because of how clean it is. Maybe you can add things to the picture to get the idea of how close you are to your sister because that is not what I think of when I see a bathroom. The picture of you and your sister was good. You can tell that you both are sisters because you look similar, you are gestures with your body that indicate that you are close, you are wearing similar cloths. I think if talked more to the audience you would get attention because the text gives a good store line of being homesick and the reunion, but I think it needs more body. I think that the picture of you and your bracelet should not be posed; it looks almost fake. I think that you have some one take a picture of you with your hands at your sides with the bracelet you would get the idea that you wear it all the time and it means a lot to you. You had my attention with the stethoscope text. This was also posed. Maybe if you incorporate your mother in the picture you would get the idea that your mother is a doctor, rather than thinking that you like stethoscopes. I think that it can all be sorted out and I think that the project can be very evoking if handled the right way.
Home Project
Yael
Family is clearly important to Yael which seems to be the main focus of her project and what home seems to her. I like the dashboard picture because it has a story to tell it leaves questions to be answered. The picture also brings recognition in everybody of driving around with their friends. I also like how she ended it with a kind of mystery open question. I also liked the picture of a picture it gave a cool effect. In that paragraph she was ver descriptive perhaps a vacation story or narrative would have been nice. Home is family to Yael and she tied this very nicely throughout the text.
Elaina
Home= Family
I like the idea of bringing math into the front slide it seems like a kind of twist in the plot unexpected. The text is difficult to read with the pink background and doesn't explain anything. In the picture of her sister I don't know if this was on purpose but I liked the shadow, light duality in the picture. Perhaps she can expand on this duality in there relationship, in a sibling relationship there are not only good times. In the picture only your face is in focus which draws attention to your expression. I was just wondering why you mentioned "that your mother was the photographer" what did that add to the narrative. The bracelet picture was very orange and semi forced. Perhaps a picture of the arm swaying outdoors and the natural everyday usage of the bracelet. In the bathroom picture it would be helpful if someone's reflection was in the mirror. I like the addition of your brother into the relationship it introduces conflict into a perfect family, but perhaps expand it. The stethoscope picture seemed out of place and forced, perhaps put it with other everyday objects to show the normalcy of such an item.
Freddie
The opening page showed character and humor; but, if music is what is most important to you you should incorporate that into the opening page. The buddy holiday CD did not portray the teacher student relationship you wrote about which was very interesting. It brought memories of an important teachers that everybody have had in their lives. The CD seems cold when the paragraph was so full of feeling. The family picture was interesting because it was just your father. I like the way that it was cropped and you cut out other people in the picture showing the importance of you father. The body position showed the respect which you hold for your father. The friend shot was my favorite because you guys are all making such different faces showing your personalities.
-Jen
Family is clearly important to Yael which seems to be the main focus of her project and what home seems to her. I like the dashboard picture because it has a story to tell it leaves questions to be answered. The picture also brings recognition in everybody of driving around with their friends. I also like how she ended it with a kind of mystery open question. I also liked the picture of a picture it gave a cool effect. In that paragraph she was ver descriptive perhaps a vacation story or narrative would have been nice. Home is family to Yael and she tied this very nicely throughout the text.
Elaina
Home= Family
I like the idea of bringing math into the front slide it seems like a kind of twist in the plot unexpected. The text is difficult to read with the pink background and doesn't explain anything. In the picture of her sister I don't know if this was on purpose but I liked the shadow, light duality in the picture. Perhaps she can expand on this duality in there relationship, in a sibling relationship there are not only good times. In the picture only your face is in focus which draws attention to your expression. I was just wondering why you mentioned "that your mother was the photographer" what did that add to the narrative. The bracelet picture was very orange and semi forced. Perhaps a picture of the arm swaying outdoors and the natural everyday usage of the bracelet. In the bathroom picture it would be helpful if someone's reflection was in the mirror. I like the addition of your brother into the relationship it introduces conflict into a perfect family, but perhaps expand it. The stethoscope picture seemed out of place and forced, perhaps put it with other everyday objects to show the normalcy of such an item.
Freddie
The opening page showed character and humor; but, if music is what is most important to you you should incorporate that into the opening page. The buddy holiday CD did not portray the teacher student relationship you wrote about which was very interesting. It brought memories of an important teachers that everybody have had in their lives. The CD seems cold when the paragraph was so full of feeling. The family picture was interesting because it was just your father. I like the way that it was cropped and you cut out other people in the picture showing the importance of you father. The body position showed the respect which you hold for your father. The friend shot was my favorite because you guys are all making such different faces showing your personalities.
-Jen
Home Presentation- Matt Shemwell
Yael,
I thought her opening picture gave a good sense of what home meant to her. Seeing her with her family showed me that obviously her family was very important to her and made her think of home. The picture also showed that her family was on a vacation and that even though she was away from her literal home, she still felt at home with her family. The writing was very descriptive and talked much about feelings evoked by the family and their vacations.
The picture of the baseball glove showed me that Yael obviously enjoys sports of some kind. The only problem is that the glove didn't show any relationship to Yael and her family. It was in reality just a picture of a baseball glove. After reading the paragraph however, I could see that sports played a major role in Yael's life. They were a time when friends and family would all gather together and give her a sense of home.
Next there was a picture of an image that was obviously a picture on a wall at her house. It was a picture of the lake they used to go to. This picture gave me a feeling of peace and tranquility. The paragraph however was a descriptive of things she did on the trip, that was not too exciting to me. I didn't feel like I cared about what they were doing.
Lastly there was a picture of her and her friend. The picture was just the two of them together and laughing. I thought this was the best picture of all. It definitely showed the relationship between the two of them and the feelings evoked. Obviously her friends are important to her.
Elaina,
Elaina's theme was home revolves around family. She showed this in her picture of a wedding where all the family was. She wrote about how important her sister is to her and now there is a new one which will require some adjusting. I thought that the background behind the words was a bit distracting and made it hard to read. However the point of her family being important was well made.
Next was the picture of her and her sister in Israel. The picture itself simply showed that she enjoys being with her sister. Thats all I took from it, I didn't necessarily see everything else that people were seeing in the picture. The dialogue didn't show much about the relationship, except for the part where she met her sister in the airport.
Then there was a picture of a bracelet which simply was a picture of a bracelet. There was no conveyance of any relationship to the idea of home. Then there was a picture of a bathroom. Again all I saw was a picture of a bracelet, no relationship to anything was conveyed. Lastly, there was a picture of a stethoscope, which showed that something to do with doctors was important to her. As the paragraph showed her mother is a pediatrician, which is why that reminds her of home. I didn't get that from the picture however.
Fred,
Fred's first picture was of him laughing. This indicated to me that a sense of humor is important to Fred. In the dialogue he even says, "Home is a funny thing" thus tying the two together. I did like how he gives what his idea of home is but he allows for other ideas as well.
He next gives the picture of a Buddy Rich cd. In reality, thats all the picture was, a picture of a cd. I inferred that drumming is important to him and this was confirmed by the paragraph. His paragraph showed how this cd influenced his life and made him want to be a better drummer.
Next he had a picture of him and his friends. This picture shows me that his friends are important to him. Lastly there was a picture of Fred and his Dad. Obviously the picture showed how much his dad meant to him. The paragraph just confirmed that. He says his dad was a hero to him.
I thought her opening picture gave a good sense of what home meant to her. Seeing her with her family showed me that obviously her family was very important to her and made her think of home. The picture also showed that her family was on a vacation and that even though she was away from her literal home, she still felt at home with her family. The writing was very descriptive and talked much about feelings evoked by the family and their vacations.
The picture of the baseball glove showed me that Yael obviously enjoys sports of some kind. The only problem is that the glove didn't show any relationship to Yael and her family. It was in reality just a picture of a baseball glove. After reading the paragraph however, I could see that sports played a major role in Yael's life. They were a time when friends and family would all gather together and give her a sense of home.
Next there was a picture of an image that was obviously a picture on a wall at her house. It was a picture of the lake they used to go to. This picture gave me a feeling of peace and tranquility. The paragraph however was a descriptive of things she did on the trip, that was not too exciting to me. I didn't feel like I cared about what they were doing.
Lastly there was a picture of her and her friend. The picture was just the two of them together and laughing. I thought this was the best picture of all. It definitely showed the relationship between the two of them and the feelings evoked. Obviously her friends are important to her.
Elaina,
Elaina's theme was home revolves around family. She showed this in her picture of a wedding where all the family was. She wrote about how important her sister is to her and now there is a new one which will require some adjusting. I thought that the background behind the words was a bit distracting and made it hard to read. However the point of her family being important was well made.
Next was the picture of her and her sister in Israel. The picture itself simply showed that she enjoys being with her sister. Thats all I took from it, I didn't necessarily see everything else that people were seeing in the picture. The dialogue didn't show much about the relationship, except for the part where she met her sister in the airport.
Then there was a picture of a bracelet which simply was a picture of a bracelet. There was no conveyance of any relationship to the idea of home. Then there was a picture of a bathroom. Again all I saw was a picture of a bracelet, no relationship to anything was conveyed. Lastly, there was a picture of a stethoscope, which showed that something to do with doctors was important to her. As the paragraph showed her mother is a pediatrician, which is why that reminds her of home. I didn't get that from the picture however.
Fred,
Fred's first picture was of him laughing. This indicated to me that a sense of humor is important to Fred. In the dialogue he even says, "Home is a funny thing" thus tying the two together. I did like how he gives what his idea of home is but he allows for other ideas as well.
He next gives the picture of a Buddy Rich cd. In reality, thats all the picture was, a picture of a cd. I inferred that drumming is important to him and this was confirmed by the paragraph. His paragraph showed how this cd influenced his life and made him want to be a better drummer.
Next he had a picture of him and his friends. This picture shows me that his friends are important to him. Lastly there was a picture of Fred and his Dad. Obviously the picture showed how much his dad meant to him. The paragraph just confirmed that. He says his dad was a hero to him.
Home presentation
Yael-
The family trip to New Hampshire told the audience a lot about your family. You enjoy spending time together bolding, you enjoy nature, and family is important to you. This was a good way to start off a project in which you will speak about the importance of your family. In the slide of the front seat of the car, you wrote “do anything or go anywhere.” This opens up a whole new topic discussing what type of adventures you and your friend did in this car. The picture of Echo Lake was a blurry picture which makes it seem like it was a blurry memory to you now. I’m not sure if that was your intention but that’s what it seemed like to me. The picture of you and your friend Tara showed very genuine happiness. Those smiles were not posed. I especially liked how you mentioned your different paths now. The picture was taken when you were young which gives the audience a question of where is your friendship now. You mentioned this when you said that she is married and lives in Israel and you e-mail every day. Overall I noticed that every paragraph you wrote was written in great detail. You let me feel as if I were living through some of these stories because I now know so much about them.
Fred-
Your cover picture tells us a lot about you. Your facial expressions in that photo is not one I see everyday in class. You look very happy which grabs the audience into wanting to know what makes this guy's life so full of happiness. The choice of a black and white photo can either be showing old fashion or a head shot used is sometimes done in black and white. You mention music in the paragraph as your ending. Does music make you this happy? Your second photo or the CD told me about what type of music you like. The fact that you chose a CD rather than an i-pod title or a record shows us what time in your life this band was important to you. Music is a big part of your life and it motivates you. The photo of you and your friends was my favorite. There is so much in this photo that everyone in the room can relate to. Everyone has those special "buds" in their lives who can have a good time like that. You happen to have gotten a great candid shot of you and your friends. You end off the paragraph with a cliffhanger. You mention that you and your friends went through "coming of age" together. It is very interesting to note what you meant by this term. I would be very interested if your connecting slide went into dramatic details of this. In your last photo of you and your father there is a lot of body language to read. You are smiling and he is not. There is no hugging in the picture. This shows respect and fear yet you still love him and look up to him. Your grandfathers head popping out confused me because I wasn't sure if he was an important part of the picture or not.
The family trip to New Hampshire told the audience a lot about your family. You enjoy spending time together bolding, you enjoy nature, and family is important to you. This was a good way to start off a project in which you will speak about the importance of your family. In the slide of the front seat of the car, you wrote “do anything or go anywhere.” This opens up a whole new topic discussing what type of adventures you and your friend did in this car. The picture of Echo Lake was a blurry picture which makes it seem like it was a blurry memory to you now. I’m not sure if that was your intention but that’s what it seemed like to me. The picture of you and your friend Tara showed very genuine happiness. Those smiles were not posed. I especially liked how you mentioned your different paths now. The picture was taken when you were young which gives the audience a question of where is your friendship now. You mentioned this when you said that she is married and lives in Israel and you e-mail every day. Overall I noticed that every paragraph you wrote was written in great detail. You let me feel as if I were living through some of these stories because I now know so much about them.
Fred-
Your cover picture tells us a lot about you. Your facial expressions in that photo is not one I see everyday in class. You look very happy which grabs the audience into wanting to know what makes this guy's life so full of happiness. The choice of a black and white photo can either be showing old fashion or a head shot used is sometimes done in black and white. You mention music in the paragraph as your ending. Does music make you this happy? Your second photo or the CD told me about what type of music you like. The fact that you chose a CD rather than an i-pod title or a record shows us what time in your life this band was important to you. Music is a big part of your life and it motivates you. The photo of you and your friends was my favorite. There is so much in this photo that everyone in the room can relate to. Everyone has those special "buds" in their lives who can have a good time like that. You happen to have gotten a great candid shot of you and your friends. You end off the paragraph with a cliffhanger. You mention that you and your friends went through "coming of age" together. It is very interesting to note what you meant by this term. I would be very interested if your connecting slide went into dramatic details of this. In your last photo of you and your father there is a lot of body language to read. You are smiling and he is not. There is no hugging in the picture. This shows respect and fear yet you still love him and look up to him. Your grandfathers head popping out confused me because I wasn't sure if he was an important part of the picture or not.
Home Presentations, by: Eddie
Yael:
Her first picture was of her and her siblings on a trip in New Hampshire. The picture was self explanatory and we saw that her family was extremely important to her. She did a good job by picking this photograph as her homepage because there were several things within the photograph that showed something about Yael and her home. One photograph which I thought did not do such a good job was the picture of her childhood baseball glove. Yael did explain the importance of the glove and how it reminded her of the many Sundays spent with her family playing little league baseball. The problem with the picture was that I was not there for her little league games, so I would not get that image from the picture alone. When I saw the baseball glove, all I could think was that maybe she is a fan of the Yankees.
Elaina:
I thought that she picked a good picture for her homepage. The picture was of a wedding so it showed many generations of her family. It showed the closeness of her family and a lot of happiness. Her text however, was very difficult to read but it was interesting because in it she made a point about having to accept her sister-in-law to her family. It showed that family isn’t always harmonic so it gave us an interesting outlook on families. As we all know, not all families are friendly and good. The photograph which I thought she could have branched out into many different topics about her home was the photograph of Elaina and her sister in her homeland. I thought that in the picture there were many things happening and there was a lot for the audience to take in. I also thought that it was a good picture because of the lighting and because of the building in the background. The building had Hebrew writing on it so we can infer her religion and in what country she was in when the picture was taken. Just looking at that photograph I would say that Elaina cares about her sister, travels, and maybe speaks another language. All those things could be branched out and expanded in different ways. I do like how in her text she spoke about how she hadn’t seen her sister in 4 months so we get the impression that she missed her sister and that she had a good relationship with her.
Fred:
Fred’s first picture was really great. It was of him just smiling and having a good time. We saw that he was happy and happiness meant a lot to him and his family. In the picture he looked pretty funny so I assumed that humor is a big part of his home. The text of his homepage did not match with his photograph. He spoke about a bunch of people in his family that were not in the picture. Maybe Fred should think about choosing another photograph for his homepage. Another good picture that he chose was a CD cover of a drummer. This photograph made perfect sense because we saw that Fred had a passion for music and for drumming. The photograph was very self explanatory which was great so all the text he wrote was just extra information to help us get a better picture of who he is. My favorite photograph of Fred’s project was the picture of Fred and his father. In the picture we saw how happy Fred and his dad were, and how close of a relationship they seemed to have. The really interesting part was the text to this photograph. Fred spoke about his father and showed how much he admired and respected him. We saw in Fred’s writing that he looked up to his father. We found out that Fred’s father has a dangerous job and that he does this job to support and take care of his family. We found out that Fred’s father is a family man and that he is loved by his family. Fred did a real good job on his presentation, He chose great pictures and his writing had a lot of emotion and personality in it.
Her first picture was of her and her siblings on a trip in New Hampshire. The picture was self explanatory and we saw that her family was extremely important to her. She did a good job by picking this photograph as her homepage because there were several things within the photograph that showed something about Yael and her home. One photograph which I thought did not do such a good job was the picture of her childhood baseball glove. Yael did explain the importance of the glove and how it reminded her of the many Sundays spent with her family playing little league baseball. The problem with the picture was that I was not there for her little league games, so I would not get that image from the picture alone. When I saw the baseball glove, all I could think was that maybe she is a fan of the Yankees.
Elaina:
I thought that she picked a good picture for her homepage. The picture was of a wedding so it showed many generations of her family. It showed the closeness of her family and a lot of happiness. Her text however, was very difficult to read but it was interesting because in it she made a point about having to accept her sister-in-law to her family. It showed that family isn’t always harmonic so it gave us an interesting outlook on families. As we all know, not all families are friendly and good. The photograph which I thought she could have branched out into many different topics about her home was the photograph of Elaina and her sister in her homeland. I thought that in the picture there were many things happening and there was a lot for the audience to take in. I also thought that it was a good picture because of the lighting and because of the building in the background. The building had Hebrew writing on it so we can infer her religion and in what country she was in when the picture was taken. Just looking at that photograph I would say that Elaina cares about her sister, travels, and maybe speaks another language. All those things could be branched out and expanded in different ways. I do like how in her text she spoke about how she hadn’t seen her sister in 4 months so we get the impression that she missed her sister and that she had a good relationship with her.
Fred:
Fred’s first picture was really great. It was of him just smiling and having a good time. We saw that he was happy and happiness meant a lot to him and his family. In the picture he looked pretty funny so I assumed that humor is a big part of his home. The text of his homepage did not match with his photograph. He spoke about a bunch of people in his family that were not in the picture. Maybe Fred should think about choosing another photograph for his homepage. Another good picture that he chose was a CD cover of a drummer. This photograph made perfect sense because we saw that Fred had a passion for music and for drumming. The photograph was very self explanatory which was great so all the text he wrote was just extra information to help us get a better picture of who he is. My favorite photograph of Fred’s project was the picture of Fred and his father. In the picture we saw how happy Fred and his dad were, and how close of a relationship they seemed to have. The really interesting part was the text to this photograph. Fred spoke about his father and showed how much he admired and respected him. We saw in Fred’s writing that he looked up to his father. We found out that Fred’s father has a dangerous job and that he does this job to support and take care of his family. We found out that Fred’s father is a family man and that he is loved by his family. Fred did a real good job on his presentation, He chose great pictures and his writing had a lot of emotion and personality in it.
Fred's Presentation
Elaina Lauer
Elaina’s concept of Home is family, as she named her presentation “Home=Family.” Her spring board for her project was “No matter where I am I feel like I am at home when with my family.” Her cover page contained a picture of her family at her brother’s wedding and in her paragraph she described how she associates home with family. Her cover page also mentioned her close relationship with her sister Reva and the new addition of her new sister in law. In reading the paragraph it was a bit difficult to understand whether Elaina is excited about the idea of having a new sibling added to her family or not. We were then led to a page which described Elaina’s close relationship with her sister. She expressed how hard it was not seeing her sister for four months while being in Israel and how emotional it was being reunited at the airport in November. We then learned even more of this close relationship when we saw a picture of the bracelet Elaina bought for her sister. I truly understood the relationship she was trying to convey as I too have a very close relationship with my sister and had a very hard time being away from her for so long while in Israel. Elaina then showed us the deep meaning behind her connecting bathroom with her sister. What stood out most In the picture were the 2 sinks which indicated that this bathroom was shared with someone. The bathroom was very neat and the door was open which hinted to that it led somewhere. Elaina in that same paragraph brings her brothers into the picture, as she describes how her and her sister sharing a bathroom represents their togetherness and ‘teamwork’ against her brothers. I really felt this relationship she was describing as I share these same experiences in my home. Lastly, Elaina had a picture of a stethascope. When first looking at the picture I assumed Elaina would speak about her wanting to be a doctor. She explained that because her mother is a doctor she was brought up to be a ‘tough cookie’ and to not be a wuss. I felt it may have been better for Elaina to have a picture of the stethascope inside her house to show how her mother being a doctor has really been integrated into her home life.
Elaina’s concept of Home is family, as she named her presentation “Home=Family.” Her spring board for her project was “No matter where I am I feel like I am at home when with my family.” Her cover page contained a picture of her family at her brother’s wedding and in her paragraph she described how she associates home with family. Her cover page also mentioned her close relationship with her sister Reva and the new addition of her new sister in law. In reading the paragraph it was a bit difficult to understand whether Elaina is excited about the idea of having a new sibling added to her family or not. We were then led to a page which described Elaina’s close relationship with her sister. She expressed how hard it was not seeing her sister for four months while being in Israel and how emotional it was being reunited at the airport in November. We then learned even more of this close relationship when we saw a picture of the bracelet Elaina bought for her sister. I truly understood the relationship she was trying to convey as I too have a very close relationship with my sister and had a very hard time being away from her for so long while in Israel. Elaina then showed us the deep meaning behind her connecting bathroom with her sister. What stood out most In the picture were the 2 sinks which indicated that this bathroom was shared with someone. The bathroom was very neat and the door was open which hinted to that it led somewhere. Elaina in that same paragraph brings her brothers into the picture, as she describes how her and her sister sharing a bathroom represents their togetherness and ‘teamwork’ against her brothers. I really felt this relationship she was describing as I share these same experiences in my home. Lastly, Elaina had a picture of a stethascope. When first looking at the picture I assumed Elaina would speak about her wanting to be a doctor. She explained that because her mother is a doctor she was brought up to be a ‘tough cookie’ and to not be a wuss. I felt it may have been better for Elaina to have a picture of the stethascope inside her house to show how her mother being a doctor has really been integrated into her home life.
Elaina's Presentation
Elaina Lauer
Elaina’s concept of Home is family, as she named her presentation “Home=Family.” Her spring board for her project was “No matter where I am I feel like I am at home when with my family.” Her cover page contained a picture of her family at her brother’s wedding and in her paragraph she described how she associates home with family. Her cover page also mentioned her close relationship with her sister Reva and the new addition of her new sister in law. In reading the paragraph it was a bit difficult to understand whether Elaina is excited about the idea of having a new sibling added to her family or not. We were then led to a page which described Elaina’s close relationship with her sister. She expressed how hard it was not seeing her sister for four months while being in Israel and how emotional it was being reunited at the airport in November. We then learned even more of this close relationship when we saw a picture of the bracelet Elaina bought for her sister. I truly understood the relationship she was trying to convey as I too have a very close relationship with my sister and had a very hard time being away from her for so long while in Israel. Elaina then showed us the deep meaning behind her connecting bathroom with her sister. What stood out most In the picture were the 2 sinks which indicated that this bathroom was shared with someone. The bathroom was very neat and the door was open which hinted to that it led somewhere. Elaina in that same paragraph brings her brothers into the picture, as she describes how her and her sister sharing a bathroom represents their togetherness and ‘teamwork’ against her brothers. I really felt this relationship she was describing as I share these same experiences in my home. Lastly, Elaina had a picture of a stethascope. When first looking at the picture I assumed Elaina would speak about her wanting to be a doctor. She explained that because her mother is a doctor she was brought up to be a ‘tough cookie’ and to not be a wuss. I felt it may have been better for Elaina to have a picture of the stethascope inside her house to show how her mother being a doctor has really been integrated into her home life.
Elaina’s concept of Home is family, as she named her presentation “Home=Family.” Her spring board for her project was “No matter where I am I feel like I am at home when with my family.” Her cover page contained a picture of her family at her brother’s wedding and in her paragraph she described how she associates home with family. Her cover page also mentioned her close relationship with her sister Reva and the new addition of her new sister in law. In reading the paragraph it was a bit difficult to understand whether Elaina is excited about the idea of having a new sibling added to her family or not. We were then led to a page which described Elaina’s close relationship with her sister. She expressed how hard it was not seeing her sister for four months while being in Israel and how emotional it was being reunited at the airport in November. We then learned even more of this close relationship when we saw a picture of the bracelet Elaina bought for her sister. I truly understood the relationship she was trying to convey as I too have a very close relationship with my sister and had a very hard time being away from her for so long while in Israel. Elaina then showed us the deep meaning behind her connecting bathroom with her sister. What stood out most In the picture were the 2 sinks which indicated that this bathroom was shared with someone. The bathroom was very neat and the door was open which hinted to that it led somewhere. Elaina in that same paragraph brings her brothers into the picture, as she describes how her and her sister sharing a bathroom represents their togetherness and ‘teamwork’ against her brothers. I really felt this relationship she was describing as I share these same experiences in my home. Lastly, Elaina had a picture of a stethascope. When first looking at the picture I assumed Elaina would speak about her wanting to be a doctor. She explained that because her mother is a doctor she was brought up to be a ‘tough cookie’ and to not be a wuss. I felt it may have been better for Elaina to have a picture of the stethascope inside her house to show how her mother being a doctor has really been integrated into her home life.
Fred's Presentation
Fred’s presentation bursts open with a picture of him either singing or just having a good time, which helps him explain his opening paragraph how life is humorous to him. In the opening Paragraph he mentions how friends and family are home to him yet the picture is only with him in it. He mentions music too but it does look it he is singing in the picture. In the next picture of his first Buddy Rich CD I can see how involved to music he is. I can also see what type of music he’s into wish also brings out to me what time period he would feel closest to home in.
The Picture with Fred and his friends help one understand how friendship means home to him as well. To me the picture makes them seem similar to a three musketeers theme. The faces all seem different showing different personalities. In the paragraph he mentions how even though they moved away they still keep in touch which shows how close and how much they matter to him.
To show us how big part family plays when it comes to home he shows us a picture of his father and him. In the paragraph Fred talks about how hard his father works and how he is a hero to him. Fred showed a variety of things that mean home for him and help one get a reach to how many things one can consider home.
The Picture with Fred and his friends help one understand how friendship means home to him as well. To me the picture makes them seem similar to a three musketeers theme. The faces all seem different showing different personalities. In the paragraph he mentions how even though they moved away they still keep in touch which shows how close and how much they matter to him.
To show us how big part family plays when it comes to home he shows us a picture of his father and him. In the paragraph Fred talks about how hard his father works and how he is a hero to him. Fred showed a variety of things that mean home for him and help one get a reach to how many things one can consider home.
Elaina's Presentation
Elaina started off her presentation by introducing us to her family on the day that they inducted a member in a sister in-law. By reading what she wrote it seems that she’s closest to her sister out of the rest of her family members. And near the end of the paragraph there seems to be some conflict whether having this new sister in-law is a good thing or going to make thing very different in a way she doesn’t want it to. Elaina mentions how she doesn’t think of home as a place but more as whom she’s with. She then leads us into the person closest to her in her family her sister, she mentioned how throughout her time in Israel they would talk all the time, and when they met up in the airport after four months she was full of emotions. One can tell by that how she truly feels about her sister.
The gift that Elaina gives her sister shows that she always thinks about her sister first and enjoys buying stuff for her. By showing that while she was in Israel she was thinking about her all the time. One can further understand her relationship with her sister in the picture following that with the big bathroom and the double sinks. The picture tries to get the audience to notice that they live within close quarters of each other, and that could be why and how they have become so close.
The stethoscope Elaina’s last picture shows that her house contains stuff that many others don’t. She writes how since her mother is a doctor growing up she never got the typical mother freaking out treatment of a paper cut, but rather the clam and easy going treatment. Home to Elaina seems to be consisted of people, and objects to many that is what home consists of.
The gift that Elaina gives her sister shows that she always thinks about her sister first and enjoys buying stuff for her. By showing that while she was in Israel she was thinking about her all the time. One can further understand her relationship with her sister in the picture following that with the big bathroom and the double sinks. The picture tries to get the audience to notice that they live within close quarters of each other, and that could be why and how they have become so close.
The stethoscope Elaina’s last picture shows that her house contains stuff that many others don’t. She writes how since her mother is a doctor growing up she never got the typical mother freaking out treatment of a paper cut, but rather the clam and easy going treatment. Home to Elaina seems to be consisted of people, and objects to many that is what home consists of.
Yael's Presentation
In Yael's presentation of her home project, I learned that to her home is being with her family and the places she visits with them. New Hampshire for instanceis where she mentions and shows pictures of her family's yearly visits there. She mentions how the ride up there brings them close together. The picture of her siblings together shows that she sees family as a big part of home. In fact New Hampshire comes up more than once in her presentation, showing how she really pictures it as a home.
Yael seems to enjoy sports and feel that they make her feel like she's home, even though the picture of the glove doesn't show how it relates to home. In her paragraph she mentions how her little league games where reasons to bring the family together. So sports to her seem like a family reunion, it's nice cause to me my little league days were like that too.
Being a person who had some of best times riding around with my friends makes this pictures really relate to me. The way of the picture helps the viewer see the prospective of the passenger seat. It shows how she enjoys the looking back at the simple times in her life.
The last picture makes me realize the forgotten real smile in pictures, most pictures I see these days have forced smiles. When seeing Yael and her friend smiling I could tell just by the position of the camera and background that nothing was forced. By viewing Yaels presentation I was able to see that home to her consists of family, the places she's been and close friends.
Yael seems to enjoy sports and feel that they make her feel like she's home, even though the picture of the glove doesn't show how it relates to home. In her paragraph she mentions how her little league games where reasons to bring the family together. So sports to her seem like a family reunion, it's nice cause to me my little league days were like that too.
Being a person who had some of best times riding around with my friends makes this pictures really relate to me. The way of the picture helps the viewer see the prospective of the passenger seat. It shows how she enjoys the looking back at the simple times in her life.
The last picture makes me realize the forgotten real smile in pictures, most pictures I see these days have forced smiles. When seeing Yael and her friend smiling I could tell just by the position of the camera and background that nothing was forced. By viewing Yaels presentation I was able to see that home to her consists of family, the places she's been and close friends.
Fred's Home.
When I first saw Fred's introductory picture, I thought that he was a goofy person. But when I read the paragraph, I thought that when he had that picture, he was going to talk about how his picture was.
The music photo reminded me of old school Jazz. Because of the way that it was presented to the audience, it was not a typical CD cover that you'll see nowadays. I noticed in the photo that the individual on the CD cover was playing the drums, and that got me thinking that he perhaps liked playing the drums. I didn't really connect to this photo because it was just to 'old school' for me and I'm not a person to really be interested in instrumental music.
The first word that came to my head when I saw Fred and his friends was: DRUNK!! simply because the guy in the middle was looking so crazy and the one that lived in Miami looked a little tipsy. I was just thinking that Fred goes out and has a great time with his friends. In his text he mentioned the band that he belonged to the 'Supercools' I thought that this was a cheesy name to give to a group and Fred agreed as well, pinning the blame(in a friendly way) on his friend Ryan.
My first assumption of the picture with Fred and who looks like his father was: love,dependency and respect. I can definitely see the closeness between them. The writing made me feel sympathetic to him. Although he said his father was his hero,it sounded like he didn't want to follow his father's footsteps in terms of having a family too early and this to me sounded a bit contradictory.
The music photo reminded me of old school Jazz. Because of the way that it was presented to the audience, it was not a typical CD cover that you'll see nowadays. I noticed in the photo that the individual on the CD cover was playing the drums, and that got me thinking that he perhaps liked playing the drums. I didn't really connect to this photo because it was just to 'old school' for me and I'm not a person to really be interested in instrumental music.
The first word that came to my head when I saw Fred and his friends was: DRUNK!! simply because the guy in the middle was looking so crazy and the one that lived in Miami looked a little tipsy. I was just thinking that Fred goes out and has a great time with his friends. In his text he mentioned the band that he belonged to the 'Supercools' I thought that this was a cheesy name to give to a group and Fred agreed as well, pinning the blame(in a friendly way) on his friend Ryan.
My first assumption of the picture with Fred and who looks like his father was: love,dependency and respect. I can definitely see the closeness between them. The writing made me feel sympathetic to him. Although he said his father was his hero,it sounded like he didn't want to follow his father's footsteps in terms of having a family too early and this to me sounded a bit contradictory.
Elaina's Home.
InElaina's introduction I love the wedding picture. But in this opening, my first thought was that she likes weddings or she wants to get married. The background reminds me of an antique, gothic theme. The text was very hard to read. Her writing was basically about her family and how close she is with her biological sister.
The picture of Elaina, and her sister is interesting, they looked a little mischievious, it was a lot of shadowing going on in this photo. In the text she said she was so emotional, but if she were, shouldn't she have been crying? or showing some form of tears. It would have been more believable, she just looks like they(she and her sister) decided to take a picture together for everyone to see. She visited Jeruselam and I also wanted to visit Jeruselam.
When I first saw this picture of the bracelet. I thought that the jewelry was very shiny.
When I saw her bathroom, I thought that it was very clean and I can see her marble countertops, which is a sign of prestige. She introduced her brothers in this part of the slide presentation. She talks about sharing a bathroom with her sister and not having any fights. When I'm in the bathroom with my sister, we but heads sometimes, but not all the time though(which is unlike Elaina and her sister).
The first words that I thought when the link first came up was: Doctors and being scared of them.
The picture of Elaina, and her sister is interesting, they looked a little mischievious, it was a lot of shadowing going on in this photo. In the text she said she was so emotional, but if she were, shouldn't she have been crying? or showing some form of tears. It would have been more believable, she just looks like they(she and her sister) decided to take a picture together for everyone to see. She visited Jeruselam and I also wanted to visit Jeruselam.
When I first saw this picture of the bracelet. I thought that the jewelry was very shiny.
When I saw her bathroom, I thought that it was very clean and I can see her marble countertops, which is a sign of prestige. She introduced her brothers in this part of the slide presentation. She talks about sharing a bathroom with her sister and not having any fights. When I'm in the bathroom with my sister, we but heads sometimes, but not all the time though(which is unlike Elaina and her sister).
The first words that I thought when the link first came up was: Doctors and being scared of them.
What home means to Yael?
Yael begins her presentation with a picture of her and her siblings. The picture takes place in New Hampshire . She wants the audience to know that family means alot to her. On the background of the picture you could see the mountains, the bright blue sky and you get a feel of nature. It reflects a peaceful and a united family. Her next picture is of a baseball glove she played with when she was a child. It was a nostalgic picture with memories of family gatherings on Sundays. Little league was the excuse to make grandparents, parents, aunt, uncles, cousins and friends to all get togther atleast once a week. Everyone gathered on Sundays and played. She also loved baseball.
The third picture was very unique. It's a shot of the camera replacing her on her friends car sitting in the passenger seat. At first glance it was hard to grasp but when she explained the meaning behind the picture it made sense. She remembers the times when she was in high school where she always rode next to her friend to hang out. It was a time where everything seem simple and easy; a time of no worries and life to her was less complicated.
There was this one picture that immediately made me smile. She is posing with her best best with authentic big smiles with their faces covered with mud. It made me think of my best friend and the good times we spent together. It was full of nostalgia and happiness. The closeness shown in this one picture resembles a strong and unconditional bond.
Doris
The third picture was very unique. It's a shot of the camera replacing her on her friends car sitting in the passenger seat. At first glance it was hard to grasp but when she explained the meaning behind the picture it made sense. She remembers the times when she was in high school where she always rode next to her friend to hang out. It was a time where everything seem simple and easy; a time of no worries and life to her was less complicated.
There was this one picture that immediately made me smile. She is posing with her best best with authentic big smiles with their faces covered with mud. It made me think of my best friend and the good times we spent together. It was full of nostalgia and happiness. The closeness shown in this one picture resembles a strong and unconditional bond.
Doris
Yael's Home.
The beginnig(Introduction) of her project is with family right off the bat. I relate to her right at the beginning, because she is a middle child like myself. She has a connection to Israel. Her childhood she says has shaped her life.
She likes baseball. I personally feel that she could have had the texy a little bigger, I was in front and yet I couldn't see it clearly.
When I first saw the photograph of Yael's friends' car, I didn't get it at first; but when she explained it then I understood. I didn't really feel drawn to her writing with this slide, simply because in high I didn't have a friend to drive me around to forget all my problems.
In the slide of the painting the place is Echo Lake and she went there. She got to Echo Lake in a car where she stayed at a 'rundown hotel' . She says this vacation brought her family together. Wht I'm noticing in all these slide representations are:
She likes driving and she loves hanging out with her family.
Her best friends' name is Tara. In high school, I also had a friend named Tara. Looking at this image, I see happiness and fun, it makes me feel to be in the same place they were. I feel a connection with them just viewing the photo, I also miss my best friend Mala.
She likes baseball. I personally feel that she could have had the texy a little bigger, I was in front and yet I couldn't see it clearly.
When I first saw the photograph of Yael's friends' car, I didn't get it at first; but when she explained it then I understood. I didn't really feel drawn to her writing with this slide, simply because in high I didn't have a friend to drive me around to forget all my problems.
In the slide of the painting the place is Echo Lake and she went there. She got to Echo Lake in a car where she stayed at a 'rundown hotel' . She says this vacation brought her family together. Wht I'm noticing in all these slide representations are:
She likes driving and she loves hanging out with her family.
Her best friends' name is Tara. In high school, I also had a friend named Tara. Looking at this image, I see happiness and fun, it makes me feel to be in the same place they were. I feel a connection with them just viewing the photo, I also miss my best friend Mala.
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