Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Magazine Exercise
What stands out the most to me from this exercise is how much info I was able to gather about classmates I had never spoken to before. It's a little remarkable just how much personal information flourished during this assignment. Facts that may have not been readily apparent through straightforward introductions were shared. One student brought in Vogue, a magazine with a heavy focus on fashion, but picked out an article about a girl's crippling neurological condition. This particular choice of presentation is not just a reflection of interests, but also of his priorities. Seeing that he's a fashion aficionado, it's apparent that his original intention was to use Vogue to present something exclusively about himself. Another student produced an interview with a strip club bouncer, an article that was very telling about the strange habits and needs of rich twenty-somethings with nothing better to do. Her reasons for picking the article seemed rather personal, and I couldn't imagine ever learning of these reasons under normal circumstances.
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I have to say I one hundred percent agree with your realization that a lot of personal information was gained from other students. Though I already knew a lot about Garret, I had no idea Vogue Magazine could have such intellectual findings. As for my own article you are completely correct in saying that is really hits home for me. But it is that specific reason that I pickd this article, I often choose to discuss things that I can easily relate to. However on the other hand I also learned a lot that I did not already know.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with both you Rhiannon and Zach. And it was funny because I was going to put the same thing in my essay. In case it was probably thee easiest because a lot of you may not have known that I was into fashion but when I brought in the bible of fashion it must have been a dead give away. But yes overall I agree that is was was a much enjoyable experience mostly because of the communication that we forced to have but in doing so we learned so much.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone here, we did get to learn a lot about each other. I thoroughly enjoyed that part. I was a little upset with myself for forgetting to bring in an article because I wish I could have told you guys about the tattoo world. Maybe sometime in the future we can discuss the topic. The part you including about Rhiannon's personal relation is interesting. Even more interesting is the fact that Rhiannon replied explaining that it really does relate and I enjoy her open-ness and honesty. It makes me feel like I can be open and real with everyone. Sometimes finding people like that is not easy. Thank you for posting Zach. :]
ReplyDeleteZach, you brought up a lot of valuable points in this blog. I too was a little shocked at some of the personal stories that came out in our conversation. Riannon, I thought it was very brave of you to pick an article that relates so personally with yourself and then to tell almost complete strangers about this information. I think it brought a lot to the conversation and I was all of a sudden really drawn into our group.
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