Pearls Before Breakfast

I chose Pearls Before Breakfast because I can relate to this post. Working in Boston over the summer and having to take the subway home I have seen many people playing in the area where people are waiting to catch the train. In this article the talented Joshua Bell disguised himself and began playing a very difficult piece of music in the subway. Only a few people stopped to listen and only one person recognized him. I have seen many a times people playing their hearts out in the subway only to collect a few dollars and very few words of praise. Only once did I get the chance to witness the entire platform bust into applause for one musician. But most of the time people walk by without stopping to listen and enjoy what these people are doing. I have realized because of this article that the world is busy to enjoy the simple things such as a street musician, which is sad, because entertainment is everywhere whether the person is famous or not.

Is this a good or bad interview?

John Mayer "I Was A Jerk"

In this interview with People's Magazine's Sarah Michaud John Mayer talks about his life in the past two years. I believe that this is a good interview because she wrote where it was held, who he was and she also used direct quotes from him. I think that this is one of the few good interviews that this gossip magazine had issued due to the fact that most of the time they take quotes from the celebrities and twist their words to make them sound mean or caddy, but in this article the author didn't do that; which in my mind makes this a good interview.

"Tribes"

The article "It Takes A Tribe" was something that I could connect to. When I first came to college I didn't know what to expect. When I moved into my dorm room and went to campus events I was trying to find my tribe here at college but couldn't quite find it. Now that I am a commuter I feel like I am part of a tribe. I find my self becoming part of the "Bear's Den Tribe" where me and my other friends that also commute hangout in between class. I like that in this essay it talks about college tribes because right now it's something I can relate to. Walking around campus I can find those different tribes that are also described in the essay, which shows that they are universal tribes.

Collage Update

My collage is doing good. I have picked a color scheme and finalized my topic. I have been going through my photo albums on my computer and picked all of my photos. Glogster has been giving me some trouble with downloading the pictures but I am sure i will either figure it out or it will fix itself. Now all I have to do is put all my pictures on it.

The readings this week gave me something to think about. The reading about the FaceBook page especially. This reading made me really realize that you have to be careful about what you post on the internet and no matter how private you think your page is people can still see things on it. The internet is a very good way to find people you may know or find things out about a person. If you are a teacher students can find your page if you have one also future employers can find you and determine whether or not they will hire you on this specific information. If you don't post things that are not appropriate you may want to rethink what you are doing but if you are discret about what you post you have nothing to worry about. But our FaceBook pages really do tell who we are as a person and what our identity is. This reading taught me a lesson without really knowing it, it taught me that you can find anyone you want to on the internet.