A good interview

In this interview Christina Radish interviews Darren Aronofsky, the director of the movie Black Swan as well as Natalie Portman who stars in his film. This is an example of a great interview because all of her questions are open ended and have space to be answered in many different directions. For example, her first question is about his first meeting with Natalie Portman. This is a good question because not only will he tell you a story about their meeting, but also there is space here to tell us what he thought about her personality, first impressions maybe even give us a few quotes. The more information you can get from one question the better because it can lead to more questions and interesting conversation. Also something smart that Radish does is ask her question in ways that it can't be closed-ended. For example she asks Natalie why this was a dream role for her. She never asks if this ever even was a dream role for her but she had to obviously do some background research on Natalie to ask this question which is a good quality to have. This interviewer knew exactly how to pose this question in order to get a more rich response.

Jon Stewart's Commencement Address

His speech really made me laugh. It made me wish that I was there to see it in person even though I feel that I could perfectly imagine the way he was saying it. This speech was him comletely and what I mean by that is that his personality was what made this speech work on top of breaking away from the traditional commencement speech. I think his intention was to make people laugh, but at the same time make people feel a bit uncomforable to where people would question whether or not he is allowed to say some of the things he said. Some things seemed almost offensive in a way, but I think the way he throws it in works perfectly with the message about how the real world can be tough. Although most of his speech is sarcasm and plain humor there are still some great moments where he really says some valuable things.

Collage

The identity I have decided to show on my collage is the fact that I am a dancer. Dancing has been a huge part of my life especially in high school and now in college. I have found so many awesome friendships though dance as well as a sense of community. It has also helped me express myself in ways I never did, so something in my collage that I want to be evident is my personality through the pictures/video and style of the collage. Also my journey though my years of dance and how I have left my old studio and joined two new groups here at school.

Analysis on Facebook: Editing Myself

Facebook is a whole new world for most people. Others, its a place to express their feelings, photos, and most of all to stay connected with everyone they know. Whether they are your best friend, sibling, parent, or even your grandparent; you always find a way to connnect with them. In our present time, that's a question that usually comes up in conversation. "Do you have Facebook?"Some people, like teachers for example, are always hesitant about adding their students on Facebook. There is always a fine line when it comes to "being friends". Some teachers will make two separate facebooks as this is a way to connect with there students on a more peronal level as well as being more appropriate and getting in touch with them faster. Lets face it, most students don't use email anymore or if they have one rarely check it every day or even at all. "My online profile is a negotiation of self as much as it is a declaration of self, and interactions like the one I had with potential student remind me that my identity isn't neat or controlable."(62) Most of the time this is true. What gets on the media stays on the media. This is something everyone should take to heart and think before you press the enter button to release whatever it is you have to say to all people that can see it. Whether you mean to make yourself seem a certain way or not, people automatically assume things and make assumptions on what kind of person you are. From personal experience I have come to find that people are never how they truly seem online.