LYC CH 3

Chapter three of Letters to a Young Contrarian was an interesting chapter in my opinion. The first quote I want to bring up is, "Wherever life exists, there also is inconsistency, division, and strife." (19) This quote really makes me think because it is very true. There is never a time in one's life where one doesn't face a struggle, or has a disagreement being with someone or with themselves. We will never agree with everyone, and everyone will never agree with us. We must accept the inconsistency, division, and strife. It's all a part of existence, and without it do we truly exist?

The second quote that caught my attention is, "...in life we make progress by conflict and in mental life by argument and disputation." (20) This quote relates perfectly with the first quote I chose with the whole concept of argumentation. We argue with ourselves about every action we take, "Should we do this? No? Maybe?" We fight to the top for better schooling, a better career, the perfect family. Life is a huge argument that will never end, but we stick our points will can keep winning the battles.

LYC Ch 2

Chapter two in Letters to a Young Contrarian was a short chapter, and therefore only one passage really stuck out to me.

With much less eloquence, this is what I have been telling writing classes for years.

You must feel not what you want to but that you have to. It's worth emphasizing to, 

because here is a relationship,inexact to be sure but a relationship, between this desire

or need and the ambition to rely upon internal exile, or dissent; the decision to

live at a slight acute angle to society.

I chose this quote because this one line really stuck out to me especially in the state that my life is going through right now. "You must feel not what you want to but that you have to." One's feelings and emotions are uncontrollable and even if you may think you are controlling your feelings on the outside what is going on inside your mind may be completely different. That is what we get with writers, what they write is the actual feelings they experience and not the feelings they "want" to experience. One will not make up their feelings about something to write what they think people want to hear, but in fact they write about what they are actually feeling and the audience can interpret it and dislike the writing or like the writing.

Project 1 Review

I enjoyed working on project one because it was a new way to express myself for a class with something that I express myself on everyday. The only two challenges I really faced were the questions of who am I and how am I going to make something that represents me as a person. Well after scrolling through my personal Instagram I realized what really makes me who I am, and that is when I began taking photos for the assignment. After taking so many photos though I thought, how am I going to make a physical item that brings one of these photos to life? I went through my apartment and picked up an empty alcohol bottle and my crafting supplies and began to work. I ended up taking three things that make me who I am and morphing them into one product. Alcohol, the beaches of Isle of Palms, and crafting are what made my final product. Looking around myself and what surrounds  me is what I realized makes me the person I am, and having tragic event take place in my life while working on this project also helped me realize who I am and why I am who I am. I've learned a lot about myself in the process of completing this project, and I would not want to be anyone else except for who I am no matter how much I don't want to be a part of my own life sometimes.

Instagram Idea List

1. My closet
2. Necklace from Aliah
3. Food
4. Barbie
5. Make-up
6. Vogue
7. Fashion
8. The dogs
9. Utampa
10. South Carolina
11. Florida
12. Family
13. Cars
14. Football
15. Singing
16. Art
17. My Apartment
18. Surfing
19. Being Vegetarian
20. Coffee
21. Close-up of animal print
22. Most shots come from my apartment
23. Full closet shot shoes, clothes, purses, etc
24. Photo of my apartment number
25. Decorations in my apartment
26. My dad influenced almost everything that makes me, me
27. Alcohol has had a positive and negative affect on me
28. The ocean if I can make it to the beach
29. Netflix
30. Lots of close-ups
31. Michael Kors
32. Victoria's Secret
33. Take photos at or after a mall trip
34. Carly, my best friend
35. Sweets like candy
36. Bayshore
37. Boating
38. Shoes Shoes Shoes!!
39. Gianni Bini
40. Crafting

LYC Ch 1

"Another observation from antiquity has it that, while courage is not in itself one of the primary virtues, it is the quality that makes the exercise of the virtues possible." (9)
I chose this quote because it really caught my attention. I had it in my mind what is was saying to me, but it took me a while of breaking the sentence down in order to explain it, and why it caught my attention. What I get out of this quotation is that courage is not what makes up our virtues, it is one of the stepping stones on the path to honor.

Other that this quote honestly no other quotes in this chapter stood out to me or caught my attention. As I read it again I may update this post or create a new.

Generation Like Response

After watching Generation Like I believe it is true to say that "you are what you like." I believe this because whatever you like on the internet has to be something that is of your interest in reality also. Liking something on the internet is a quicker way of a face to face interaction with someone ofr something. If someone is to post an #OOTD (outfit of the day) photo and you do not see them in reality that day you can still tell them, "Hey, I love your outfit" simply by clicking a button on your computer or the screen of your cellphone.

Personally I am not concerned with someone making money off of my online data unless is has a direct effect on me. I post things on the internet knowing that they are going to be open for other internet users to view. My profiles on all my social media are public because no one is trying to find me and target me specifically for anything. I have had people try to pretend they were me on social media, but the people I'm close to already know who I am online, and know not to believe these fake profiles. I do believe that making money off other peoples information is exploitative, but what are we going to do about it? By myself I can not target a huge company and take them down for using my information in a way that does not have a direct effect on me.

Selfie Update #3

Art and Music are two things that I have been taught since I was able to read and write. My father was a musician, and my mother preferred the visual arts. If it wasn't for them I would not be in school right now. I came to school for the arts and to pursue a life as an art director or designing my own clothing. Music has been a major influence also because I have just recently pursued a dream by auditioning for America's Got Talent. I may not have made it, but that gives me the motivation to keep getting better at the things that I do, and that is what motivates me to wake up every morning.

Selfie Update #2

These are all of my dogs, and the one on top and the one on the bottom left I have grown up with. Today Wilbur (bottom left) passed away, and I added him to this project because he has influenced my love for animals. These guys have helped me through tough spots in my life. They are why I'm an animal rights activist, why I work with animals, and most importantly why I'm such a caring person. R.I.P. Wilbur Michie February 8th, 2015 6:23pm.

Selfie Update #1

These photos are all related to my love for fashion, and what I want to do with my life. I have always enjoyed shopping, and when I was growing up my mom would take me to the mall when I was upset to buy me something special. I've always associated this act as the beginning of my love for fashion. I have had a dream for the past four years to become an Art Director for Vogue magazine, and to succeed in the fashion industry. 

YouTube and the Shared Phase

Personally I do not watch many YouTube videos, but i do enjoy watching TwentyForSeven and Pentatonix's music videos. They are two different music groups whom I enjoy greatly, and have shared almost all of their videos to my Facebook page. I have not gotten into sharing videos on social media until recently, and the only videos I do share are of animals being cute. I am a big fan of dogs, and cannot tell you how many videos of puppies I share to my Facebook friends a week. I remember my first semester freshman year I watched videos of goats, cats, dogs, and many other animals being funny with one of my really close friends. I did not realize how much I didn't have a life until I caught myself watching a twenty minute video of goats screaming

My Internet Identity

When I had Googled myself as Sammy Michie all of my social media popped up on the search page, as well as plenty of photos and even YouTube videos. It was kind of scary that even photos of my Facebook friends showed up in the Google image search. Today, I believe it is very important to have an online image. Many people can find out a lot of information about another individual through their online profiles, and this could be helpful to possible employers, colleges, etc. This is how everyone worldwide is connected to one another, and it wouldn't be possible without social media and our presence in it.

Something to consider when creating your online presence is, does it accurately represent who you are. You do not want to create this fake presence online because once someone meets you in person they will discover the truth, and take you as a liar. Also, posting raunchy photos or statuses will show possible employers or colleges that you are not the type of person they want to represent their company or school. It is very important to tell the truth about yourself online, and save the raunchy material for your personal knowledge.