Freeform

I am about to go to Las Vegas tomorrow. I am really excited for the trip. I have to do my freeform today so that I can take  the weekend off in Vegas. I can start by telling you about what I'm going to do there.
I am going to Vegas with Sigep. My favorite bros. :)
We're staying in 2 bedroom suites at Planet Hollywood. We have Jacuzzis in the rooms!
I am really excited for that...who doesn't love a jacuzzi?
I can't wait to have a vacation day before finals although Memorial Day traffic is going to suck!!!
I am going to check out some art while I am there.
We're going to the Cirque Du Soliel  Love show that features the Beatles music.
It should be really interesting. I like the idea of acrobatics as art.
I also want to see the Bellagio where they have a whole ceiling constructed by Chihuli.

It should be a fun trip.

Critique of Persona Projects 2

Today I really liked Mary Beth's project. I felt like her persona and the way she presented it as an audition tape for the Real World was so smart. I appreciated how she went all the way as to get fake nails, bleach her hair and get a spray tan to get more into character...and that stuff isn't cheap! Her video was well made and she stayed in character the whole time, I felt like this was a very opposite role for her because she seems so laid back and quiet. She really went the extra mile with her persona. I also thought that the ninja persona was good. The video was also very well made. I liked how he was always creepily hiding, but yet always getting discovered by people. it made for a funny video.

I don't want to say that there was any project in particular that was weakest today. But, as a closing statement to this project I would like to say that it really showed when people really got into their work and diligently documented and acted out their persona effectively. Projects that came out of this kind of an experiences were 100 percent better than those who didn't get into their persona or didn't change much about themselves. It often reflected in the documentation as well. Overall there were a lot of great projects and a few ones that could have used some work.

Alternate Identity Reflection

I had a great time doing the alternate identity project. It made me think of how we conform to our own social niches quite often. I feel like based on what category people fall into, they dress a certain way say certain things and adopt a certain persona. It is not always the other way around. I thought that it was interesting how it was so easy for me to think of how to dress and how to talk because such a stereotype follows the term of frat guy. I feel like even if I had not said what I was that people would have still been able to tell by those markers and I think that that says something about how our social system works. In an age of online social media I feel like there are a lot more people trying to give off a persona. as opposed to a more accurate representation of their personality. I think that they think that this may be easier than actually letting people see who they are, because after all this is such a public space, but also maybe people try to attract certain types of people to them by the way that they represent themselves online. I think that there is much to be analyzed in the range of reality vs projection and the projected persona and stereotyping. I would love to learn more about the social experiments or research in this area because it is so pertinent and intriguing.