Page 15 Question 8; My Year of Meats

In my opinion, there is many indigenous groups of people, plants, animals, and cultures. I think having these different groups make up our world. Without all of the diversity we have now, I think there would be more disputes in our world, weather we are all the same or we are all different, there is always going to be times when people don't get along. Wars will never come to an end, and there will never be world peace. Both humans and animals have the natural nature to want to fight, and to want to compete, and that will always be one of our traits. Species are disappearing, I believe these species are disappearing due to mankind itself. Species will come and go, as well as war, diseases, and many other aspects of our lives. That is the world we live in, and I think it will be that way for many years to come, if not forever.

My Year of Meats chapter 5-8

~~~How do the families selected by Jane for the television series round out, challenge or reinforce the stereotypes about the American family?

In, My Year of Meats, Jane chose to focus on a couple of American families for the new show, My American Wife. The couple's that Jane chose to focus on seem to her, like they are typical american families and she wants the people of Japan to really see what american men and women are like in their homes.

One of the families Jane looked at was the Purcell family. The couple, Helen and Mr. Purcell, was a poor african family with a very different culture than the average whie family. When Jane chose this family she was thinking that it would be a good idea for the people of Japan to see a variety of families and not just your typical white family like on most shows.

Of course another one of the families Jane chose to look at was the Flowers. The Flowers was a white family and had the typical white life. They were a happy family and had no real problems they had to face in their lives, unlike the Purcell family did. The Flowers were probably the most common stereotype, especially to people in foreign countries like Japan.

The last family Jane looked at ended up being the stars of My American Wife, and that was the Bukowsky's. Jane chose to look at this family to give the viewers of the show a sense of hope and to show that if you stay positive, good things can happen. This was a very interesting family for Jane to look at, this was a struggling family with a daughter that was crippled. The mother was losing her job and everything was just going wrong for them. Until one day, when the crippled pretty much came back to life.

Shonagon's List

Things that make one’s heart beat faster:

1) Standing in front of a large group for a public speech
2) A first kiss from a boy/girl
3) When a man proposes to a woman
4) When the team you like wins the super bowl
5) The feeling of paying off a maxed out credit card
6) On Christmas, when your about to open all your gifts
7) Getting on the back of a motorcycle and going 100 mph.
8) Going to an interview and getting the job
9) Getting your first tattoo or piercing
10) Your first day of school

Non-Traditional Analysis of "Red Shoes"

Dear Ms. Griffin,

I recently read your story, "Red Shoes" and I just wanted to send you a short e-mail and express my opinion of the story to you. This is a very interesting story, I really like how you focused on the life of a woman. Being a woman it makes the story that much better. I found it very effective and really interesting to read. I have never really come across a story that has been written in this form. I was curious as to why you chose to write in the style you chose. I actually found it some what confusing and almost hard to read because of the way you had it set up.

One thing I found very interesting was how you connected different colors to different emotions. I found it very interesting how you talked about the lives of women and then wrote a story of your own life, while the story stories are somewhat related. I really like that you took a factual story and intertwined it with a personal life story. I also like your choice of title, I know there was a fairy tale written called "The Red Shoes" and seeing another title of the same nature would grab the attention of a lot of people. I think having the title of "Red Shoes" would also naturally grab the attention of women. Is that one of the reasons you chose to title the story "Red Shoes"?

Well I hope I didn't take too much of your time, I was writing a short e-mail to let you know you have fans out here, and to let you know of what a great job you did. Overall I would say that the story was effective, and written beautifully. I hope to see some of your other stories, and if you get the chance please e-mail me back with some recommendations of stories to read. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Julanne Payton

Rhetorical Analysis of "Red Shoes"

When Susan Griffin was writing this story, I think she was trying to tell the readers of how women were viewed as well as tell a story of her own about the red shoes. She mentions her grandmother and mother and I think she wanted people to know about what their views were like and how they were. I think the statement of purpose in this story is to educate people on a woman’s society as well as share her personal story.

I think it was definitely her choice to take two stories and intertwine the two together. I personally did not like the way the story was arranged, I have only seen a few pieces of writing that were arranged in the way. The story starts off in regular text talking about the imprisonment of a woman’s mind and then the next paragraph is put in italics and starts a story of her own life.

Ms. Griffin strategically decided to organize her story in this specific way. She has two different stories that she is trying to have people read but instead of making two completely different stories, she kind of turns them into one by doing one paragraph of one story and then another paragraph of a completely different story but both stories relate to each other.

The one anomaly I can think of is that she doesn’t transition the stories together, they stay completely separate. I think the two stories have things in common but it makes the reading hard to read when there is no transition or when there are two completely different stories to be read.

I feel good about what I originally wrote, but I did forget to mention the amount of colors that she talks about. Ms. Griffin relates certain colors to certain emotions, and I failed to include that in the beginning of the piece. I think that she was trying to see if the people that read the story could possibly get the same reaction to these colors, or maybe even see if they get different reactions.

Julanne Payton, Travis Azeltine, Justin Haggare, Corey Bowling

Weld

With the font being handwritten it shows more emotion in the post card. It seems like this man is depressed due to the fact that he most likely works all the time, and has no time for a real life. So when he wears the welding mask and is working, he can be depressed and still have no one see what he is really feeling. This man took the picture himself, which shows that he either wants to hide his feeling from anyone else or just has no one to take a picture of him. It seems like he just has a simple life where, he just lives from day to day in this gray area where he calls work. The lighting in the picture is very light which is another sign of depressed emotions.

Wedding Ring Pic

The first thing you notice about this picture is the white back and the ring taped onto the paper. The woman that taped the ring is obviously hurting and most likely has been through a lot in her relationship and doesn't want to take it anymore. I think because she taped the ring on paper, she was probably in a abusive relationship. It almost seems like she wants to send the ring and just not even see his face anymore, which is another sign of abuse. The text is handwritten in lower case letters, which shows that she has been torn down, and can't show high emotion of anything. Saying that she doesn't want to be somebody anymore means that the relationship that she is in has changed her life in a way that she doesn't like. It's hard to say how she was changed but she obviously can't be that way anymore or live that life.

Wish My Man's Fiance Would Die

When looking at this postcard the first thing that you notice would be the black square in the middle of the picture. A black whole in the middle of a picture symbolizes emptiness, like either a broken heart or some is missing from your life that you want back. A woman is talking about how she fell in love with a man who is engaged to be married and basically that she can't have him and wishes death upon the fiance of the man. It looks like she chose this picture to show the happiness of the couple and that they are acting in a way that a happy couple would act. Also having a black and white photo shows dark emotions, maybe that she is depressed about the situation. Another thought that comes to mind is that the text is typed out and maybe that is a sign that this man doesn't even know that this other woman exists. Maybe this is a dream man for this woman and wishes that she could have him.

Postsecret Cards

Forever

This postcard obviously shows that a woman is tired of waiting for her boyfreind to purpose to her. I think that she has either spent many years with this man and wants a commitment, or possibly hasn't been with him for that long, but wants things to go faster than what he wants. Giving him a time limit will most likely scare him away or in a best case, he will end up proposing. With the steam coming out from her head, it shows that she is angry with him and is tired of waiting. Also she knows exactly what she wants probably from the ring all the way to the type of bouquet she wants to carry down the aisle.

Happy Birthday Wherever You Are

I think the card is probably about a woman who that when she was a young woman she got pregnant and wasn't in any position to raise a child so she gave it up for adoption and today is that childs birthday. Writing a card like this shows that she regrets giving the baby up for adoptio, and show that she still thinks about this baby at least every year on the birthday. By the look of the picture it looks like the baby is still young, because of he little deers and the pastel colors along with the birthday hats.

Pregnant

This postcard looks like a woman is confessing because she probably told a man that she was pregnant so that he would either stay with her or marry her. Scracthing off the faces of the couple on the photo shows that she is guilty and is lost. Now that she has the man she doesn't know how to tell him that she is not pregnant and is probably scared that he might leave her.

Scammer 3

Obviously this persons identity has been taken and their life has been messed with to a large extent. The picture shows a money order, which means the scammer has gone so far that they have taken over the persons bank account. I myself have been scammed and I know how it feels, thats how I can understand why the person says if he could find him that he will kill them. This person is probably so stressed now that he might actually hurt this person if he had the chance.

Analyzing Wartime Posters

I chose to analyze the poster with Uncle Sam's hand breaking through the flag. I think poster shows the best example of what they are trying to say. It seems like their main focus is when people read the poster that they feel the recruitors are trying to reach every single person. Also I believe it's not just about recruiting new soilders but also encouraging people to buy war bonds and be supportive of the soilders. This poster reaches to more people because they emphasize uncle sam's hand by just focusing on the hand as well as making the word YOU much bigger than the rest of the words. Just looking at all of the posters, I felt that this poster made me feel more like they were reaching to individuals rather than just everybody.

Analyzing TItles

Analyzing Titles

~The titles that engage me are: I’m 18. Give me a drink!; Same-sex Marriage; and Don’t hurt fluffy!

~These titles engage me because they have a title that catches my eye, but don’t give you enough information to let you know what it is actually about and that makes me want to know more about the reading.

~I’m 18. Give me a drink! Would probably interest a younger audience, like kids between the ages of 18 and 20. These kids would probably be more interested only because they aren’t at the legal drinking age, and want to know what this is about. Same-sex marriage would reach a large audience, at least for the people that are over 18 that are able to be married and definitely for the people that practice same-sex relations. As far as don’t hurt fluffy! That probably has the weirdest titles, it makes you want to find out who fluffy is and why are they are saying not to hurt him.

~I think that more of the titles are not interesting, a couple of the titles I find less interesting would probably be “A Story of Success”, “Youth of America”, and “Earth: Used and Abused”. Titles like these are very common in today’s society and you read and hear about them all the time, therefore making them less interesting. I would say that out of the three I chose “Earth: Used and Abused” would probably be the least interesting to me. I find this one the least interesting because you hear new things everyday about how the earth is being hurt. In my opinion there is really nothing that can be done to help the earth or save the earth so I don’t ever waste my time reading pointless ideas on how to make the earth a better place. I believe it is a huge ideology for a lot of people but nothing will ever be done about it. “A Story of Success” is another title that would not catch my attention. It is very common to see and hear about new success stories everyday. When somebody gets an A+ in school somebody could turn it into a story of success. I believe that we all have our own stories of success and I would just rather create my own story and make myself successful rather than just reading about somebody else’s success. “Youth of America” is not appealing to me because I’m am the current youth of America and I really have no interest in reading somebody else’s idea of what or where I’m going to be in 10 years.

~“Manufacturing Job Loss” will most likely end up talking about how our American jobs are going to be taken away from us and given to foreigners because of their cheap labor. “The Quiet War for Freedom of Thought” sounds like a liberal politician wrote this and probably ends up saying something like how we don’t even have the freedom to think anymore. “Working Women and Society’s View of Them” seems like it would end up in a story of how successful women are becoming these days, and how men are taking it, due to the fact that it’s not uncommon for a man to be working for a woman now. “Earth: Used and Abused” will most likely just talk about what the people are doing wrong to the earths ozone layer and how the people can do certain things to make it better. “A Story of Success” will end up how they all end, when some person started off really low on the chain and slowly made their way up to success. “Youth of America ” most likely talk about how the kids of today are going to be tomorrows future and how the kids today will be taking care of all the older people in 30 or 40 years from now. “I’m 18. Give Me a Drink: sounds like it might talk about how some people think that the age limit for drinking alcohol should be 18 instead of 21. "The Dillemma of Tort Reform" I dont really understand this title and really don't know what the writing will talk about. "Same-sex Marriage" will most likely talk about the facts of gay marriage and how it should be legal, that all people have the same rights and you should be able to be together with the person you want to be with. "Don't Hurt Fluffy!" maybe will talk about the abuse of animals or how abuse of animals is a real problem today. "Textbooks: The Other College Expense" this title sounds like they will talk about how textbooks in college are actually really expensive and are a big part of the tution money that student have to pay to be in classes.

~Titles that engage audiences- Short, To the point, Interesting titles, New ideas and fact

~Titles that don't engage audiences- Long, Don't get to the Point, Boring titles

Letters to the President

President of Cascadia,

I recently was walking in the freezing snow to the library from the cascadia building, and as I was walking I noticed that the UW had their own covered walkway to the library and we didn’t. I think it’s bullshit that they have a covered walkway, as if they’re better than us. I think it’s unfair and you need to get off your cheap lazy ass and make a covered walkway for Cascadia as well. Maybe if Cascadia had a covered walkway more students would actually want to go to the library, I know that until this problem is resolved I will not go back to that place. So do something about it.

-Julanne


To the President of Cascadia,

It has recently come to my attention while walking to the library that the Cascadia building does not have a covered walkway. The only reason I noticed this was because on that specific day it was cold and snowy and I saw that the UW building does have a covered walkway. I really believe that it would be appreciated by all of the Cascadia students if a covered walkway was built from the Cascadia building to the library. I know that if a covered walkway was built, I as well many other students would start to use the facility more often and put the library to great use. I really hope you take this suggestion into great thought and try to make something happen. Thank you very much for your time.

Sincerely,

Julanne

My "How To" Poem

How to Develop a Roll of Film

Step into the black room
Pop the cap off the film canister.
Unroll the film,
Then cut both ends.

Carefully slip the film on the reel
Slowly begin to twist the sides
So that the film rolls up
When all rolled up, put reel in the tank.

With a tight seal on the tank,
Step out into the light.
First add developer
And shake for five minutes.

Shake
Shake
Shake

Rinse the film,
While still in the tank.
For about a minute.

Next pour the fixer,
And check it with the drops
Just one or two will do.
Pour the fixer into the tank

Take the temperature
And mix depending on the temp.
Shake between five and nine minutes
Should be about right.

Shake
Shake
Shake

Rinse the film,
While still in the tank.
For about a minute.
Remove the reel from tank,
Carefully remove film from reel.
Trying not to touch the top of the film,
Hand wash the film.

Finally check to see if the pictures showed up,
Then hang to dry.
And now your ready to develop the pictures.

Statement of Purpose 2nd Draft

Julanne Payton
1/25/07
English 101 02
2nd Rough Draft

Statement of Purpose

Audience

The audience I would most be trying to reach is young adults. Teenagers that suffer with large or small amounts of stress and just don’t know how to handle it. Also I would like to focus on reaching teenagers that have suffered the loss of a close friend or family member. I will most likely hold two separate meetings, the first with people with stress and emotional problems and the second for those that have lost someone.

Context

I think the kids will most likely be feeling depressed, stressed or just be emotional when they read the information that I have to give out. Most likely when these teenagers come across this information, they will most likely be at school. I will have brochures available at numerous high schools and junior high schools in the surrounding areas and in the brochure have a schedule of dates and times for meetings.

Purpose

The purpose of this idea is to help young adults deal with stress and emotions. Many teenagers don’t know how to deal with stress and emotions the right way and I plan on giving them a few pointers and try to help them to my best ability.

Statement of Purpose

For this project I plan to make brochures for young adults to see, and look through. I think the best place to post them would be at high schools and junior high school The reason I have decided to make a brochure is because it’s a little more private then going on the computer at school or having a big sign. With a brochure they can take it, and look at it while they are alone, and then feel more comfortable and more likely to call the number, or follow the ideas that will be listed in the brochure.



Julanne Payton
1/25/07
English 101 02
2nd Rough Draft

Design Plan

On my statement of purpose I discussed the audience that I will be trying to reach, which will be young adults who are dealing with stress and emotion issues. The context of this project will most likely be at schools for the young adults to see the brochures, and I plan on handing out brochures to teachers around the schools so that everyone will get one and they can choose to go in their own time and not feel weird taking one from the hallway or from an office. Finally the purpose of this plan is to help young adults that are having stress and emotional problems but just don’t know how to deal with the problems. I feel making this brochure will be very helpful to a lot of young adults, but I also know it won’t be any help to some.


I have chosen make a brochure, I have made this decision because I feel it is going to be the best way to reach these kids. The brochure will be filled with a lot of information about stress and depression as well as a schedule of introductory meetings to help the kids find new ways to deal with stress. I have decided to make the brochure very bright with large letters so that it will capture the eye when walking by. Most likely it will have a simple title so that it doesn’t scream that your depressed or stressed out. Probably just a simple title, like “Stressed Out?.” I think it is best to use a title like this because then it makes the students want to find out more about the brochure, because if they are stressed out they will be interested in finding out more about the brochure. I’d like to list most of the tips in the brochure because most people feel more comfortable reading and having their stress and emotions to themselves, rather than expressing that in a public group.


To make this brochure I will probably make it on the computer. I will need a lot of paper, because I plan to make a large amount so that I can pass them out to numerous schools. Most likely I will have to purchase extra ink cartridges for the print as well as printer paper. I plan on printing about three hundred brochures therefore I will need about four or five hundred sheets of paper. I’ve decided to use a printer because it would take too much time to hand make two hundred brochures. The tone of the brochure will be a serious tone with a less than professional style. If the brochure was too professional than kids would not be interested in reading it. I want to present it in a way where the readers know it is a serious issue but feel comfortable about the situation at the same time.

Statement of Purpose

Julanne Payton
1/22/07
English 101 02
Rough Draft

Statement of Purpose

Audience

The audience I would most be trying to reach is young adults. Teenagers that suffer with large or small amounts of stress and just don’t know how to handle it. Also I would like to focus on reaching teenagers that have suffered the loss of a close friend or family member.

Context

Most likely when these teenagers come across this information, they will most likely be at school. I will have brochures available at numerous high schools and junior high schools in the surrounding areas and in the brochure have a schedule of dates and times for meetings.

Purpose

The purpose of this idea is to help young adults deal with stress and emotions. Many teenagers don’t know how to deal with stress and emotions the right way and I plan on giving them a few pointers and try to help them to my best ability.

Statement of Purpose

For this project I plan to make brochures for young adults to see, and look through. I think the best place to post them would be at high schools and junior high school. Making this brochure can be very helpful to someone that is dealing with stress and emotional issues, only if they want help. The reason I have decided to make a brochure is because it’s a little more private then going on the computer at school or having a big sign. With a brochure they can take it, and look at it while they are alone, and then feel more comfortable and more likely to call the number, or follow the ideas that will be listed in the brochure.







Julanne Payton
1/22/07
English 101 02
Rough Draft

Design Plan

On my statement of purpose I discussed the audience that I will be trying to reach, which will be young adults who are dealing with stress and emotion issues. The context of this project will most likely be at schools for the young adults to see the brochures, and have the brochures in various spots around the school including in the counselors offices. Finally the purpose of this plan is to help young adults that are having stress and emotional problems but just don’t know how to deal with the problems. I feel making this brochure will be very helpful to a lot of young adults, but I also know it won’t be any help to some.


I have chosen make a brochure, I have made this decision because I feel it is going to be the best way to reach these kids. The brochure will be filled with a lot of information about stress and depression as well as a schedule of introductory meetings to help the kids find new ways to deal with stress. I have decided to make the brochure very bright with large letters so that it will capture the eye when walking by. Most likely it will have a simple title so that it doesn’t scream that your depressed or stressed out. Probably just a simple title, like “Stressed Out?.” I think it is best to use a title like this because then it makes the students want to find out more about the brochure, because if they are stressed out they will be interested in finding out more about the brochure. I’d like to list most of the tips in the brochure because most people feel more comfortable reading and having their stress and emotions to themselves, rather than expressing that in a public group.


To make this brochure I will probably make it on the computer. I will need a lot of paper, because I plan to make a large amount so that I can pass them out to numerous schools. Most likely I will have to purchase extra ink cartridges for the print as well as printer paper. I plan on printing about two hundred brochures therefore I will need about three or four hundred sheets of paper. I’ve decided to use a printer because it would take too much time to hand make two hundred brochures. The tone of the brochure will be a serious tone with a less than professional style. If the brochure was too professional than kids would not be interested in reading it. I want to present it in a way where the readers know it is a serious issue but feel comfortable about the situation at the same time.

Advertisements

Indala

At first when you read this advertisement it is somewhat unclear of exactly what they are trying to sell. I had to read the advertisement a few times to really understand what they were trying to say. I think it is a bad advertisement, because when people are looking through magazines they don’t want to have to read a paragraph over and over again to understand what they are trying to say. Also I think they should have used a better picture or maybe a couple of pictures to make it more clear as to what point they were trying to get across. The picture they used is not eye grabbing, and I believe that most people will skip over an advertisement if it is unclear and does not grab your attention when flipping through the pages.

http://www.indala.com/images/indala_ad.jpg




Cycle Victoria

This is a much better advertisement, it is very clear by looking at it as to what exactly they are trying market. It is obviously a bicycling club, which is located in Victoria BC Canada. It is also very good because they give you a lot of information but not too much, so that you will be interested enough to go look up the website online or even inquire to a representative to get more information. I also like the choice of picture they chose, because it has to do exactly what they are trying to market, and it makes it easier for readers to flip through pages and see exactly what the ad will be about. Overall I believe this is a much better advertisement and I think the marketers did a good job while making the ad and I think they would be more successful then the previous ad.

http://www.cycletourism.com/cycletourism_images/admat.jpg

Nomadic Furniture

I think the purpose of the Nomadic design furniture is meant to be seen as very unique and found that it is special which will make people want to have the furniture more. I think this type of furniture is a great idea, and the attitude toward this furniture is serious, but at the same time almost sarcastic. It has a look to it that is rarely seen, and also uses cheap materials to build the furniture. By the way they put the informal words together and use a nickname for the author shows a bit of relaxation, almost to make the people feel comfortable and feel less pressured while considering to purchase the furniture. With the words and drawings written by hand shows care from the author and designer, it also gives that less pressured feeling while a customer is looking at the product. A hand drawn product may look unprofessional to some people, but to most it feels better and they have more respect for the product. The directions on page 25 are very easy to follow, although the might not be that easy for all to read and follow. Having a visual is always a great help in building any product, and I think it is a great visual to follow. To make the steps more complex, they could possibly make the directions more detailed and clear for people to follow. Overall I believe the designer did a great job of hand drawing the design and the directions on how to put the product together. Hand drawing or writing anything always shows more care in a product. Handwriting the address on an envelope to a customer after they purchased a product, shows a lot more care and that’s why I like that the author hand drew the product.

Seven Steps to Success

Throughout my life I have been in many situations where the communication has been misinterpreted. Times when I have told someone to do something for me and it doesn’t get done right or on time. Looking back on the situations, it would have been very helpful to have had steps for someone to follow so that the work got done right and on time. At work during the week, I have specific duties I am responsible for getting done. Then when the weekend comes, I am responsible for leaving work for the weekend receptionist. Although I leave her plenty of work to be done, I don’t know if she doesn’t understand my directions or she just doesn’t want to complete the work. I think one of the problems is lack of specific purpose, maybe if I specially write out and explain to her what needs to be done, she will understand the work better. I think that sometimes I actually forget who my audience actually is, I forget that she only does work weekends and is not as experienced as I am. Maybe if I took into consideration that she is less experienced and wrote out more thorough directions, she would be able to better complete the work. I think that if I thought of the larger context and put myself in her shoes, or thought back to when I didn’t know anything I would be able to put a better plan out for her to complete. Another important step is to have a better way of communicating with her. I think that instead of just leaving a post-it note of what to do, maybe email here with a more detailed plan, or even make a notebook with a detailed directions plan. I think a good medium I could use, to help her would be to do examples of the paperwork and leave them in a book for her to look off of and compare to. So far I have not left any mediums for her, and visuals always helped me when I first started working here and doing the paperwork. Most likely I will arrange the notebook with the work I give the most often to the work that rarely will show up on the weekends. After I arrange the notebook and wait a few weeks so that she will have some time to use the notebook, and try it with different assignments, I will call her at work to see how it is working out for her. Also I would check to see if it was easy to follow and if she felt there was any changes that she needed done. Making a directions notebook usually is the best way to get a point across and make it easier to follow. I feel that this notebook would be very successful, also that the seven steps have made it easier to make up a plan that should work.

Photography is my Communication

A. I would say that one of my biggest strengths as a communicator would be that I’m not afraid to say what I’m thinking, and I like to express the ideas I have. Also a lot of people feel very comfortable with me as a photographer. I do free lance photography, and that includes portrait, and almost all of my friends will come to me when they a family photo done, or if they just want private pictures. I think photography is a very strong trait of me as a communicator. As far as having a conversation with someone and being able to talk with people, I would say that I like to talk, and I can carry on a long conversation with someone if the topic is of my interest, and I feel to have something in common with the other person. Probably the only time I don’t like to talk is when I’m feeling uncomfortable around a crowd of people I don’t know, or when I have to do a speech in front of a classroom. When it comes to talking my vocabulary is good, but I know it could be improved. In high school I studied vocabulary and some of the words I remember very well unlike others that I have no idea as to what they mean. In my family everyone is the listener, there is really no one that you can’t talk to, but I think the biggest listener in my family would be my mom. As far as visuals go, the only visual arrangements I am good at would be photography. I’m not a very creative person that can put different things together to make them look good, so I just stick to my camera. Another area that I’m not so good in would definitely be writing. I have really good ideas in my head, but when it comes down to putting them on paper, they just don’t sound like I had planned. So overall I would so my communication is good, but there is always room for improvement for everyone.

B. Becoming what I am today is hard to imagine. I never thought I would love photography so much. Today photography is my greatest passion, and I would never give it up for anything. I think the person that influenced me the most was my high school photography teacher. Since the first roll of film I developed she always was obsessed with the work I created. She was always very encouraging and very supportive; she even gave me special assignments and always gave me new ideas to try. Another person who probably influenced my photography was Ansel Adams. Adams was an amazing photographer and I also share the same interest in landscape photography as he did. Ansel Adams was probably one of the most amazing photographers ever, and I plan on following his work while adding a little bit of my own into the pictures. Below is one of my favorite pieces of Ansel Adams, I like this picture because the background really brings out the texture of the rose, also the rose is a perfect stage to be shot. This picture is one of the reasons as to why I decided to take mostly landscape and still life photos.

LA Confidential

Julanne Payton
1/6/07
English 101 02
LA Confidential


LA Confidential was a film based in the 1950’s that revolved around sex, drugs, crime, and corruption in the Los Angeles Police department. There were many characters involved throughout the story, which include Ed Exley, Bud White, Jack Vincennes, Dudley Smith, and Lynn Bracken as well as many others. A double-life is a life that someone tries to have without other people knowing. A secret identity is another word for a double life, so many people try to live these lives and almost everyone does live a secret life that someone doesn’t know about it.

Every one of the characters in the movie lives a double life. For almost every character in the film the effect of the double life has made them forget the life that they had in the past. For example, Jack Vincennes even forgot why he became a cop in the first place. In the result of having theses double lives the characters in the film are able to do certain things. Because of Bud Whites past when his father beat his mother to death with a crow bar he is able to protect women, and go to the extreme when he see’s a woman that is or has been beaten. A few negative aspects of a double life are very apparent; Dudley Smith had the worst second life from the whole film. He was heavily into the underground world, including drugs and organized crime, even to the highest extreme of murder.

Having a secret identity that no one knows about or even a few know about can be both empowering and damaging. I think that in the case of having a double life like Bud White could be very empowering. Part of Bud’s double life was that he had such a care for woman and protected them from being hurt, and that is what empowers him. Although he damaged himself when he let go and hurt Lynn Bracken. On the other side, Dudley Smith had a double life that was completely damaging, not only to him but to others as well. Dudley first appears to be a great guy, and then you later find out that he is the one behind all of the crime. Dudley even went as far framing innocent people, and killing innocent police officers. Overall a secret life is something common in most people, it just depends on how you live your double life.

Julanne Payton
1/3/07
English 101 02
Self-Introduction


My Name is Julanne….

1. My name is Julanne Payton, and it originated from the English language in England.
My mom was the person who chose to name me Julanne.

2. My mom decided to give me that name, because she found it unique thought it to be beautiful, and hadn’t met many people with that name. I was named after my cousin Julanne who was named after Johnny Carson’s wife, and she was named after Julanne Johnston, a famous actress from the early 1920’s.

3. I actually have always liked my name, due to the fact that I have never met one other person, other than my cousin, that has my name and that’s always been something I liked. One bad thing about my name is that almost everyone tries to pronounce it Julianne, and it gets kind of irritating because there’s no I in my name. If I could choose to have a secret identity name I would choose to be called Antonella, Antonella is an Italian name I always liked, and the whole time I lived in Italy I only met one Antonella and so it’s unique like mine, and that’s why I like it.