Side Note: Sidewalk Art

These are just are few images that I found on Google for my Prezi about "Realness and Perception". I chose these pictures of hand drawn sidewalk art that seem so realistic from the angle that the picture was taken. If the picture was taken at a different angle, then the whole artwork would not look realistic and the viewer's perception would be different. These sidewalk arts are literally "street" art drawn on the streets all across the world.

The Real Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot's Website of Henrietta Lacks

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One of the very first assignments that I had to do for my English 1101 class with Dr. Harkey. We had to discuss the differences between the website and the actual book of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

 I think that the website gives a completely different impact than the book because the website includes the multimodal aspects of images, videos, and other links. The website gives insight and greater background information into the creation of the book and the more history behind Henrietta Lacks and her family.

The book, however, gives Henrietta Lacks' life in a story form. The words in the book give the reader a sense of pathos as they learn more about Henrietta Lacks and her life. The book also contains multimodal aspects because in the middle of the book there are pictures and images of Henrietta Lacks and her family.

Prezi Examples on Realness

Realness

Reality

Artificial?

Here are just a few links that lead to great Prezi examples that helped our group create our Prezi on "Realness and Perception". I decided to change the name of the link to make it into a form of a rhetorical question. What do "realness", "reality", and "artificial" mean to you?

TEDTalks Class Discussion

Today, I had to present and lead my class in discussion on the topic of TEDTalks. I explained Jane McGonigal's dreams and goals of creating games that could change the world and make it a better place. I was pretty nervous having to speak in front of my class for the first time. However, I really enjoyed the topic that I signed up for and I actually agree with Jane McGonigal and her goal because I believe that the games she has in mind of using to catch people's attentions can really improve the world and its condition.

My Maggie Jackson Discussion Questions

In this new world of a technologically dependent generation, kids have become suited for the lightning-paced and multitasking society. The article states that "we are nurturing a culture of social diffusion, intellectual fragmentation, and sensory detachment." We lack attention, but are there any positive effects on kids?

According to the article, the fluctuating "tonic" alertness is rooted in the brain's right hemisphere and the "phasic" alertness, which is triggered by a teacher's bark or a starting gun, is rooted in the brain's left hemisphere. Why are the two types of alertness rooted in different sides of the brain? Does one side of the brain have a stronger power of attention than the other side?

Brian Greene's The Hidden Reality Screen Shot

After having to read Brian Greene's The Hidden Reality, I decided to take a screen shot of the first page of the section we were suppose to read. Also, we were assigned to choose a paragraph that we thought had strong significance and strong rhetoric. However, I did not choose this first paragraph, but I think that this paragraph was the most memorable because it portrayed Greene's unique and intriguing thought and ideas on reality with the example of a mirror facing a mirror and the infinite views of mirror upon mirror. This paragraph really caught my attention when I started to read and it also made me think about the concept of reality.

Ex: Things Amazing (now) Vs. (then)

 

Here are a few of today's notes that Dr. Harkey took on the whiteboard. The chaos and complexity of the visual representation of the topic of realness intrigues me. The notes today were relating to the idea that even with all the benefits and luxuries that we have in this modern world such as the technologies and tools that help us live comfortably in every possible situation, we complain and are still not happy or complacent enough with our lives. In a sense, I strongly believe this because with every year, a new product or trending product comes out and the majority of people complain when they do not have those things