Artifactual Communication

What meaning do you think the artifact is supposed to express? What do you think this artifact illustrates about the potential buyer’s identity or personality? Which demographic groups do you think this artifact will appeal to? Examine the advertisement carefully for the other nonverbal communication systems being used by the advertiser (body type, age, gender, posture, gestures, color, touch, spatial relations, facial expressions, etc.). Identify and discuss the advertiser’s use of some these nonverbal systems to sell her/his product. What is advertiser trying to make the viewer (reader) think? How do you know? 

         The meaning I think this artifact is supposed to express is happiness, and satisfaction.  The colorfulness of this artifact expresses a new experience.  I think this artifact illustrates about the buyer's identity as someone with confidence in life, and knows where they what route they're taking.  The personality of the buyer is bright, forward, and down to earth looking for something to express their personality.  This might just be the perfect item for them to illustrate their identity and personality.  The demographic group that I think this artifact will appeal to is women.  Looking at this photo, since she looks younger, maybe in her late 20's, it will most appear to younger women.  It's attractive, and fashion all together in one package for younger women.  This woman in the picture has a positive gesture, and posture.  Her facial expressions definitely shows confidence and happiness.  The color of this artifact is so colorful that it grabs the eyes.  The advertiser is trying to make the viewers think that perfection along with confidentiality all comes in this package.  They are trying to make them think that this artifact will surely satisfy the viewer.  I know that because the woman in here shows how good it looks, and how happy she is to wear this piece of artifact.  The way she shows off the matching earrings and necklace to attract her audience.

Do you speak American?

What information did you find interesting in the article you chose? Why? What did you learn that you did not previously know? What information did you find fascinating and wanted to learn more about? Finally, how will you use this new information in the future? Where? How?      

            The article I read on Sez Who? is called "Like, Quote Me."  Surprisingly, it was a very good article.  I thought it was going to be a bored, long article that I probably will not be interested in.  It had many interesting things about it.  One of the information I thought was interesting is that I didn't noticed the word, like, was such a popular part of English grammar.   It's funny, because after reading this article, I realize that it just may be true.  It was interesting for me, because I never realized that I may just be one of those people that uses the word, like, a lot.  I may never even catch myself doing it.  
            What I learned that I didn't know before is that the word, like, can surely put out many different meanings to a conversation.  The information I found fascinating, and wanted to learn about was where it originally came from, and who came up with it.  I mean, in the article it did say that probably in the 1970's or maybe earlier people started using like quotative.  I actually want to know more from where it came from.  In the future, I would use this information to help determine my conversations, and to use it to better my conversations.  For example, instead of saying:

           He was like, "I am so going to quit my job tomorrow."  - In this sentence, it sounds like I am saying it from what I think his attitude was.

I could say:

         He said, "I am so going to quit my job tomorrow."  -In this sentence, it sounds like it's the exact word he said, or what I heard what he said.

This is how I would use this information in the future.  

Stereotype!

First, define the term stereotype (in your own words). Then answer the following questions in your blog posting. How are you most likely to be stereotyped? What characteristics of the stereotype would be generally true about you? What characteristics would be completely untrue? What does this tell you about the role of stereotyping in communicating with others? Finally, why are stereotypes harmful? How can stereotypes be helpful to humans? 

         Stereotype is when you categorized a group of people, place, or event.  When I meet people, they tend to ask me where I am from, and what is my ethnicity.  Sometimes, people make prejudice stereotypes, and sometimes they make good ones.  I would most likely to be stereotyped as not a fluent English speaker, or that I don't understand English.  Especially if they know I am not born in the United States.  Other stereotypes I've heard about me are that I am quiet, shy, and I keep to myself.  There has been some I consider to be prejudice stereotypes about me.  I don't think about it, because I don't want it to linger in my life.  One negative stereotype I had once was, how are OUR men like?  Someone once asked me that.  To me, men are all the same.  

        The characteristics that are generally true about me are that I am a shy person, and I am quiet at times.  I do keep to myself, if you are a stranger.  The characteristics that are not true about me is that I don't speak English fluently, and that I don't understand English.  It's funny, because whenever a nurse calls me from the hospital about my kid's they usually have an interpreter.  I don't say anything, because I don't want to be rude.  Sometimes the way the interpreter interprets to me makes it more confusing.  This tells me that the role of stereotyping in communicating with others is important.  Especially when you are dealing with some of another culture or gender.  Some people don't know how to separate fact from inferences.  Sometimes they just assume things to be what they think it is.  

       Stereotypes are harmful because our world is so diverse now that there are so many different kind of people.  Everyone is different.  If you don't know about a culture, and you communicate in the wrong way, it could lead to big problems.  It can be helpful to humans because we can all learn to appreciate each other.  We can learn about others before stereotyping.  Maybe stereotype can help us learn more about each other.  

Picture of Me blog

This is a picture of a cherry blossom.  I think this picture represents the way I see myself because like them, I am fragile, and beautiful like every unique individual around me, and I might fall down, but I bloom again.  When I bloom again it's a new beginning for me, and it's another chance for me.  It's a chance that I take.

This image represents my fear.  My biggest fear is being lost in life.  I am afraid of the thought that I may not achieve my goals in the future, and I am afraid of being lost, and falling behind.