Mountaineers

Reflection: The video about West Virginia stereotypes was nothing new that I haven't heard. West Virginia has a lot of pre-determined thoughts and ideas from outsiders who certain that WV is a poor, raw, and evil mountain men who want to eat you. However, I ignore or shrug off these general stereotypes and embrace my state. The video was a nice reminder of why I think WV is a wonderful place to live and a reminder on how to address those stereotypes in a positive way.

#1: I have stereotyped my own state. I have used the phrase "hillbillies" but in a positive situation. I would use the terms "hicks," "hillbillies," and "rednecks" but never in a negative way. I have never avoided parts of WV, I enjoy discovering different parts throughout the state. I have never been ashamed of saying "I am from West Virginia." I have never been ashamed of the rural areas in the state because poverty is a problem throughout America. These areas exist because the people that live in them are from a low economic status. I am unaware what help is being done today in the rural areas of WV. Throughout America,especially in major cities, they provide food banks and other types of welfare assistance.

#2: The TV caricatures of mountain people can sometimes be over exaggerated. Some of these characters such as The Beverly Hillbillies and The Waltons are lovable shows because of how the characters present themselves. For example The Beverly Hillbillies were uneducated and poor living in the rural areas until they struck gold and moved out of their element. The characters had to be over exaggerated to show how out of place they were and how uneducated they were. Because of that, it made them lovable and memorable characters. The viewers would feel a comical sympathy for the characters on those types of shows. Some of the situations can ring true, for example there are people in rural areas that live off the land and hunt their own food or make their own medical remedies. But there are other times were it is absurdity to make the TV show more enjoyable.

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Jing a Ling

Today in class we worked with a new tool called Jing. First you need to create an account then you are ready to go!! You can do fun things with this tool such as capture an image on the computer and edit it with arrows or highlight what is important then you can save it or it can give you a URL. You can even make a movie!! Hit the capture button and then at the bottom of the screen click the movie reel. Then it will give you a count down then you are ready to start. Then you will give a URL and then I saved it to my desktop, To view my movie click here
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Self-Evaluation

For my self-evaluation, I have attended all the classes expect one due to being sick. In that class, I have viewed that Animation and Delicious was learned on October 22. I also didn't document during October 13 and October 20, I was working on my powerpoint for Mercury and presenting it in class, also viewing my other classmates presentations.

What has been done with Audacity today....

Today was a fun day with working with our audios in Audacity. In Audacity, you can use effects to create a new audio. You can amplify your audio, compress, equalize, and do fun things such as change the speed and the pitch. You can reverse your audio and add an echo for silly sound effects. Then in class we imported a song called "Long Hair Country Boy." Then we cut the song and moved our audio so we can have a music intro. We faded the song out and faded our voices in. To listen to my audio clip Click Here

Pod Cast and Audacity

Today in class, we have been working with our audio of our presentation. With pod cast, we uploaded our audio and we can use Audacity to upload the audio and create and enhance the sound so it can easily be heard. You can even play the audio backwards!!! Audacity is a free site where you can amplify the quality of sound and do fun, creative projects! To go to Audacity's free website Click Here.

Prezi...(a new kind of presentation tool!)

Today in class, we learned a new presentation tool that beats Microsoft Powerpoint! Prezi is a free way to present your ideas in a new and fun way. You can place your text in any direction, add pictures, and zoom into the important information. Prezi gives fun templates where you start creating your prsentation. Sign-up is FREE!! To go start this task now click here.
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