The community which I am writing about is unique in its respect to "artifacts". There are many supposed artifacts that would indicate what the community is and why and how it relates to it. However, there is not one true 'artifact' that represents the community that I am portraying. The African-American community has many connotative objects, products, historical relics, etc. that help to reveal their past. I am almost positive that the large majority of their community would not appreciate a Plantation, University, bus, basketball court, or the millions of other things that the community has delved into or has been a part of, to represent their community as a whole. This is why something very close to us here Tallahassee is a perfect so-called 'artifact' to represent them. At a roughly centerpoint crossroads on campus here at Florida State University, there is a larger-than-life portrayal of the racial accomplishments that happened here at this school over the past century. There are three large statues standing on a pedastal looing outward representing African-American individuals who were either the first of their community to graduate, the first Homecoming Queen, and the first athlete here this prewstigious university. This is a prime example of an artifact to represent them.

No One True Artifact

The community which I am writing about is unique in its respect to "artifacts". There are many supposed artifacts that would indicate what the community is and why and how it relates to it. However, there is not one true 'artifact' that represents the community that I am portraying. The African-American community has many connotative objects, products, historical relics, etc. that help to reveal their past. I am almost positive that the large majority of their community would not appreciate a Plantation, University, bus, basketball court, or the millions of other things that the community has delved into or has been a part of, to represent their community as a whole. This is why something very close to us here Tallahassee is a perfect so-called 'artifact' to represent them. At a roughly centerpoint crossroads on campus here at Florida State University, there is a larger-than-life portrayal of the racial accomplishments that happened here at this school over the past century. There are three large statues standing on a pedastal looing outward representing African-American individuals who were either the first of their community to graduate, the first Homecoming Queen, and the first athlete here this prewstigious university. This is a prime example of an artifact to represent them.

the great american city

the artifact i chose is the american flag. ocala was voted the most american city in the world. the community might be small but it definitely makes up for its size in other areas. All of the people there are humble, caring and true. they really know what true friendship and love means. no matter what happens in this tiny "po-dunk" town, there is always someone there to lend you a helping hand. for this reason, it is truly american. i am honored to come from such a place. as we ocalians live our daily lives we strive to continue the great ols american traditions we were raised to uphold.

Journal 10

In the Ultimate Fighting Championship the mixed martial artists compete for the belt. To hold the belt means that the fighter has proved his dominance over everyone in the world within his weight class. To achieve the belt takes an immense amount of training a preperation. It is a symbol of a fighters greatness. To any other community it would just be a belt, but within the mixed martial arts community it represents the true greatness of a fighter.

Phi Sig

The crest of my fraternity is very important artifact from my community because it represents the principles and ideals of my fraternity without the crest Phi Sigma Kappa wouldn't be the same. Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Character are the founding principles of Phi Sigma Kappa. All brothers strive to examplifie the founding principles of Phi Sig, so it represents the core, foundation, image, and identity of the fraternity.

The law enforcement badge or shield is an important artifact from my community. The badge respresents many things in law enforcement and other communities. The law enforcement badge tells people your rank, what police agency you are from and in some cases how long you have been serving as a law enforcement officer. The law enforcement badge is by far one of the most important parts of the uniform. The badge lets people around the community know that the perosn with the badge is a law enforcement officer. The badge is a since of identity and usually respected because all that it means to law enforcement agencies and all that the badge signifies to the community around it.

The Badge

The law enforcement badge or shield is an important artifact from my community. The badge respresents many things in law enforcement and other communities. The law enforcement badge tells people your rank, what police agency you are from and in some cases how long you have been serving as a law enforcement officer. The law enforcement badge is by far one of the most important parts of the uniform. The badge lets people around the community know that the perosn with the badge is a law enforcement officer. The badge is a since of identity and usually respected because all that it means to law enforcement agencies and all that the badge signifies to the community around it.

Cuban Artifact

For my artifact I chose the Cuban flag because it is something that every Cuban can relate too. Cubans are proud of their homeland, even if they’re not happy with the current government. They are proud to display their flag at events and in their homes. In the Cuban flag, the blue stripes refer to the three old divisions of the island, and the two white stripes represent the strength of the independent ideal. The red triangle represents equality, freedom, and fraternity as well as the blood shed in the fight for the country’s independence. The white star symbolizes the absolute freedom among the Cuban people. To many Cubans, it represents their past before Castro took over, and to others it represents hope for the future. Without the flag, many Cubans in exile or living in Cuba would feel more alone, helpless and have little hope. Having the flag let’s them think of the good old days, and that is why it is so important. Taking the flag away would be like taking their heart.

Classiness

That artifact that I chose to represent my community is a pair of Chanel earrings.  I chose this artifact because it represents the classiness truth of Boca.  I chose this picture because not only does it have the earrings but it also has the original box and tag showing that they are real and not fake.  In Boca, the people are usually truthful about things and if they don't like you, they let you know.  These earrings are statement earrings for the Chanel line and never goes out of style.  Boca never goes out of style.  When you enter Boca you know exactly where you are because the true "Boca Japs" always have the new "it" item, let it be shoes, purses, belts, and clothes.  To an outsider they might just look at this and think "wow" a pair of earrings but they mean so much more to someone in Boca.  You do not wear fakes because people will know. When a young girl receives this pair of earrings they know they have reached the age that their parents think is when they are becoming an adult. It's kind of like a right of passage in a way.

Bay Hill

An artifact that represents my community, Bay Hill Club and Lodge, would be a golf ball. Bay Hill is a community owned by famous golfer, Arnold Palmer. Mr. Palmer takes pride in the golf course and makes sure that it’s the best of the best. People from all over come to Bay Hill to play their Championship Course. A golf ball is an important artifact because without it, the community would not be as it is. Bay Hill is home to the annual Arnold Palmer Invitational, a golf tournament that includes top golfers such as Tiger Woods and Adam Scott. The tournament is actually going on this week and weekend. Bay Hill members thrive around golf. Without a golf ball, it essentially takes away the game of golf. Bay Hill will forever be a golfing community.

College Baseball Player (Baseball)

To a college baseball player a baseball is everything. It is the reason for their hard work and commitment to their team. It alsos represents the passion and love for the game. Without the baseball, college baseball players would lose everything they have been training for. If you take the baseball out of the community, it makes the ball simply a ball. It has no depth or meaning, it is just a rubber core wrapped with leather. It is clear that the true meaning of the baseball is diffrent once you take it out of its original community.

journal 10

Trying to think of an artifact that represents the homeless community was difficult, mainly because the most people in the homeless community do not have many possessions. However, I do feel that a shopping cart is an artifact that gives a good representation of this community. Most truly homeless people have only the clothes on their back and maybe a few items they actually own. What little they do own is usually carted around with them in either a shopping cart or a piece of luggage. From my experience talking to homeless people, they are very protective of these carts or whatever it is that they have with them because it is common for other homeless people to try to steel these things. This artifact does lose its meaning when removed from the community. Most people only use shopping carts when they are grocery shopping. I know if I were to see a random shopping cart I would just think of going grocery shopping, it would have no meaning to me whatsoever.

journal 8

In the whole grand scheme of things it is easy to view people as being small and insignificant—I mean right now there are over 6 billion people on this planet, and there have been many before us and will be many after us. However I do not at all agree with this quote. I do feel like people should work to make their area of the world better, but should also strive to make other areas better. Humans are all interconnected with one another so I feel like when people work together to make any place better, be it halfway around the world or their own backyard, it will have an effect on countless others. For example, my church that I go to back home it raising money to build a church for the people in Haiti. Once this church is built, so many people will have access to a church that might not have before or that may have previously known nothing about God. Though the whole church working together to raise funds to build this church we are having such a large effect on people that we have never even met.

"It's Heritage Not Hate"

"It's heritage and not hate" are buzz words that have crossed the deep south more than once. The confederate or rebel flag from the Civil War has caused countless problems that have still not been resolved. For my current paper, I am arguing againest the negative stereotypes on white southern folk. Ever since our ancestors decided slavery was a good idea, even though it didn't even start in the states, the south has always been a representation of hate. The confederate flag brings about the most problems and is an actual historical artifact that supports my argument. The confederate flag is purely heritage and does not refer to hate, slavery, or any derogitory terms. It's unfortunate that some people think that way but it doesn't mean the whole rest of the south does. If the Yankee flag is flown above the Mason Dixon, there's never a big deal about it but when the south decides to be proud of its heritage, the Supreme Court is the next stop. Overall if this artifact was taken away from the white southern community, it would slightly alter peoples opinions about whites in the south but not change entirely.

We are the champions...

Participating in DCI is about much much more than winning. But I would be lying if I told you that ultimate victory isn't on the mind of every drum corps (the members, the instructors, the directors...) during each and every season, even the underdogs. This trophy (artifact?) represents that victory. Every year a corps wins the gold a small plack is attached to this large statue with the corps name and the year of the win, they also receive a smaller trophy much like the one to the left where only their corps for that year is recognized, and each marching member of the corps receives a championship ring (like a high school or college graduation ring) and "gold" medals.

The trophy represents the hard work it takes to have your corps immortalized on its side. It represents the activity's long history; all four sides of the trophy are covered in the placks of winning corps. It helps us look back; to remember all of those amazing people, all of those the amazing shows.

If the trophy weren't there, the activity wouldn't necessarily change. But having the physical reminder of past achievements is humbling to see; people really respect the history of DCI. Some of those corps no longer exist, some of those winning shows are considered "masterpieces" for their achievements... and it's a larger statue than it looks.

UNCONQUERED

This "Artifact" or statue represents the Fsu community as a whole. The writing on the base of the statue reads unconquered which is what FSU students represent, the unconquered. The alums of Florida State University look back to this statue as they come to visit for football games. This is significant to the community I am currently writing about based on the fact that this statue is a clear representation of FSU. We are all seminoles at heart even when we graduate and when coming back to FSU we can reflect upon what we once were and still are at heart. When taken out of its original setting ( In front of our stadium ) this "artifact could just be seen as a regular Seminole Indian fighting in a battle. To us however, we see this statue as the unstopple, incredible unconquerable Florida State Seminoles that can achieve anything at all. The significance of the place where our statue resides is that as tradition FSU students attend the games. Even those who arent really into sports go to support our team. We as a commuinity, future students, current students, and the ever so popular alums of Florida State University go to support our team and in unison do the FSU warchant. This statue represents more than just a Seminole in victory, it represents Florida State and its thousands of students.

The three torches of FSU are an artifact that has been with FSU since 1851. The three torches say vires, artes, mores and those words mean strength, skill, and character. This was one of the first thinds we learned about FSU at orientation and ill never forget it. Its our emblem because FSU students are suppose to have strength, skill, and character. At orientation we even got bracelets with the saying on it. This would be significant to the Tallahassee community because if all the students did have those three traits then it would make Tallahassee that much better. Out of the community it would still mean the same thing but you wouldnt have at least 40,000 people representing it at a time. when the school was an all girls school the emblem was the same but said "Femina Perfecta" underneath the torches. This emblem has been a part of the FSU community for over a decade and a half and therefore it is definatley an artifact and a huge symbol of Florida State students and faculty and what they are about. Not only current students and faculty represent with this emblem but also alumni and fans. My grandpa has four FSU students and hasnt even seen the campus but he wears them because his grandaughter goes there. Because of this our emblem should be pretty well known.

artifact

Describe an artifact that represents the community you're currently investigating for Paper 3. Why is this an important artifact? What is its significance to the community, and does its meaning change when it's removed from the context of that community?

Infrared rays. This "artifact" represents the colorblind community because we cannot see it, but it exists. In the same way, there are colors that normal people see, but people that are color deficient cannot. The visible spectrum is a very small part of the spectrum. There are things like infrared rays that are part of the spectrum, yet not visible to the naked eye. This "artifact" is important because it represents or symbolizes the indistinguishable colors of people that are colorblind. If it is removed, in a sense, from the community there wouldn't be much of a tangible response or reaction. Since infrared isn't visible to anyone, it wouldn't really be an issue. It is more of a symbol than anything. It is a symbol of the existence of the unseen. Though most colorblind people can see colors, not all hues are distinct.

Journal 10- due Friday, March 27

Describe an artifact that represents the community you're currently investigating for Paper 3. Why is this an important artifact? What is its significance to the community, and does its meaning change when it's removed from the context of that community?

"Picture Whore"

Ever since I hit freshmen year of highschool I have always been obsessed with taking intoxicated photos of my friends. Whether it was the 4am endless nights spent at many of the infamous oceanside mansions or the typical thirsty Thursdays at the Inn and Club, you could be assured that I had the pictures covered and in a scrap book by the next week.Even though my friends always wanted to kill me everytime I wanted to take a shot and my nickname became "picture whore", they truely appreciate my one to many patron shots and thousands of pictures later down the road.

Hungry for something...

I grew up around the beach. When I was younger, I hated it. But when I grew up, I loved it so much that I almost literally lived there. When I got out of school in high school I would just drive to the beach and finish my reading or homework while laying out and feeling the sun. My best friend and I surfed there, ate there, tanned there, played volleyball... it goes on. 

I always say that all I'll need to be happy in life is a husband, my dog, and a house less than 5 minutes from the beach... across the street would be preferred. Sometimes I realize just how long it's been since I've spent a good quality day at my, or any, beach and I feel so  incomplete. Like a very hungry caterpillar might be eating his way right through me.

secret

I went on a R.V. trip to the Grand Canyon with my cousins and aunt and uncle in summer of 2004. I've heard how beautiful and huge it was, but it wasn't until I finally went there to see it for myself that I actually understood what everyone was talking about. This is one of my favorite places I've ever been to, and if I had a plane ticket to anywhere in the world, I'd be there in an instant.

Broccoli

I absolutely cannot stand broccoli. It really has to be by far one of the worst foods ever known to man. Heating it up on the stove instantly turns the house into a pungent filled disaster. Just the thought of broccoli makes me sick. When my mom used to make me eat it, I would quickly swallow it down with a quick gulp of my drink. I seriously felt like I was eating many trees everytime I was forced to eat them. I know they are really healthy for you and everything but I will stick to a nice salad minus the broccoli. I CANT STAND BROCCOLI!

This is a classic colorblind test. Since my mother is colorblind and my dad is a carrier...I am also colorblind. Contrary to popular belief, colorblindness does not mean that we can't see colors. But because people believe this it is hilarious to make them think that we do. Sometimes when I first meet someone I'll tell them that I am colorblind and that my life is like a black and white movie, which is completely rediculous. Once I convinced one of my friends that because I couldn't see normal colors, I couldn't see cars, but that I saw people floating, driving a fake steering wheel. But nontheless, I am colorblind. It's kind of fun. It doesn't affect lifestyle at all or anything, just certain shades aren't visible or hard to distinguish. Also...I can't become a pilot. In this picture, normal vision should see a 15...? I think. But people with colorblindness, such as I, cannot. Granted I can see that there is a number, I just can't make out a definitive number.

This is a piece of cheescake. Most people would agree that it is a delicious desert. Personally, my hatred for cheescake is far than you can possibly imgaine. Every time somebody says the word cheesecake i tremble a little bit. If i smell the aroma of cheescake it instantly makes me sick to my stomach. The one time I ate it I was instantly sick. Cheesecake in general is the most disgusting desert/food in the world and my life would be better if i never saw or smelled another cheesecake ever again.

so basically my favorite teacher i have ever had was Pete. so i created this drawing to express how awesome Pete is. His class was so much fun and i actually learned alot from it while being entertained all at once. His class was at 8 a.m and still i managed to get up even when i partied and went almost every day in the summer. His class was just that fun!! Therefore he is my favorite teacher at FSU.

Cockroach

I hate cockroaches almost more than anything else in the world. I do not know why I hate them so much, but every time I see one it always startles me pretty good. Coackroaches are virtualy harmless, which is why I think its kind of funny that I hate them so much. I don't really mind spiders or snakes like a lot of other people, but strangly enough when it come to cockroaches I want nothing to do with them. My brother is the same way so who knows maybe the hate of cockroaches runs in the family.

Natty sucks

American beer sucks in general. After having real beer from European countries, American made beer is awful. And, being in college, Natty is always the beer at parties. It tastes like shit, I mean I'm sure people can afford to atleast get Budlight or something else. Bottom line is, I hate American beer, especially Natty light

Its not really a secret but i think President Bush was a great President especially for his circumstances. I think he is a real hero and people who like to blame September 11th on him are ignorant, stupid low life scums because on September 11th when many of us lost loved one we said do whatever you can to protect our country and he did! and if war isnt the answer then its not his fault because that's all that has ever been done in that kind of circumstance. i hate people who protest Bush or the war because it really hurts our troops over seas who do want to be there. My friends say its the most discouraging thing to see your own people protesting against you while you fight for them. BUSH =LOVE!!

FROGS

i HATE, loathe and despise frogs!!!! especially green tree frogs...with their slimy little feet! i get goose bumps and my lips quiver at the thought of them. i would rather eat dirt than have to ever see one again. they are also my worst fear. for the picture I couldn't even get a real one. i would vomit everywhere if i google image frogs. i have had a few terrible run ins with them. people also think its really funny to throw them on me because they think its a joke. i immediately start screaming and crying like a 2 year old. i would rather saw my own arm off then touch one!

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I hate slow drivers

I hate slow drivers, especially ones that are on the highway. What pisses me off to no end is when they decide to get in the fastest lane only to go BELOW the speed limit and do not move aside if you get behind them. Proper driver etiquette says to move over to the right lane if a car driving faster than you is behind you. Apparently people forgot manners now-a-days and just try to be dicks especially the ones who switch in your lane last second only to go slower than they originally were going.

I Hate the Patriots!

There is no team in sports that I hate more than the New England Patriots.. Being a Dolphins fan I have to see them twice a year, and I don't like anything about their team. Watching them lose to the Giants in last yr's super bowl and finish the season 18-1 was probably the best thing ever! I also was happy not to see them in the playoffs this year. Getting caught cheating in a game last yr by filming the other teams signals was also great and is probably just a glimpse of all the things that they do.

Luckily all it is, is spray paint and not a bat

I hate guys that cheat! Especially the ones that you've known for years and when they're out at the bar without their girlfriend they try to convince you that they aren't in a relationship.  I love this picture because what the guy did to the woman writing on his car hurt her heart a lot more then what she's doing to his car. Unless a man and a woman are in a swingers relationship, don't be in one if you're eyes are going to roam.  

Leigh Gruwell

I like having Leigh Gruwell as my teacher. Being a first-year master student in Rhetoric and Composition, Leigh does a great job in keeping the classroom environment interesting and exciting on topics we discuss.

cops

I dont like cops because I have had bad experiences with them in the past. I know they are here to serve and protect but I feel like they use their authority to their advantage. I have always treated cops reasonably and with respect yet they never show me any.

Journal 9

Create your own PostSecret card. Don't worry about sharing your deepest, darkest secrets- you can make something up, or share something silly. You don't have to create a digital masterpiece, or even put your text on top of the graphics. You can just post a visual, and type the accompanying text underneath. Have fun with this, but please try to keep in mind all that we've talked about in class. To get you started, here's mine:



EDIT: This isn't due until Friday, but thanks for getting a jump on this- I'm excited about this journal too!

Journal 8

I disagree with the quote that says people are small and do not matter, it is completely and utterly false. Everyone is equal in the world and they all matter in one way or another. It is true that some people may be more widley known by people, however everyone matters to someone else whether it be big or small. For example we can look at a firefighter who is important to keeping the public safe from certain things. Then we could look at the President who is important to all of America as he makes a lot of dicesions for our country. Although the firefighter is not known as well as the President he is still very important to those people in which he is required to protect. This is just one example as to how everyone matters whether they be big or small.

Could you say that with a straight face this time?

React to the following quote: “People are small, and most don’t matter; therefore, they should be concerned with bettering their corner of the world and nothing larger." Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not? Give me examples from your own experiences, if possible.

I couldn't disagree with that quoted statement more. In fact, I don't think history could disagree with it more! Individuals can always make a difference in the world. The actions a person performs may not reach the whole world, maybe not everyone will here about it or be affected by it, but people must get involved in bettering the whole situation and NOT only their personal corner of the world.
I think this statement is actually the main problem with the world today. Too many people think exactly that, "What will it matter what I do? I'm one person." But the problem here is that there are BILLIONS of "one persons", most of them thinking that same thing. If each person thought of their actions in terms of how it will affect every one's lives and not only their own, the world may be a much brighter place. I'll use a ridiculously common example of this... if everyone recycled, I'm sure we would all agree that the world condition, in terms of landfills and resources withering, would be ridiculously different. I can't say the amount of people I have heard say "So what if I don't recycle? I'm one person, what will I change?" and so many many people don't recycle because they simply don't see the point. I contest that if every last one of those people picked up the bottle and put it in the proper can, we would all see the point.
That is an example of individuals doing things all on their own, but together they amount to changing our world. It isn't even necessary to think of the debate at hand in that context alone to disprove the quote. Single people have made very big differences. When one person stands up to make a difference, they encourage others to stand up as well. People tend to travel the safe route, stay calm and quite and out of the way. If there were a fight happening right in front of your eyes the odds are overwhelming that you won't be the first to react to stop it, unless you yourself have been in that situation before. But the people who do react change everything. All you need is one person to start and others will follow.

"The Underdogs"

I totally disagree with the quote "People are small, and most don't matter; therefore, they should be concerned with bettering their corner of the world and nothing larger." Some of the greatest minds that have bettered our country and the world have been "underdogs."  They were told that they could not change the world, well they have.  Finally racism was overcome with the Civil Rights Act, when everyone was told they could not do it.  Now, we have a Black President, who happened to had grown up without his father in his life and was raised by his grandparents.  In situations like that, usually people say "hopefully he'll make it to the age of 25." Now, he is the first Black President of the United States.  I believe that when a person puts their mind to something whether small or larger it can be accomplished.  One person's voice can turn into a million voices if it is loud enough.  

I think that people as individuals are small but their actions can be huge. If people have the attitude of the quote, society as a whole will never advance and grow. Each individual plays a vital role when it comes to making an impact. The collective efforts of each individual makes all the diffrence. When I think of this quote, I think of the movie pay it foward. In this movie a young kid comes up with a project where you do something good for a person and then that person does something good for someone else and it keeps going in a snowball effect. This shows the power of the individual and how important each person's efforts are in society.

I disagree with this quote because people matter in this world. Every day this world changes and it changes because of the people that live in it. Yes, people are small and there are people out there that probably could not even “better their corner of the world,” but there are also people out there that can do that and more. I mean you see today how other countries have instilled their influence in America with restaurants, cars, etc. They are trying to better our corner of the world through means of food and “nice foreign” cars. So yeah, people are small there are people that might not be able to have the same power as others, but to say that they “don’t matter” is a shallow statement. People matter because its people that shape the world and how it is today.

Journal 8 - Small People, Big World

This is a very interesting comment/quote to me for several different reasons. First of all, let me say that I am not going to jump on either side and declare a right and wrong because I feel there are a couple shades of grey with both. For the first part “People are small…” I could not agree more. People tend to too often think of themselves as quasi-gods with unlimited importance. This is one of mankind’s greatest downfalls. If this were an infallible rule however then many of the great deeds, inventions, and contributions of mankind would not exist. For such great things to occur people must believe that they are unstoppable in achieving their goals of achieving this or helping that. Moving on to “…and most don’t matter…” I would have to say this is basically the same argument I just qualified; that on a universal cosmic scale the human population is not even worth mentioning, but to ourselves we could not matter more. The happiness of our species is almost entirely based upon the energies, attentions, and gifts we are constantly exchanging amongst each other. Thus, many would argue against the notion that “most don’t matter.” “[T]hey should be concerned with bettering their corner of the world and nothing larger.” Now once again, I have mixed contextual opinions about this assertion. As a whole, too few people are concerned with the welfare of other people that they will never meet or hear of in their entire lives. Throughout human history this lack of indiscriminate compassion has contributed to the proliferation of war, violence, and pain inflicted on others. Now, human psychologists would argue that this is merely human nature and should not be interpreted as evil or subhuman. It makes much evolutionary sense as those who felt more strongly about their clansmen than ‘foreign’ parties would fight harder to maintain one’s culture. While in my opinion I think every man and woman should practice a healthy dose of humility and sense of understanding daily, there is a vital importance of not allowing thoughts of good versus evil, right versus wrong, etc. to overwhelm and obsess your thoughts. This leads to a lack of fulfillment and happiness as a perfect world can never EVER be attained. We must all learn to live our own lives while understanding that everyone else is doing the same with the total right to.