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?