paper portfolio

The online portfolio that I have created does not represent me very well. The reason for this is because I do not enjoy creating websites and putting things online. If I was not required to pout anything online I wouldn't. I hate the fact that it is a required part of this course to put things online because it has nothing to do with english. I agree on a very low level about finding visuals to go along with your writing in order to emphasize points or create new ideas in the readers mind. But I do not agree with the idea of having to put the papers online. Therefore my online portfolio is not very good, because I honestly have not taken the time to make it look awesome.

But to address the journal, having it online is different than having it in a paper folder because It looks more official. It looks like you had to do extra work in order to get it online. I think my online portfolio looks okay. I do not think it represents me in a flawless way because I did not put my best effort into making it look perfect. It is different for a reader because it is easily accessible. The reader can look at each paper simultaneously and compare the text the pictures and the style. The audience is also easily influenced because with a website you are able to change the font the colors and the pictures to what ever you please in order to influence the audience.

In conclusion, I would personally rather create a paper portfolio rather than an online one.

The Four Elements of Design

The four elements of design, which are clearly stated in the article, are alignment, proximity, repetition and contrast. Following these simple design techniques will result in a visually stimulating website for the reader.

Alignment refers to the set up of the page. The author says that a website should result in some sort of order to create a page that appeals to the readers senses. Another important aspect of webpage is the contrast of colors , images, and words. The page should have visuals to help represent what the text is trying to convey. Having both these elements will result in the creation of website that appeases the visual sense. Proximity also applies to the visual sense in the fact that it refers to how all the elements of a website are set up. Where as the final aspect, repetition refers to both the visual sense and when the readers reads the website. Repetition of pictures or visuals might not be the best of ideas for a website because it can be boring visually for a reader but repetition of ideas or patterns can help a website be organized and look put together.

My website, I think, is appeasing to the reader because I have provided many visuals that help the reader learn about me and about why I put the pictures on my website. My narrative paper looks pretty good. The paper is not complete but the visuals I added to the site make the paper look pretty good.

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Geared for different audiences, Trask and Knier write wonderful pieces on their specific interests and also for very different purposes. Both authors are specialist, but in completely opposite subjects. The two essays differ mainly in syntax, style and purpose. Both are telling stories, for different purposes and for different occasions.

The first, Trask, writes about Hawaii and uses specific detail about tourism and its influences on the people and the government of Hawaii. Clearly, this essay is geared at a certain audience who wants and cares about the tourism issues of Hawaii. The language she uses makes it difficult for the average reader to comprehend. Trask's tone also makes this essay hard to follow be she speaks very authoritatively, which intimidates the reader when he or she is poorly educated on the subject matter depicted in her writing. The title, "Tourist, Stay Home." is the first indication of authoritativeness. Another word selection she uses is "The predatory reality.." when speaking about tourism which turns the reader away, almost scaring them away from her writing.

In contrast, the Knier essay was much easy to read because he used words that are easily understandable. Knier was telling his story, with a less harsh tone and to a more general audience. This story about Best Buy might appeal to a younger and/or technology interested audience, but no matter the reader, the story was easy to read, understand and enjoy. He used words such as "pocket lint broke.." where no matter the person, almost everyone can understand. Knier also uses words that are appropriate, but almost slang such as hardcore and cronies.

The movie clips are geared for different audiences just like the two essays by Knier and Trask. The first movie trailer was geared a young audience such a teenagers and young adults. The plot of the movie is a comedy which is known because of the jokes given in the trailer, such as "From small caterpillars to big beautiful butterflies." The plot also appeals to a younger audience because many young girls and boys are going through the same situation as the girl from the movie where, the mother has one choice in a significant other and they have another. The text of the title of the movie is written with bold block letters and bright colors which appeals to a younger genre of movie watchers. The tone in this trailer is fun and entertainment.

The second movie trailer is created for a more general audience ranging any where from young adults to adults. The movie is about a classic book called "Pride and Prejudice.", which many adults can relate to. The text in the movie is all in cursive and script which makes it seem more real and serious. The music used in the back ground is of a symphony which makes it more serious also. The voice, who narrates the trailer has a very romantic voice which attracts a female audience.

Who are we?

The author of this moving comic portrays these stories through powerful images of light and dark which signify many different things. Some images are shaded while others are not, even though all the characters in the comic are of the same species. In this comic, the Jews are shaded and the Nazi's are white. Art Spiegelman chooses to portray these characters in light and dark to symbolize the similarities about salvery vs. WWII. Both races were treated immensely incorrectly. The colors of the people play a major role, concerning the reader, because it shows how the father felt about the war and how he felt about talking about the war. As Spiegelman states before the comic begins, the father was very "reluctant to talk about the war."

If there were no visuals in the Spiegelman comic, then it would be difficult to feel as the father felt when he was talking about the war. The black and white of the comic, and the shading of only selected people force the reading to think about why he uses these effects in his writing, and about how he feels toward the shaded characters and the white ones. The images interact intensely with the text because they help to describe in detail the feelings that the author felt that are hard to assume with out the added images. The visuals serve the purpose to make the reader feel how the father felt and what he thinks about the war and the situation as a hole. Speigelman sets the tone of sadness and disappointment, but also of forgiveness. The layers that you see are his feelings coming out onto paper.

The only girl in the car.

The Only Girl In The Car, a book written by Kathy Dobie, is a memoir of her life as a young girl, growing up in a catholic home. Recounting her childhood onto paper helps to describe herself and also describe the lives of many young girls whom have experienced similar, if not the same incidences. Powerful, emotional and controversial, this book tells stories that impact and shock the soul and spirit of a person, no matter age or sex.




I took this picture of my friends after I asked them to put themselves in the author's shoes. The most interesting part of this photo, is that I refused to direct the picture. I asked my friends to set aside their beliefs, their feelings, their opinions, and their morals in order to attempt to capture how the author might have felt when she was forced into certain uncomfortable, ill at ease situations. Explaining with immense detail, I asked each person to use their imagination and act, in the photo, as how they believed they would have felt in these situations. For this reason, I find this picture particularly interesting because it shows not only my opinion of a visual article to go along with this amazing, prevailing book, but also a few other peoples opinions.

Emily

The top of the Mountain.

This mountain represents me and my life because I feel that you can always keep climbing, mentally not figuratively. By climbing, I mean many different things, but I believe that one never reaches the end or in this case the top. It is possible to reach stopping points that may appear to be the top, but if you look up, you can always see more.

I took this picture when I was hiking in Yellowstone National Park.

The steepness of the rock and the color of the sky. I love this image because it is capable to see some of God's amazing creations.

What I want others to view in this image is how the mountain juts out of the trees.

The images sets a tone of peace and content with life and everything that surrounds oneself.

There is no need for prior knowledge concerning this powerful mountain. All one needs to know is what is assumed by the image.

The two writing locations influence your thoughts because you are able to peer at the image often when writing on the blog than on a word processor. Enhancing the text, the image helps one to understand the statements better because one is able to look at the image in one's peripheral vision while reading about the image. I chose to wrap the text because it is easier to read the text and look at the picture simultaneously.

I read and look at the picture together.