Hi! This is my eighth blog assignment. This is my overall website assessment and how I graded myself on each of my pages throughout my website. I am planning to make all of these changes by Friday or the end of this week by taking time out of my schedule to sit down and make these changes.
Home Page Well-Being Assessment: Suffering Why?: I have all the requirements for the Home Page including a header image, quote, introduction, and goals. I think that I can add to all of the aspects of my home page. I want to find out how to make my header a clearer image as it came out a little blurry after uploading it to the Weebly website. I also want to change the color of my home page as it does not match my header image and does not seem to tie the page together. I need to change my font size and add breaks to my text as it is displayed all in one paragraph. I could also add more to my introduction about myself to provide a better insight into what my website will bring to the table and the goals that I have for this course. How?: I will update my Home page by Friday, October 25th before 5pm. I may email Weebly to see why my header keeps coming out blurry or attempt to change the picture size to see if that will fix my problem. If I can't fix my picture, I will be fixing everything else. About Page Well-Being Assessment: Sustaining Why?: I have met all the requirements for the About Page including the header image, quote, photo of self, author bio, and link to Proust questionnaire. I was thinking about making a different header image on each page to make it unique and different, but that is just a thought. I also want to add another picture of myself; maybe even add more pictures that I’ve taken of sceneries and places I’ve been to show more about myself and where I’ve been. I need to change the font size and make paragraph breaks to appeal to the eyes of my audience. I also need to change my background color; I want to make it reflect me instead of just trying to get it done. How?: I will update my font sizes and background color on About page by Friday, October 25th before 5pm. Contact Page Well-Being Assessment: Sustaining Why?: I have met all the requirements for the Contact Page including a header image, quote, and contact box. I have thought about adding pictures I’ve taken to the Contact Page over my about page as this one is empty and there is not much to add to it. I want to change the background color of my page, maybe make them all the same color. I could even add quotes that I like, something to make the page stand out more and fill in the empty space. How?: I will update my Contact Page by Friday, October 25th before 5pm by filling in the empty space and changing the background color of the page. Narrative Project Page Well-Being Assessment: Sustaining Why?: I have met all the requirements for the Narrative Contact Page including a header image, quote, preface section, and draft section. I do need to make some changes to this page as well as add more than one draft. I have to add to my preface section and include my struggle I had choosing a memoir topic. I need to go into more detail in my preface. I also need to change the font size and add paragraph breaks to make it more appealing to the eyes. I need to add symbolism, structure, and my own emotions to my memoir itself in the next draft that I post to my website. I also need to change the background color on this page as well. How?: I will update my Narrative Project Page by Friday, October 25th by adding to my preface and making the page more visually appealing. Blog Page Well-Being Assessment: Sustaining Why?: I have met all the requirements for the blog page including a header image, quote, T-T-C, up to date blog posts (mostly), and Link/images in each of my blog posts. I have to add an author blurb to my blog page as well as begin to go the extra mile in my blog posts. I want to start adding my own links to websites and videos that I relate to my posts and maybe even start vlogging some of my blogs instead of just typing them out. I also want to maybe add a blog post of my own, even though its not required it would add a sense of myself to my website. I should also start adding pictures to my blog posts to get the audience more interested. I have to add design factors to make my page pop more. How?: I will update my Narrative Project Page by Friday, October 25th by beginning to go the extra mile in my blog posts and changing design aspects to my page. I have not started my research assignment yet and do not have much to change to that page yet this semester. I will change the background color for now and edit it as I go.
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Hi guys! This is my seventh blog post and this blog post is actually a VLOG POST! This video is all about reflection and how I have grown and changed from this course so far. I also talk about how I am going to bring this new knowledge into my other courses and situations in life. This really got me out of my comfort zone and I am sure a lot of you felt the same way recording your own. For more information on reflective writing pieces, here is a link to an informative video: Reflective Writing. On a side note, I am extremely sorry that you guys are about to experience the worst second hand embarrassment you have ever felt in your life. I messed up about seven times but, after trying to record this video over ten times and ultimately failing I decided you guys can learn to love me for my mistakes as well as my accomplishments. Also sorry my eyes flicker off the screen; I used my phone google docs for reference because I thought it would be easier than just full out winging it. Hello. In this blog post I am going to be discussing the impact my narrative has on other as well as my own brain and heart. It is going to show the aspects of nerve and power my narrative shows and what emotions, feelings, and stakes I was trying to represent throughout my story telling. These three video experts helped me write this blog post and my narrative itself. Wizard of Oz: If I Only Had The Brain, Heart, Nerve, Wizard of Oz: Meeting the Wizard, Wizard of Oz: You've Always Had the Power. I will also have a link of my narrative here: . If this blog post inspires you or gets you interested to read my narrative please click the link!
How does your narrative allow you to travel into your brain (mind) then and now? My narrative allows me to travel into my mind by reminding me and showing others how I reacted to the situation at the time. It allows me to travel to my thoughts of pain and hurt from the past and show my growth from those situations. It allows me to reflect on the past. It shows others the way I perceive the situation now and how these experiences shaped who I am today. How does your narrative allow you to travel into your heart (emotions) then and now? My narrative allows me to travel into my emotions by showing the way I deal with and perceive the pain of others around me and in my life. It gives insight into the emotions I feel when going through loss even if it isn't a person that I’ve lost. It allows the readers to experience the feeling of loss, regret, and pain with me as I did then and even now when retelling the story. It helps me recognize and work through my emotions throughout this specific time in my life as I do not like to look back/think about life events that have had an upsetting impact on me and others around me. How does your narrative meet the nerve (high-stakes) element of meaningful storytelling? My narrative meets the nerve element of meaningful storytelling for myself as I do not like to express myself/emotions through writing. I prefer formal assignments that have nothing to do with myself and give clear instructions; almost like an assignment that allows no room for creativity. In this narrative I am forced to express myself through storytelling even if it is the least personal (but still personal) situation that I could have shared with this class. It allows others to relate and connect with me through an experience that many people go through in their lives. It allows others to see me as someone they can connect with and they can learn new things about me through how I write and choose to share life events. This situation shows how the loss of my dog brought sadness into not only my life but my grandmother’s as well. It shows without specific explaining how every person gets lonely at times and needs someone to share their life with, even if it is just a dog. How does your narrative enable you to re-examine the power (agency) you have in authoring your life-story? My narrative allows me to re-examine the power I have in authoring my life-story by showing that I can choose to express myself in any way, shape, or form. I can take control of any situation in my life my choosing to express it in a certain way. I choose how to feel about certain life events and I can take ownership of these situations by telling the story from my own perspective. Narratives give you the power to have a voice in your life even when you feel like almost everything is out of your control. It shows that you can choose how to react to situations any way you want even if it's expected of you to be sad or happy. What shapes our sense of identity: Life events or the stories we tell ourselves about life events? I think that life events and the stories that we tell ourselves about life events shapes our sense of identity. If I had to pick which has more impact on my sense of identity I would choose the stories we tell ourselves about life events. The reason I say this is because I do not want my life events to shape who I am as a person. I’ve had too many unfortunate events happen in my life and I do not want those events to make me who I am. I want the way I perceive events and life as a whole to shape who I am. I want my choices, reactions, and emotions, all things that I have control over to shape who I am. I do not want life events that are out of my control to tell me who I am as a person. We cannot choose what happens to us in life only the way we react to those things/people around us. |
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