Directions

Technical writing is frustrating. Writing everything that seems like common sense is strange. It feels as if you do not need to put everything in the directions but it really makes you think. Forgetting to put simple directions in writing can confuse certain people.
Remembering to break down the process into many different steps takes a lot of thinking. It is somewhat ironic.    Technical writing is certainly  not my cup of tea because of how detailed you have to be. My brain is a big picture kind of neuron firing mass.

Digital Storytelling

I am going to tell about the great adventures of polar bear swimming. What is polar bear swimming?
Polar bear swimming is when you wake up early in the morning and run into the lake, dip your head under, and sing the polar bear song.
I'm a polar bear and Im okay. I get up early and I swim in the lake. Brr brr brr brr brr brr brr. What a way to start the day!

Storytelling

Digital storytelling is a way to express in so many different ways. The emotions can be captured through music, voice, and pictures. All three of these together can create a whole new experience for the viewer. It is exciting and interesting.
You can connect easier to the storyteller and really feel the emotions. Old ways are harder to connect and feel what the reader is trying to portray.

Wikepedia

I agree with the colleges stand. Wikipedia can be used in moderation. There are many legitimate sources of information about a certain topic on Wikipedia, but it should not be used as a primary source.
 Instead, it should be used as a backup or a way to find sources to research the topic furthermore.
Wikipedia has gotten a bad reputation because of the public being able to edit the information. However, like the schools say, Wikipedia can have good information.
It just needs to be used wisely.

Justice to Chris

There are some interesting things that I feel Krakeur did not touch heavily. In the film you get a big picture of how much hurt Chris left behind. The film Justifies the kind of kid he was, but it shows what impact he had on people.
You almost feel bad for all of those people he left behind. It is very hard to watch because you know he is achieving everything that he wanted despite the hurt and pain.
The movie showed Chris is a great light. It followed the book very well and was raw beauty. It was almost like looking through the eyes of Chris.
I loved it.

Initial Perceptions

Christopher McCandless was an idiot who I admire. I thought this through the whole book. By the end of the book I was very proud of him, but there was something that bothered me.
I would do the same thing as he did in a heartbeat. I have pondered adventures like those.
The problem was that he was so caught up in this adventure that he did a lot of silly things. He was unprepared and did not know how to live off the land, but I connected to him. I loved what he did because he was searching for answers. He was a very bright kid who just needed more.
He was determined and I love that. Determination is something that is hard to find when the journey is so rough.

Outcasts

I believe Krakauer put those chapters in the book to show that Chris was not the only one that has ventured off into the wilderness and lived off the land. However, there was something different about Chris. Something that stuck out for everyone that met him. This is what shined through in these two chapters.
I believe names are just a bunch of letters put together, but we put meaning to these words to show value to them.
There is a lot of value to my name because it holds who I am in those five letters. I believe people change there names because society has put value on what some mean versus others. I could easily change my name to Mike but I prefer Micah because it is more unique and different. I like to think of myself as a unique person in my world.