Today I got to sit back and relax and watch everyone's presentations because I completed mine last week. It felt good to be able to relax and watch everyone's presentations without being nervous about mine. All of the presentations today were SO good it is hard to pick a favorite. All of the presentations today were very motivating, inspiring, and uplifting. I really loved Shelby's presentation because it was so cute and happy and made me think about all of my friend's I have on my bed at night such as my zebra pillow pet, my ducky, and my frog. I also liked Danielle's presentation because it had an unexpected twist in the middle of it that was so sad. While her audio was playing you could tells he was so strong and that took courage to share that with the class. Mea's TIB was also one of my favorites because it was very inspiring and the story that she told made me believe that everyone is capable of more if you put your mind to it.

I really enjoyed all of the TIB presentations & everyone did a great job!

This is the first time I can say that I really have enjoyed a project in school and enjoyed listening to what everyone elses were as well. I thought everyone did a great job in presenting and the 9 people that went today all had different ideas and you could tell that they felt very strongly in their beliefs.
As for my own presentation, I am GLAD that's over with!! One change I would have made is to organize my pictures in a way to go with my words more, but overall I thought it was a success.
The two presentors that really stuck out to me today were Matt and Gianna. They both took an emotional risk with their writing (something I KNOW I wouldn't be able to do.) They both sounded great while reading it and they were both very mvoing and inspiring. I could relate to Matt's becausemy grandmom has breast cancer so I could feel the pain in his essay, and I could relate to Gianna's because I too belive in angels, and my Pop-Pop is mine!
Overall, these projects are such a fun way to get to know your classmates more and I can't wait to see what Monday brings :)

Dear Kelsey,

Most of my TIB project is finished. Although I do need to record my audio agaain and maybe rearrange my pictures more so they flow with my project. What I think I need the most feedback on is a way to rearrange my pictures and feedback on if my site is easy to access and you can find everything :) Thanks!

    The photo essay I chose was titled "When a Kid's Bedroom Isn't a Room." I guess the education major in me wanted to read about something dealing with children. From the picures I could easily sense that it was going to be dealing with children and about their rooms. In each of the pictures the children are pictured and their bedroom is the next picture next to them. Also, in the the pictures I could tell that each child was from a different area because they all looked different, some looked distressed and scared and some looked wealthy and well off. I believe that the photo essay is done very well because I could gather all of that information from just looking at each of the pictures. I did not sense any arrangement of the pictures though, but I don't think it really needed any.
   All of my photos for my photo essay are available on my slideshow for now,but my plan is to make them more in sequence with my essay.

first recording of TIB essay below. Enjoy!

I believe in Disney World--- the place in sunny Orlando, Florida where as soon as you get off the airplane you are greeted with friendly faces, palm trees, ad of course all the Disney tour busses! As a child, I went to Disney World almost every summer for my birthday and in senior year of high school I went again with my graduating class. It wasn’t until my sophomore year of college where I truly started to believe in the true magic of Disney World.

Last year, around February 2012 I was really stressed out with the pressures of school, clubs, and work. I came home for the weekend and just laid in my mom’s bed with her and balled my eyes out. As I am screaming and complaining about how school is so stressful, my mom wiped the tears from my eyes and said “You know what? We need a vacation.” I looked at my mom with a blank stare and couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I stared at her and said “this is serious mom I am really stressed out.” My mom looked at me and smiled and said “No, Erica I am serious. Let’s go to DISNEY WORLD!!!” Seeing as how my mom never does anything spontaneous and we have never gone on a vacation with just the two of us I didn’t even know what to say. I did not have to say anything because my mom pulled out her IPad and the next thing I knew, we were going to Disney World for my spring break. I was thinking to myself wow everyone is going to Miami with their friends for spring break and I am going to Disney with my mom. I didn’t know how I felt about a spring break trip with my mother to Disney World because I thought I was way too old…. Boy was I wrong.

A soon as I walked into Magic Kingdom, I instantly felt five years old again and the pressures of college were no longer on my mind. I rushed through the gates with my mom screaming “hurry up!!” I could not believe myself, I don’t know what came over me but I felt so alive ad carefree. As we entered the park I saw Cinderella’s Castle and started smiling ear to ear, and insisted that my mom and I buy matching princess tiaras (which we wore the whole week). The first ride I wanted to go on was Dumbo’s Flight. I sat in the front and my mom was in the back, I remember cracking up the whole time as the wind whipped through my hair on this ride with probably three and four year olds. I have never had this much fun with my mom and this trip is when I realized she is my best friend. A best friend to me is someone who is there for you no matter what and that is what my mom is for me.

As nightfall set in, my mom and I scoped out the best spot on Main Street USA to see the fireworks spectacular. Suddenly, burst of red and streaks of blue filled the night time sky, and I just looked up in awe. For once, I was not thinking about what was due the next day or how many hours I had to work that week. For the first time in awhile, I was actually enjoying life!

I believe that Disney World is a healing spot. Suddenly all of your “big” problems become little problems and you are instantly a carefree person for a week. Disney brings out your inner child and helps you see what is really important in life. I believe in Disney World.

I have never had the problem where I had TOO many ideas to write about. Although I posted four different topics yesterday, I have decided to do a whole different one for my TIB. It finallly clicked with me as I was sitting here struggling with those four... I BELIEVE IN DISNEY WORLD! 

    After completing the audience analysis for class, I can coclude that there are some very similar people in the class. We found out that we are all college students ranging from afes 20-24 and wse are all from New Jersey. In the group that I worked with, we are all education and writing arts majors. There are also some differences in the classroom being race, only children, and that someone is a mother. I do not think that any of these differences will affect my This I Believe essay and how i write it. I thought doing the audience analysis for class was helpful because the most important thing to write for is your audience.

    All weekend I have been trying to figure out what I want to write about for the This I Believe assignement. I came up with four different ones that I know I believe in strongly, I just have to figure out which one suits me best. The four ideas that I have are: I believe in Pink, I believe in love at first sight, I believe that there is one special person for everyone, and I believe in Forgiveness. For I believe in Pink I wanted to talk about how my grandmom had breast cancer and I believe in the pink ribbon, also i work at Victoria's Secrect as a Pink Brand Ambassador, and my favorite color is pink becaus eit is vibrant like my personality. I just don't know to to incorporate all these ideas in one story. For I blieve in love at first sight I would tlk about the first time I saw my boyfriend, and how I kne whe was the one. This one is kind of cliche so it is at the bottom of my list, and the same for I believe that there is one special person for everyone would have the same kind of story. For I believe in forgiveness I would talk about how I met my father for the first time when I was 16. This topic may be too deep so I don't know about that one yet either.... Still deciding on one.