IS THERE AN EXPERT IN THE HOUSE (REVISED)

One of my experts would be Tyler Oakley, a well-known YouTuber, expert in all things pop culture, marketing & communications. He has received a degree from Michigan State University in communications, marketing/PR. He supports causes such as the Trevor Project, an organization that helps to prevent suicide among LGBTQ community. Tyler Oakley recently has raised over $250,000 for this amazing cause & this alone is phenomenal. He is able to bring together a large amount of people all over the world to make a difference. He is renowned for his big personality & opinions in the YouTube community, but he is also an inspirational philanthropist.

He has inspired me to pursue my goals and make a difference for those around me. I would email him & ask him the various ways I can improve my site (once launched), such as:

• How do I attract a wider audience or should I stick to a specific group?
• How would I go about self-promotion?
• What content would interest my audience the most?
• Should my site be both personal & impersonal or just one of the two?
• Should I post my own opinion or the opinions of other on certain topics?
• What should or shouldn't post to my site?
• I want to make a difference in those lives around me, how would I make an impactful impression to my audience? 
• How do I make this site my own?

THIS IS ONLY A TEST

I am so critical of my work & of myself. At times I believe that my work is not good enough & that it can be so much more than it already is. I believe that is a good mentality to have, but I never know where to go from there. I get stuck. I cannot get out of this mindset & it is preventing me from moving forward. This is my test. Being satisfied with my work and being able to launch it with pride. If I launch it this weekend I will pass. I can always fix it or update it along the way. This is my goal for the week & I hope to accomplish it & overcome this obstacle.

Pre-Write for Brave New World

Learning (In A) Brave New World

I have finished Brave New World this past week & I was left confused. I was left to think "what was I supposed to get out of this?" I did not get the allusion behind the novel. I was confused about the island & the Savage John. 

Not everyone had finished when had so I was led hanging there to figure it out on my own. Though what we all had finished & were able to discuss I understood fairly well. 

10 Questions

1. How would I market my site?

2. How do I cite other websites on my page?

3. How do I keep my readers interested?

4. Would I be able to turn this into an actual business/magazine one day?

5. What shouldn't I put on my site? 

6. Should I focus on one topic area or a broad spectrum?

7. How did you know you wanted to do this for a living? 

8. Do you have any regrets about your ventures?

9. What would you recommend, for me, to go about running a popular site?

10. Who should I network with?

BRAVE NEW ESSAY TOPIC

http://www.cibacs.org/teacherpages/jbronkar/PDFs/Brave%20New%20World%20prompt.pdf

A Difference of Opinion About Utopia:
Compare & conrast the views that at least three characters have of the Brave New World they live(d) in. What about their upbringing has lead to their contrasting opinions of specific aspects of this world? Ideas to consider: How does each character view identity, disease, censorship, history, old age, drugs, brainwashing etc.Why do some "fit in" while others don't?

Lit. Terms: List #6

simile: a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared

soliloquy: the act of talking while or as if alone

spiritual: of. pertaining to, or consisting of spirit; religious song; closely akin to interests, outlook, attitude, etc.

speaker: a person who speaks; orator, lecturer

stereotype: a set form; a simplified & standardized conception or image invested with special meaning & held in common by members of a group

stream of consciousness: interior monologue; manner of writing in which a character's thoughts or perceptions are presented as occurring in random form, w/o regard for logical sequences, syntactic structure, distinctions between various levels of reality, or the like

structure: the relationship or organization of the component parts of a work of art or literature

style: a particular, kind, sort or type, as w/ reference to form, appearance or character

subordination: the act of placing in a lower rank or position

surrealism: a movement in art & literature in the 1920's, which developed esp from dada, characterized by the evocative juxtaposition of incongruous images in order to include unconscious & dream elements

suspension of disbelief: a willingness to suspend one's critical faculties & believe the unbelievable; sacrifice of realism & logic for the sake of enjoyment

symbol: something that represents or stands for something else, usually by convention or association, especially a material object used to represent something abstract

synesthesia: a sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color

syntax: the study of patterns of formations of sentences & phrases from words

theme: a unifying or dominant idea, motif, etc.

thesis: a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed or proved to be maintained against objections

tone: a particular quality, way of sounding, modulation or tone of voice as expressive of some meaning, feeling, spirit, etc.

tongue in cheek:

tragedy: a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing w/ a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of a character or conflict w/ some underlying force, as fate or society, to downfall or destruction

understatement: the act or an instance of stating something in restrained terms, or less than it is

vernacular: expressed or written in a native language or place , as literary works

voice: to give utterance or expression to; declare, proclaim

zeitgeist: the spirit of the time; general trend, thought or feeling characteristic of a particular time period