Adams Blog: March 2012

Monday, March 19, 2012

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Robert applied poetic transcriptions into his research. This method allows the participants to use their voice to express their thoughts. Their words cannot be isolated which provides readers to with a wide range of interpretation. It appears that Robert wanted his participants to understand that their poems are “more than just words.” These poems express personality because the participants use and positioned certain words and phrasing and because of that, it brought depth and personality to the poem. This method embraces and utilizes the paradigm in the way that the participants are using certain language to express themselves. Robert incorporated this method into his research and utilized it well which by presenting his participants poems which allowed readers to enter their life and psyche

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TODD will play a significant role in my research project. In order to be successful, I must create a strict guideline and I feel that TODD is the guideline I need to organize and complete my work.

Time- I have already begun the process of time, I set aside 4-5 hours 5 days a week so I have a sufficient amount of time to collect my data, write my rough drafts, and make corrections. Since I have held myself to a strict schedule, I have been able to maintain a steady pace which has allowed me to complete much of my project. When it comes to completing large tasks, I am determined to set aside a large sum of time to successful complete my assignment. This process has kept me motivated and determined to conduct research and properly write my chapters. My girlfriend is always encouraging my to succeed, she will not let me choose the sweets (jellybeans). Although jellybeans are tempting (other priorities) rocks are strong and last much longer than the sweets do. Although I have a sweet tooth, I must resist this temptation and work with the strong, heavy, and less tempting toy. My girlfriend will make sure that I stay away from the sweet temptation of candy and lean towards the unappealing sight of the rocks.

Organization- Organization is vital in order to complete my project. I have specific word documents that pertain to different parts of my project. For example, two documents refer to my chapters while the rest of my word documents refer to my sources and annotations. I am an organized person to begin with, so this process has been simple yet very beneficial to my advancement in my work. My muse map will look like a cluster map; I will have my main idea in the center while the surrounding bubbles have my subtopics. This map allows me to visually see my thought process. As I continue to write my other chapters, I will continue to use this same method because it has been very beneficial to my in the past. My work is neatly organized so I can relate my research back to my subtopics. Before reading this chapter, this process has already begun.

Deep Discipline- is one of the more difficult aspects to conquer. I have been very consistent with my schedule, however, there are days where I feel overwhelmed and do not have the energy to continue my writing. Although I struggle some days, I push myself to continue working hard because the harder I work, the more success I will achieve. The part of my project that motivates me and inspires me to stay disciplined is that I am researching a personal topic which may help create change in the future. Since this is a personal topic, my discipline is strong because I know that if I stay “strong,” I can publish my work quickly which can help educators find ways to successful confront this issue. Since I am constantly working on my project for several hours each day, I am “ahead of the game” and seem to continue on with my regular activities. One jellybean I have put aside was my “friends time.” I am not associating with my friends as much as I’d like but my friends and I realize that this project must be completed first. Overall, I have continued my regular life with exceptions to a few modifications.

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The value of understanding ethnography through performance is that it relates to human behavior. We have to understand that the paradigm revolves around various aspects such as: social behavior, cultural behavior, dialogical performances, etc. I feel the value of understanding ethnography through performance can be beneficial to individuals by allowing individuals to acknowledge conflicts that may arise in human life. It appears that in order to understand ethnography through performance, individuals must make connections between human conflict in individual’s lives with the lives of the nation (pg. 177). Individuals can make specific distinctions and “stereotypes” by how individuals act, such as: mannerisms, posture, clothing, the way people walk, etc. The definition of understanding ethnography through performance helps define the conflicts in individual’s lives to conflicts/situation within the nations life.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

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Since my research pertains to a sensitive topic, I feel that it needs to be viewed through various lenses. I feel that creative art is a great way for students to view the issue of bullying. I agree with the statement, "we see best with both lenses focused and magnified (pg. 254)" because students are focusing in on the issue and will use their creativity to magnify the severity of the issue. This article has made me think about ways in which I can help students focus in on the issue while magnifying this issue. Out of the five criteria, I feel that criteria four, impact, will be the most important because creative art either from the bully or from the victim can make an impact on its viewers. I believe that if people are touched and impacted by their art, change can be made. This was a great article in helping me decide how to look through different lenses as well as using the criteria to help determine the validity and importance of their work.