tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post7165438653082896730..comments2023-04-11T11:38:35.121-04:00Comments on A Suitcase of Seaweed: Who Are You? Labeling OurselvesJanet Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335945237210886655noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-53703851747328897242012-02-29T15:53:54.528-05:002012-02-29T15:53:54.528-05:00I think it would be very hard to identify myself w...I think it would be very hard to identify myself with only three categories. I think I would have to include my Family as one of them. I spend lots of time with them and they are mostly the ones who shape my views about society. One category I would include is definitely Friends. I am around my friends every day and experience their personalities which, in turn, influence my personality. The third is Travel because my family travels so many places. Traveling helps me experience different cultures which changes my views on life.Mr. Panjabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854019219588115762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-56093955564184372132012-02-29T15:22:43.656-05:002012-02-29T15:22:43.656-05:00Three drawings is not enough to describe me. Howev...Three drawings is not enough to describe me. However, if I had to draw three drawings (which I would enjoy because I like drawing), I would draw the following:<br /><br />1) Sports: Drawing of me playing hockey and baseball<br />2) Family and Friends: Drawing of me with my family and friends<br />3) School: Drawing of my middle school<br /><br />I would divide my identity and experiences in the same three categories of Sports, School, and Family and Friends. I basically spend most of my time playing sports, hanging out with my family and friends, and going to school, so for this stage of my life, these would be my categories.Lance Uppercuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01253111096121540285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-87564014473513662292012-02-26T23:46:15.702-05:002012-02-26T23:46:15.702-05:00Thank you, I definitely thought a lot about how I ...Thank you, I definitely thought a lot about how I could define myself. I find your images (in the book) very interesting. The image for the "American Poems" really shows what it means to be a half-and-half (which I am) with a comical twist. I like how you used culinary things as your representation of your Asian side. I definitely agree that when representing one's self as an Asian (I am one) that food and drink is the way to go!<br />By: Ilya YudkovskyIlyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514936091451723530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-73567736441275684342012-02-26T15:22:28.682-05:002012-02-26T15:22:28.682-05:00I like your description of your images!I like your description of your images!Janet Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335945237210886655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-66631917777019862142012-02-25T00:16:59.251-05:002012-02-25T00:16:59.251-05:00This is a question which I have never really consi...This is a question which I have never really considered. I think that if I had to classify myself into three main categories I would list cultural identity, music and academia. I am of a mixed heritage and I find that I identify myself very much with those cultures. For me big parts of cultural identity are culinary tradition and language, among other things. Music was a fairly obvious choice for me. I cannot imagine myself without music considering the fact that I began playing the violin at age two and a half. Academia is important to me because I relish reading and learning about history and enjoy going to school. If I were to put these three things into pictographic form I believe that I would opt for the two flags of my culture as one, a violin as the other, and a pen, book and sheet of paper for the other. <br />By: Ilya YudkovskyIlyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514936091451723530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-85893283203210137052012-02-23T19:31:04.628-05:002012-02-23T19:31:04.628-05:00Thank you for taking the time to read my categorie...Thank you for taking the time to read my categories. It was a very hard question, and I was debating over many categories, the easiest way was to do past/present/future!Alara Akisikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06318782957750123026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-44896577555689817962012-02-22T17:04:58.628-05:002012-02-22T17:04:58.628-05:00Past/present/future is a very natural way to divid...Past/present/future is a very natural way to divide things!Janet Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335945237210886655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-78863021584019214952012-02-21T12:58:39.148-05:002012-02-21T12:58:39.148-05:00Similar to what others said, I think that it would...Similar to what others said, I think that it would be hard to categorize yourself into three parts. For me it is basically what you did in the past, what you are doing in the present, and what you are planning on doing in the future. <br /><br />1. If I were to put myself into three categories like the others did, I would make the first one community. Community is an important category because your family raises you with a fairly biased view, which in essence stresses the influence of their world view, beliefs, and morals on you. Friends and other relations do the same; it influences you to change to the point where you feel that their acceptance is guaranteed. <br /><br />2. A second category would be literal world view/morals. What I mean by literal world view is what you actually see, hear, and experience. In your mind you uncontrollably develop opinions on certain issues and happenings, which in return shape your morals. Being only thirteen I am still developing my world view so I had to play around with the second category a little bit! <br /><br />3. The third one would be the decisions/ambition. This is because the only point of making a decision is if you actually go with it. This requires ambition because it determines whether or not that decision is important enough to you to have effort and work put into it to make it happen. Ambition shapes your priorities and decisions shape your identity because they are what you did, what you are doing, and what you will do.<br /> <br />By Alara AkisikAlara Akisikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06318782957750123026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-37969986525721301082012-02-17T06:53:04.571-05:002012-02-17T06:53:04.571-05:00Yeah. I think i would write a poem showing how i w...Yeah. I think i would write a poem showing how i was similar to each of these things. Maybe something like:<br /><br />Like an Eagle,<br />I soar,<br />High in the sky.<br /><br />Like a snake,<br />I slither,<br />Looking for food.<br /><br />Like i cat,<br />I sleep,<br />long hours.<br /><br />By Riley Schmidtsusan thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895131853652875972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-65676186753653704912012-02-17T06:51:48.984-05:002012-02-17T06:51:48.984-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.susan thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895131853652875972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-57695233460784534912012-02-16T23:18:13.245-05:002012-02-16T23:18:13.245-05:00EAGLE, SNAKE, CAT would make a terrific title!EAGLE, SNAKE, CAT would make a terrific title!Janet Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335945237210886655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-52786989148412076342012-02-16T23:17:08.017-05:002012-02-16T23:17:08.017-05:00Jonah: You have a TON of rich experiences to write...Jonah: You have a TON of rich experiences to write about!Janet Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335945237210886655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-5514871334669907252012-02-16T23:16:09.412-05:002012-02-16T23:16:09.412-05:00I love "Goals" as a category. It would b...I love "Goals" as a category. It would be most interesting, I think, to have poems about your real attempts (successful and not) to reach particular goals.Janet Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335945237210886655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-44142652694560128132012-02-16T23:14:12.310-05:002012-02-16T23:14:12.310-05:00Nice, the way the categories overlap!Nice, the way the categories overlap!Janet Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335945237210886655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-51062083679059475412012-02-16T20:54:28.644-05:002012-02-16T20:54:28.644-05:00I identify myself as a world traveler. If I had to...I identify myself as a world traveler. If I had to limit my whole self to 3 black-and-white drawings, I would draw an eagle, a snake, and a cat. Its kind of hard for me to divide my identity into three categories as I am a world traveler so I don’t stay in one place for very long to form an identity in that one place; but I think I would categorize myself into family, culture, and friends.<br /><br />Culture: I would choose culture because I was born in Rwanda, I’m part German, Canadian and Scottish. I have lived in the USA, Canada, Azerbaijan, South Africa, China, and Rwanda.<br /><br />Family: I would choose family because I move every 1 or 2 years, so I need to keep my family close. Plus, they always support me in everything I do.<br /><br />Friends: I choose friends because wherever I live, I make many friends who are important to me and things like Facebook and E-mail help me keep in touch with them.<br /><br />By Riley Schmidtsusan thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895131853652875972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-18884492327033629092012-02-16T19:36:23.561-05:002012-02-16T19:36:23.561-05:001. Amherst
I have lived in Amherst my whole life a...1. Amherst<br />I have lived in Amherst my whole life and know everything there is to know and it makes up a large part of me. It is a great community with many educated people and people who are just overall awesome. Without living in Amherst, my life would have been totally different<br /><br />2. Judaism<br />My parents are conservative Jews and we are some of the more religious people where we live. Ever since I was a baby we have been going to services on Saturdays and since first grade I have been going to Hebrew School. I went to a Jewish camp called Ramah for two summers and I met some great friends who I have traveled for hours to go to their bar mitzvahs.<br /><br />3. Traveling<br />I have traveled far around the world since I was a 6 week old baby and went to mexico and when my family went to England for 3 months. For a few years we annually went to Florida, which I still adore. We also went on trips to exciting places like Mexico and Puerto Rico, and boring places like St. Louis. Then in fifth grade I went to Argentina to live there for half a year. It shaped my identity and how I think in many ways. Since then, I have visited Argentina one more time and recently took a two-week trip to Israel (which relates to Judaism). <br /><br />By Jonah WeinbaumDoughnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248286705333348771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-45607863564534977252012-02-16T19:05:45.614-05:002012-02-16T19:05:45.614-05:00I'm glad to hear you think it worked; I've...I'm glad to hear you think it worked; I've been trying to break things apart at a different angles, and I'm liking the new viewpoints.Scott Harvey-Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794860275140620805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-24575378484764590402012-02-16T16:19:47.765-05:002012-02-16T16:19:47.765-05:00Thank you, I think that would be the category to w...Thank you, I think that would be the category to write most about. :)Amy L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11075057383827102751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-29893707997459055492012-02-15T21:40:13.837-05:002012-02-15T21:40:13.837-05:00Hmm...three categories is hard to pick!
I would sa...Hmm...three categories is hard to pick!<br />I would say...<br /><br />1. PEOPLE<br />There are a lot of really important people in my life, both my family, and my friends. I feel really lucky to have such awesome friends and they are all really important to me. I hope to still be as close with everyone ten or twenty years from now as I am at the age of 12.<br /><br />2. ART<br />I very, very,very much love to write, and I also love to draw/paint. These two art forms are a really big part of my life and really, what I want to DO with my life: be an illustrator and author.<br /><br />3. GOALS<br />I had trouble thinking of this category. This is connected in some ways to number 2, because goals of mine include future professions, which I mentioned above. I absolutely love traveling but I haven't gotten the opportunity to go to very many places. So, when I'm older I hope to travel the world, and see amazing new things, and live in some place like Japan or Sri Lanka or England or Norway. The goals I have are really important to me, because I am very motivated to make them come true in years to come.Ava!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11987351629291489325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-37910213514885090182012-02-15T19:01:20.993-05:002012-02-15T19:01:20.993-05:00I think it is difficult to choose 3 categories to ...I think it is difficult to choose 3 categories to define ourselves but her are the 3 that I have chosen. One of them is new experiences. I have had a lot of new things thrown at me from a six month sabbatical to starting middle school and I think that has helped me mature and develop as a person. The second category that I believe defines me is family and friends. These people have given me a place to share opinions and experiences. My third category is hobbies and activities. My hobbies and activities have introduced me to friends I would not have had otherwise. For example soccer has introduced to a bunch of friends I have today.Nick Auerbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000513564380498060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-18954958619930468592012-02-15T12:15:57.789-05:002012-02-15T12:15:57.789-05:00Scott: that's a great description of the diffe...Scott: that's a great description of the different parts of your life!Janet Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335945237210886655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-86425350116673362832012-02-15T12:15:10.318-05:002012-02-15T12:15:10.318-05:00Maha: I hope that you removed your comment and it ...Maha: I hope that you removed your comment and it wasn't removed by me. If I removed it, sorry! (I experimented yesterday with removing some last names and unfortunately these were not successful experiments).Janet Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335945237210886655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-8404488297183204662012-02-14T21:52:09.482-05:002012-02-14T21:52:09.482-05:00yeah maybe i could thanks for the advice, i never ...yeah maybe i could thanks for the advice, i never thought of thatHarleen Kaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604522018891884937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-48597422070962968862012-02-14T17:41:12.874-05:002012-02-14T17:41:12.874-05:00Thank you so much! I think a profession in the art...Thank you so much! I think a profession in the arts would be something I would really want to pursue. I've really seen a difference over the years especially in my acting and how I've become more confident. I think that aspect of myself is always growing to be better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263726329292071984.post-31879837233409665242012-02-14T17:18:33.230-05:002012-02-14T17:18:33.230-05:00That's a good idea, I'll try it! I wasn...That's a good idea, I'll try it! I wasn't sure if having Twins as one was a good idea, but that seems like it would really work.Libby Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135572690192101005noreply@blogger.com