MY AWOL VIDEO

MY AWOL VIDEO

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1. What have you included in this video?
-In this video I included three different sections , my family , my friends , and then some daily basics[ the left over pieces of my life]. I included these three things because i tried to think about what i should make this video about , and a brainstorming question i thought of was " what could i not live with out " and thats when i realized that my family is the most important thing to me and so are my friends because without them i know what i would do .

2. Explain how different parts of the video relate to your way of life.
-well the first part of my video [FAMILY] relates to my life because they are the ones that gave me life. i wouldn't be here if it wasn't for them. i find them a huge part of my video because my family comes first before anybody , and they ARE my life, they created the way i live.
-the second part of my video [FRIENDS] relate to my way of life because when i think of all of us , we are very different in many ways , we influence each other and sometimes our ways of life can rub off on each other and start becoming similar. They are the ones that create my "outside of family" life. They entertain me and keep me active, if it wasnt for them i would probably be in bed a whole lot !
-the third part of my video [RANDOM PEICES OF LIFE] relate to my way of life because it shows what i do when im alone , not with my family nor my friends. I am usually on my laptop, on facebook or video chatting , which symbolizes that i have to always be in connection to my friends. I also put in a clip of a fashion runway because i always have random activities thrown in the mix of my life that i really enjoy experiencing.

4. What would you have liked to have included, that is important to your way of life, but weren’t able to?
Well overall i think that i was able to show the main point of my video that my life is my family and friends and that they mean alot to me and they are the ones that influance me and created who i am today.




ANALYSIS & INSIGHT
5. What’s going on with your way of life? What seems to be the general pattern or direction or point or situation?
-The direction of my way of life as you can tell from my responses above, i think that the way i live will always be influenced by the people I'm surrounded by.

6. How do the good, bad, and neutral in your way of life fit together?
-Well i would say that my life is all about the good and neutral , i would never say bad things happen in my life because you always have to think about the unfortunate people and families out there in this world that have less then me , and that makes me feel like i have an amazing life and that nothing can really put me down, that nothing can ever get to me as "omg my life is horrible ! " .

7. Does your way of life seem like a “typical American Way of Life”? Why or why not?
- Sadly i would say definitely. i say yes because even though my parents are separated , we are a loving family with animals and a sister. and we travel on vacations. and when it comes to me, i am on facebook a lot, watching stupid american shows, communicate with my friends by phone , AIM ,and even video chat. to me that is what americans do , they are revolved around the media system and technology.

8. What aspects of your way of life seem really interesting to you – you’d like to think about them more deeply, figure out how this sort of thing developed historically, what’s going to happen to this aspect of your way of life within your lifetime? What questions do you have about these really interesting aspects of your way of life?
- I would say the most intereesting part of my life would have to be the fact that i have traveled alot for only being 17 years old. Since i have grown up with parents that love to travel and see the world, i beleive i will be the same as the years go by , my next destination that i want to go to would have to be Africa, my mom and i plan on going there for a month to help out next summer.