Brainstorming

TOPIC #1 One topic of interest to me is __Digital Storytelling__. There are two reasons that __Digital Storytelling__ is significant to me. The first reason that __Digital Storytelling__ is significant to me is __because I have taken a few classes of it and wish to increase my knowledge__. The second reason that __Digital Storytelling__ is significant to me is __because it interests me, I really feel like in my future I could find a job in digital storytelling__. There are two reasons for which __Digital Storytelling__ is significant to community(-ies). The first reason that __Digital Storytelling__ is significant to the community of __entertainment__ is __it is the essence of modern movies and it is the newest realm of the art of storytelling__. The second reason for which __Digital Storytelling__ is significant to the community of __News__ is __that broadcast journalism now relies almost exclusively on digital storytelling.__
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TOPIC #2 a second topic of interest to me is __contact sports and their role in modern society__. There are two reasons that __contact sports and their role in modern society__ is significant to me. The first reason that __contact sports and their role in modern society__ are significant to me is __because besides entertainment I don’t really know__. The second reason that __contact sports and their role in modern society__ are significant to me is because __I have played contact sports and wish to know why they arose__. There are two reasons for which __contact sports and their role in modern society__ is significant to community(-ies). The first reason that __contact sports and their role in modern society__ is significant to the community of __Entertainment__ is __because they provide a back bone for the entertainment industry and are very profitable__. The second reason for which __contact sports and their role in modern society__ is significant to the community of __exorcise__ is __because they are the outlet for many of today’s youth__.

TOPIC #3 A third topic of interest to me is the __evolution of music in America__. There are two reasons that __the evolution of music in America__ is significant to me. The first reason that __the evolution of music in America__ is significant to me is __because I play the trumpet and have some background knowledge in the area but wish to learn more__. The second reason that __the evolution of music in America__ is significant to me is __because I know that it is a large field of information and I am certain that I could narrow down a these to something I truly liked__. There are two reasons for which __the evolution of music in America__ is significant to community(-ies). The first reason that __the evolution of music in America__ is significant to the community of __music__ is __due to its dominant role in pop culture__. The second reason for which __the evolution of music in America__ is significant to the community of __dance is because it controls the beat and also how dance is preformed__.

__TOPIC #4__ the fourth topic of interest to me is __stereotypes__. There are two reasons that __stereotypes__ are significant to me. The first reason that __stereotypes__ are significant to me is __because it is of interest to me to see and understand why stereotypes rose for many cultures and why__. The second reason that __stereotypes__ is significant to me is __because I thought it would be a fun topic to research, and I would like to see if some stereotypes were true and if some were false__. There are two reasons for which __stereotypes__ is significant to community(-ies). The first reason that __stereotypes__ are significant to the community of __people__ is __that they seem to be a universal in their influence and throughout different cultures__. The second reason for which __stereotypes__ are significant to the community of __race__ __is because different races are allotted different stereotypes almost everywhere and for everything.__

__TOPIC #1__ Why does society care about __Digital Storytelling__)? Millions of dollars are put into the movie industry every year, it is now the foremost art of entertainment for this country and there is no end in sight.
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I anticipate following the (Internship, Social Action, Community Service, __Product Development__) project option. While conducting my research, I will be asking several questions. However, there is one overarching question which drives or compels my research and project. My overriding investigation asks: __What does it take to be effect in digital storytelling__? I identify two short-term goals (during the next two weeks) and two long-term goals (at the start of April 2010) my project: Short... 1. __Find examples in pop culture that validates digital storytelling as important.__ 2. Look into how some other revered works of digital storytelling were made to gain a more indebt understanding of the subject matter. (Avatar, Star Wars, Anchorman) 1. Develop a movie that demonstrates effective storytelling, by writing a script, storyboarding, filming, and editing it. 2. Get reactions of the movie and ask people to give feedback on what emotions they felt at what times. The point of my project is to demonstrate the significant of digital storytelling in modern society.

__TOPIC #2__ Why does society care about __contact sports and their role in modern society__? It is the cornerstone of the TV entertainment industry, and events such as the super bowl are the most watched programs in history.

I anticipate following the (Internship, Social Action, Community Service, __Product Development__) ... project option. While conducting my research, I will be asking several questions. However, there is one overarching question which drives or compels my research and project. My overriding investigation asks: __Why did contact sports become so popular and when did they begin?__ I identify two short-term goals (during the next two weeks) and two long-term goals (at the start of April 2010) my project: Short... 1. __Go to a sports game and ask people in an interview why they like contact sports.__ 2. __E-mail professionals and ask them the same question__. Long... 1. __Create a video of the interviews and responses.__ 2. __Find the answer and develop a game so during the presentation people can discover the answer for themselves.__ The point of my project is to learn why contact sports have been so prevalent in the United States.

__TOPIC #3__ Why does society care about __evolution of music in America__? The music of each generation reflects the culture, problems and feelings to each time period. It is basically a way to track history. ... I anticipate following the (Internship, Social Action, Community Service, __Product Development__) ... project option. While conducting my research, I will be asking several questions. However, there is one overarching question which drives or compels my research and project. My overriding investigation asks: __why did the music in America evolve and how did it__? I identify two short-term goals (during the next two weeks) and two long-term goals (at the start of April 2010) my project: Short... 1. Listen to music from different decades, 1910-2010. 2. Find one songs from each time period. Long... 1. __Conduct a sample of what people today think is the best music.__ 2. __Create a video to explain the results of the interviews__. __The point of my project is to demonstrate why the evolution of music in America happened and how it changed from decade to decade.__

__TOPIC #4__ Why does society care about __stereotypes__? __Stereotypes are a real thing that is applied to almost every group of humans on the planet. Society uses stereotypes every day so it is important to ask why? ...__ I anticipate following the (Internship, Social Action, Community Service, __Product Development__) ... project option. While conducting my research, I will be asking several questions. However, there is one overarching question which drives or compels my research and project. My overriding investigation asks: __How are stereotypes labeled onto groups of people and why do humans stereotype?__ I identify two short-term goals (during the next two weeks) and two long-term goals (at the start of April 2010) my project: Short... 1. __Look for references of stereotypes in pop culture by watching news, Family guy, and scrubs. And maybe south park. 2. Interview people and ask them what stereotypes apply to them or that they apply to other people.__ Long... 1. __Create a video of the interviews and clips from TV to give people a sense as to how widespread stereotypes are and why some people use them.__ 2. __Research what stereotypes are true and which are false and include them into final presentation. The point of my project is to demonstrate why humans label each other with stereotypes.__