1. The picture that I chose contains multiple people drinking beer, wearing traditional "Lederhosen" and "Dirndls." The background in this image seems to be a bar or basement in the suburbs of a German city.

2. The fact that all the people are dressed rather unique might give one the impression that there is a special occasion going on. The giant glasses of beer, Masze, and the environment such as the wooden wall and the alcohol bottles on the back wall convey a sense of a cheery mood.

3. The image is about a rather long story since it reflects a whole culture. In Germany, it has always been considered ordinary to have such an amount of beer with lunch and dinner, starting at the age of 16. The clothing was worn by Germans a long time ago, especially by the people in the south and now this attire is worn for special occasions only. It also tells a short story about the people and the party they are probably having at that time.

4. My view of this photo is rather neutral and I view it as part of my culture. Someone else perhaps would consider this to be awkward, but when I saw this picture I actually thought it was kind of cool since it reminds me of home.

1. I personally find it the most efficient to draw the reader into my paper by stating vague concepts and ideas which I use throughout my paper that will get the audience interested in reading my paper. For instance, I stated that there is propaganda in certain video games I played, that Disney movies about 13 years ago played a role in my personal development and the fact that it made me who I am today, which implies that the reader is about to hear a part of my life story. Since I made use of a rather formal and objective voice, I feel like it gives my introduction a somewhat serious touch which in my opinion does make it more interesting to read.

2. Throughout the conclusion of my paper I basically used the same strategies which I used in my introduction since that wraps up the paper in the most professional manner. Using a different tone in the intro and conclusion such as in the essay "Music Television Mike" makes the paper less convincing and less interesting. I also introduced one new thought which is supposed to get my audience thinking.

3. The answer "so what?" is answered by me stating how all of the above influenced me and shaped me who I am and introducing the idea that making use of media as an educational tool for children is a good idea.

Paper

In the beginning of my paper, I chose a few Disney movies to analyze since that was the earliest form of electronic entertainment I ever encountered. Needless to say, I do not remember too much about those movies and especially not the exact impact on my life they might have had at that point in my life. Therefore, I decided to be less specific and a little more broad in order to reflect my actual experience as accurately as possible. I will dig a little deeper though so I can actually explain how those movies influenced and how they will influence me in the future. By using similarities that are shown in the movie that go along with some events in my life I can easily analyze those movies.

Another issue that I have to address in my paper is the fact that I did not sufficiently explained the impact FIFA had on my life since it was an element of the culture I grew up in. I can change that by incorporating the world cup games that I went to in 2006 when I still lived in Germany.

Workshop

During the last 30 minutes Chris, Sam and I discussed our outlines for the papers we will soon have written. They presented me with some great feedback and awesome ideas to incorporate into my paper. All the questions I had were answered by my group and this activity seemed to be quite helpful for the development of my paper. My paper will be about how electronic entertainment such as movies and video games had an impact on my development from the age of 3 all the way to the present. My next draft will definitely have a lot more details and explanations why in fact the entertainment I was exposed to had an influence on my life. Some constructive feedback I gave to one of my group members actually was a thought I will also use in my next draft, therefore the workshop was not only beneficial to my group members, but to me as well.

In John Wayne: A Love song the audience gets some pretty good insight on the characteristics and values that shape a man. Examples of that include the quality of being tough, revenge seeking and a representative of justice. In the trailer that we just watched this was symbolized by one guy trying to shoot the man that called his friend a drunk and also one of the brothers who was trying to find the murderer of his father in order to seek some revenge. I strongly believe that such characteristics were important at that point of time in history considering that ones image and reputation was a survival key at that time which John Wayne reflects perfectly. A man should also be willing to do whatever is necessary to protect his family and belongings. Women on the other hand were inferior to man but still played somewhat of a motherly role.

The book Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell taught me a very important lesson about life. The book is about four Navy Seal's in Afghanistan of whom three sacrificed their lives so they would not disobey orders. When they saw a couple of farmers of whom they were sure of that they were Taliban spies, they did not kill them since they did not pose an apparent threat. An hour later their suspicions were confirmed when one hundred Taliban soldiers with AK47's charged at them over the hill. Unfortunately three of them died but one managed to defend himself against all of them and lived to tell the story. I believe that this sense of loyalty is a very important aspect in life and that this code of loyalty should be maintained in all cases between friends and family.

Shitty First Drafts

Review:
It was rather apparent that Anne Lamott's intention in "Shitty First Drafts" was to educate inexperienced writers in the process of writing a paper. Throughout reading this essay I noticed that Lamott pretty much kept saying the same thing through the use of different examples such as her food reviews for the California magazine. A technique worth considering would be to put all thoughts down on paper and continually revising those until the achievement of a masterpiece worth publishing. I disagree with her claim that: "I would eventually let myself trust the process."

My Process:
When I write a paper I tend to sit down and take some time to think about what I actually want to put down on paper. More or less, I create a first draft in my mind so I can proceed with writing a pretty decent first draft which doesn't require too much editing on my part for the the final draft. Usually my editing consists of rewording and rephrasing individual sentences, but the thoughts and main ideas throughout my paper remain the same. Even though I don't completely disagree with Lamott's approach to write a paper, I believe that her technique is more suited for less experienced writers.

Metaphor:
For me, writing is being in a fight. At first it is a struggle and a pain to put the words down on paper. Multiple combinations of words battle each other to earn their place on my paper, but only one will win. Once the fight is over, I am the victor having put down the perfect combination of words and having it gotten over with. The process is exhausting but worth it once completed.