When I first started reading, I immediately thought about the people on Mtv's "True Life" that share their stories about strange habits. It seemed like this boy would automatically be a contender for the show, especially since the reading in some way followed him around. It showed him at school, home, and what people he interacted with thought of him.
I was first disgusted by the way the teacher, and then even more so his own parents, were treating him. They almost made it seem like the child had no idea he was even doing something wrong. The way he responded with constantly making up excuses should have shown them that he was not only uncomfortable with himself, but that he needed help. I wondered what the other kids thought of him and why that aspect was not expressed in the reading.
I was pleased to see he was able to go to college and live with a roommate. As hard as it is on its own, I could not imagine the adjustment period he had to go through. It seems like he was very lucky to have a roommate that was able to tolerate his behaviors and not further question him.
Overall, I really enjoyed this reading. I think it covered a topic not commonly discussed and it was nice to just read something very different like this. The author really allowed the reader to step inside the world the boy was living and see what not only he was thinking, but also what people around him were thinking. The reading left me with a lot of unanswered questions and a topic I would be interested in learning more about.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
More things about my topic
1) I wanted to explore something within my major, marketing. I decided to take a specific aspect of marketing and focus on trends. It's easy for us all to see trends in college and notice where they start. Most of our trends begin through magazines and celebrities. Children also seem to have trends in the toys they want to buy but it is hard to tell where their trends start. So, I want to research the question...where do trends in children's toys originate?
2) Children's toy trends originate through advertisements children are exposed to, parental influences, and cultural surroundings.
3) I was able to do a lot of research through the textbook my advisor suggested. It's actually the book I am using for my marketing class, so I have been spending a lot of time learning about all of the different aspects of marketing. A large portion of the book shows consumer trends and what a consumer wants, so that background knowledge has already been helping me with my research. I also know a little from my own experiences with children and hearing what they say about new toys and toys that they want.
4) I need to still find out more detail about parental influence and culture. I know a lot about the marketing and advertising aspects since it's what I have been reading, but I do not know a lot of specifics yet about the other two areas. I want to learn more specific example about the two influences to be able to provide examples in my final paper.
5) I think it is hard to come up with arguments that oppose my statements. I did not choose a controversial topic and most if it is very fact based. Some may argue that there are not really trends in children or that a child has nothing to do with a trend. I have already been finding research to prove that both of those statements are incorrect, but those could definitely be oppositions to my topic.
6) I have been using EBSCOhost to find a lot of sources and I also spent a lot of time in the library checking out a number of books to use. I also have been using a database called TED that provides videos of interviews and lectures with authors of different books.
2) Children's toy trends originate through advertisements children are exposed to, parental influences, and cultural surroundings.
3) I was able to do a lot of research through the textbook my advisor suggested. It's actually the book I am using for my marketing class, so I have been spending a lot of time learning about all of the different aspects of marketing. A large portion of the book shows consumer trends and what a consumer wants, so that background knowledge has already been helping me with my research. I also know a little from my own experiences with children and hearing what they say about new toys and toys that they want.
4) I need to still find out more detail about parental influence and culture. I know a lot about the marketing and advertising aspects since it's what I have been reading, but I do not know a lot of specifics yet about the other two areas. I want to learn more specific example about the two influences to be able to provide examples in my final paper.
5) I think it is hard to come up with arguments that oppose my statements. I did not choose a controversial topic and most if it is very fact based. Some may argue that there are not really trends in children or that a child has nothing to do with a trend. I have already been finding research to prove that both of those statements are incorrect, but those could definitely be oppositions to my topic.
6) I have been using EBSCOhost to find a lot of sources and I also spent a lot of time in the library checking out a number of books to use. I also have been using a database called TED that provides videos of interviews and lectures with authors of different books.
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