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The place I choose is a spot on campus where I usually pass when I walk to classroom.  It is a crossing between Central Classroom and Oxley's Cafe.  I have Art Education 2520 every Tuesday and Thursday, and the previous class ends about half an hour before Art Education class starts, so I usually spend that time in that place.  Normally, I will buy a cup of hot chocolate in the Oxley's Cafe and sitting on the chairs outside for a while, chatting with friends, watching people walking around and hearing waiter call customers' name to serve coffee.  It is usually 9 o'clock in the morning, so there are only few people outside, but more people are waiting in the line to buy a cup of coffee in the Oxley's Cafe.  I also noticed there are several squirrels near the tree, and the birds are singing.  If I close my eyes, I will know I am in this place by hearing waiter calling customers' names to serve coffee and birds sing, and I have recorded pieces of these sound in my work.

This is the URL for my MP4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XYytyZRGso&feature=youtu.be

Blog 9: Response to Carver R "Cathedral"

I just finished reading the short story called Cathedral, which is kind of long for me, but this story is interesting.  The story was about a blind man called Robert came to visit the narrator's wife, and the narrator was unhappy at first.  However, when his wife fall asleep, and there was him alone with Robert.  He tried to describe what he saw in the television to Robert, but he cannot say a word about what Cathedral looks like, then Robert told narrator to hold his hand and draw it.  Robert told the narrator to close his eyes when they were drawing, and the narrator said he felt something else and he would like to keep his eyes close for a little longer.  The narrator experienced something differently when he closed his eyes, I guess it is inner peace, he can feel he was in his home.

However, I am still a little bit confused about the story.  Why did the writer name this article "Cathedral" which Cathedral appeared very late in this article. Also, this story seems have no end to me.  I can only guess what will going on after the narrator open his eyes and what will he say to Robert.

Blog 8: Response to Wallace “This is Water”

According to the article, Wallace used a short story about an old fish asked two young fishes how is the water, but two young fishes asked back "What is water?" Which is also the title of this presentation.  This short story gives us the main idea which is we usually cannot notice something that is most important and obvious.  For example, we have an old saying in China and its meaning is we did not notice that we are happy when we are having a good time.  I believe this is approximately same meaning with this short story.

After telling the story, Wallace talked about the capacity to think.  He told a new story to illustrate an idea which is people can have different thinking based on same experience.  This told us to be a little less arrogant and do not have blind certainty.  Actually, this idea is very useful in our daily life.  We need to be a little bit critical about ourselves.  We should not be stubborn, and we should question our thoughts.  This idea can make us think broader and deeper.  Moreover, how to exercise control over our thinking is even more important form Wallace's presentation.

All in all, I believe Wallace's speech is very useful for us-university students both in our daily life and academic life.  How to think is an important capacity for us.

Blog 5 - Wexner Center Exhibition

I went to the Wexner Center to visit the exhibition of Annie Liebovitz’s art works last week. I did not even know her name before, but I think she is so brilliant after visiting the exhibition.

At first, I thought the exhibition would be boring, because I did not even hear about this photographer before, and I did not recorgnize any characters in the photographs when I was in the first floor. However, when I went to second floor and third floor, I found more and more famous people I knew in the photographs including famous actors and politicians. For example, there were photographs of like Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Michael Jackson, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. I was extremely surprised by Annie Liebovitz is such a great photographer who can took photographs for all of those famous people, I even saw Queen Elizabeth’s photograph in the exhibition.  There was one another amazing thing that I found in the exhibition, which is I saw several famous photographs that I have seen before but I just knew they were taken by the same photographer who is Annie Liebovitz.  However, I did not understand all of the pictures that she took.  For example, there was a picture about a man wearing a suit was full of leaves.    

All in all, this exhibition gave me a chance to get know Annie Liebovitz and visit so many excellent pictures.  I really enjoyed this art exhibition.

MP3

My iPhone - I bring my iPhone everyday, because this is an indispensable tool for me.  I use it to check emails, wake me up and play games during leisure time.  I used this phone for one year and a half, so there are lots memories in my iPhone like pictures.  And one special thing about this iPhone is I brought it from China, so there are so many pictures that I took when I was in home.  Most importantly, I used it to keep contact with my family and friends who are in China.
One or two words- Miss home

My Buck id - I carry my buck id with me everyday, because it is a identification. I got it first day when I was in the Ohio State University. It is not only a photo identification, but also a that I am a university student now, which is a big change for me.
One or two word- University student

My watch - I wear my watch everyday, and it can remind me what time is it.  There is a funny picture of beard on the watch dial.  There is no numbers, so I need to guess the time rather than read the time, which is an interesting thing that I need to do everyday, and I enjoy it.  Every time I look at my watch, I have a better mood.  I think people can tell I am a funny person from my watch.
One or two word- funny, enjoyable

My key and key ring- My home key is very important, I need to use it to enter my home.  I bought the key ring from Orlando's Disney land.  I traveled to there last spring break, and this traveling is pretty fun.  This key ring is a little bit childish, but it can remind me of the great traveling experience.
One or two word- Love travel

My scratchpad- I bring my scratchpad everyday.  I write down things that come to my mind.  It contains a list of my homework and exams, a shopping list as well as a reminder of trifles.  It can show I am an organized person. 
One or two word- Organized

My glasses- I wear my glasses nearly every school day, because I am nearsighted.  However, it is just for my academic life.  I wear contacts when I do not need to study, because I am afraid wearing glasses everyday will make me look like a nerd.  Therefore, I think this shows that I care a lot about how I look.
One or two word- care about beauty

My lipstick - The lipstick was a little gift from my best friend.  My best friend knew that my lips are very dry in autumn, so she bought a lipstick when she went shopping.  I use it everyday in autumn, and it also shows I am very cherish my friend's love for me.
One or two word- emotive

This final image contains seven objects that I carry with me everyday, includes glasses, iphone, buckid, key, watch, lipstick and scratchpad.  I used a backpack as a background for this project.  All of these objects show that I am a university student who love travel. And I am a funny, organized people.  Also, I miss my friend and family alot.  However, these descriptions are the whole story.  These objects only show a part of my identity.  I am also a sensitive people and I love shopping.