Libby Sarkis

February 10, 2014

Journal #2

                                                                     Glogster Blog

I based my digital collage on the branches of my life. I became who I am now from how I grew up and what I went through my life. My theme for the Glog is nature and for the background I chose a cedar tree so I can easily make the different branches or stages go my life. Also because the cedar tree is the national symbol for Lebanon. On the Lebanese flag the cedar tree is represented and is a big part of the culture. I also used the animated arrows to give my audience a better vision for where to go next. I decided to put two quotes on my blog to stand out. The first one, "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." by Albert Einstein really shows that even though my Glog ends with the BSU section, that it will keep going forward and I have much more ahead of my life. The second one, "A person without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots." I chose that quote for the main reason of my whole theme. The quote is basically saying that without knowing your past, is like a tree without roots, which is very unlikely because roots re the base of trees. The roots are there for stability, just like your past is their for your stability. My first "branch" starts of with two pictures of my brothers and I. I chose these pictures because thats how I started my life. My parents brought me into this life with just me and my brothers for us to start our own adventure. The next stage is where I start to branch of and make my own life. The next branch I show myself with my best friend Natasha. She is a very big part of my life. There are no words to describe how much I love her and that she basically is a sister to me. We have been through so much together and are still as strong even though we are apart. My next branch is about my soccer team. Soccer was a huge part of my life. It was a family sport and the team was like my second family. I have been playing since I could even walk. The next branch I made be my junior/senior prom. I picked this part of my life because I got to be with the people I grew up with and who taught me to be myself. Prom is a symbol of of the ending of high school were you can have a fun time for the last time with the same kids you grew up with since kindergarden, which then sets up my next branch. Graduation is a very important stage in a kids life growing up. Graduation symbolsis that you have to say goodbye to the people you have known your whole life and start to grow up and face the real world. Graduation is the culmination of all my hard work. Its proof that everything I have done and worked for paid off. It is only the first step for me to conquer a new undertaking and a new challenge. It just means that I have attained the skills and knowledge needed to prepare me for much bigger challenges and chances in life that will take me to the next level in life, which brings me to my next branch and the last one

till I grow older. My next branch is the part where I go to Bridgewater State University. Where I become a bear. I have pictures of my roommates Katie and Shannon who aren't only my roommates but my best friends and even my sisters. They have been with my for a lot though college and I won't be where I am today if it wasn't for them. I really like the ideas I put together and I feel like its very original and shows my identity. The way my branches grow into the middle of the trunk. All these big parts in my life all come together and make on big trunk, me.