“My Wish” –Rascal Flats
“Bless the Broken Road” –Rascal Flats
“Everything is Fine”- Josh Turner
“Small Town Southern Man”- Alan Jackson
“Eye of the Tiger”- Survivor
“Boondocks”- Little Big Town
"Rise Above It”- Lock, Stock, and Barrel
These songs are important to me because each one of them reminds me of a certain event or person in my life that I feel strongly about. They bring back memories I’m fond of and help me preserve them. I enjoy listening to the radio as I drive from place to place, so I heard most of these songs on the radio.
I think the songs a person chooses can reflect their interests and personality. For example, if a person enjoys quiet, romantic music, that person is most likely quite different from someone that enjoys hard rock. My music choices reflect some of the subcultures I belong to but definitely not all of them. I enjoy a wide variety of music, but I’m not a part of each and every subculture that might be associated with a particular type of music. For instance; I might listen to an occasional rap song, but I am not a part of the “dance club” subculture that some people associate with rap.
People could learn about my basic attributes like I enjoy living in the country, or that I am religious. On the other hand, it is impossible to tell my political and social views and my deeper thoughts and ideas. My mix indicates that I love country music. Many people that listen to country music have grown up in the country or live in the country. I can better relate to people like farmers and ranchers that make their living off the land. It gives me a sense of community with them, and I want to spend time with those kinds of people.
I made some predictions right like whether or not it was a girl’s list, and I could identify some clubs or organizations they were a part of. It was hard to figure out who the person was on deeper, more internal sense. I do not think one can get a good understanding of the person just through their music selection.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Dress-Up Day Response
Deciding what to wear was not very hard for me because I really do not own a lot of clothing that makes me uncomfortable. I got the suit from Savers about a year ago and wore it with some friends as a joke, so I thought it would be fun to wear it once more. I would not wear anything feminine such as make up, jewelry, clothing, ect… I also would not be comfortable wearing clothes from Hollister, Abercrombie & Fitch, ect… I was raised in the country and people poked fun at people who wore these kinds of clothes, so that’s where my dislike of these clothes came from.
I was more comfortable approaching people I knew because they would just laugh with me and accept me no matter what. It felt awkward approaching people I did not know because the clothing I was wearing was definitely out of the ordinary, and I was sure how they would react. Nevertheless, I was not too worried about what they thought.
My friends asked me why I was dressing that way. Other than that, they all treated me like nothing was different. I didn’t notice much of a difference with my professors either. I am assuming they just figured it was part of my everyday attire.
As I was walking to and from class, many people gave me funny looks as I walked by, but I got very few comments. A student did ask me if I was going to a golf tournament. One of my friends asked me if I was dressed up for some special occasion. I think most people did not care or were too shy to say anything.
Now that I have gone outside my comfort zone and wore clothing I’m not comfortable with, I feel that my view on the phrase, “clothes make the person,” has changed very little. Generally, what people are wearing is a pretty accurate reflection of their personality. Yet, as we walked around the campus that day, our choice of clothing definitely did not match our personality, but this was a rare occurrence and definitely not the norm. With this being said, I still agree with the statement “clothes make the person.”
I was more comfortable approaching people I knew because they would just laugh with me and accept me no matter what. It felt awkward approaching people I did not know because the clothing I was wearing was definitely out of the ordinary, and I was sure how they would react. Nevertheless, I was not too worried about what they thought.
My friends asked me why I was dressing that way. Other than that, they all treated me like nothing was different. I didn’t notice much of a difference with my professors either. I am assuming they just figured it was part of my everyday attire.
As I was walking to and from class, many people gave me funny looks as I walked by, but I got very few comments. A student did ask me if I was going to a golf tournament. One of my friends asked me if I was dressed up for some special occasion. I think most people did not care or were too shy to say anything.
Now that I have gone outside my comfort zone and wore clothing I’m not comfortable with, I feel that my view on the phrase, “clothes make the person,” has changed very little. Generally, what people are wearing is a pretty accurate reflection of their personality. Yet, as we walked around the campus that day, our choice of clothing definitely did not match our personality, but this was a rare occurrence and definitely not the norm. With this being said, I still agree with the statement “clothes make the person.”
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