Legacy is anything that is passed down through generations to the next whether it is a story, object, and/ or language. It has been shown in many different ways like photos, sculptures, books, and movies. People are always looking to be different and/or to be the fist to do something and in the rapidly devolving world the internet has shown light on leaving a legacy in a new way.
The reason why I think many people leave their legacies online because they would want people in the world to know who they are and what they went through during there life time. Also I think that people leave their legacies online because it is a simple way to pass on stories to the viewers to portray their lives which would be able to stay online until it is removed. I believe that internet legacies will never be removed and will remain on the internet due to its importance.
One example I found of legacy someone that left online is a blog about things that happen to this person daily http://youssef2k.blogspot.com/.She states that “No word processing, lots of bad spelling and the aim is to share my expertness with my friends, family and loved ones and the combination of all these groups”. The blog was created by the author using an online blogging website called http://www.blogger.com/start. The second example I found of someone that left their legacy online was a website that was created for the victims of September 11. http://www.911digitalarchive.org/stories/. Most likely the author created this website in a remembrance for the victims of Sept 11 and to be a memorial for them and also so that the stories of what happen that day will never be forgotten.
In media seminar we have used the internet to leave our own legacy so that other classmates and other people around the world can view my thoughts and opinions. We used many tools to better our ideas for our blogs. Some of the tools we used was Macromedia Flash, Adobe PhotoShop, Blogger (an internet blogging site), and many others. Some of the things I would like and would want to be able to leave behind are pictures, videos, and stories of my accomplishments and the most important things to me that I have received in my life. It would be good because I would want my family (pertaining to the next generations) to remember me so that they could know who what a type of person I am.
In conclusion I believe that people leave their legacy online because it will be present of a long period of time or there forever. So there fore I know that if I put my legacy online then it will remain available forever and will be available for all my future generations and others around the world to view and talk about. These are the reason why I would like to leave my legacy online. Will you leave yours?
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Online Legacy
A legacy is something that was passed down to some one or it is very old. A legacy can be something that some one left behind so that everybody can learn from it. In the dictionary it says that a legacy is an amount of money or property left to someone in a will or something handed down by a predecessor. A legacy can be anything or any one like kids are their parents legacy because they have the traits from their parents. A legacy can be a book or a dead person that you care about and you make their legacy known to every body.
The legacy I want to leave is my work and how creative I was in my work. I wont other people learn from my work when they see it. I want them to know that I wanted to become a computer engineer when I grow up and I want to learn how to play the guitar. I wont them to know that I had to work hard to get were I am today. I want my teachers to remember me for the quality of work I did and how I acted in class.
What I can put online so that everybody can see my legacy is my work from high school. My work form high school can show how I grew as a student and what the quality of my work was. I can also put pictures that I did my self to show how creative I was. Then I can put pictures of me as a baby all the way to when I am a grown up to show how I matured. Then I can write a biography of my self to describe who I am and were I am from.
People leave online legacies’ so every body can see their love one that was lost. Like people who died in the war or a cancer patent that died. There are a lot of Legacy websites that you put tributes and info about a love one. Like www.legacy.com that has thousands of legacies of people who died and there families put there biography online. An example of a online legacy I saw was Beauford H. Clayton and D’Angela Michelle Gilbert.
D’Angela Michella Gilbert legacy was made as a tribute to her when she died. She was born on June 25th 1984 and she died 2006. The online legacy was made with music photos and text with a Moving Tribute. Beauford H. Clayton was another online tribute to him it had music, text , photos, and Moving Tribute. They were all made in Adobe Flash player and were made on 2005.
The legacy I want to leave is my work and how creative I was in my work. I wont other people learn from my work when they see it. I want them to know that I wanted to become a computer engineer when I grow up and I want to learn how to play the guitar. I wont them to know that I had to work hard to get were I am today. I want my teachers to remember me for the quality of work I did and how I acted in class.
What I can put online so that everybody can see my legacy is my work from high school. My work form high school can show how I grew as a student and what the quality of my work was. I can also put pictures that I did my self to show how creative I was. Then I can put pictures of me as a baby all the way to when I am a grown up to show how I matured. Then I can write a biography of my self to describe who I am and were I am from.
People leave online legacies’ so every body can see their love one that was lost. Like people who died in the war or a cancer patent that died. There are a lot of Legacy websites that you put tributes and info about a love one. Like www.legacy.com that has thousands of legacies of people who died and there families put there biography online. An example of a online legacy I saw was Beauford H. Clayton and D’Angela Michelle Gilbert.
D’Angela Michella Gilbert legacy was made as a tribute to her when she died. She was born on June 25th 1984 and she died 2006. The online legacy was made with music photos and text with a Moving Tribute. Beauford H. Clayton was another online tribute to him it had music, text , photos, and Moving Tribute. They were all made in Adobe Flash player and were made on 2005.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
IP 3: Media and Legacy
Legacy is defined as anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor. With the invention of the internet, people are now allowed to create online legacies. There are many methods and online tools to do this. People can blog, record videos, create online photo albums, or web pages about the legacies they want to leave behind.
People feel the need to leave online legacies because it’s a way for them to be remembered, or something for them to remember in the future. For example, Rachel’s Random Revelment (http://thepinkangelandme.blogspot.com) published in November 2006, was blogged by Thepinkangel. Thepinkangel used Blogger (www.blogger.com) to create her legacy. Blogger.com lets Thepinkangel share her legacy of photography and important events in her life. Another legacy is a photo album by Gardawind (http://www.flickr.com/people/lagodigarda/). Gardawind created this legacy by using flickr (www.flickr.com), an online photo album tool. Garawind’s legacy will be remembered by the people who he impacted with his photos.
In Media Seminar, I’ve blogged online, scanned photos, and recorded videos, which are methods of creating an online legacy. If I were to create a legacy online, I would want to focus on the experiences in my life. I would tell accomplishments such as getting the Honor roll three terms in a row, or being inducted into the National Honors Society. Maybe people will become inspired by accomplishments work harder to reach their goals. I would tell people about my dreams and aspirations, for example, college and my goals beyond. Also, I would tell about lessons I’ve learned so people in the same predicament I was in can learn from my experiences.
When I create a legacy, I want to be remembered by my family, friends, and future generations. I want to be remembered as someone unique, intelligent, and funny. In a way, I want people to laugh at my legacy because it would be filled with jokes and the humorous trials and tribulations of my growing up as a teen. I don’t want my legacy to be prestigious or legendary; I want the people viewing my legacy to be able to relate to me as much as possible; sort of like having a buddy from beyond the grave. I can create this legacy by blogging my personal thoughts and major experiences in my life. I can take pictures of myself or things that are important to me so others can gain a sense of who I really am.
In conclusion, online legacies are used to share a piece of yourself with other people. People viewing your legacy will be able to take something away with them, ideally spreading your legacy to other places. The best thing about online legacies is that the Internet will be around for a very long time, and therefore your legacy can live on for future generations to view.
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