Laura m. Green

The story of Glan Pagnucci “Living the Narrative Life” and Michael Ondaatje “The collected works of Billy the kid,” are somewhat the same in the way they tell the stories. The tone of Pagnucci almost feels like you are sitting at a table with him and he is just talking. E uses a narrative genre to get across his point using memories. Using stories from his past to help illustrate what he is talking about. Pagnucci says “a child is born with the ability to story tell and their memories and fantastical stories are their ways of their ways of telling their personal narratives.” This helps a child figure out who they are and where they belong in the world he also says. To figure out who you are the best way is to remember your childhood. This is true because as I look at the children of today they are the most real until they his age ten and then they lose who they are and try to become something they are not. It’s easy to read and flows he arranged the story in what seemed like sequence to his life.

            Ondaatje uses a more multi-genre specific story; he uses poems and pictures to get across what he is trying to say. The way he uses the multi genre hooks the reader and drags them in. He has very strong imagery. The story is very jumpy and seems almost like a child has written it. The piece is scattered throughout with the naming of colors. I love hoe the author paints a picture for the reader. I believe the author used the jumping of sense to give the reader a better idea of Billy the kid. He really helps the reader picture with the words and gets the personality of the character.

I use many modes of communication and I have for a while now. It seems that every time I meet a new person they ask what's you Facebook or twitter. They never ask anymore what is your number, a lot of the time we can find each other using our cell phone. I belive this is our new way of communicating, no one talks on the phone anymore. If they do use there cell phone it's to text. Not a lot of face to face communication is happening anymore.

 With Facebook and twitter I find out how most of my friends are doing. If they have a bad day or a good day. I get to read and if I have something to say I can. This has impacted my world view and writing because I find more things out using these modes. I also write a lot more using these, for better or worst I can't stop.

    Ok let me put it out there before I get any further I’m the biggest procrastinator. Everything is so much more important then what I am doing. Technology is the biggest factor for my procrastination. So for me technology is a big distraction. Especially when I am doing things for school. The worst form of distraction is my computer. There are so many other things I could be doing besides my work. I have to check Facebook someone probably sent me something, and then I forget all about what I was doing. Then if I don’t want to check facebook I will check my email.

    I don't even try to watch TV and do my homework, or even listen to the radio. There is always something more important on TV then what I am doing.  I wish I was good with multi tasking but I’m not. I see a lot of other students with headphones in while they are reading; I think to myself how they do it.

    It’s hard not to be a digital native in the generation I grew up in. I got my first computer when I was five, and from then I have had a computer ever since. I have had it all desktops, laptops, phones, and now an iPad. I don't really remember the last time when I had to hand something in that was hand written and not typed. Two years ago I had to teach my dad how to use the computer, even though it was in our house he barely touched it. He is now hooked on craigslist. I was never really taught how to use a computer it just seemed to come natural. 

    The scariest thing is the fact that children that I teach when I graduate could know more about technology then I do. I got my first phone when I was sixteen; now a day’s kids are getting cell phones at eight years old, sometimes even younger. What if when I get older my children will have to teach me how to use something? But for now I consider myself a digital native.