Peyton's Blog

I am currently three weeks into my Social Media and Society class and we have covered two topics that have helped me understand people and social media a little bit better. So far we have discussed Mead's theory of the "I" and "Me" and Humphrey's thoughts on public vs. private. We have discussed what Mead and Humphrey are explaining and how they are applied to people's lives. To help me, and others who read this blog, get a better understanding of these two concepts, I have come up with examples that I think fit each concept pretty well. Here's what I came up with! The "I" and "Me" Before I get to my example of the "I" and "Me", I need to give a little explanation of what the "I" and the "Me" are.  Wikipedia  describes the "I" as "the response of the individual to the attitude of the community." I look at this as a person's ego. The self will respond to the actions of...

"Not Available now!!!" taken by lovelysunflower2008  Hi, my name is Peyton and this is my blog for COMM 339 (or Social Media and Society). In this blog post, I am supposed to be writing about some takeaways or pieces of advice we learned from other blogs I have read. But before I do that, I wanted to tell you a little bit about myself. I am a college student at Texas Lutheran University and am majoring in communication studies. I love watching TV shows and reading books. And finally, I have a love for polar bears and dogs. That is why I decided to include a picture of a polar bear, which reflects my current mood, and a cute picture of my dog Nico in a witch hat. Now for the reason why I am writing this post. The first takeaway that I learned is that there are many different ways to write a blog. The blog post  Why Marianne Williamson's Unconventional Presidential Bid Didn't Catch On   had  their post set up in paragraph form. They had full length paragraphs with more...