Digital Photo Story Prewrite

• The overall theme of my story will be the 2009/2010 Eagle River Cross Country Ski Team.  It will show the whole Eagle River Ski Team and all of the races that we participated in.  It will show all the hard work and team spirit that went into an amazing season.

• The background music for this picture story will be exciting and inspiring.  This is used to bring out the emotion that we felt throughout the season

• The chronological order of my photographs will consist of the order of our race season last year.  It will start with the Service Snowball Invite, and go all the way to the state meet in Fairbanks.

5 Picture Story

Prewrite

In the first picture JR Celski is at the Olympic Trails for short track speed skating.   JR Celski is leading the pack and still looking strong.  In the second picture he falls, and with his own blade, cuts his knee.  In the third picture he is at physical therapy and his cut is healed.  In the fourth picture, he is back to training and at Olympic Trials again.  In the fifth picture, he has won an Olympic Medal.

The photo captures the adventure of a man with his dog.  The man is sitting in the boat with a hat on, and the lack of light makes it hard to depict any color or age of the man.  His dog is standing at the front of the boat, watching the direction of travel.  There is fog rolling across the still water flowing into the air. The sun is barely peaking out giving a  back light to this photo.  The only sound came from the water rushing past the canoe.  There was a faint scent of fall settling across the waters as the world is beginning to come to life with the arrival of sunlight.  The man is paddling the hand made canoe slowly, as if he was preparing for a long journey.  In the center of the boat there are enough provisions for his adventure.  The canoe is balanced out by the dog watching guard in the front of the boat, and the man propels the craft forward from the rear of the canoe.  The environment was still the air was heavy, and the only life that can be seen or heard is the man paddling his way down the water.

Photo Narrative 

He had been living among the local native group for nearly a month.  His objective was to lean the ways of the tribal rituals and language of the people in the jungles of Africa.  All he had taken was a few notes, emergency supplies, and his life long friend, his dog.  It started out as a normal day, the language was coming easier and easier every day, and today was the day that he would be going fishing for the great ritual river shark.  This was the custom for all men to be accepted into the tribal council. As he was paddling out to the river to snare a shark, a heavy fog began to roll in.  His dog began to growl and the fur was standing up on his back indicating the eerie feeling that began to flow across the water.  The mood soon changed, it was no longer a hunt, but rather a need for survival.  All of his previous training had prepared him for this moment. The water rushed by and the canoe began to sway back and forth.  He new he did not have long before the shark would attack.  He frantically reached for the spear, but he was too late.  The giant shark leaped out of the water and latched onto his leg.  The man had never felt such excruciating pain, but there was no one to hear him scream.  As he began to struggle the shark's grip began to get tighter.  With one last thrash back and forth the shark drug the man down to the depths of the river.  The man's possessions were found a week later at the bottom of the river, and his study of the aboriginal people was never finished.

Digital Code of Ethics

In order to maintain ethical behavior while exploring the digital world, I have created this code of ethics. This code was created in order to protect my property and the property of others, the private affairs of all those who use the internet, and maintain a standard of appropriate use that will keep my digital behavior ethical.

1.  I will respect others property, opinions, and ideas by not taking credit for their thoughts.
2.  I will appropriately share my opinion about others while in a public site.
3.  I will not download illegal or copyrighted materials.
4.  I will not invade other people's private affairs.
5.  I will not use technology to spread rumors or false information.
6.  I will make my internet business private and protected.
7.  I will protect my identity from those who are trying to misuse the internet by creating passwords.
8.  I will not post inappropriate materials on the internet.
9.  I will keep my digital language clean while on public sites.
10.  I will not post others personal life onto a public site for others to see.

I am someone who...

I am someone who is very competitive, when it comes to athletics.  I can make anything into a competition, and I have to win.  I am not certain wether it is the drive to impress people or the shame that is associated with letting people down that drives me to work harder than anyone else in the pursuit of victory.  I am drawn to the competitive aspect of sports because I believe that it brings out the best in people, and then puts the best to the test.
In preparation for an athletic event, I know that the requirements to win are rigorous and are not for the faint of heart.  I am someone who stays late to practice, and will put in the extra hours in order to work on my weaknesses.  Practice is the only way to achieve the status of champion, and I am someone who will practice more than anyone just to be called a champion.  I am competitive and it is through my natural competitiveness that I have earned the respect and title associated with champions.