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     The Phonar Video was very time consuming, but beneficially informational. I learned about the influence of habits and how they are passed on from some bigger source. He encourages us to strengthen the habits we have created and develop new habits that can be proven beneficial to your life and the lives of others. The lecture progressed and drew an analysis of a photographer and his pictures. A key point from that element in the video was that a photograph is an experience rather than evidence. In the past, photographs were used to prove the existence of an event that took place rather than today, where we use photographs to represent our experiences and create a reputation for ourselves. Social media is an example that demonstrates this difference between experiences versus evidence. Information has expanded and popularized through image making and photography. It is evident that our society is traveling through life looking in a rear view mirror of past experiences rather than the present and future. We are stuck on our reputation rather than our development of our character. A bold statement that spoke to me was “If you want to change the world, then describe it differently.” Several revolutionaries and powerful leaders of our time, past and present, have used this rhetorical device to help society view the world differently (aka: from the photographer’s perspective). I learned a new term called transmedia which is a story told on multiple platforms of fan-based media that characterizes someone/allows for an image or reputation. This video identifies collaboration to be beneficial and defines individuals in society as trusted collaborators and more than just suppliers. This video connected to Canterbury Tales by incorporating several stories to portray the theme and bigger picture of life. The collaboration of different lecturers and their emphasis on the importance of collaboration in our daily lives related to the collaboration of the 29 pilgrims and their voyage as a pack. Every story and was biased and only revealed that one person’s perspective just like the stories from the pilgrims. Also, the story was not linear and varied from topic, but somehow made its way to portray the theme of life and how to live it successfully and beneficially.