Re-exploring Internet Meme Culture

I want to revisit a topic I have talked about before in my blog. That topic is the internet cultures of Memes. As I have noted before in my blog titled “The Internet Meme Culture”, a meme is usually a humorous picture or video spread throughout social media. A more detailed definition is “an idea, […]

Discourse Communities in the Internet

After reading about discourse communities I wondered to myself, are there discourse communities within internet culture? First, what is a discourse community? A discourse community is basically a group of people who discuss similar ideas, share similar goals, and can even have their own dialect within their group. For example, as a college student I […]

Video Blogging-Vlogging

As I continue my exploration with internet culture, I want to talk about one of the cultures within, which is the the vlogging culture (mostly uploaded on youtube). A vlog is basically a blog but in video form, and can focus on different types of things, like traveling, shopping, lifestyle, and even families just being […]

The Internet Meme Culture

As I begin to explore more into the different cultures in the internet in depth I would like to start with the internet culture of memes. If you don’t know what a meme is, then you probably live under a rock. A meme is usually a humorous picture or video spread throughout social media, a […]

Internet Culture

The internet is a simple single word, but the internet itself is not simple at all. The internet is a very broad and complex place where many things are born. From flash games, online multiplayer games, social media, to even video streaming like Netflix. From all these internet categories, and more that are out there, […]

Fun Literacy to “Schooled Literacy”

As I have started writing this blog, I have realized there is a little bit of irony to it. My realization to this irony came after reading “Schooled Literacy”, by Rick Evans. Rick Evans writes about his study involving college students and their history with reading and writing, and how school has undermined the creativity […]

Learning Through Writing

Hi, and welcome to my mind! My name is Bryan Ramirez Vargas, born and raised in the city of Oakland, but i’m in Davis to stay. I am an Animal Biology major hoping to fulfill my childhood dream of working with animals professionally. My education is my number one and only reason for me to […]