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Animation bewegt Bilder, Emotionen, die Kunst, die Industrie und wandelt auch die Forschung — sie stellt traditionelle Disziplinen und Theorien des Audio- Visuellen vor neue Herausforderungen. Jahrhundert angekommen, und keiner kennt sich mehr so richtig aus. Gut so, sagt Dirk von Gehlen, und nimmt all jenen den Wind aus den Segeln, die mit einfachen Antworten auf die immer komplexere Gegenwart reagieren. Readers will learn how to take a multi-disciplinary, human-centered approach to digital creative direction that will help them uncover target audience insights, concept more creative campaigns, change consumer behavior, and create more user friendly digital experiences.
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The real-life results are hilarious, painful, and filled with unexpected surprises. As a self-defined "Social Outcast, the lowest level of people at school who weren't paid to be there," the eighth-grader had quite a climb ahead of her. Her modus operandi was intriguing: she used a s teen etiquette book that her father found at a thrift store as a guide to climb the social ladder.
The clash of eras and cultures is funny—the author wears a girdle, hat, and pearls to class; learns how to apply makeup; improves her posture and poise; and tries a diet. But the best lessons she learns from Fifties teen model Betty Cornell's Teen-Age Popularity Guide are about how to talk to and understand the people around her.
Bravely visiting all the various cliques in the lunchroom and making conversation with her secret Sunday school crush, she becomes even more sensitive and aware—and yes, more popular. Van Wagenen's tone is personable and polished. Even though she has many typical tween obsessions and concerns, her writing is surprisingly mature.
While overall this light memoir provides plenty of fun, it has a grittier backdrop than the cover and description might suggest. Van Wagenen's school, in Brownsville, TX, near the Mexican border, commonly experiences lockdown drills and warnings against gangs, and she casually mentions that smoke from a drug war in Matamoros, Mexico, is visible from her house. The part-Hispanic teen also occasionally sprinkles in Spanish words. With a DreamWorks movie option in the works, this entertaining title should be in demand.
Her year-long experiment in popularity is timeless; the intelligent and humane way she gets to the heart of the matter is uniquely her. Funny, determined, and wry, Van Wagenen has written a wise, heartfelt guide for other kids eager to keep up. Van Wagenen is a uniquely gifted talent with a gem of a first novel. About the Author Maya Van Wagenen is sixteen years old. When she was eleven, her family moved to Brownsville, Texas, the setting of Popular?
When not hunched over a desktop writing, Maya enjoys reading, British television, and chocolate. She now lives with her parents and two siblings in rural Georgia. She is a junior in high school but still shares a room with her sixth grade brother. Remarkably, they have not yet killed each other. For anyone who ever felt unsure of themselves, this book is for you.
It asks and answers, what is the definition of being popular? Is it to have the most friends, be the most respected and known at school, is it to be the prettiest or the one that is best at sports?
She feels fat and ugly and gets teased and bullied by countless people at school. Seeing her transformation into a confident, self-assured girl who makes a mark on her peers was extraordinary. From changing her hair everyday, to wearing vintage s gear to school, to sitting at different tables dominated by the different subgroups at school, nothing is out of bounds in her quest for popularity. The glimpses of the rough neighbourhood on the Mexican border that Maya lived in were fascinating, as a world so different from mine.
Mexican drug lords making a deal? No problem. Pregnant teens and gangster members at her school? The school under threat from an armed assailant? Just another walk in the park. This book made me laugh Hobbit monologue anyone , it made me cry, and it made me root for Maya and hope for the best. It helps us understand that things are never what we perceive them to be and if we take time to find out about the wonderful people around us, we will be rewarded with the same respect and consideration too.
Her memoir hits home that no matter how impossible the task is, if you put your mind to it, you can achieve anything. Simply Wonderful By E. Finn I bought this book after seeing an online interview with the author Kathy and Hoda? This girl can write! This is a fun book - I read it in a night - and enjoyed it so much. I can't wait to see what the future holds for author Maya Van Wagenen - I am pretty sure this is the first of many great books she will write. Looking forward to her next book.
Oh, and in the meantime, I might just have to read Betty Cornell's original book that inspired Maya. YES, buy this book!
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