FRO12 DTB

http://grooveshark.com/s/Chasing+Pavements/4Om76f?src=5

http://grooveshark.com/s/For+Good/4co1s0?src=5

http://grooveshark.com/s/Perfect/4iWhSu?src=5

http://grooveshark.com/s/Beautiful/4MzEtu?src=5

http://grooveshark.com/s/Who+You+Are/4MzGN3?src=5

http://grooveshark.com/s/I+Will+Always+Love+You/4yWfxW?src=5

http://grooveshark.com/s/Don+t+Forget+Me/4MzJZI?src=5

http://grooveshark.com/s/Second+Hand+White+Baby+Grand/4MzJ4z?src=5

http://grooveshark.com/s/New+York+State+Of+Mind/4Om7ty?src=5

http://grooveshark.com/s/The+Fighter/4hJYJg?src=5

So these are my 10 songs some are my favorites and some are old reliables. I am a GLEEK. i love glee and all covers done by them. i am also a very big fan of SMASH i love the songs they covered and the ones they’ve made.  I actually have hopes of being a professional dancer someday. i want to tour with  a dance company around the world though just touring the tri-state area wouldn’t be that bad. i’ve always wanted to perform on broadway and one of my maybe might very soon happen dreams, is to audition for so you think you can dance. By looking at the songs that were covered by glee and SMASH some of my favorite artists are, P!NK, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Jessie J, Adele and i love the songs from the Musical Wicked. All of these songs also serve as motivation for me. ever since i was little i suffered from self-esteem issues and these songs both old and new have helped me to push me to do better and to not give up. they remind of my dreams and to never stop fighting.

– Trevor Spencer

Richards playlist

It’s hard to sum up who a person is without truly getting to know him/her. In this blog I try to represent to you who I am in the form of a playlist I came up with. All the songs in this playlist have had meaning to me in my life. These are songs that I’ve listened to when I was in a good mood or bad, when I was stressed or just with friends. I feel that  I am a person who is into being the best person I can be. I am a fun and outgoing and always like to change things up once in a while. I try to get the most out of everything I do, and I try to appreciate everything that I can. I feel that everything I go through in my life makes up who I am, wether it’s some things I do with my friends or my family these things represent me. Even though this playlist is only a small piece of my life, it puts different aspects of my life together into one.

To fully explain how these images show who I’am is going to be tough, since its hard to fully explain what some of the pictures mean to me. However I’ll go head and try to do it. First of all I love science, specially astronomy and physics, so there are a few pictures that show those things. However those pictures also show my belief that let nothing in life stop you. If you want to do something just do it, don’t listen to others telling you you can’t do it. Some of the images also show my determination to never give up in life. Because I believe that if you never give up, you never lose, and I’am a person who doesn’t like to lose. I’am a lazy person. So I put a picture that shows that I will do anything to get out of school, and school work in general. Another picture I put shows shows my likeness of simplicity in life. Even though I love science, I still would like to live a simple life. Because I believe there is a certain joy in simplicity that you  can’t get anywhere. I also believe that you should do all the things you want to do before you die; don’t live a life full of regret. So that is shown by a few pictures. So I think this explanation kind of shows who I’am. there was a couple of things that I could fully explain. But I did my best. So deal with it.

Asif Rahman

These 10 songs not only shows you what type of music I like, but my personality. Growing up in mainly a Mexican household in a bad neighborhood, I have seen a lot of things. I saw things from people dealing drugs by my bus stop to gun shots at night. The song Ambition by Wale motivates me too live in a better environment for not just myself, but for my future family as well. I believe that no one should have to grow up in an unsafe environment like I did. The song Memories by Big Sean is probably my favorite song in the playlist. This song reminds me that as long as you have friends and family you will always live a good life. Also, it shows me that I too can make it from having nothing to having a lot. These are just 10 songs that describe me, but there are probably hundreds that do.

John Hall

I believe that no song(s) or picture(s) can really summarize all of me as a person because an individual is constantly growing. He/She is always making new memories with friends and family as well as experiencing new foods and places. However if I had to compress myself into a collage of media, it would be these images and songs. I really enjoy playing online games with friends and strangers because it allows me to engage in competitive play as well as enjoy myself. Currently my favorite is League of Legends because it has improved elements from a favorite map of mine: Dota. My friends and family are really important to me because  without them, there is no this version of Peter today. We are spinning tops among other tops and every bump and collision creates memories and changes us. Faith in our friends and family is what allows our race to overcome difficult situations and strengthen the bonds between us. The songs are representative of me because they stress individuality and the need to make your own identity. Another recurring  theme in the songs is perseverance to overcome tough dilemmas and I think this is what differentiates the winners from the “give-upers”.

Ellie Goulding – Lights

Fearless

Written in The Stars

Katy Perry – Part of Me

Linkin Park – Numb

more Than Alive

Skillet – Hero

罗志祥 – 有我在

Anna’s playlist

I feel like these songs should give a little insight into the way I am. I tend not to let anything bother me too much, since I spend a lot of time thinking about people with real problems. I realize that I’m just one person with minuscule issues and I have no right to complain about anything in my life. So if anyone ever criticizes or makes fun of me, I brush it off because I honestly have no respect or patience for anyone who is immature. I try to live every day to the fullest; and to me that doesn’t mean to party hard or get to know as many people as possible. I have a very positive outlook on life and I wake up every morning expecting a great day. I know that all I need for that is to be happy and treat every person I encounter with respect. If my day isn’t going as planned, I dont let that bring me down. It’s really easy to brighten my day. What I value the most in my life is my family, and a couple of very close friends. I never truly feel complete unless I’m with those people. I love music and art. I make lots of mistakes, but I don’t beat myself up about them because I know that they shape me to be a better person.

List of Songs:

Love me or hate me- Lady Sovereign

I will not bow- breaking benjamin

I don’t want to miss a thing- aerosmith

big big world- Emilia

Perfect day- Hoku

Home- Michael Buble

New Soul- Yael Naim

Sugar Town- Nancy Sinatra

Pursuit of Happiness- Kid Cudi

Say- John Mayer

Playlist: Who Am I?

This playlist is full of 10 songs of different genres. Each song has its own meaning in my life. If they don’t portray who I am to you guys, my students, then the song has meaning. For example, most of these songs have hidden messages or some that are conveyed clearly. These meanings are very strong and I would usually refer to them when giving advice to others such as you guys, my students. As an overall playlist, the songs do in fact detail characteristics that I have and things that I would do to help friends or even students of mine. I hope you all enjoy this playlist if you opt to listen to it. Just so you guys don’t get the message, I will always be there for you all because that is who I am. Once a peer mentor, always a peer mentor! 🙂

Song list:

1.  “Walk” – Foo Fighters
2.  “Changes” –  Tupac
3.  “We Are Now Connected” – Mord Fustang
4.  “I’m a Boss” – Meek Mill ft. Rick Ross
5.  “Be Yourself” – Audioslave
6.  “Just Like You” – Three Days Grace
7.  “Lose Yourself” – Eminem
8.  “Patience” – Guns N’ Roses
9. “Kryptonite” – 3 Doors Down
10. “Safe Home” – Anthrax

Best,

Robi Baazashvili

Hey Lovely People of FRO section DTB,

I finally got to adding you all on this website. This is where all of your blogging will go on. Now, I’ll show you all more about how to blog and how this all works, but know that you can make your blogs public or private to only our FRO class. As far as blogging goes, this will be your first of a few blogs throughout the semester. It goes as follows:

Create a two minute video, an eight image slideshow, or a ten song musical playlist that represents who you think you are to your classmates. Embed your creation in a blog post and then write no more than 500 words that explains how what you’ve created speaks to who you are. Here are some free tools that you can use for this assignment, but you are free to use whatever service you like:

• Video Editors: Youtube Editor http://www.youtube.com/editor/
• Image Slideshows:

– Blogs@Baruch built-in galleries (documentation forthcoming)

– Flickr – http://flickr.com

– Flickr Slidr – http://flickrslidr.com

– Picassa – http://picasaweb.google.com/

– Image loop – http://www.imageloop.com/

• Musical Playlists:

– Grooveshark – http://grooveshark.com

– Spotify – http://www.spotify.com/us/

– Mixpod – http://www.mixpod.com/

So guys, you have until September 16th, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. to complete this assignment. That is three weeks away and I assure you it won’t take long to do. There will be no extensions on this assignment and remember blogs are worth a critical amount of your FRO grade. Have fun and be creative with this!  =]

Best,

Your Peer Mentor,

Robi Baaazashvili