Knowledge Tree

1. Tell us about yourself in a brief autobiography of between 20 - 25 sentences. Where are you from? What do you most like to study? What are your passions and your dreams? Tell us a bit about your personality. Are you outgoing? A leader? Quiet and shy? An observer? What do you want us to know about you?
My name is Lyndsey (with a Y) Jimenez. I live in Reseda, California nearish to LA. I am a freshman at Cleveland High School and a student in the SAS Program. Just this year, I entered the club T.I.M.E (Teen International Media Exchange) and got to see what went on in the real world(I knew what was going on, but really got to see it). I love making films. It is an easy way to combine social awareness with media. I adore fashion and photography as well. I have dreams of becoming a famous fashion designer or even a famous director (see above). I also enjoy science: physical science, biology, and the taste of chemistry I got in the eighth grade was interesting too. I may seem shy to most people, but really, when you get to know me, I'm not. I am, to most people, a wallflower. I enjoy watching and observing. I like to consider myself a person who could make a difference in someones life, if not it being my own. Making a difference doesn't only mean putting your life on the line to save others, although that is usually your best bet when trying to get your point across. Putting your VitaminWater bottle in the recycle bin, or even deciding to watch what you eat regarding who tests with what can make a bigger difference than you think. I like to read. No, I LOVE to read. I'm not one of those hermits that sit in dark corners reading, I just take my book with me wherever I go. (: Honestly, I wouldn't be in this program if I wasn't a reader. Reading has just made me so... Aware. Aware of my surroundings, aware of everything. While reading Animal Farm by George Orwell, I noticed that that's how are society is. We believe everything our "leader" says, like sheep. We couldn't tell who was who, until we began to ignore the propaganda and fallacies.

2. Explore your relationship with media in five sentences by telling us about a favorite media experience you are having – a book you are reading, a video game you are playing, a movie you just saw, a magazine you subscribe to, a newspaper you read regularly, or a musician or band whose music you really like. What is it about this media experience that makes it powerful for you?
I am actually a huge, huge, HUGE fan of postsecret. More times often than not, I'll find a secret that relates to me, or what I believe in. The thing about postsecret is that you can be free, anonymously. It allows people to lift a heavy burden off their shoulders in such a safe, yet cowardly (at times) way. I also enjoyed the movie/memoir Running With Scissors. It really speaks to me because a) it is true and b) most of us do deal with narcissistic fathers and mothers. Most of us also deal with the identity battle that Augusten suffers from throughout the entire memoir/movie.

3. In five sentences, tell us about an issue you are concerned about in your home community. Why? What, if anything, have you tried to do about something you are concerned about, or what would you like to do if you could?
There are a few problems I'm worried about, such as the recycling problem... the lack of care most people seem to have for our neighborhood too. But mostly, I am concerned about the graffiti turning up in the neighborhood and the people it will bring along with it. I have called whenever I have seen vulgar graffiti to get it removed. I have talked to a few of my neighbors who also think that this graffiti is a problem, and I hope to maybe start a neighborhood watch. I really hope this plan can put this graffiti problem under control and protect the already ruined ozone.


4. In five sentences, tell us what you can contribute to the group of participants during our DOTCOM program (face-to-face) workshops?
I think I could contribute my take on things, my opinion... which is probably what everyone else said. But, really, we all have a different take on things. We all come from different ways of life, which is what we bring to the table. Our platforms, our beliefs, and our unique personalities. When we come together in these face to face workshops we will be able to connect in ways that we can't do with anyone else because we all have a guaranteed thing in common: Our desire to make a difference. I'd also like to say that I have a nice creative knack & a love for media. So, I could probably help with that.