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The 20 artifacts or places include: Chicago, IL, New

Orleans, LA, Elizabethtown, KY, picture collage, ring,
childhood home, basketball, football, track blocks,
baseball glove, Sawyers dog tag, my Tahoe, Cowboys
jersey, UK hoodie, Cavaliers t-shirt, Dodgers hat, my
shoes, a gavel, a fishing pole, and marijuana to represent
my research
After creating the list of 20 artifacts that represent me
as a person I began to see five themes based on the
types of artifacts that I chose, the five themes are :
People/Pets, cities, sports I am/was involved in, teams Im
a fan of, and items which represent my other interests.

IMPORTANT PEOPLE
The artifacts included in the people/pets theme are
the dog tag, picture collage, the ring, and my house.
The dog tag belongs to my dog Sawyer who is 2 years
old and is a mix between a Rottweiler and a standard
poodle, Sawyer is arguably my best friend. The picture
collage is made up of pictures of my two nieces, Jade
and Maci, and my nephew Brayden. Brayden, the
oldest, is 6 followed by Jade who is 5, and the princess
Maci is 3. The ring is a gift that I gave my girlfriend on
our 2 year anniversary. I chose this artifact to
represent her as she is one of the most important
people in my life and of whom I love. My house was
chosen as an artifact to represent my family which
includes my parents Maceo and Tammy, my brother
Xavier, and my sisters Ashley and Makayla. I feel that
these artifacts serve as a representation of culture
because they show how we, members of society, build
meaningful connections with the people around us.

CITIES OF TRAVEL
The places included in the cities theme are Chicago, New
Orleans, and Elizabethtown. The city of Chicago has always
been a fascinating place to me and I have travelled there on
multiple occasions to visit family, summer vacations, school
field trips, and unfortunately attend funerals for I have many
older family members who still live in that area. I recently
visited New Orleans on spring break and immediately fell in
love with the community. The relaxed locals and music make
for a peaceful experience. However, there are also places
throughout the city and times of the year that are very fun
and festive that would make for an exciting experience year
round. I can see myself moving there for retirement some day.
Elizabethtown is the city responsible for raising me. Even
though it is not the most exciting place to be in the world it is
still the location of the majority of my childhood and
adolescent memories and will always have a special place in
my heart and I will always consider it my "hometown" no
matter where I choose to settle down in life. The framework
and construction of cities can also be key in how a culture is
represented. It is interesting how much of a cultural change
can be experienced between different cities here in the United
States depending on if the landscape of the city is urban or
rural.

basketball since I was 5 years old and still

play competitively through
an intramural
SPORTS
league to this day, 17 years later. Football
has been a part of my life constantly
since I was 7 years old. I played football
until my senior year of high school when I
was the schools team captain. I played
varsity for all 4 years of high school and
left behind a name that my brother has
since then overtaken where he now too a
Junior represents the team as a leader
and future captain. Growing up I was
always involved in baseball, especially
over the summer when I would travel for
tournaments playing on area All-Star
teams. The track blocks represent my
days of being apart of my high school's
varsity track team. I was on the team for
5 years, and starting competing in 8th
grade. The events that I competed in for
the varsity team were high jump, long
jump, triple jump, 4X1 relay, 4X2 relay,
100M, and the 200M.
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These items were chosen

because they represent the
SPORTS
FANDOM
teams
I cheer for
in the sports
world. The majority of my
television viewing has always
been sports, and mainly the airtime centered around University
of Kentucky athletics, Dallas
Cowboys football, Dodgers
baseball, and Cleveland
Cavaliers basketball. Television is
not the only form of media that I
use to stay connected to my
teams. I also follow blogs,
websites, radio shows, and
newspapers to stay up to date on
the affairs of surrounding these
teams. Through this theme,
design can also be a product of
consumerism. Each of these
apparel items were selected by
me to be warn because they
were visual appealing and served
as a symbol for my loyalty to my6
teams.

ourselves being drawn to many times is due

to our culture and the impact it has on our
lives. Ever since I was a child, I was always
infatuated with getting new shoes and
having the newest designed kicks, especially
ones created by Nike. My shoe purchasing
really brings the idea of consumerism into
play, because not only do I buy shoes out of
necessity, but also for style and to keep a
stock of options in my closet. The fishing pole
represents a childhood leisure activity of
mine, one that I took part in almost daily
while bonding with other family members.
The gavel represents my interests in the field
of criminal justice and shoes how my
education and life experiences have led me
into applying to be a police officer. Marijuana
represents my current research on drugs that
I am conducting alongside a member of UKs
faculty in the psychology department. The
artifacts in this category, along with the
other sixteen that make up this
autobiography, show the multiple design
approaches and products tat help me form
my perspective of the world.
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ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER

INTERESTS

CITATIONS FOR PICTURES

http://
www.cannabisculture.com/content/2014/12/17/Colorado-Board-H
ealth-Approves-Medical-Marijuana-Research-Grants
https://www.flickr.com/photos/93065544@N07/8459330935/
http://www.sheltonherald.com/66437/free-fishing-permits-for-une
mployed-vets-active-military
/
http://www.nflshop.com/Dallas_Cowboys_Jerseys
http://www.walmart.com/c/bg/baseball-gloves-buying-guide
http://www.elizabethtownky.org/
http://www.acbl.org/tournaments_page/nabcs/upcoming-nabcs/
chicago-summer-2015-nabc-august-6-16
/
http://
www.shutterstock.com/pic-103375562/stock-photo-starting-blocks
-in-track-and-field.html
http://www.eteamz.com/ncyfl/
https://www.thomas.edu/events/2014/12/womens-basketball-vs-f
ort-kent
/
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