Statement of Purpose

I will be officially done with my undergraduate studies at Michigan Tech in July. Being a U.P. native my entire life I'm not sure how I feel about leaving. I'm not sure where I'll be in 6 months but there's a pretty good chance I won't be here or in my hometown of Negaunee. There aren't a lot of jobs for chemical engineers in the Upper Peninsula right now and I expect to have to relocate to other parts of the country/world in order to begin my career. Part of me is excited yet part of me is terrified.

I think I would like to base my project off of this experience I am having. I would like to argue that change can be depressing, sad, and scary. I'm not exactly sure of what type of media I'm going to use to portray this argument. My immediate thought is that I'll create a video for a song about change. I have a couple songs in mind but I haven't decided quite yet. If I decide to do a video I need to remember that it will require quite a bit of work because I am inexperienced with video and video editing.

One of the messages I may want to incorporate is to "seize the day." Major, inevitable change can occur at any time so enjoy your life today because you may be afraid of what comes tomorrow.

My audience will not only be the students in class but also any students at Michigan Tech and the surrounding area. If I am proud of my work and others enjoy it, it will most likely be shared on facebook or twitter so I can consider facebook and twitter users as part of my audience. Fans of the band or the song could be exposed to the video as well. My primary audience will be the students in class. They will be viewing my presentation in Walker 120A in the morning during a summer class. I will have to make this interesting if I want to appeal to this audience.


Summary:

Purpose:
                -Show that change can be scary, upsetting.
                -Communicate that change is inevitable so enjoy today.
                -Change is bittersweet.

Audience:
               -Students enrolled and attending the 9:35 am section of Summer 2012 HU2642 (Track A).
               -Professor
               -Fans of the music I choose to use.
               -Michigan Tech students and faculty who may not be in the class.
               -Friends of Michigan Tech students and faculty.

Context:
               -Will be presented in class.
               -Possibly facebook, twitter, youtube, vimeo, etc.