It all began with a brilliant idea from Sam. She is kinda awesome. Just fyi. Because Google chat was unable to convey the awesomeness of this concept, she sent me this quick video.
What could be better? I started brainstorming how to make it work. Unlike Emily Coleman, I was hesitant to involve large groups of people. They take too long. So that leaves... Me? My sisters? Paint animation? Stuffed animals? No. How about those Family Home Evening magnet people? Bingo.
As I brainstormed just what to do, I rifled through all the magnet people we have. Most were wayyy too churchy. Because the goal was NOT to be sacrilegious, I chose all of those that seemed the most street-worthy. I was also pleased to find a mother-child magnet, which served perfectly for my Hester. As I separated those people into "peer group" or "society", I recognized some major irony. If the magnets looked similar to my Hester figure, I put them in the peer group, yet looks have almost nothing to do with online societies. The only criteria on which I could judge social connection was appearance. NOT APPLICABLE TO ONLINE CULTURE. One of the main points in my paper is that the web allows people to bond through common interest, experiences, and even shared sin.
