Interpretation v. Representation

Interpretation is the view that you have on a particular issue. This usually is about the "Right answer!!" to a particular subject.
For example, A program in CS 101 won't work unless certain accurate statements are stated properly (Dim Years As Interger, Dim Income As Double, Dim Performance As String, and Dim InvestChoice As Boolean) .

Representation is the view that the audience gets from the presenter or the presenter's presentation. This is usually about how the audience feels about a particular situation.
For example, due to crazy outcomes in some cases they might be Appealed or Remanded by certain amount members in Congress depending on how they view the outcome of the case.
Example, the courts found that the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act had too much federal authority on the state law enforcers, and was reversed by the opinions of the 5 of the 9 Justices at that time.

Reading for Friday: Laib

After reading Laib's chapter on interpretation and representation, explain in your own words the difference between the two terms. What is interpretation? What is representation? Finally, provide an example from a film or television show for each term. Here's an example:

It's a Wonderful Life is an example of interpretation.
Katie Couric's news reports on life in Iraq is an example of representation.

--ejfleitz

Craigslist is a community in that in brings people together and fosters interaction between people who might not otherwise get that opportunity. A community does, however, need face to face interaction to help members connect with one another. Non-verbal communication is a large part of interaction in relationships and Craigslist does not give members this function. Using the internet as another tool to build existing relationships can be very helpful, but too much reliance on internet communication is not good. Also, unlike meeting someone face to face, meeting someone on Craigslist might not have the desired outcome (it might not be the person you thought they were). The site is very useful, though, and much like a newspaper in that people can sell goods, keep up on news, and disscuss issues with peers. It is a community, but one held in a virtual world that can translate into the real world.

Craigslist Response

I think the author wanted to showcase how that even though Craiglist is an online website, it is somewhat of a physical community because the things listed, be it housing or jobs, actually brings people together in some way or another.

I agree with and feel other sites like this (ie: Monster.com or Facebook) have the same idea: having people meet online and then bringing them together. It's almost like you could say that their idea of explaining Craigslist can be said about so many other internet sites because in this day there is so much online communication.

Craigslist Response

The writer looks at alternative ways to describe a community. Looking at Craiglist you can conclude that it is a sort of community due to the fact that you can use the internet as a huge communication tool. Analysing the site you will notice all of the different effective ways of going about communicating, that definitely makes this site a community.

Response

I agree with the reading that there are different communities and different ways to interact, technology is not the only thing that shapes us. In order to build healthy realtionships we need to have physical and verbal interactions. craiglist is a type of community where people can come together for a number of different purposes, i have to agree but in some cases a craiglist is a community that takes away the need for face to face contact and business realize that this is a community thus the many offers the owner has had just sell it. Having other site on the site will defeat the whole purpose if trying to go with the original plan. I think overall you still need to have real life interactions

craiglist response

well the argument here is that yes craiglist is a type of community where people can come together for a number of different purposes, though recently craiglist has come under fire because i can recall some incidents in the news where women and i believe a young girl were selling inappropriate services on craiglist. i have to agree however, that craiglist is a community that for the most part eliminates the need for face to face contact and business realize that this is a community thus the many offers the owner has had just sell it. the owner maintains that by selling, the identity of craiglist would be eliminated because now you will have random ads on the site which would destroy the community.

Putnam/Feldstein

I believe that the main objective in the writing by Putnam & Feldstein is that there are many different ways to describe a community. They argue that almost the exact interaction, communication, and information you can get out of a newspaper or physical community, you can get from craigslist.org. The website is very "real world" based as ErinF wrote. I agree with another point ErinF stated: A person can only learn so much talking and typing on a computer. This stood out for me because it is very true. There is no face to face interaction therefore there is no real connection between two users of Craigslist.org. I agree with Putnam & Feldstein that the website is a community with even smaller communities within. You are able to find jobs, buy/sell houses, start a relationship, and much more. Craigslist.org is an example of discourse community.

Craigalist and realtions....

I think that Putnam and Feldstein are saying that a craigslist is a physical, on earth community. A craigslist is a place where you can do many things. You can sell things, make clubs or organizations, and meet the love of your life. This community has many communities inside of one. It has something for everyone.