onceagainidon'tknowwhattitleshalligivetothispost

six words:

this. is. an. informal. research. proposal.

the second semester is heating up as i am slowly being bombarded by tasks. but i'm still ok. as a matter of fact, i'm better--for i've seen my crushes a billion times this week. but that's beside the point.

i'm here to tell the world that i've finally made up my mind to do research on how a bag communicates an individual's social status.

i chose this topic because i've always wanted to do research on fashion and culture and that my interest is totally wrapped on it.

knowing how a bag communicates one's social status is relevant in the sense that it allows us to have a greater appreciation for material culture and of how it communicates to us and indicate cultural values of a certain society.

this research will also give us a deeper understanding of how status symbols communicate to us for it is something we tend to take for granted.

"status symbols are important as they communicate information about the owner such as their wealth, age, political importance, and marriage status."

furthermore, knowing how a bag communicates and indicates one's social status allows us to realize the privileges and responsibilities associated with such.

aside from the links at the upper right hand corner of this blog (which i have posted since the day this blog was born), here are links to some more related literature i've come across with while googling the keywords 'bag' and 'status symbols' all of them which i have not read yet--well, i did read some...haha

http://jesiramoun.multiply.com/journal/item/101/coma101

i'll get them all organized once i've skimmed through them so that i can have my "glorious 5 resources". ;p

finally, my research timeline:
i'll do it by week.

jan. 13-19, 2008: gather some more resources
jan. 20-26, 2008: gather some more resources and read all of them
jan. 27-feb. 2, 2008: read read read and understand possible theories to be used.
feb. 3-23, 2008: continue doing research, perform tasks in other subjects while trying to breathe and keep sanity amidst the killer exams and theater rehearsals.
feb. 24-onwards: live life, have fun, stare at crushes, do good in school, love communication arts.

clearly, i have issues with regards to time.

i end this post by saying, "may everyone have a peace of mind and find rest in themselves for knowing the essence of our existence is the essence of our existence."

world peace.

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i'm so corny...