Annotated Tucson

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Tucson: A land rich in History, Cultural diversity, and Experiences of a Lifetime.

The purpose of this form of media describing Tucson is to reach an audience outside the normal southwest bubble. Furthermore, the blogging style of the first person narratives adds to the youthful and modernized message that I am trying to project. The projection, in this case, is that Tucson a up-in-coming city with cultural, ethnic, and spiritual diversity. The target audience; therefore, would be the millennial generation, or anyone technically inclined, that may want to escape the urbanized coastal America and experience a more eclectic style of development. The focus in two of my posts deals with Native American and "Old World" Tucson, something that I view as lost or poorly recognized in much of American culture. So the visualized, digital, and active design of these posts breathes a type of life into theses subjects. This is in conjunction with the narrative style writing which is more descriptive and personalized, like popular social media. The social media aspect of annotation is the most important quality of the post. Aside from the obvious familiar style, it makes the accessibility easy and the reading involved less "burdensome". The carefree theme, as well as the underlying social-political message, acts as a small portal into the larger ideology and structure of the Tucson area. The audience, like the city itself, is wide ranging while the principles and stories are specialized to the histories of the area. In many ways, this blog post acts as a tourist promotion medium and an informal documentation of local history. The post has the impact of a catchy lyric or jingle, but the content and citations of a traditional museum. Parallels and juxtapositions are a common feature in this series because I aim to connect with the reader by using relatable experiences to draw intrigue into the Tucson area.