LATCH

In class we  talked about the LATCH theory-which is how we gather info and data.  It was neat to look at what seems like a jumble of words and put it together to make a generalization about a topic.  The world is full of data and info and it is a matter of how we look at things that creates a generalized assumption on a topic.
  For example, my group did the Location category and we measured the distance that we traveled and rated it from nearest to farthest.  I believe they were Florida, California, Cabo and then Italy.  From that a person could look at it and think many things based on their experiences.  One person could look at  it and think, "Two people traveled west"  where another could think "One person left the country to travel".  It was an interesting way at looking at different people and what a person can process from different kinds of data.
  The LATCH theory also demonstrates that depending on where you have been, may effect your opinions on certain topics.  As writers, this is crucial information that we should be required to know.  Every human being is different and because of that, we all have different experiences and views on certain subjects.  For example, one blogs "vibe" may be praising celebrities and all the good entertainment that they add to our world, whereas another blog may completely tear apart celebrities and think that they simply are a bad influence on our world.  That blogger who loves celebrities may be from a small town in Idaho (generalizing sorry!)  They may not personally know how celebrities may act off screen and simply love them for their character onscreen.  The other blogger who hates celebrities may be living right outside of LA and can't stand the media and celebrities, for they have to see and hear about them everyday. They know how celbrities behave off camera for they have personally witnessed or been exposed to it themselves.   It is important as readers and writers, to understand how different people may think based on their enviorment.  If we keep and open mind on certain situations, they we may learn a lot more than when think.