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Making Assumptions

Can you really figure out who someone is by looking at the things they own? We think we know people just by looking at what they wear or where they live or even just by

The first item is a COOLPIX P80 Digital Camera from Nikon. This is a really nice camera and based on the description this person knows what they're talking about when they
describe it. I assume this means that they are really into photography. He or she could be an artsy person or they just like capturing different moments. The camera also
good job. They could have just started a job shooting weddings or senior pictures.
The next item is a 2005 Nissan Maxima, four-door. This person is not a smoker or at least he or she doesn't smoke in the car according to the description. The car has only
had one owner but it has a lot of miles on it so this person could have been on some long road trips or commute back and forth to school. They could like music if they put
The last item is a 16GB iPad touch, wall charger, and bluetooth wireless keyboard. This person must keep up with technology because these are relatively new. They also
aren't cheap so again it may have been a graduation or some other sort of gift or they really might have an awesome job that pays well. This person takes care of it because it
everybody knows. They might use this to edit
the pictures they take on the camera.
All around I think this person loves photography and technology. They either have a really nice family and/or a steady, good paying job. They love their items and take
care of them so they are probably pretty organized. This profile could be wrong but I hope I got some of it correct. As fun as this was, I still don't think you can really know

A video that is supposed to be of John Freyer will CNN, but...he sold it.

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Used 2009 Samsung Moment powered by Google cell phone. The cell phone is a Smart Phone Android. Its features include a 3.2 mega pixel camera, a 3-page customizable homepage, a market-place to buy many applications, photo frames that you can put on any of your pages, and much more!
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A used 2010 Blue Ford Fusion. The car has about 10,000 miles on it. It’s in great condition with black interior seats, gray fabric lining on the seats, and chrome highlights on the dashboards. It has a hands free Sync system and an iPod player. It also has a USB connector, 2 power outlets, one inside of the console that’s hidden and the other in front of the cup holders.
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A 2009 HP black laptop computer for sale. It comes with windows 7 on it and with AVG 9.0 anti-virus system installed in it. It has 1309 MB on it for videos and pictures. It also comes with a built-in video camera and microphone. The internet system is based off of Bing. The outer color or the laptop is black, silver interior and black keys.

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Sam's storyMaking Assumptions Can you really figure out who someone is by looking at the things they own? We think we know people just by looking at what they wear or where they live or even just by knowing what shows they watch. But for this project I only get to know three items this person is selling and how they describe them. These assumptions that I make could be completely wrong, which would prove that we really can't figure who a person is just by what they have.

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Distinguishing sales
You can tell a lot about a person by the stuff that they have. You can tell even more about the items that they cherish most. It can tell their hobbies, their aspirations, how they spend their time, what kind of friends they have, or maybe something about their family. Seeing just three items that a person owns may not tell everything, and some assumptions may prove to not be true at all. However, we can only try and that it my goal: To try to depict what kind of persons would possess the three items they have listed to sell.
The first item included in the auction is a cellular phone. This phone is called the Samsung Moment, which is a smart phone. In the description the seller found it important to list the camera and photo capabilities as well as special applications one can purchase with the phone. In addition to being at least partially technologically advanced, this person probably relies on their phone’s camera to capture moments quite often. This may mean they are very social in nature, wanting to share their moments with other via text messages or social networks. The apps feature which seemed to be important to the seller could be because they have free time where they may want entertainment on the go. The seller could be someone who travels often, leaving them with free time on car, train, or plane trips.
The next item the seller puts up for auction is their vehicle. The vehicle is a 2010 Ford Fusion. Right away one can assume that this person has a wealthy family. Since the vehicle is a 2010 with only 10,000 miles on it, we can assume that they probably purchased the car brand new. Also since it is so new, we can assume that this college student received the car right away and that it was not handed down from a parent. Since the seller is a student, it is likely they could not afford this vehicle on their own. The seller’s parents most likely purchased the vehicle for them to take to college with them. This indicates that they are probably not from Topeka, and got the car partially so that they could travel safely to and from their home town. They probably come from a family with a considerable amount of money that can afford to purchase a brand new car for their teenage son or daughter. Assuming this to be correct, this can indicate that the person has a fairly stable family life and that they likely live in a two parent household, allowing for more luxuries such as a new car. The car being a blue sedan, as opposed to a more sporty car can indicate that this person is practical, realizing that benefits of having a four door car outweigh the benefits of a fun, sporty car for this particular individual.
The final item that the seller had up for auction was an HP laptop. Although the seller was able to post the programs that they have on their laptop, they were not able to be nearly as descriptive as one normally would be when selling a computer. This could mean that they are not as ‘techie’ as I first determined. This person likely uses their laptop for schoolwork and social media but probably does not know the inner workings of it, nor can they tell you what is much different about it from any other laptop. This probably does not bother them, however, because they do not care to know this information. It is not anything that probably will be useful in their major or life.
The combination of the three items can sum up to tell me that this person very likely could be social in nature. They also take frequent vacations with their family who is well off and probably pretty stable. The seller is likely practical and while they enjoy their computer for media and it comes in handy for homework, they are not likely to be a computer science major. Even though almost every college student has a cell phone, a vehicle, and a computer of some sort, even those can still tell a story about who someone is.