This document summarizes various possessions in Sam's cubicle and what they represent to her. The items include Marilyn Monroe jewelry boxes that remind her of a past life, a bottle of wine representing her family's winery business, photos and scripts reflecting her passion for acting, computers and cameras for storing photos and creative works, and books showing her love of organization. Many of the items are forms of self-expression or hold personal memories for Sam.

1. SAM’S CUBICLE
GAYANE KARAPETIAN
LEANNA WOLFE
ANTHROPOLOGY 102
03/22/15

2. •THESE BOXES ARE WHAT SAM
CONSIDERS HER MOST PRIZED
POSSESSIONS. AS A CHILD SHE LOVED
MARILYN MONROE, AND AS A RESULT
SHE WAS GIFTED THESE BOXES. IN
THESE BOXES SHE STORES HER
JEWELRY, MOSTLY DIAMONDS. SHE
FEELS SOME KIND OF BOND TOWARDS
MARILYN MONROE AND HOLLYWOOD.
SAM TELLS ME THAT IN HER PREVIOUS
LIFE SHE WAS AN AMERICAN ACTRESS
THAT HAD CONNECTIONS WITH
MARILYN MONROE. SHE FEELS
EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED TO THESE
BOXES.

3. •THIS BOTTLE OF RED WINE IS
VERY IMPORTANT TO SAM. IT
HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN HER
ROOM. I FINALLY GATHERED
SOME COURAGE TO ASK HER
WHY, AND SHE TELLS ME IT IS
AN OBJECT OF MOTIVATION.
HER PARENTS HAVE A
SUCCESSFUL WINERY IN
ARMENIA. SHE LOOKS AT IT
FOR MOTIVATION AND
ENCOURAGEMENT. IF HER
PARENTS WERE ABLE TO DO IT
THEN SHE COULD TOO.

4. •THIS PICTURE OF A SCRIPT
REPRESENTS SAM’S PASSION FOR
ACTING. NO MATTER WHAT THERE IS
ALWAYS AT THE LEAST ONE SCRIPT
LYING AROUND IN HER ROOM. SHE’S
CONSTANTLY TRYING TO IMPROVE
DIFFERENT METHODS. HER DREAM IS TO
ONE DAY BE A SUCCESSFUL ACTRESS IN
THE INDUSTRY AND SHARE HER TALENTS
WITH THE WORLD. SAM IS AN
EXTREMELY ARTISTIC HUMAN BEING
FULL OF EMOTIONS. SHE IS VERY
EXPRESSIVE WITH HER ACTIONS,
ALWAYS TRYING TO MAKE SOME KIND OF
CREATIVE STATEMENT.

5. •SAM BEING AN EXTREMELY
CREATIVE HUMAN BEING STORES
EVERYTHING IMPORTANT TO HER IN
THIS COMPUTER. SHE HAS OVER
TEN THOUSAND PHOTOS AND
SONGS STORED ON THIS DESKTOP.
SHE LOVES TO MAKE MUSIC WHICH
IS A LARGE PART OF HER CULTURAL
BACKGROUND. MOST OF HER
FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
MUSICIANS AND THE GIFT RUNS IN
THE FAMILY. SHE ALSO WRITES
STORIES ON THIS COMPUTER, YET
ANOTHER WAY SHE IS ABLE TO
EXPRESS HER EMOTIONS.

6. •IN THIS PHOTO WE SEE A COLLECTION OF
DOC MARTENS AND CREEPERS. DOC
MARTENS ARE A BRAND OF FOOTWEAR
CREATED IN ENGLAND. SAM DESCRIBES
THEM AS “THE COOLEST SHOE BRAND ON
THE PLANET”. THEY’RE BASICALLY UGGS
FOR HIPSTERS. SHOE’S HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
AN INTERESTING FACTOR IN SAM’S LIFE.
WHENEVER SHE IS STRESSED SHE SHOPS
FOR SHOES, IT IS HER KIND OF THERAPY.
HR TASTE IN SHOES IS VERY DIVERSE, AND
THAT IS THE WAY SHE LOOKS AT LIFE,
THROUGH A DIVERSE PERSPECTIVE. SHE
ALSO INHERITS SOME OF HER SHOES FROM
HER MOTHER, FROM THE 90’S.

7. •PHOTOGRAPHS ARE VERY
VALUABLE TO SAM. SHE LIKES
TO CAPTURE THE GOOD TIMES IN
HER LIFE ON PHOTOGRAPH.
EVERY IMAGE SHE TAKES
CONVEYS A MEANING. HER
CAMERA LENS IS LIKE HER THIRD
EYE. SHE IS ABLE TO ACQUIRE
THINGS WITH A CAMERA THAT
THE EYE CANNOT CATCH. IT IS
ANOTHER WAY SHE IS ABLE TO
EXPRESS HER PASSION AND
LOVE FOR THE WORLD AROUND
HER.

8. •THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL
SKETCH OF SAN
FRANCISCO THAT SAM
RECEIVED FROM A VERY
HANDSOME CHINESE MAN.
SHE KEEPS IT AS A
REPRESENTATION OF A
MEMORY OF HER FAVORITE
PLACE IN THE WORLD. SHE
ALWAYS REMEMBERS THE
BEAUTIFUL DIVEERSE
CULTURE AND ALL THE
NICE PEOPLE THAT
BELONG TO THE CITY. SHE
IS ALSO AN ART
ENTHUSIAST.

9. •THIS FIGURE REPRESENTS
SAM’S LOVE FOR DANCE. IT
SITS ON HER BEDSIDE TABLE,
AND HAS BEEN IN THE SAME
POSITION FOR YEARS. SHE
DESCRIBES DANCE AS A
MANIPULATION OF MOVEMENT.
SHE HAS MASTERED MANY
DIFFERENT STYLES OF DANCE,
HER BASE BEING BALLET WHICH
IS OBVIOUS IN THE PICTURE.
SHE COMES FROM A LINE OF
DANCERS SO AS A CHILD SHE
WAS FORCED TO TAKE DANCE
CLASSES, UNTIL SHE FELL IN
LOVE WITH FORM OF
EXPRESSION.

10. •THIS PICTURE
SYMBOLIZES SAM’S
LOVE FOR THE MOVIE
INDUSTRY, AND HER
FASCINATION FOR AL
CAPONE. WATCHING
MOVIES IS THERAPY FOR
HER. SHE REALLY IS
ABLE TO ESCAPE INTO
THE FILMS SHE
WATCHES. SHE ALSO
TRIES TO MASTER
CERTAIN TECHNIQUES
THE ACTORS USE.

11. •THIS PICTURE OF SAM’S
ENCYCLOPEDIAS REPRESENTS
HER AGGRESSIVE NEED FOR
ORGANIZATION, AND HER LOVE
FOR BOOKS. THIS IS JUST A
SMALL PART OF HER
EXTREMELY LARGE BOOK
COLLECTION. THERE ARE OLD
AND NEW BOOKS, BOOKS THAT
SHE HAS INHERITED, AND
BOOKS THAT SHE HAS FOUND.
HER NEED FOR AN
ORGANIZED BOOKSHELF
IMMEDIATELY SHOWS YOU
THAT SHE IS A VERY
COORDINATED PERSON.