Textual Poaching

As was apparent by my first post by this same title, I initially didn't understand the assignment.  Actually, I didn't have a real clear idea of what aspect of my life I was going to focus on.  I thought on fudging and still being able to piggyback on the genius of Queen and other bands worthy of my praise by focusing on the fact that I am a multifaceted individual, but that would be really focusing on many aspects instead of a single aspect.  I didn't get a clear sense of what to represent until Sunday night when I was at my parent's house.
I always eat with my parents and any extended family and friends that decide to join us after church on Sundays.  This time, I was sitting in the kitchen with my dad and talking about the different food I could have potentially brought to help out with the meal.  My cooking is a kind of joke in my family because I often just throw things together, usually using leftovers and other things that need to be eaten.  It usually turns out well, but my family always expects it to be spicy and have the apparent influence of Latin America.  The food I was suggesting was consistent with this typecast.
My father made a very interesting statement.  He told me, "You have become partly Latino.  It has become part of who you are."
There is a lot of truth in that acknowledgement.  I have used Spanish in both of my jobs I've had since the mission and have been teaching Spanish in the MTC for over a year now.  I often speak in Spanish to my best friend and parents, about half of my prayers I still say in Spanish, and I still have different views of life that I picked up while interacting with the Spanish American immigrants in British Columbia.
I know and recognize that facebook.com isn't older than I am, but I believe it fit better than any of the other Spanish media that was conceived before my birth.  I have taken two Spanish literature class, and a Spanish history class and so am well aware of many artistic works from before my time and have even cited the works of Gabriel García Marquez in a previous artist statement and mentioned the Mexican muralist movement - spearheaded by artist such as Rivera, Siqueros and Orozco, but those older sources have only added to the preexisting foundation.  It's really the interpersonal relationships with the people on my mission that have woven their food, language and culture into by being.  The best way I have to show who I've become through them is to show their publications that have come to me.
In a way, this art piece is similar to that of Marcel Duchamp and his creative work L.H.O.O.Q. in that the piece he borrowed from is on the public domain.  There are no copyright laws against altering the Mona Lisa.  Essentially, items on the public domain accomplish what Girl Talk wants - things made public being open to the public for use.  I'm not certain about any copyright laws for things posted on facebook, but near as I can tell the posts are made public to all with facebook accounts and unless they come from a business, I see nothing wrong with using them how I want, as long as it maintains the integrity of those I borrow from.