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  1. @coleohodges

    The 39 Steps & Burn Notice – Still Shots

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    Last week, I watched The 39 Steps on YouTube and the pilot episode of Burn Notice on Netflix. For one of this week’s assignments, I tried to find examples of some different aspects of photography is still shots from the features. Here is a list of some of the features with (a) photo(s) utilizing each feature. •   contrast […]
  2. @coleohodges

    Visuals of Storytelling

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    I rarely take photos. Pretty much the extent of my photo taking is taking screen shots of things that I want to check out later on my phone (like craft ideas I see while scrolling DM Scotty’s Facebook page). I’ve never been good about taking photos. Sometimes my mom encourages me to do so while I’m […]
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    Sitting In My Room – Photoblitz

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    Below you can find my list for the 20 Minute Photoblitz I completed: Take a close up photo of an object with unique texture or pattern; make us guess what it is. Your most prized possession. They’re all around. Make a photograph of a wheel near you. Take a photo of (or something that represents) […]
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    Third Mission (Week 3 Summary)

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    Introduction The focus of this week’s mission was writing, and many of the assignments I undertook were writing assignments. These assignments were somewhat enjoyable to complete, but were not that easy for me to force myself to do. I ultimately enjoyed the process of writing them, however. I think my favorite parts of this week […]
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    Rizzuto Crime Family Fiction (The Everyday Life of a Spy)

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    Dear Diary, It’s Brand. Aaron Brand. Today I had one of those close encounters that makes me want to leave this life behind. I’ve been in Canada for just over a week now, “uncooking” the books for a criminal organization’s, the Rizzuto crime family, gambling business. In other words, I’m making their financial records legitimate, […]
  6. @coleohodges

    Introducing: Aaron Brand (Dossier Bio)

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    My name is Aaron Brand. I worked for the US government as a “forensic accountant” for 10 years of my life, although sometimes the job entailed more than just pouring through financial documents searching for fraud. Over time, my role evolved, and I had to learn how to keep aliases and defend myself just to […]
  7. @coleohodges

    Patterns in the Secret Agent Genre

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    Last night I watched The 39 Steps on YouTube, and today I watched the pilot episode of Burn Notice on Netflix. I actually really enjoyed both! I watched The 39 Steps with a friend, who was expecting the movie to be boring, but we both had fun watching it. Although both these features are part of the secret agent […]
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    Chalk Zone Watch (Idealized Data Gatherer)

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    Today’s Daily Create was to create a FitBit-style device that measures something that can’t normally be measured with that type of device. My creation was a watch that shows you where you are in relation to the ChalkZone world from the tv show ChalkZone. @ds106dc Check out this sick watch that shows you where you […]
  9. @coleohodges

    ThunderSpy 1965 (Randomly Generated Bond Film Title)

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    Today’s Daily Create had us go to this site and take the seventh randomly generated Bond film title and write a teaser for it. My randomly generated title was “ThunderSpy.” The name reminded me of Thunder Kiss ’65 by White Zombie (not my favorite song, but it did inspire some of my sickest dance moves). Anyway, my whole […]
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    Second Mission (Week 2 Summary)

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    Introduction This week I personalized my blog a bit, read an article on writing assignment posts, worked on some Daily Create assignments, completed some assignment bank assignments, came up with an idea for an audio assignment, and communicated more with my peers in the class (Twitter can be pretty fun). Personalizing My Blog This week […]
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    Hell is Real (Spooky Dialogue from the Assignment Bank)

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    Okay, so I went a bit overboard with this one. I found this assignment in the Audio section of the Assignment Bank. Here’s the link: http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/spooky-dialogue/ (thanks Jason Nemeth!) And here’s the assignment description: “Create a track of surreal or scary dialogue. Use an audio editing program like Audacity to record your voice, then layer it with […]
  12. @coleohodges

    Jesus Take the Wheel (Put Yourself in the Mystery Machine Daily Create)

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    Today’s Daily Create was to put yourself, and if you feel adventurous, one or more other people, in the Mystery Machine. You can find the wacky assignment here: http://daily.ds106.us/tdc1846/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Ok, so you all know about the Mystery Machine. But, what do you know about me riding with Jesus in the Mystery Machine. @ds106dc My latest wretched creation […]
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    RE: #tdc1845 Secret Agent Name Generator

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    Today’s Daily Create involved using a secret agent name generator and creating an image representing the result. Here’s a link to the generator: http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/2962#.WIpu_vkrKM- It turns out my secret agent name is “Agent Holefiller.” Not my first choice, but I can’t really argue with HQ. My response to the Daily Create is below. @ds106dc Not … Continue reading RE: #tdc1845 Secret Agent Name Generator
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    Weekly Summary

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    Up until today, I was planning on dropping this course and taking it in the first 5 weeks of the Summer term online. I have a pretty busy schedule with classes and other responsibilities, so I lost some confidence in whether or not I could take the class from the initial email and what I … Continue reading Weekly Summary
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    Hello DS106

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    Welcome to my blog for DS106! I used UMW’s Domain of One’s Own for a class project a year or so ago, and now I don’t think I can change the root domain. I’ll look into it, but for now, here’s my subdomain, ds106.prestigioushacks.com!

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