Why millennials are left out of politics. And why it is our own fault.

Why millennials are left out of politics. And why it is our own fault.

by smorris1331

| Syndicated
July 26, 2016

This will be a short article, because there is only one real point, and one real fix to this issue. Why is it people protesting always seem to be young? Especially now with the rise and fall of the Bern,... Continue Reading →
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The Case Against Divestment

by smorris1331

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March 31, 2016

Divestment has become a big issue. Heck, The Blue and Gray Press (and all its glory) has the word “Divestment” in big print on practically every one of its cover pages. I am on the President’s Council on Sustainability (PCS),... Continue Reading →
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Best of DS106

by smorris1331

| Syndicated
December 11, 2015

With the semester done and Digital Storytelling finishing up, I figured I’d make a best of post for the class. I had a lot of products I liked, and some not so much. Here are my favorites: The Serious: The... Continue Reading →
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Finals Weekly Summary

by smorris1331

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December 10, 2015

The first two things I did were my tutorials. I chose these two because they were photo editing, and I feel that is my strongest suit (if I am going to offer help to others). Another point I wanted to... Continue Reading →
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A Tail of Two Trips

by smorris1331

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December 9, 2015

ALARM CLOCK SOUND ON FLICKR God. Really? 6 am already? Man it sucks getting old. Whatever, let’s just get this over with. The line is going to be long at the airport. I’ll call the cab now. God I hate these business trips. MOM MOM MOM MOM M...
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Pros and Seans 2015-12-09 20:57:34

by smorris1331

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December 9, 2015

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Its OK! I’m Jewish! Tutorial 2

by smorris1331

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December 5, 2015

First off, I’m Jewish! It’s ok. This post could be considered offensive, consider this a way to start a dialogue about horrific events, a social commentary, a part of the grieving process, or just a plain old joke. Whatever makes... Continue Reading →
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How’d he get there?! Tutorial 1

by smorris1331

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December 4, 2015

This is a tutorial for The “Bring your pet to school” assignment, worth 3 stars in the design section. This tutorial goes about this process in a different way, that can be done on any PC. One unknown tool that I believe... Continue Reading →
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Weeks 13/14 Summary

by smorris1331

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November 29, 2015

This week focused on remixes and mashup. This was a tricky week as it also related to copyright and those laws associated with it. While we focused on what a remix is, what we also looked at was the legal... Continue Reading →
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Consumer Mashup

by smorris1331

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November 29, 2015

For this mashup, we were tasked to combine a place we go to, with what we buy from them. My thought went straight to Domino’s Pizza (I was sitting in front of a box). I realized it had holes in... Continue Reading →
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What is a remix?

by smorris1331

| Syndicated
November 29, 2015

First off, what is a remix? A remix is any mashup that’s not an original. It is a combination of multiple unoriginal things to make something new. This leads to a series of ethical dilemmas. If its not the original,... Continue Reading →
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This Doesn’t Belong Here

by smorris1331

| Syndicated
November 28, 2015

This assignment was to mix two movies subtlety (which typically is not my strong suit). I chose this one because it seemed like a very interesting topic, and I really enjoy editing pictures. To do this, I wanted to combine two... Continue Reading →
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The Evolution of the Simpsons

by smorris1331

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November 28, 2015

This assignment was to show the evolution of a character throughout a TV show. I had multiple options to think of for this, but I wanted to make it flow. To do this, I thought of an introduction theme I... Continue Reading →
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Remix the Swedish

by smorris1331

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November 28, 2015

For these remixes, I ended up clicking through a couple until I found one that made sense to do. I got the assignment was to remix “DS106 Bumper Sticker,” but “swede-it.” I am not quite hip to the new lingo,... Continue Reading →
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Weekly Summary XI/XII

by smorris1331

| Syndicated
November 15, 2015

These weeks were focused on us making our own videos. For this I did 5 daily creates: The meaning of life. For this, I wanted to really portray the meaning of 42: there is no meaning. And if there was, do... Continue Reading →
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