Comic Sans is probably the most hated font out there that is actually used regularly. However, it is always being used inappropriately and it just doesn’t look right to most people. For this assignment, I changed the font of “Google” to Comic Sans to show how much of a difference it makes. Here it is. …

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James Bond could do anything and still look good while doing it. Here he is doing just that, driving an undeniably beautiful piece of British artwork and machinery, an Aston Martin DB5, in the breathtaking scenery of the Scottish highlands. This scene is a classic, one that is famous and easily distinguishable as coming from …

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  I’m going to let you into a little secret and tell you that that is not Jason Bourne. That is in fact Ethan Hunt from Mission Impossible saying a line from True Lies said by Schwarzenegger with Jason Bourne being credited. It is very difficult to try and not use the easiest spy names however …

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Coming into this class I have some basic knowledge of what photography is and how to take photos. Basic ideas and concepts such as the rule of 3rds, shutter speed, lighting, contrast, and depth I have looked into. For me, taking photos isn’t just point and shoot anymore. I have to have the correct lighting …

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Having watched the short video on Vonnegut’s presentation I believe it is a vast oversimplification of actual plot. Yes, the vast majority of films are often on one of the scales he provides, but any good film will have multiple layers and will not be so cookie cutter. On of the TV shows that I …

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Finally getting into the meat and potatoes of this theme and its quite exciting. The only one issue I had with this week was with the AV club assignment. Many of those are TV shows, and to truly and fully understand the themes and plot of those stories you need to watch multiple episodes. I …

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The most difficult part of creating a character whether it’s a spy or even just a character in Skyrim is the name. Neil Roberts was a real person, but he was not a spy. Roberts was a Navy SEAL like my bio suggests but that’s about as far as the similarities go. Roberts was KIA …

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Super Smash Bros: Melee (SSBM) was released for Nintendo GameCube in north america on December 3, 2001 just a little over 15 years ago a legendary game was given to us.  Many of us have played it, but very few of us were able to master it. What is Melee? Melee is the second installment …

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  When I was first looking to get a car when I was 16 it needed to fit three criteria. It had to be vintage, Japanese, and rear-wheel drive. I had plenty of options that could fit such as Toyota Supras, AE86 Corolla’s, MR2’s, Celica’s, Nissan S12’s, S13’s, S14’s, and pretty much any old Datsun. …

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Considering these and other works in the genre you know of, what themes, patterns and commonalities do you see? What defines a secret agent, or a secret agent story? Spy movies these days are a dime a dozen. A good spy movie however, is a little more difficult to pull off. Think about how many …

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Neil Roberts is a newly discovered operative and is willing to come forward and talk about his upbringing and some of his experiences as an agent. Here is the only known photo of him during his time as an agent. Roberts was a cadet at the US Naval Academy and from there went on to …

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Another week down and boy was there some work to do. Installing more things, doing more assignments, doing daily creates really start to take a toll towards the end of the week.  But I survived so that alright. Week Two Art This week I made some pretty interesting art pieces. Here are some of my …

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A wanted poster for the greatest spy in the world has just started to circulate and I’m posting it here to help get the word out. Here it is, his name is Cyril Figgus and he is the head of The Figgus Agency.  He is the most ruthless spy in the west. He has killed …

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I had always wondered where those infamous buzzfeed quizzes would always come from. It always seems like there is a new one popping up that could tell anything from what’s your shoe size all the way to where you grew up. So I decided to make one. Quiz found here The Quiz The quiz I …

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It’s always sunny in philadelphia, except when it rains. The assignment that I have chosen is to create a scene poster from a movie or TV show.  Not much else detail was given for directions other than be creative which is a given.  With so many options, so many good TV shows and movies out …

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The first week of class will always be hectic and is even worse in a class that you never truly step foot in.  This class is not like any other I’ve taken before so there will be a learning curve even though I have previously taken online courses. So far in this first week, I have made …

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Many of the pointers listed in the article, “10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered”, are not very complicated. If anything, several of them are very simple and probably do not even need to be said.  Tips such as “Stick Around”, “learn to take a punch”, and “You do not have to be …

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The course theme of being a secret agent will help create some unity for the course but will come with its own set of challenges. Isn’t the whole point of being a secret agent that no one knows you’re a secret agent? It seems kind of counter intuitive to explicitly announce on the web and …

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Hey ds106, I’m Daniel and I’m a computer science major. Check out a short introduction of me and my dogs on soundcloud here. I also have an exclusive interview with my dog Fina which is only available here. For constant updates, follow me on twitter as I take on the world wide web. Ready to …

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