Following Shannon Shannon’s discovery of beef on her front porch is definitely disturbing. On top of that, it’s so unusual. My mother has always said if something doesn’t feel right or if something doesn’t sound right, it probably isn’t right. So essentially, trust your gut! Evidence…? In regards to beef on the porch, this isn’t right. People … Continue reading Following Evidence: Part 1

Week 12 On assignment notes: For my 12 stars of media assignments, I chose to re-do my original cover – a GIF of a the last man on earth, Lionel, walking on the beach, which I did before I even got to the ending and found out the closing image is when he swims to …

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Emerging Evidence: Today I found the following flyer stapled to every tree/pole in my neighborhood. It was also trending on social media and on every office building I drove past. It’s everywhere – it seems like it’s from some kind of intel seeking/leaking organization… I don’t know what to think, but I’m nervous. Are they …

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For one of my media assignments, I went a different direction. I made a Pinterest boat for the The Countess of Windsor, who for reference is described by Wikipedia as, “Mother of Adrian and Idris, an Austrian princess and former Queen of England. She is haughty and ambitious, scheming to restore the monarchy through her …

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After having read the novel, I realized that my first book cover was pretty much flawless. It fit the ending – the most significant part of the narrative – perfectly. So I decided to take it in a new, more satirical direction. This GIF focuses more on the internal emotions of Lionel as I would …

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Alternate Ending: The novel ends with Lionel swimming to shore and coming to the realization that he is the last man on earth. I kind of hated that, so I changed it. I mean it was a great book – but I like my apocalyptic fiction to be more inspiring or thought-provoking than saddening or …

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Week 11 Reflection: On luck: In 3rd grade, I wrote my first academic essay; it was a research paper on grizzly bears. In 4th grade, I wrote my second one on Harriet Tubman. From that point on, research papers were my thing, and still are. I still think bears are awesome, and Tubman is my …

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What are current structures/concepts/rituals/themes/traditions/aspects/cultural qualities/etc. in modern society that we should fight to maintain in a post-apocalyptic world? Create a collage that illustrates facets of our society that we should work to keep and build upon despite the circumstances of our planet and species after The End. If everything on earth was destroyed beyond repair …

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Week 10 Summary This week, I do not have much to report. Really. I feel like I said everything there is to say about my week in terms of this class in my assignments – specifically the blog posts for Path Two and the video assignment(s) blog post. So I’m just going to get straight …

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Last semester I took an “Intro to Cinema” class where I learned stuff I thought I would never, ever, under any circumstances associated with my normal life at any point in time need to use. However, the Week 10 video assignments from have proved me wrong. After watching four of the provided clips (“Top 20 …

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Weekly Agenda 12 Assignment Stars Evidence QOTW Overview The second week of video work was relatively unproductive to me as far as digital storytelling, I was not feeling too well and had to deal with some other coursework that caught up with me. However, Haley, Rachel and I were able to make a pretty cool, … Continue reading Clock Strikes Twelve