The western genre, perhaps, is the narrative representation of the frontier mentality that has been a mainstay of American ideology for the last two centuries. It displays rugged individuality, bravado, masculinity, and personal and moral triumph over all that the cruel and wicked world has to offer that Americans have loved. Not to age myself, […]

So this week was pretty interesting. I thought I was fairly computer savvy but I definitely had some trouble with embedding the links. I am pretty excited to get more into the class though; I had friends that took it last semester and loved it. I learned how to use YouTube and Soundcloud – two ... [Read more...]

When I first saw the list of tasks to do this week, I was definitely overwhelmed. I had trouble actually sitting down and completing everything, but I was able to once I put my mind to it. I liked making my blog and connecting it and making my social media accounts. That was pretty easy, […]

I think a Western is a look back at the history of the American Midwest in a time where it was just being settled and every day was a new adventure. It was a simpler time, one that people often look back on and think “that’s really what it means to be American”. It’s building […]

Here are my various media introductions! Hello #ds106! I am a sophomore psych major and I look forward to the rest of this course! — Maureen (@gingerchic21) January 16, 2016 Here’s a few pictures I took of UMW

It’s the end of the week and I have done the unbearable and waited till the last minute to complete assignments, not because I was flirting with procrastination as Professor Bond stated in an email, but because between school, work, and transporting my family in need (younger siblings, grandma, etc) I got held up between […]

Well, now that you have gotten to know me a bit better, I want to share with you all what the Western genre means to me. No lie, when I think of the West I think of gold and cowboys. I think of guns, and sometimes cowboys vs. aliens. I also typically think of Hollywood […]

Hello everyone! It’s Tiffany. I’m super duper excited to be a part of #ds106 this semester and have linked below my boot camp assignments so you guys can get to know me better. I am not new to blogging, because I have a blog already where I basically spill my thoughts and emotions onto the […]

Here are some multi-modal introductions! Twitter: hello fellow #ds106 classmates! — Kelly (@its_kellbell) January 15, 2016 A couple pictures describing my life:   UMW at its prettiest: a beautiful waterfall from a hike with my best friend Holly: Soundcloud: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/242173399?secret_token=s-CUzak” params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Youtube: <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/mR_oGs1SDFY” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>     ... [Read more...]

After getting started on the blog website, I felt that I needed to do more research about the Western theme. When I thought

What a first week of creating this blog? It was busier than I expected because I had to create the website using WordPress,

Hello all, WE MADE IT! So happy that week 1 of this course is over. I have learned A LOT in the past 5 days. From how to set up my own domain, writing blogs, setting up social media accounts I didn’t know existed, and what a western really is. Blogging: Much easier than I … Continue reading Week 1

So…. Here I am! Yee Haw and Hallelujah! Working a font color issue but I finally figured this out! Back tracking Day 1 to now will now commence!

Today I embarked on my first assignment bank post. I decided to go with the visual assignments, because I enjoy photography and taking pictures. So when going through the visual assignments, I was looking for a creative photo challenge of some sort, but I just had to do the winterize-it assignment because I wish it would snow SO […]

When I first saw that we were using a Western theme, I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. But, after viewing a few Western films, reading about the culture, and reflecting on my past with Western culture, I’ve realized it could be pretty cool after all. I am really excited to see how I … Continue reading Weekly Summary

I am from a small town in Delaware which resides only 40 minutes away from a place many of you have probably heard of before: Ocean City, Maryland. One of Ocean City’s many attractions is it’s infamous amusement park, Frontier Town. It looks just like a typical Western town that you would imagine from your … Continue reading Frontier Town

Hey everyone! Welcome to my blog and my very first post! Here, I will try and introduce myself the best I can via pictures, video, and tweets… These pictures portray a few of the most important things in my life: my family, my boyfriend, and the beach. For every year since I can remember, my family … Continue reading Introducing Me!

  Hello, class. Looking forward to overusing #ds106 throughout the coming semester. Is anyone else using their personal twitter accounts? — E.L. Eiseman (@lizeiseman) January 14, 2016