As a little girl I would have never portrayed dolls as being harmful.  I mean dolls were very important to me when I was little and I took them everywhere I went.  I believe that the media views dolls, especially porcelain dolls as being frightening, harmful or possessed.  Generally porcelain dolls have distinct facial features […]

Ok, so unlike most of my fellow classmates I have never heard of the Slender Man or exactly what it was. I won’t lie.. I did do a little research so I was not totally out of the loop. The Slender Man is portrayed as being the typical scary figure in most horror stories or […]

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Hi! My name is Alexis Zirpmoulis and I am a junior at UMW.  I am twenty years old and I live in King George, Virginia.  I am half Greek and half Italian which explains the reasoning for my dark complexion and thick curly hair.  I am currently working at NSWC Federal Credit Union as an […]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2013):   They’re trying to murder me! They are barmy! Just calm down, Sally.  You’re safe now.  Can you tell me what occurred? We ran out of petrol.  Kirk went for help. Ello? Ello? Anybody bedsit?

    When my sister was four we would often times catch her in our basement playing with her dolls and talking with someone. This went on for weeks and we just believed that it was an imaginary friend. Throughout the weeks my little sister would scream “My friend came to play with me! She […]

Before Saturday, August 22, 2015 I would have considered myself pretty technology savvy.  Digital Storytelling has proven that my skills are not as great as I predicted them to be.  This week has been very stressful for me with signing up and maneuvering my way around different social media sites that I have no prior […]

 

My name is Alexis Zirpmoulis and I am a rising Junior at UMW.  This is my first time using a blogging site so I am learning as I go.  I am looking forward to creating my own blog and I am happy to be sharing my experience with DS106!