Alternative Book Cover: The Passage

Alternative Book Cover: The Passage

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| design assignments, designassignments, DesignAssignments2187, Syndicated
February 26, 2018

I decided to use Canva for this assignment. I used a template that was already created and changed the picture and titles. I decided to stick with the woods theme since this book is about survival and catastrophe with a girl and saving a destroyed world. I liked this picture of the woods because it …
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Design Blitz

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| design assignments, Syndicated
February 26, 2018

Above is my design blitz that I did. I decided to use my windows for alignment because they all have a connection by being the same size and evenly spaced apart. I used my Burt’s Bees facial cleansing towelettes for hierarchy because they have Burt’s Bee’s in the biggest font and facial cleansing towelette’s just …
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Design Reflection

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| design assignments, Syndicated
February 26, 2018

Overall, I enjoyed watching the TED Talks. I thought that both of them were very different, but I liked that. I really love Paula Scher’s work, she is creative and fun. Her work is straightforward in a way and she has fun with her designs. David Carson and his designs are much different than Paula’s…I …
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My Fifth Week Nearing the End

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Syndicated, Weekly Posts
February 19, 2018

This week has been pretty interesting. I have enjoyed all of the audio things we have done this week! On Thursday I listened to a story on DS106 Radio and the story I listened to was pretty interesting, especially with the sound effects. I enjoyed live tweeting with everyone, I thought that was a lot …
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Who is Bellamy Reyes?

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| My Character, Syndicated, WritingAssignments1867
February 19, 2018

Bellamy Reyes is one tough girl, from her childhood to being a young adult she has been shaped to be tough, strong, intelligent, determined, and curious. She is who we would call a Survivalist. Bellamy was born on May 6, 2001, she is 17 today. Bellamy has tan skin, golden, curly hair, and green eyes. She …
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My Favorite Sounds

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Audio Assignments, AudioAssignments2146, Syndicated
February 19, 2018

Below is a compilation of some of my favorite sounds. When I was thinking about what sounds I love, the sound of the ocean waves crashing onto the beach came to mind. Then the sound of birds chirping, because they always chirp when it is a beautiful day…reminds me of a pretty spring day. Then …
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Call Me, Beep Me

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Audio Assignments, AudioAssignments2194, Syndicated
February 19, 2018

I decided to do this assignment, because I thought that it would be fun. The character I portrayed was Alice from the short story Finis. I thought she would be an interesting character to be calling her mom to tell her what was happening. Also, to tell her that she needed love before she died in an …
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Frequency 2156…Can You Hear Me?

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| #AudioAssignments, Audio Assignments, AudioAssignments2178, Syndicated
February 19, 2018

The Frequency 2156 website is pretty cool overall. It tells a story through different areas of the world where people put in audio after what seems like the apocalypse. I think they did a good job because when you listen to different audios you get an image in your head of where that person is …
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Reading and Resource Reflection

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Audio Assignments, Syndicated
February 19, 2018

Watching the video of Jad Abumrad explain how radio works was very insightful. What he talked about made so much sense to me. Especially when he mentioned the fact that audio is like him giving the audience a paint brush and us painting the picture with what he is saying. It gives us the freedom …
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My Fourth Week Nearing the End

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Syndicated, Weekly Posts
February 12, 2018

This week was, for the most part, a lot of fun. I love taking pictures and being creative and this week I got to do just that! First I started out with watching the weekly video to get an idea of what was going to be happening this week. I then looked at the photography …
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Movie Reflections and a GIF

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Syndicated, Visual Posts, visualassignments2
February 12, 2018

When I was watching La Jetee, at first I was confused as to why we were watching a French film, then I figured it out. With the images throughout the film to tell the story instead of live action, showed us a different perspective on story telling through films. I do think that Terry Gilliam …
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My Favorite Photo

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Syndicated, Visual Posts, VisualAssignments2152
February 12, 2018

Below is my favorite photo I have taken. The reason why this is my favorite picture is because I love sunsets. Sunsets are so breathtaking and magical, they almost don’t seem real sometimes. That is what I felt when I was taking this picture and when I still look at this picture. It is breathtaking …
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Before and After the End

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Syndicated, Visual Posts, visualassignments, VisualAssignments2172
February 12, 2018

Below are the before and after pictures of surviving the apocalypse. It has been a rough journey trying to survive the apocalypse, but I did it. / The making of this post: When deciding what I wanted to create for a before and after for the end, I thought it would be best if I …
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Thinking About Photos

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Syndicated, Visual Posts
February 12, 2018

I found the tips for photography to be very helpful when doing the photo blitz assignment. The changing my perspective by changing yours was one that I used when doing the assignment. I took a picture of the trees outside and I changed my position so that I was lower and the trees looked like …
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My Third Week Nearing the End

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Syndicated, Weekly Posts
February 5, 2018

This week, I did a lot of writing. Not that I minded it, because I love writing and being creative with it. I started my week off with doing The Daily Create on Tuesday. This was a lot of fun because I was able to be creative with it and create a mini story. I …
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The End is for Dogs

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Syndicated, Writing Assignments, WritingAssignments2164
February 5, 2018

Everyone is gone. My humans are gone. I am left without a home and I am all alone. I have been searching for my people for a couple of days now and I am starving. I haven’t found any people, but I have found another fellow dog. He says his name is Jack and he …
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Apocalypse Terms of Service

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Syndicated, Writing Assignments, WritingAssignments2163
February 5, 2018

The Terms of Service listed below are the rules and regulations that every member of the apocalypse should follow. Meaning, if you are alive and breathing, you must follow the following policies: Every member shall seek shelter when a apocalypse arrives (zombie, alien, nuclear, natural disaster, etc.) This shelter can include, a basement that includes …
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Finis…An Alternate Ending

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Syndicated, Writing Assignments, WritingAssignments1552
February 5, 2018

I am going to be writing an alternate ending for the short story Finis. Original ending: “Kiss me!” she whispered suddenly, throwing her arms around his neck. He could feel her trembling. “Say you love me; hold me in your arms. There is only an hour.” “Don’t be afraid. Try to face it bravely,” stammered Eastwood. …
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Products of the Apocalypse

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Syndicated, Writing Assignments, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2161
February 5, 2018

I decided to buy a Paracord Bracelet that has many features that helped me survive the apocalypse, from starting fires to using the whistle and compass. Here’s my review below! WritingAssignments WritingAssignments2161
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Short Story Readings

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Reading Reflections, Syndicated
February 5, 2018

The two short stories that I chose to read were Finis and There Will Come Soft Rains. These two stories were definitely interesting. With Finis, I thought that the author drew the audience in by having a climax that was crazy. At first I thought the story started off a bit boring because I felt it had many unnecessary facts …
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My Second Week Nearing the End

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Syndicated, Weekly Posts
January 29, 2018

My second week nearing the end has been another great, productive week. I have been preparing and educating myself on The End. This week I decided to jump around and do things in a different order. I first started with the Daily Create that we all had to do. I created my story about my …
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Apocalypse Starter Kit & Reading Reflections

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Reading Reflections, Syndicated
January 29, 2018

I thought that End Day was pretty interesting, the cameraman needed a little bit of practice though. I thought that the apocalypse that were outlined in End Day, were pretty realistic in terms of them talking about it. Each one that was shown in the show is something that could potentially happen to our world. …
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In the Woods

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Syndicated, tell it/tweet it, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2160
January 28, 2018

We live in an area where not many people go. There are around five houses next to ours and we live down a long, narrow, gravel road. It may sound weird, but the view is breathtaking, the view of the water and sunset everyday is something I will never get tired of. The house is …
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My First Week Nearing the End

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| Syndicated, Weekly Posts
January 21, 2018

My first week nearing the end has been a productive one. The first thing I did was set up this blog website so that all of you could read my journey as we are all reaching the end. This part was fairly easy as I had an online class this past summer where we had …
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About Me

by @AlyssaMurrell1

| About Me, Syndicated
January 19, 2018

My name is Alyssa Murrell. I am a senior at UMW and will be graduating this May. I am majoring in Business Administration. I am a huge family and animal person. In my free time, I like to workout, do adventurous things outside, and hangout with my family and friends. I love to watch baseball, …
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