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    Record Breakers

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    Photoblitz I started the photoblitz at 3:03 PM “Find a grid pattern somewhere (brick sidewalk or ceiling tiles)” This is a picture of my fireplace mantle at home. I tried to change my perspective/ angle to show the contrast in the brick. “Take a picture of anger, or something that makes you angry.” Here, I’m […]
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    Say ā€œNorbert Numbatā€ Five Times Fast

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    Assignment: Your Love For Your Pet 3.5 Stars Assignment Description: “Make a collage out of photos of your pet (or your favorite animal)! Either take past photos or take photos throughout the week that show how cute or how funny they can be! ” Howdy: It’s Dr. Wisdom here. You might have heard of me through all of […]
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    Highlight of the Day: I touched a Dog

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    Visual Assignment:Bring Your Pet to School 4 stars Assignment Description: “Do you miss your pet while you are in school? Do you ever wish that you could bring your pet to school with you? This tutorial assignment will allow your dream to come true. You can use GIMP or other photo edit software to place your […]
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    Model Shots

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    Visual Assignment: We’re the Real Life Brady Bunch Assignment Description: “Most everyone has seen the infamous picture of The Brady Bunch where everyone in the family is showcased in their own personal box. Now it’s your turn!! Whether your actual family or your close group of friends, make a collage mimicking the picture shown below. Be […]
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    Dax and Kristen

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    Visual Assignment:Love at First Shot Assignment description: “Take/Find a picture of a couple who are obviously in love. Use the picture to tell a story. Give the story some background and maybe even create a dialogue between the two or tell the story from each point of view. Just give it some detail and create […]
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    Whats a Doctor Without His Bag?

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    Visual Assignment: What’s in Your Saddle Bag? via GIPHY Background: Last week, I created a great Western character named Dr Wisdom: Tooth Salesman. He is an exuberant man that loves his trade and loves his teeth even more.  He believes that teeth can have an incredible healing power, even if no one else is on his side. […]
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    Two Socks

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    Dances With Wolves Credit: Alpha Coders I chose the most recent of the movie selections, hoping to find that there would be more cinematography aspects incorporated in the film.  About an hour into the film, I already noticed patterns that the director seemed to be using while filming.  Using the tips from Becoming Better Photographers, I tried to […]
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    Point and Shoot

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    I have never been a great photographer, or even someone who has had a nicer camera than simply my iPhone. However, I do think that over the years, I have developed some skill when it comes to taking pictures. This especially relates to pictures of buildings and landscapes. I have four of my better photos […]
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    Half the Snow has Melted

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    Week Summary #3 My best attempt at a Duke selfie, but I just look confused. #ds106 #dailycreate #tdc1477 pic.twitter.com/K6iyasYwEP — Christina Gaul (@chrissy_gaul) January 25, 2016 Doing some blog posts out in the canyon. @ds106dc #tdc1481 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/cBA55K9hSU — Christina Gaul (@chrissy_gaul) January 29, 2016 Historical building at the University of Mary Washington, Seacobeck Hall […]
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    Donā€™t Worry, Be Happy

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    Sweetest Little Baby Face Writing Assignment #3: A Letter to You as a Child Assignment Description: “Write a letter to yourself at a certain age. Is there anything specific you would tell yourself? Is there anything you know now that you wish you knew then? Let yourself know! You could include telling yourself what you’re like […]
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    Ready, Set, Legends

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    Reading two of the great western legends makes the Western culture really start to sink in. Credit: Ice Man Credit: The Bride Comes to the Yellow Sky Noticing Some Things: These Westerns sure are starting to blend together.  Even though they all have different story lines,  the settings and people still seem to be similar in character. […]
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    Three Teeth For the Price of One

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    Dr. Wisdom: Tooth Salesman Do you know how much medicinal value teeth have? Credit: Morgan Weistling Who is this man? Dr. Wisdom travels all over the Western country to sell teeth.  Thats right, teeth.  For a great bargain I may add! He claims that teeth have a great medicinal value.  All you have to do is crush […]
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    Boy Gets Girl

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    “Finds something wonderful, just loves it, oh god damnit. Got it back again “ via GIPHY Credit:YouTube-Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories Background: Kurt Vonnegut describes three types of stories in this YouTube video.  His claim is that we can pretty much model every story like these, and that does seem to be holding […]
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    Damsel in Distress Seeking Cowboy

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    Writing Assignment #2: Dear Future Husband Assignment Description: “Ever think of things to say to your future husband or wife? Write down a short letter to your future husband or wife letting them know the things you want to see in them, expect, and hope the future will be like with them!”   Photo Credit :Blushing […]
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    Walmart little boy for sale, only $999.99!!!

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    Writing Assignment #1: Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, 3 Stars Assignment Description: “They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Quite often we see pictures on different social media outlets. They are funny, awkward, or beautifully portrayed moments but we don’t know what led up to that point in time. Your task for this assignment is […]
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    Places to go, Things to see

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    Created Assignment #3: A collage of your favorite vacation pictures Assignment description: “Make a collage of five pictures from your favorite vacation destinations. Then upload your collage to your flickr account. ” Flickr Post What do these pictures really mean?: These are 6 of some of my favorite vacations from the past few years.  I knew I […]
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    3 feet of snow? Not a problem

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    Created Assignment #2: Buzzfeed Personality Quiz Assignment Description: “Have you taken one of those fun personality quizzes on Buzzfeed? Now make your own! Sign in with Buzzfeed to create a community account (you can use gmail). Then start making a quiz for people to find out which character they are. Use any characters you like. […]
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    Quick, do a cool move so its not embarassing

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    Created Assignment #1: Celebrating too early Assignment Description:”Make a GIF when someone celebrates too early. You can use Make A GIF or any software to help you trim the video that you find into a five second or less GIF. Make sure you embed your GIF into your blog post.” via GIPHY Little bit of […]
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    Week 1 Reflection

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    I have already used much more social media than I thought I would this week.  Looking through the readings about Western culture, it definitely did not line up with the stereotypical thoughts about Western culture.  It is usually perceived with simply cowboys and tumbleweeds and drunk men getting thrown out of saloons, but it seems … Continue reading Week 1 Reflection
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    All the media in one

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    I love traveling and everything about it.  Meeting new people, seeing mountains and nature, and just exploring are my favorite things to do.  Here is a picture of me and my dad skiing as well as me hiking to show my favorite places. https://www.flickr.com/photos/138677523@N08/shares/4c8229   This is Chrissy Gaul with everything that encompasses #ds106. I'm … Continue reading All the media in one
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    All the media in one

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    I love traveling and everything about it.  Meeting new people, seeing mountains and nature, and just exploring are my favorite things to do.  Here is a picture of me and my dad skiing as well as me hiking to show my favorite places.

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    <blockquote class=“twitter-tweet” lang=“en”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>This is Chrissy Gaul with everything that encompasses <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/ds106?src=hash”>#ds106</a>. I'm excited to learn so much more about social media and the western culture!</p>&mdash; Christina Gaul (@chrissy_gaul) <a href=“https://twitter.com/chrissy_gaul/status/688060660295577601”>January 15, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src=“//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/138677523@N08/shares/H9PVC7

    https://soundcloud.com/christina-gaul/audio-intro-ds106

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