Jeff’s Childbook Mashup Assignment
I had a lot of fun creating this book. I’m already wanting to make another!
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Jeff’s Comments For Kids
by Jeff Grant Sr April 8, 2012My latest assignment was to get on a children’s blog site and leave a comment. This assignment originated from the wonderful site called, ” DS106″. I enjoyed reading their blogs and made some comments within them. I was surprised at one of the individuals talents at blogging who is only 14 yrs old. Time to […]
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Jeff’s Comments For Kids
My latest assignment was to get on a children’s blog site and leave a comment. This assignment originated from the wonderful site called, ” DS106″. I enjoyed reading their blogs and made some comments within them. I was surprised at one of the individuals talents at blogging who is only 14 yrs old. Time to […] -
Jeff’s Own Country draft
by Jeff Grant Sr April 1, 2012My Own country Ideas: Brainstorming ideas: Currency will be a chip implanted within your body. There will actually be 2 chips. 2 will be implanted at birth, 1 is from 0-16 years old so your parents get charged for your expenses. The other is from 16-grave that activates at 16 yrs old. All expenses are […]
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Jeff’s Own Country draft
My Own country Ideas: Brainstorming ideas: Currency will be a chip implanted within your body. There will actually be 2 chips. 2 will be implanted at birth, 1 is from 0-16 years old so your parents get charged for your expenses. The other is from 16-grave that activates at 16 yrs old. All expenses are […] -
Jeff’s TAL Retraction Assignment
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Jeff’s TAL Retraction Assignment
by Jeff Grant Sr March 24, 2012            I listened to “This American Life” Episode 460 called,”‘Retraction”. Unfortunately, Ira Glass had to air this episode as a retraction to a previously aired program; in which I listened to, and had strong feelings of both pity, and sorrow ( maybe some anger as well). I had good thoughts about Mike Daisy, who is a […]
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Jeff’s TAL Retraction Assignment
Jeff’s TAL Retraction Assignment.
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Jeff’s TAL Retraction Assignment
I listened to “This American Life” Episode 460 called,”‘Retraction”. Unfortunately, Ira Glass had to air this episode as a retraction to a previously aired program; in which I listened to, and had strong feelings of both pity, and sorrow ( maybe some anger as well). I had good thoughts about Mike Daisy, who is a […] -
Jeff’s RadioLab1 Assessment
by Jeff Grant Sr March 10, 2012Having previously listened to several “This American Life” pod-casts, I initially disliked RadioLab1, thinking it was just a radio “hack” show. They butt-in when the others are talking; they way over-due the sounds and music at times.After getting past the first ten minutes I began to actually listen to it constructively.They seem to mimic “This […]
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Jeff’s RadioLab1 Assessment
Having previously listened to several “This American Life” pod-casts, I initially disliked RadioLab1, thinking it was just a radio “hack” show. They butt-in when the others are talking; they way over-due the sounds and music at times.After getting past the first ten minutes I began to actually listen to it constructively.They seem to mimic “This […] -
Jeff’s 10 Ambient Sounds within his Castle
This assignment called for recording 10 sounds around my house.I chose ten that are constantly heard within the walls of my abode.I’m hoping we will compile as a class, all our sounds, and come up with something interesting to listen to. Who knows? I named the tracks with names that represent what is being played, […]
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Jeff’s 10 Ambient Sounds within his Castle
This assignment called for recording 10 sounds around my house.I chose ten that are constantly heard within the walls of my abode.I’m hoping we will compile as a class, all our sounds, and come up with something interesting to listen to. Who knows? I named the tracks with names that represent what is being played, […] -
Jeff’s revisions on posters draft2
by Jeff Grant Sr March 2, 2012These are my revisions of the posters for Black History Month. The 1st one I totally changed up. Thought up the idea, and decided it would be fun to do in this kind of medium. The second one I put two pictures together in different ways, coming up with this simple, but appealing way. The […]
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Jeff’s revisions on posters draft2
by Jeff Grant Sr March 2, 2012These are my revisions of the posters for Black History Month. The 1st one I totally changed up. Thought up the idea, and decided it would be fun to do in this kind of medium. The second one I put two pictures together in different ways, coming up with this simple, but appealing way. The […] -
Jeff’s “is that a firepole or are you just…nvm
by Jeff Grant Sr February 24, 2012My Home would be one of these babies, just for the sheer volume of space. On top of my house would of course have a helicopter pad, as well as swimming pool and garden. With this much room I can have pretty much every little whim and idea I can come up with. All my […]
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Jeff’s “is that a firepole or are you just…nvm
by Jeff Grant Sr February 24, 2012My Home would be one of these babies, just for the sheer volume of space. On top of my house would of course have a helicopter pad, as well as swimming pool and garden. With this much room I can have pretty much every little whim and idea I can come up with. All my […] -
Jeff’s Tal 4 assignment
by Jeff Grant Sr February 19, 2012This podcast I listened to was called” What I did for love” . Act one starts with a couple that was 30 yrs old and and had a great relationship together. they had been together for 13 yrs and got to talking about how they never really spoke about marriage. For some odd reason they […]
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Jeff’s Tal 4 assignment
by Jeff Grant Sr February 19, 2012This podcast I listened to was called” What I did for love” . Act one starts with a couple that was 30 yrs old and and had a great relationship together. they had been together for 13 yrs and got to talking about how they never really spoke about marriage. For some odd reason they […] -
Jeff’s TAL 3 Assignment
by Jeff Grant Sr February 19, 2012This podcast was titled “conventions” Act one began with a guy who would watch the old TV show “Dark Shadows” for like eight hours a day, seven days a week. That in itself seems over the top for watching just one particular show, let alone how damn slow and boring a show it was. I […]
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Jeff’s Black History Choices Summary
Buffalo Soldiers in Kansas Black cowboys in the old west?…Of course! In the Film Industry, there are many western’s depicting how things were in the old West.     We rarely saw a Black cowboy, yet 25% of all cowboys were Black! The film Industry has hidden this fact from so many people. I feel the need […]
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Jeff’s Black History month assignment
Tell me about the subjects you are considering and why they are interesting to you.                                                                          The three topics I chose to do are : Black cowboys, Buffalo soldiers, and The Exodusters. These three topics are about famous Blacks in Kansas. Because of not being published in books, or shown in movies or television, Black cowboys […]
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Jeff’s summary of This American Life podcast
What is the topic of the story(s)? The first topic was about reaping what you sow, which was a prologue. The second was about an immigration bill passed by Alabama called HB56. Lastly, was about the unintended consequences of bringing new residents into a Brooklyn neighborhood. Namely, a couple of chickens. What made you laugh? Definitely […]
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Jeff’s 10 Poster ideas concerning Black History In Kansas
by Jeff Grant Sr January 28, 2012Black Cowboys and the Cattle Trail in Kansas Gordon Parks  Aaron Douglas Stanley Ann Dunham “Bloody Kansas” “buffalo soldiers” “exodusters” Langston Hughes Gwendolyn Brooks Hattie McDaniel These ten subjects are possibilities for making th... -
Jeff’s T.A.L 1
This American Life Podcast ” Mr. Daisy and the Apple Factory“. Topic of the story: Seeing behind the shroud of our American beliefs that everything in the factory world is similar to our own. Knowing the ugly reality of what it means to be a worker in some of China’s main factories. Opening are eyes […]
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Jeff’s Visual Metaphor
What it means to me to be a student… Hard work,Dedication, perseverance,Diligence, Blood,Sweat,and plenty of tears…. AND WORST OF ALL!!! Doing my homework instead of playing my MMO game LOTRO. -
Jeffs Eames card revision
On the Front of card you see a child’s drawing On the back is Salvador Dalis’ image On the front you see vast amounts of water On the back is the absents of all water On the front you see an old man laughing On the back is a babies sad face On the front […]
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Jeffs funny face design
by Jeff Grant Sr November 30, 2011This image shows a dogs mouth in place of a cats, also a human mouth on his helmet. This image I just now placed into my blog was done at the beginning of the semester. I now know that this image is very rough and I can greatly improve it. -
Jeffs Eames card Project/Ideas/Possibilties
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Jeffs Magazine Blog
by Jeff Grant Sr November 13, 2011The New Yorker caught my eye because of the colors and shapes,also because it has a cartoonish look that I like. It shows a street that appears to be New York in the fall(probably like the current month of the magazine,which is Nov.)There is only two different fonts, so my eyes were focused mainly on […]
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