I learned a lot this week! – Weekly Summary

I learned a lot this week! – Weekly Summary

by @wade_764

| Blog_posts, Syndicated, WeeklySummary, Week_3
January 28, 2022

This week was busy as usual for me, but I got it all done! Go me! I tried to approach this week by getting the daily creates out of the way first. My favorite of those assignments was to develop a decorative letter for my first name. I used Gimp to do this, and the bucket tool was beneficial. I think had I used a clearer image, it would have turned out a bit better tho. There was a lot of writing this week, and my favorite post was about finding three songs that capture an emotion. I thought that…
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To Blog, or Not To Blog… Nah, I’d like to pass this class!

by @wade_764

| Blog_posts, storyanalysis, Syndicated, Week_3
January 28, 2022

Whew! So much reading this week. If you are like me, this week has been a challenging one. Learning more about how stories are told is a lot deeper than I had imagined. The article about hyper-linking and how digital conversations can be transformed into works of art was fascinating. When I first heard about Netflix’s idea to transform a movie into a digital narrative in a “Choose your own adventure” style called Bandersnatch I was elated! Even more so when I heard it was in the Black Mirror world. (Complete detour, but if you like that show, check out Inside No. 9,…
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Writers’ Block and the Problem of Where to Start

by @wade_764

| Blog_posts, outline, Syndicated, Week_3
January 28, 2022

This week I have tried to think of various approaches to and on what I would like to do for the final project. I am still undecided at the moment, but I know that I want it to focus on something technology-related! Another aspect I would like to incorporate into my project is music, and I will keep my mind open for what I finally decide to work on until I begin to have a better idea. I think back on the past few weeks and reflect on two particular posts that I completed. I had one with a short…
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Non-human Perspectives: The story of a tree and his family of chatty critters.

by @wade_764

| Blog_posts, Syndicated, Week_3, writingassignments, writingassignments2225
January 27, 2022

To give you all some context on this assignment, I am writing about “a conversation between two non-human living things or through the point of view of one non-human witnessing people go about their daily lives.” The story starts with a small Oak tree in the middle of a great big forest. The years come, time passes, and all the other trees seem to engulf the small tree. Determined, the small tree began to stretch his branches far and wide. Eventually, a squirrel family built a nest in his branches. The tree was very pleased and provided the family with…
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“Gotta have opposites”

by @wade_764

| Blog_posts, Syndicated, Week_3, writingassignments, writingassignments2043
January 27, 2022

I was tasked with identifying a particular emotion and selecting three songs that I believe capture this feeling for this assignment. The first song captured me from the first time I heard it. I love all types of music but have a special place for the sixties and seventies music. David Gilmour helped shape Pink Floyd into the eclectic sound that created a revolution in music. His solo album “There’s No Way Out Of Here”, which was recorded between Dark Side of the Mood and The Wall, features this song of the same name. The next song “Where Is My…
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Inspiration can come from unexpected results.

by @wade_764

| Blog_posts, Syndicated, Week_3, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2289
January 27, 2022

Wow, ok, this was definitely a shorter wiki post than what I was expecting. My assignment was to write about a randomly-selected Wikipedia page. The time, 1960. The place, Rome, Italy. Birgit Jensen had prepared for this event for a long time. The Olympics K-2 500 m sprint canoe event. I’m not sure how many of my readers have experienced rowing, but it is the pinnacle of cardiovascular exercise and can take a lot out of a person who is not prepared. Unfortunately for Birgit, she did not fare well in this event and placed 5th. However, I like to…
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Just One Night.

by @wade_764

| Blog_posts, Syndicated, Week_3, writingassignments, writingassignments2676
January 26, 2022

I have entered a world of unknowns… do my eyes deceive me?! I must need glasses, I think. I soon remember about the contest! I’m inside a game, and they told me before I entered that if I made it through the night, I would move on to the next round. I don’t have much time till the sun goes down by the looks of this blocky land’s sky. I have entered a world of unknowns… do my eyes deceive me?! I must need glasses, I think. I soon remember about the contest! I’m inside a game, and they told…
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