A Bat for Free

A Bat for Free

by @justzaying7

| Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2289
September 11, 2018

It was a hot day in the beginning of June, 2015. Daniel Fields was nervous, he could feel his heart jumping up and down inside of his chest like he had just drank three Monster energy drinks. Two days prior he had been told that he was being pulled up to the majors, from the … Continue reading A Bat for Free
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Future Me?

by @suzzcat

| ds106, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1910
September 11, 2018

For this assignment I decided to write a letter describing what I believe my life will be like in 10 years from now. I chose this one because it would be neat to actually see what I thought my life would be like in 10 years when I don’t even know what i’m going to …
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Pounding on the Door

by @FCMaisano

| ds106, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingTutorials1500
September 10, 2018

Hoofs beat against the worn dirt of a path in sharp contrast to the silence of the night, stopping at the thatched house at the end. Two riders depart from their horses and, scuttling quickly like crabs, pound on the wooden door. The inhabitants, blissfully asleep, wake in fright, fearfully looking towards the door. The eldest man, […]
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Jagged duckling

by @FCMaisano

| ds106, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingTutorials2104
September 10, 2018

Quick Info Superhero name: Jagged Duckling Actual Name: Lope Endre Kobayashi Personality: He is an appreciative, patient man, very thankful to what he has been given in life. His life motto is to “Enjoy the small things you find on your journey.” He is hard to anger, but like many who are hard to anger, even […]
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SUSHI!!

by @maci_winebarger

| Assignment Bank Entries, Syndicated, writingassignments, writingassignments1688
September 10, 2018

I know some of your first thoughts are going to be “EWW” or “GROSS!”, but let me explain with a little poem… Never raw, always cooked Shrimp or crab, nothing else is good If the two are put together, that’s the best! In my opinion, they are better than the rest Wrapped in rice with […]
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Last Night’s Clothes And Tomorrow’s Dreams

by @fatolliecat

| Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1860
September 10, 2018

I have this recurring dream. It’s The Zombie Dream. And, strangely, it’s not a nightmare. Just a dream that I have every few months. The fine details change (though I can’t remember them, I just know that they are different), but it’s always the zombie apocalypse, I always survive, and I’m never afraid. Sometimes I’m…
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Ghost Bison and Annoying Guests-A Review of Zoo Tycoon 2

by @FCMaisano

| ds106, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingTutorials1337
September 10, 2018

Zoo Tycoon 2 is game first released in 2004 for Windows as the sequel to the computer game Zoo Tycoon. There are four expansion packs-Extinct Animals, Marine Mania, African Adventure, and Endangered Species. A DS version out in 2008. The final version of this game, called Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection, came out in 2008, […]
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Yoga

by @MaddieM02790291

| ds106, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1707
September 9, 2018

Breathing in and out Releasing tension and stress You are good enough For my third writing assignment (2.5 stars), I decided to do the Haiku about You Assignment. I decided to do it on yoga because it is one of my favorite hobbies. I also teach it at the Fitness Center! I love yoga for …
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Dear High School Me,

by @MaddieM02790291

| ds106, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1904
September 9, 2018

Dear High School Me, I know life right now is kind of rough. I know it’s not going how you would like it to go and that you aren’t super happy. I am here to tell you that it will get better. I know you have been hearing this a lot, and you don’t necessarily …
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Dear Mom…

by @MaddieM02790291

| ds106, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1903
September 9, 2018

Dear Mom, Thank you for taking on the lifelong journey of parenting me. As I have grown older, I have realized more and more how much you wanted and want to be a mom, my mom. From the day I was born, you wanted me. I know that you want to protect me from the …
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Nothing short of Amazing!

by @OraMyAura

| Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2084
September 7, 2018

I was actually most recently inspired by the entire situation with Nike and Kapernick. Everyone will have their own opinion, and I very much respect that. For me personally though, this story has been truly inspiring given his journey (that I’m sure we don’t know every single detail about) and how he basically had to …
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Let’s Repeat Stuff…

by @FaulconerKyle

| Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2042
September 7, 2018

Have you ever found yourself listening to a musician or a specific song and then suddenly out of no-where your mood or mindset changes? Well you most likely answered yes, and this is because music has the power to alter our emotional perceptions and mindsets. Specific genres of music can dictate how we feel and …
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The Hardest Choice

by @fatolliecat

| Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2160
September 7, 2018

When my nephew was a year old, his parents packed up him and my three nieces and drove to Fredericksburg for the 4th of July. Now, they had four kids (now there’s 5), and zero time to themselves, so we (Me, husband, and two other friends) take the kids, and send them out the door…
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Sharing Credit

by @tifamonster

| Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1634
September 6, 2018

For this assignment, we needed to get a partner and interact with them via a means of communication. I chose to use Facebook messenger because it was easiest to screenshot. Each person had to say at least four lines. I did this with my boyfriend, Jay, and below I have attached a screenshot from our … Continue reading Sharing Credit
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What Is This Giant DOING?!?!?!

by @suzzcat

| ds106, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2235
September 5, 2018

Spiders. Spiders people, I’m afraid of spiders. I don’t know where this irrational came from, but this assignment is going to make me tell the story as if it was the victim! I do try and get my fear under control by looking at cute spider memes, but that literally never works. It’s cute for a …
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White Flag

by @Alexis54552906

| Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2042
September 5, 2018

My final assignment for the assignment bank was to pick a song and explain what the song makes you feel. Here is my tweet regarding the assignment! Look at the full description of the assignment here. For this song, I think about how you can never give up and should always keep fightinghttps://t.co/GVwul3stFk#WritingAssignments #WritingAssignments2042 #ds106 … Continue reading "White Flag"
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Random Wikipedia Writing

by @FCMaisano

| ds106, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2289
September 5, 2018

Here’s the URL for this assignment-http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/random-wikipedia-writing/ and here’s the link for the Wikipedia page-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Random There is a page on Wikipedia, called Wikipedia:Random, where you can click the link and get brought to a random page on Wikipedia. I thought it would be fun to try to combine this feature with folklore, myth, and legend. So, […]
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“Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.”

by @maci_winebarger

| Assignment Bank Entries, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2070
September 4, 2018

I’m not sure about you, but just reading that title made my brain hurt. “Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.”… Well, the first thing that came to my mind immediately was school. I always have a constant worry about what assignments I have and when they’re due and how long it will take […]
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A Hodgepodge Dream

by @FCMaisano

| ds106, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1860
September 3, 2018

I rarely dream. It happens so infrequently, I actually sometimes wish to have one! Most of my dreams are really short and confuse me. Sometimes the reason why they confuse me is because they are so realistic, I can’t remember if it didn’t actually happen or not. For example, one time I had a dream […]
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Four minutes and 28 Seconds

by @justzaying7

| Syndicated, writingassignments, writingassignments2225
September 3, 2018

Hello, my name is door. Some call me front door, or main door. I’ve been referred to as a portal but honestly that’s so weird I try to forget about it right after it happens. I protect the house at 8522 Richter Street. It’s weird seeing things from my perspective. I’m very tall so I … Continue reading Four minutes and 28 Seconds
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Complete 12 Stars

by @dnguyenUMW

| designassignments, DesignAssignments807, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments1160, VideoAssignments1847, writingassignments, writingassignments1738
April 16, 2018

Motivational Poster! That Bucket List Though I believe Robert Neville’s bucket list would contain these: Find another living human Beat my depression See his daughter and wife once again Beat Alcoholism Find the cure While Robert Neville was alive he … Continue reading →
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Mother Abagail’s To-do List

by @shayfinnz

| Assignment Bank, Syndicated, writingassignments, writingassignments1738
April 16, 2018

For two of my stars, I decided to make a to-do list for Abagail Freeman! I just used the post-it note app on my computer that I use to make lists and put down some of the things I thought she might need to do. This was really easy and definitely only w...
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Bucket List

by @keyris22

| FanFaction, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingTutorials1738
April 16, 2018

Stanley MacDonald is a veteran soldier that fights the undead during the World War Z. I really liked his attitude in the book, with his unfearful and badass persona, so I deiced to do a bucket list because it would be fun do a little something with him...
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Bucket List for The Unnamed Midwife

by @CCally733

| Syndicated, Writing Assignments, writingassignments, writingassignments1738
April 16, 2018

The main character is the unnamed midwife she goes by different names throughout the book to protect herself. So i’m referring to her as the unnamed midwife. In this post apocalyptic world people have low to no birth rate. Find a cure for the disease that is killing everyone.The unnamed Continue Reading
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One Step Closer to Solving the Evidence Crisis

by @jetjenk43

| #theend106 #evidence, audio, ds106, photography, Syndicated, the end, Video, writing, writingassignments
April 15, 2018

I wanted to build off the evidence that cypherpunk106 and katie temple had found about Millard Rausch a.k.a Jim Groom. After exploring Jim Groom’s Social Media account Twitter. It looks to be that Jim Groom has escaped a mental asylum and is now using Reclaim Hosting as a front to infect those who do not heed his directions. …
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Frida’s Apocalypse Bucket List

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, bucket list, California, ds106, edan lepucki, Syndicated, Writing Assignments, writingassignments, writingassignments1738
April 14, 2018

Figure every last thing out about Micah and the Group Figure out why the Millers committed suicide Live long enough to watch baby grow up Find our old house/neighborhood after this is over Eat pizza at least one more time Frida’s bucket list was found today inside her journal, and I felt like the bucket […]
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The Backstory on August

by @eafinto

| apocalypse, apocalyptic, august, background character, backstory, California, characters, ds106, edan lepucki, Syndicated, Writing Assignments, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1642
April 14, 2018

August, A.K.A. Frida and Cal’s ‘trading partner,’ has even more to his story than we could have ever imagined. He has always been someone who listens to other peoples’ problems before he explains his own story. August grew up in a family in which everyone did everything for themselves. He basically taught himself everything he […]
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Christina Eliopolis’s Bucket List

by @jetjenk43

| ds106, Syndicated, the end, Web Assignments, writing, writingassignments, writingassignments1738
April 12, 2018

That Bucket List Though (2 STARS): Create a bucket list for at least one character from your novel. Pre-war, Christina Eliopolis was an FA-22 Raptor pilot, one of the most advance pieces of tech ever to tickle the clouds. And when fighting zombies, it amounted to little more than buyer’s remorse. Eliopolis’s main mission went from …
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The “Real” Ending of “California”

by @Sam_ara106

| Syndicated, Week Twelve, writing, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1552
April 12, 2018

I decided to complete the alternative ending assignment for my novel, California, because I finished the book with a need for more. I am going to tell the original ending since most of the class did not choose this book, so there will obviously be spoilers! The Original: They didn’t discuss his long hours. Or the […]
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World War Z Alternate Ending

by @KatieHartraft

| Assignments, Syndicated, writing, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1552
March 26, 2018

Chesapeake, Virginia [Charlee Faraday walks with me through the city she is currently living in and trying to raise back up (from the dead, so to speak). Her role is small but important, a local radio newscaster, talk show host, and DJ.] I don’t know why you’re deciding to interview […]
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