Nicholas Sebenaler went to college in 2013. He went to a college named University of Mary Washington located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He went to UMW to study computer science and become a computer science major. He enjoyed spending his college time programming, reading, and hanging out with friends. When he was not in classes you …

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I am a spy man I am a high risk taker I am a coder Above is a haiku I wrote about my new secret agent. His code name is A.W. He is a high risk taker and he like programming.

I think this week went really well and I feel as though I am finally starting to get the hang of this stuff. Although I was short on time this week and I had problems with getting the course website and my blog page to load I managed to complete all of the assignments and …

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Introduction The focus of this week’s mission was writing, and many of the assignments I undertook were writing assignments. These assignments were somewhat enjoyable to complete, but were not that easy for me to force myself to do. I ultimately enjoyed the process of writing them, however. I think my favorite parts of this week […]

It’s been a while since I’ve been taken out of the cupboard and used. I don’t know why, it seems like my owner used to love using me. A lot of the times he’d decide to cook with vegetables, I’d get to come out and get put to use. I really miss that sometimes. Has […]

Aaron Brand gets back to his hotel at 7:32 PM; he is eager to get to his room and dig into the pizza he ordered almost an hour ago. Aaron loves pizza. He can’t get enough of it. But who can? He gets to his room, sets his belongings on the floor, and sets the […]

Dear Diary, It’s Brand. Aaron Brand. Today I had one of those close encounters that makes me want to leave this life behind. I’ve been in Canada for just over a week now, “uncooking” the books for a criminal organization’s, the Rizzuto crime family, gambling business. In other words, I’m making their financial records legitimate, […]

My name is Aaron Brand. I worked for the US government as a “forensic accountant” for 10 years of my life, although sometimes the job entailed more than just pouring through financial documents searching for fraud. Over time, my role evolved, and I had to learn how to keep aliases and defend myself just to […]

This week was equally hard to last week. I am not used to a lot of creative writing, so this was a challenge (but I am definitely looking forward to next week). Like with last week, the daily creates helped to get me in the mindset for thinking outside of my comfort zone. Creating the … Continue reading Week 3

A new wardrobe brings great joy and change in your life. I had faked my death and recovered my reputation with the Crown, but just when I thought my career as a spy had gotten easier, I found out I was dead wrong. My next mission: to infiltrate the spy organizations of Nazi Germany. The … Continue reading Changing Fortunes

Week three: check! This week was very writing intensive and creative, which overall, I liked. I felt like there was overall a lot of work though. The movie took a huge chunk of time and because I have already seen many spy movies, I saw no major benefit in terms of learning about the topic. … Continue reading "Sleuth Summary 3"

Review of Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015). Kingsman: The Secret Service is a film like no other. The writing, acting, and directing come together perfectly to make for one of the most entertaining spy films ever. From start to finish, Kingsman slams on the gas and doesn’t let up. The incredible action scenes, special effects, … Continue reading Movie Review: Kingsman: The Secret Service

Burkhalter, Kevin Born in the Swiss Alps to mother Caroline Almeida and father Baron Burkhalter. Profession is a professor in the College of Science and Technology at Harvard University. Hobbies include skiing, playing slow pitch softball, fishing (regular, fly, ice) as well as mountain climbing and free climbing. Academic interests include computer science (security), art … Continue reading "The Swiss Sleuth’s Dossier"

Hello Class and Professor! This week I became sick and feel behind on a lot of my assignments both for this class and the other 5 I am also taking on campus. Trust me falling behind while taking 18 credits is not the best. However I managed to get all of my work finished just …

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Hello world! My name is Scarlet Jones! Im a graduate from the University of Alabama (Roll Tide). By day I am a marine veterinarian but by night I am a secret agent for the FBI. I live in Mobile Alabama with my husband and 2 kids and our dog Max. I love my job (both …

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Kingsman: The Secret Service and Burn Notice are two of my favorite works in the spy genre. Both Kingsman and Burn Notice include aliases, double-crosses, action sequences, gadgets, and many other elements common to the spy genre. Unlike other spy works like James Bond or Mission: Impossible, the main characters in Kingsman and Burn Notice … Continue reading Kingsman/Burn Notice

Having watched the short video on Vonnegut’s presentation I believe it is a vast oversimplification of actual plot. Yes, the vast majority of films are often on one of the scales he provides, but any good film will have multiple layers and will not be so cookie cutter. On of the TV shows that I …

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Finally getting into the meat and potatoes of this theme and its quite exciting. The only one issue I had with this week was with the AV club assignment. Many of those are TV shows, and to truly and fully understand the themes and plot of those stories you need to watch multiple episodes. I …

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The person I admire and look to as a role model is Warren Buffet. He is one of the richest men in the world yet he is one of the humblest. He still drives an everyday car and has lived in the same house in Nebraska. I also admire his character traits in the aspect …

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This week was the most stressful week ever in this school but things like doing Daily Creates, Writing Assignments, and composing a Dossier alleviated my stress tremendously because they were actually fun. I never thought that I would enjoy expressing myself as a spy; I initially decided to describe my spy in terms of me not only to relieve my …

For this reflection, I chose to watch Alias and Spy Kids.  Alias is a show I had never heard of before but I became interested in when I saw the cast. I watched episode one of the first season, which in most spy stories gives the background if who, what, where, when, and why? In this episode, we learn …

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Imagine James Bond in a new life: James grew up in a small country town outside of Denver Colorado (Yes, now he is American). James loved all of the animals he cared for on the farm where he live. He had a cow named Lucy that he looked after each day when he came home …

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This week was definitely interesting given all of the writing assignments, especially those pertaining to the spy theme. It forced me a tad out of my comfort zone and forced me to put myself “out there.” @ds106dc #ds106 The provided hat reminded me of Ethan Klein's beanies. pic.twitter.com/lwBGklTfPn — Igtherion Crossek (@Igtherion) January 30, 2017 @ds106dc #ds106 There is not gold in those hills, only espionage. pic.twitter.com/SMjcH8A1t5 — Igtherion Crossek (@Igtherion) February 2, 2017 @ds106dc #ds106 A device that measures the pressure of your steps and adjusts padding for comfort. — Igtherion Crossek (@Igtherion) February 2, 2017 http://igtherioncrossek.com/uncategorized/the-commonalities-of-the-spy-genre/ http://igtherioncrossek.com/uncategorized/agent-stories/ http://igtherioncrossek.com/uncategorized/character-dossier/

Daily Create Tweets: I walked around my house for all of 20 seconds looking for motivation for this picture. I knew this find would come in handy one day. @ds106dc Hurley won't high-five me back #tdc1853 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/22d3LOZG1U — Chris Markham (@Markham_McFly) February 3, 2017 @ds106dc #tdc1852 an iPod that can detect your mood and …

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The most difficult part of creating a character whether it’s a spy or even just a character in Skyrim is the name. Neil Roberts was a real person, but he was not a spy. Roberts was a Navy SEAL like my bio suggests but that’s about as far as the similarities go. Roberts was KIA …

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A warm smile shot over A.W.’s face as he realized that he just cracked the encryption to a database he has been trying to hack for the past two weeks. A.W. has a mission to search the database for clues on where an assailant is hiding. He just completed step one of his mission by …

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Fellow spy’s…I need your….help. I was send the location of the next base I need to…infiltrate, but it is too close up to make out what it is! Whoever took this picture should be…f…fired! Can you guess what this is? Agent Smith, signing off.

Archives Well this was quite a week for me and it really felt like the first dive into what this class is all about. I started with a little background research and the history of spies on film and even watched a few examples! The History of Spies Next, I watched a video clip on how to shape stories and even applied it to one of our spy themed movies. How to Shape a Story My next step was to create a character for our theme to follow through the class. Meet Agent A For those of you who have […]

Curses….I’ve been captured by the enemy…forced to reveal information of my employers. I am sorry to my fellow spys, but our corporation has been revealed so they know who you are now! You need to change your identities as soon as possible! We can’t allow house Spyster to fall, no matter the cost. I will […]

Last night I watched The 39 Steps on YouTube, and today I watched the pilot episode of Burn Notice on Netflix. I actually really enjoyed both! I watched The 39 Steps with a friend, who was expecting the movie to be boring, but we both had fun watching it. Although both these features are part of the secret agent […]