Hello again all.
So....first quarter of school is done. I enjoyed it overall, aside from the one class that drove me up a wall. Final grades are in and can now be reported!
Success Strategies - this class was a bit of a bore. I didn't really get anything from it, but it was a required course so - done and dusted.
Final Overall = 108.24%
Week 11 Discussion = 100%
Week 11 Written Assignment = 100%
Final Percentage/Grade = 100% A
English Composition - my favorite class this quarter. I really enjoyed it, I got a lot from it, the instructor was great, and I liked brushing off my writing skills and getting back into things. He also gave me some really nice feedback on my grades, so that was really encouraging and helpful.
Final Overall = 99.26%
Week 11 Discussion = 100%
Week 11 Final Exam = 100%
Week 11 Final Paper = 100%
Final Percentage/Grade = 99% A
Intro to Computer Graphics - this was a good class too. The instructor was awesome and really engaged with the class, which is saying something for an online course. She was helpful, available, it was a really awesome class and I feel I learned a lot.
Final Overall = 98.47%
Week 11 Discussion = 100%
Week 11 Revitalization Project = 92.73% (wish I'd had her Week 10 feedback before I turned in that final project - I could have improved it)
Final Percentage/Grade = 98% A
Typography - oh how I hated this class! I still maintain that in the hands of a better instructor, this class could have been awesome. It's no fun when you know the instructor is dialing it in. Also - this man is so in love with himself that it was nauseating! Constantly pimping his work, which if you've seen video game inspired fantasy art with half-naked females, you've seen it. Nothing original there, but don't tell him that. He believes he's the god of Graphic Design. What an asshat! I will not miss this class. I'm leaving it not knowing whether or not I've truly grasped the principles of typography. We spent the majority of the quarter trying to design things he'd like. Again, his taste is pretty basically male fantasy garbage. But, it's done now. Yay!
Final Overall = 92.44%
Week 11 Discussion = 100%
Week 11 Final Portfolio = 100% (yeah, you could've knocked me over with a feather when I saw that)
Final Percentage/Grade 92% A-
So I ended up with an A- in that last class instead of an A, that kind of sucks, but I don't think it will affect my 4.0 (it better not!).
Again, for a first quarter back in higher education, it was a good experience. The online classroom environment made the two design classes a bit difficult, as did not having the Adobe tutorial discs and books that my Intro to Computer Graphics instructor wanted us to have. I feel I could have gained a lot more from having more instruction in those programs. I also think the design classes could have been more dynamic in person. But, I made it through! I'm happy with the results and ready to head into my second quarter.
I'm looking forward to my books arriving for next quarter's classes. According to the UPS link, they should be delivered on Wednesday. My Drawing Design and Art Theory class has three books for it (!), so I'm a bit intimidated by that. I'm not a good drawer by any means, so I know this class is going to be very challenging. I'm excited to start into 3D animation this next quarter too. It will be interesting taking those two classes on campus in the regular classroom environment. I'll have to try to remember how to take notes! :) My two online classes will be E-Commerce and Intro to Business. I have a feeling those classes are going to have real final exams and tests. We shall see. All in all, next quarter looks pretty good. Once I see how it goes, I'll be able to determine if I want to add another extra class the following quarter to try to get me through sooner. I wanted to wait until I took a "real" full courseload quarter to see - - I still maintain Success Strategies didn't really count as a real class this quarter. :)
So....I might blog here again after I receive my books, but for the most part this blog will be a little quiet until classes start again, which is July 6th. My two online classes will be available then, my other two classes are on Tuesday and Friday nights. I plan to continue to blog about the return-to-school experience, so stay tuned! Cheers all and catch you later!
Showing posts with label computer graphics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label computer graphics. Show all posts
Monday, June 22, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Intro to Computer Graphics Final
Hey all!
So....I made it through the end of the quarter - yay! :) I already posted my final paper below so....that was that. :) Success Strategies, again, had nothing worth posting this quarter. My final project for Intro to Computer Graphics was the annual report redesign. We had to redesign the front and back covers and four inner pages. So.....I chose to redesign the annual report for Barnes & Noble. Here is the link to the real report: http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/for_investors/annual_reports/Barnes_%26_Noble_2007_Annual_Report.pdf
So - here are my redesigned pages:
Cover Page:
Inside Pages:
Back Cover:
The front and back covers were Week 10's assignments, and utilized my redesigned logo on the back cover. I never received my grade/feedback for Week 10, so I just went ahead and used them. We'll see how that grade turns out. Eek! So....that's Intro to Computer Graphics - Typography to follow!
So....I made it through the end of the quarter - yay! :) I already posted my final paper below so....that was that. :) Success Strategies, again, had nothing worth posting this quarter. My final project for Intro to Computer Graphics was the annual report redesign. We had to redesign the front and back covers and four inner pages. So.....I chose to redesign the annual report for Barnes & Noble. Here is the link to the real report: http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/for_investors/annual_reports/Barnes_%26_Noble_2007_Annual_Report.pdf
So - here are my redesigned pages:
Cover Page:
Inside Pages:
Back Cover:
The front and back covers were Week 10's assignments, and utilized my redesigned logo on the back cover. I never received my grade/feedback for Week 10, so I just went ahead and used them. We'll see how that grade turns out. Eek! So....that's Intro to Computer Graphics - Typography to follow!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Two Down, Two to Go!
Well....this week is starting off interesting. First, I couldn't sleep for anything last night. Got up and busy early this morning, which was good. Turns out instead of everything being due Sunday as usual, it's all due by midnight on Friday. Good thing I got a head start. I am completely done with my Success Strategies class. English is completed and submitted too. Computer Graphics and Typography require waiting for some feedback, but I am making progress. The end is in sight. If things keep going this well, I should be done with my school week a bit earlier than planned and get a head start on relaxing (and worrying about my final grades). More new postings to come! Laters!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Week 10 - The End, It Is Near
Hey all.
So....pretty crazy week this week. Lots going on personally and then a lot of things going on school-wise.
My classes have been okay this week, just requiring a lot of design work. Intro to Computer Graphics was redesigning the front and back cover of our annual reports. Since we're doing this on real companies and all, I don't think I should post anything just to cover my ass as far as copyright and what-not, ya know? ;) I'm happy with my submissions though - we'll see what my instructor thinks.
Success Strategies was the usual stupid stuff.
English Composition had to do with identifying logical fallacies. That stuff sincerely messed me up, gotta tell you. But I think I did okay. The discussion was posting our final paper rough drafts for peer review. I managed to slog my way through two of them that were written with at least a semblance of knowledge of the English language. Honestly, I don't know how some of the people in that class are going to pass it, just saying.
Typography....ah yes, the bane of my educational existence this quarter. I only got 72% on my brochure from last week. I redesigned it and was going to resubmit it hoping for a better grade, but then he posted something in his usual jerkoff style on the main announcements page and I decided to just wait and resubmit all the redesigned stuff with my final project. I am so sick of this asshole, I can't even tell you.
So....this week's typography assignment is the newsletter that goes with the rest of our portfolio for our mock company. Just as a reminder, mine is a feminist film studio. So....here are the two pages I mocked up for my newsletter:
Page 1
Page 2
So....that's that. We'll see what he says.
It turns out I have a final essay exam in English, a final research paper in Success Strategies, plus the completion of my final annual report project in Intro to Computer Graphics, and the final redesigning and submission of all of my portfolio contents in Typography, plus discussions in all of these classes as well. So....this week is going to be insanely busy. But it is the last week. I shall keep y'all apprised as things move forward. So far, I am maintaining my 4.0, but the A in Typography is just by the skin of my teeth. We shall see.
As always, constructive feedback is appreciated. Cheers all!
So....pretty crazy week this week. Lots going on personally and then a lot of things going on school-wise.
My classes have been okay this week, just requiring a lot of design work. Intro to Computer Graphics was redesigning the front and back cover of our annual reports. Since we're doing this on real companies and all, I don't think I should post anything just to cover my ass as far as copyright and what-not, ya know? ;) I'm happy with my submissions though - we'll see what my instructor thinks.
Success Strategies was the usual stupid stuff.
English Composition had to do with identifying logical fallacies. That stuff sincerely messed me up, gotta tell you. But I think I did okay. The discussion was posting our final paper rough drafts for peer review. I managed to slog my way through two of them that were written with at least a semblance of knowledge of the English language. Honestly, I don't know how some of the people in that class are going to pass it, just saying.
Typography....ah yes, the bane of my educational existence this quarter. I only got 72% on my brochure from last week. I redesigned it and was going to resubmit it hoping for a better grade, but then he posted something in his usual jerkoff style on the main announcements page and I decided to just wait and resubmit all the redesigned stuff with my final project. I am so sick of this asshole, I can't even tell you.
So....this week's typography assignment is the newsletter that goes with the rest of our portfolio for our mock company. Just as a reminder, mine is a feminist film studio. So....here are the two pages I mocked up for my newsletter:
Page 1
Page 2
So....that's that. We'll see what he says.
It turns out I have a final essay exam in English, a final research paper in Success Strategies, plus the completion of my final annual report project in Intro to Computer Graphics, and the final redesigning and submission of all of my portfolio contents in Typography, plus discussions in all of these classes as well. So....this week is going to be insanely busy. But it is the last week. I shall keep y'all apprised as things move forward. So far, I am maintaining my 4.0, but the A in Typography is just by the skin of my teeth. We shall see.
As always, constructive feedback is appreciated. Cheers all!
Friday, June 5, 2009
Week 8 Grade Results
Hi all.
Things have been a little weird for me this week. I think part of it is just that I've hit a bit of a weird moody time, and part of it was enjoying having the house all to myself. Either way, I've had some motivational problems in getting my schoolwork done this week. Another possible contribution could be that the quarter is winding down and I'm ready to be done. :) Two more weeks and then this quarter is over.
I finally sent off two assignments yesterday (English Comp & Intro to Computer Graphics), and I'm still trying to finish Typography.
English Comp was the rough draft of my final paper. I'm not going to post it here, but I'm happy with it and will look forward to seeing the feedback I receive for it. For Week 10, we're doing peer reviews of our rough drafts so....that should be interesting (or whatever).
Intro to Computer Graphics was designing the logos for our final annual report redesign projects. We had to submit 10 different variations of our brainstorming activities, then our final logo design. Here are my brainstorming ideas:
For my final logo design, I decided to go with a simple typographic design so....here it is:
Typography's assignment that I am still working on is the brochure that goes with our final project. I will be back to post it once it's completed.
And finally, here is the grade breakdown for Week 8:
Success Strategies - Overall Class Percentage: 110.81%
Week 8 Discussion 100%
Week 8 Quiz 93.33% (no indication of what question was missed)
English Composition - Overall Class Percentage: 98.82%
Week 8 Discussion 100%
Week 8 Written Assignment 96.67% (he was supposed to attach
something detailing what was wrong with my assignment
that he deducted, but I still haven't seen it.)
Intro to Computer Graphics - Overall Class Percentage: 99.21%
Week 8 Application Assignment 100%
Week 8 Discussion 100%
Week 8 Revitalization Project 100%
Typography - Overall Class Percentage: 93.02%
Week 8 Discussion 100%
Week 8 Flyer 92% (23 of 25 points)
So....that's the latest from here. I will be back to post my Typography final brochure once I get it completed, which better be tonight! As always, thoughts? - Leave 'em!
Things have been a little weird for me this week. I think part of it is just that I've hit a bit of a weird moody time, and part of it was enjoying having the house all to myself. Either way, I've had some motivational problems in getting my schoolwork done this week. Another possible contribution could be that the quarter is winding down and I'm ready to be done. :) Two more weeks and then this quarter is over.
I finally sent off two assignments yesterday (English Comp & Intro to Computer Graphics), and I'm still trying to finish Typography.
English Comp was the rough draft of my final paper. I'm not going to post it here, but I'm happy with it and will look forward to seeing the feedback I receive for it. For Week 10, we're doing peer reviews of our rough drafts so....that should be interesting (or whatever).
Intro to Computer Graphics was designing the logos for our final annual report redesign projects. We had to submit 10 different variations of our brainstorming activities, then our final logo design. Here are my brainstorming ideas:
For my final logo design, I decided to go with a simple typographic design so....here it is:
Typography's assignment that I am still working on is the brochure that goes with our final project. I will be back to post it once it's completed.
And finally, here is the grade breakdown for Week 8:
Success Strategies - Overall Class Percentage: 110.81%
Week 8 Discussion 100%
Week 8 Quiz 93.33% (no indication of what question was missed)
English Composition - Overall Class Percentage: 98.82%
Week 8 Discussion 100%
Week 8 Written Assignment 96.67% (he was supposed to attach
something detailing what was wrong with my assignment
that he deducted, but I still haven't seen it.)
Intro to Computer Graphics - Overall Class Percentage: 99.21%
Week 8 Application Assignment 100%
Week 8 Discussion 100%
Week 8 Revitalization Project 100%
Typography - Overall Class Percentage: 93.02%
Week 8 Discussion 100%
Week 8 Flyer 92% (23 of 25 points)
So....that's the latest from here. I will be back to post my Typography final brochure once I get it completed, which better be tonight! As always, thoughts? - Leave 'em!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Summer Schedule Is Out!
Hey all!
Hope everyone had a good Memorial Day weekend and thanked a vet! :)
Classes this week are pretty quiet. I guess the instructors decided to give themselves a quieter week with the holiday, so assignments are pretty light. Success Strategies had a dorky quiz and discussion. Intro to Computer Graphics is all about color this week and making up color palettes. Nothing worth posting. For English Composition this week, we have to go online and find two reviews for the same movie and evaluate them. Again, not really worth posting. Typography this week is the flyer that goes along with our Final Project. I will be completing that today or tomorrow and posting it. :) So....pretty quiet week school-wise.
New schedules for Summer Quarter came out today. I've already confirmed mine and new classes start July 6th. We have about three weeks off between quarters. That will give me time to play with these Adobe programs some more, and also to play around on a bunch of different design and tutorial sites that I've found through Twitter. There are some awesome design peeps on Twitter posting some great info!
So....my schedule for Summer Quarter includes my first campus classes. I decided not to take an extra class, but to stick with the standard full-time four-class schedule to evaluate how I do with it before adding anymore. Success Strategies wasn't really much of a class this quarter so....I want to make sure I can handle the real, full course load before adding anything to the mix. That said, my four classes for Summer are:
Drawing Design and Art Theory (campus class - 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays)
E-Commerce (online class)
Introduction to 3D Arts and Animation (campus class - 6:00 p.m. on Fridays)
Introduction to Business (online class)
I think the Intro to Business class will be a bit of a snoozer, as may E-Commerce. I do hope to get some extra ideas from both for help with my Etsy and Artfire businesses though. Drawing Design and Art Theory should be very challenging for me. I'm not a good freehand drawer so....we'll see how that one goes. :) Intro to 3D Arts and Animation is an integral course for my major so I'm very, very excited about that class!
So....Summer Quarter schedule looks good to me. I should be receiving my books for those classes shortly and will be spending my time between quarters studying them, working on learning my software better, and browsing all those good design sites.
I feel I made the right choice in choosing Digital Design and Animation for my major. It's interesting, challenging, and keeps me on my toes. I certainly haven't lost interest in my classes or become bored (Success Strategies notwithstanding). I have been frustrated and challenged, yes - but this is a good thing. School has always been easy for me, so having challenge involved has been excellent. I'm looking forward to moving on with my studies!
That's the latest from here. Back later to post my Typography Flyer. Cheers!
Hope everyone had a good Memorial Day weekend and thanked a vet! :)
Classes this week are pretty quiet. I guess the instructors decided to give themselves a quieter week with the holiday, so assignments are pretty light. Success Strategies had a dorky quiz and discussion. Intro to Computer Graphics is all about color this week and making up color palettes. Nothing worth posting. For English Composition this week, we have to go online and find two reviews for the same movie and evaluate them. Again, not really worth posting. Typography this week is the flyer that goes along with our Final Project. I will be completing that today or tomorrow and posting it. :) So....pretty quiet week school-wise.
New schedules for Summer Quarter came out today. I've already confirmed mine and new classes start July 6th. We have about three weeks off between quarters. That will give me time to play with these Adobe programs some more, and also to play around on a bunch of different design and tutorial sites that I've found through Twitter. There are some awesome design peeps on Twitter posting some great info!
So....my schedule for Summer Quarter includes my first campus classes. I decided not to take an extra class, but to stick with the standard full-time four-class schedule to evaluate how I do with it before adding anymore. Success Strategies wasn't really much of a class this quarter so....I want to make sure I can handle the real, full course load before adding anything to the mix. That said, my four classes for Summer are:
Drawing Design and Art Theory (campus class - 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays)
E-Commerce (online class)
Introduction to 3D Arts and Animation (campus class - 6:00 p.m. on Fridays)
Introduction to Business (online class)
I think the Intro to Business class will be a bit of a snoozer, as may E-Commerce. I do hope to get some extra ideas from both for help with my Etsy and Artfire businesses though. Drawing Design and Art Theory should be very challenging for me. I'm not a good freehand drawer so....we'll see how that one goes. :) Intro to 3D Arts and Animation is an integral course for my major so I'm very, very excited about that class!
So....Summer Quarter schedule looks good to me. I should be receiving my books for those classes shortly and will be spending my time between quarters studying them, working on learning my software better, and browsing all those good design sites.
I feel I made the right choice in choosing Digital Design and Animation for my major. It's interesting, challenging, and keeps me on my toes. I certainly haven't lost interest in my classes or become bored (Success Strategies notwithstanding). I have been frustrated and challenged, yes - but this is a good thing. School has always been easy for me, so having challenge involved has been excellent. I'm looking forward to moving on with my studies!
That's the latest from here. Back later to post my Typography Flyer. Cheers!
Friday, May 22, 2009
The End of Week 7
Hi all!
So....Week 7 is done! I just finished sending off my last two assignments. It took me forever to get them done, and I reworked each about five times, but I'm happy with the final results. Will my instructors be happy? Who knows?!! But I am.
Before I share my new stuff, let me drop this on you - I received my official mid-term grades and they are all A's. SWEET! :) Still have not received my quiz grade in English yet, but I received my other two grades in Computer Graphics and they are both A's. Week 7 was pretty good to me, let's hope the trend continues.
On that note, my assignment in Intro to Computer Graphics was to redesign a movie poster. This was hard for me, as I do not feel confident enough in my amateur abilities to be critiquing any professional's work. But, the assignment called for what the assignment called for, so in the end I went with Resident Evil. Check out moviegoods.com to see the range of posters for the movie that are professional. This is my redesign:
I was pretty impressed with myself there. :) Course, it doesn't take much, right? ;)
For my Typography class, this week's assignments were to create our business card and letterhead to go with our final project. Again, I impressed myself here and I really like how these came out. YMMV. :)
Business card:
Letterhead:
So....that's it for Week 7. Whew! :) I have not actually looked at Week 8 yet because I have been determined to finish Week 7 first. As I've been wrestling with these last two assignments, I didn't get much good sleep last night, so I will probably crash early tonight and start Week 8 tomorrow.
I also received word that new schedules will be posted on Monday or Tuesday for summer quarter, so I will know shortly what new classes/tortures we all have to look forward to. :)
Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend y'all! As always, comments and feedback are welcome. Constructive, please. Cheers!
So....Week 7 is done! I just finished sending off my last two assignments. It took me forever to get them done, and I reworked each about five times, but I'm happy with the final results. Will my instructors be happy? Who knows?!! But I am.
Before I share my new stuff, let me drop this on you - I received my official mid-term grades and they are all A's. SWEET! :) Still have not received my quiz grade in English yet, but I received my other two grades in Computer Graphics and they are both A's. Week 7 was pretty good to me, let's hope the trend continues.
On that note, my assignment in Intro to Computer Graphics was to redesign a movie poster. This was hard for me, as I do not feel confident enough in my amateur abilities to be critiquing any professional's work. But, the assignment called for what the assignment called for, so in the end I went with Resident Evil. Check out moviegoods.com to see the range of posters for the movie that are professional. This is my redesign:
I was pretty impressed with myself there. :) Course, it doesn't take much, right? ;)
For my Typography class, this week's assignments were to create our business card and letterhead to go with our final project. Again, I impressed myself here and I really like how these came out. YMMV. :)
Business card:
Letterhead:
So....that's it for Week 7. Whew! :) I have not actually looked at Week 8 yet because I have been determined to finish Week 7 first. As I've been wrestling with these last two assignments, I didn't get much good sleep last night, so I will probably crash early tonight and start Week 8 tomorrow.
I also received word that new schedules will be posted on Monday or Tuesday for summer quarter, so I will know shortly what new classes/tortures we all have to look forward to. :)
Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend y'all! As always, comments and feedback are welcome. Constructive, please. Cheers!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
SHAZAM!!!!!
I'm just....wow....jaw on the floor here. I received my grade back in Typography on my proposal from last week and....I got 100%! 100%! On the discussion and my proposal both! My overall percentage in that class is now over 93%! I'm just....wow. Didn't see that coming! I'm excited! Elated! And also - a little weirded out - but that's okay. :)
For my English Comp paper from last week? - 100%! He basically said it was awesome (which it was) so...yay me! 100% on the discussion in that class too. No grade back yet on the quiz.
Success Strategies for last week - 100% on my written assignment, no grade back for the discussion yet.
Intro to Comp Graphics turned up 100% for discussion so far, still waiting for grades on my application assignment and my final project assignment.
So....awesome grades for last week! Yay me! :)
This week, for English Comp we had to write a persuasive letter to a city council lobbying either for or against a book ban. Well, I'm totally against banning books so.....here's my letter:
Dear Council Members:
The American politician and writer Clare Boothe Luce once said, “Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there.” Truer words were never spoken.
Certain amongst our city’s citizens have voiced concern that their children should not be exposed to the content of certain books in our city’s public library. As parents, I agree that they are single-handedly responsible for raising their children to their own ethical and moral standards, and I applaud their determination. However, not everyone holds the same beliefs in our society, and America’s foundation as a nation is one of freedom of thought, expression, and word.
Though I admire the zeal of the parents supporting the book ban, I cannot agree with them or endorse their request. I am a regular patron and supporter of our public library, and am also a fan of the books on this proposed ban list. I am not a child that needs policing, and I take offense to anyone trying to determine what a person in our free society thinks, reads, or learns.
The concerns of these parents can be handled in a very simple way, one that does not require a vote on curtailing the rights of others. If they do not wish their children to be exposed to these books, then they need to establish that regulation at home, not try to force it on the rest of this city’s citizens.
As an educated individual with a passionate love for our country and the freedoms for which it stands, I cannot fathom how anyone could vote to turn back time and deny freedom to others in this society. Censorship at its most basic level is as un-American an action as it is possible to take. We are not in some third-world, clerically patrolled nation that needs some parental authority to tell us what to think, where to go, or what to do. We are free, intelligent Americans who can determine best for ourselves and our families as individuals what is best for us. We do not need a collective to determine what is fit for us to learn and read and what is not.
I sincerely hope that you vote not to ban access to great literature that educates, informs and entertains on the basis of archaic concerns from a radical few looking to curtail the freedoms our forefathers fought for us to enjoy. I hope you choose the right path and vote to keep our public library free and accessible to all who wish to learn and absorb knowledge in all its varied and wonderful forms.
Thank you and have a nice day.
Sincerely,
I think that's a pretty good submission for that assignment. :) For Success Strategies we are doing a stupid topic cubing thing that is annoying the hell out of me. For Intro to Computer Graphics, we have to redesign a movie poster using the 7 essential elements of design. Problem is, I'm having trouble finding a crappy poster to redesign. Seriously, they should be good and representative before anyone lets them be released as promos for their movie, right? So....that's still a work in progress. For Typography, my business card and letterhead for my final project are due this week.
So....that's what's on tap for this week and grades so far. Marvel with me at that Typography one, won't you? ;) Cheers and back later with new posts!
For my English Comp paper from last week? - 100%! He basically said it was awesome (which it was) so...yay me! 100% on the discussion in that class too. No grade back yet on the quiz.
Success Strategies for last week - 100% on my written assignment, no grade back for the discussion yet.
Intro to Comp Graphics turned up 100% for discussion so far, still waiting for grades on my application assignment and my final project assignment.
So....awesome grades for last week! Yay me! :)
This week, for English Comp we had to write a persuasive letter to a city council lobbying either for or against a book ban. Well, I'm totally against banning books so.....here's my letter:
Dear Council Members:
The American politician and writer Clare Boothe Luce once said, “Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there.” Truer words were never spoken.
Certain amongst our city’s citizens have voiced concern that their children should not be exposed to the content of certain books in our city’s public library. As parents, I agree that they are single-handedly responsible for raising their children to their own ethical and moral standards, and I applaud their determination. However, not everyone holds the same beliefs in our society, and America’s foundation as a nation is one of freedom of thought, expression, and word.
Though I admire the zeal of the parents supporting the book ban, I cannot agree with them or endorse their request. I am a regular patron and supporter of our public library, and am also a fan of the books on this proposed ban list. I am not a child that needs policing, and I take offense to anyone trying to determine what a person in our free society thinks, reads, or learns.
The concerns of these parents can be handled in a very simple way, one that does not require a vote on curtailing the rights of others. If they do not wish their children to be exposed to these books, then they need to establish that regulation at home, not try to force it on the rest of this city’s citizens.
As an educated individual with a passionate love for our country and the freedoms for which it stands, I cannot fathom how anyone could vote to turn back time and deny freedom to others in this society. Censorship at its most basic level is as un-American an action as it is possible to take. We are not in some third-world, clerically patrolled nation that needs some parental authority to tell us what to think, where to go, or what to do. We are free, intelligent Americans who can determine best for ourselves and our families as individuals what is best for us. We do not need a collective to determine what is fit for us to learn and read and what is not.
I sincerely hope that you vote not to ban access to great literature that educates, informs and entertains on the basis of archaic concerns from a radical few looking to curtail the freedoms our forefathers fought for us to enjoy. I hope you choose the right path and vote to keep our public library free and accessible to all who wish to learn and absorb knowledge in all its varied and wonderful forms.
Thank you and have a nice day.
Sincerely,
I think that's a pretty good submission for that assignment. :) For Success Strategies we are doing a stupid topic cubing thing that is annoying the hell out of me. For Intro to Computer Graphics, we have to redesign a movie poster using the 7 essential elements of design. Problem is, I'm having trouble finding a crappy poster to redesign. Seriously, they should be good and representative before anyone lets them be released as promos for their movie, right? So....that's still a work in progress. For Typography, my business card and letterhead for my final project are due this week.
So....that's what's on tap for this week and grades so far. Marvel with me at that Typography one, won't you? ;) Cheers and back later with new posts!
Friday, May 15, 2009
End of Week 6 and Mid-Term
Hi all.
Sorry I'm a bit late in getting on here and updating. Things have been kind of crazy and my brain has not been cooperating with me on functioning and deadlines and that sort of thing. Mother's Day weekend kinda threw off my study mojo too. But I do have lots to report.
So this was the end of Week 6 of classes. Week 6 was Mid-Term. I didn't have any mid-term tests or anything, just a quiz in English Comp. It's also, I think, a good time to take a look at where my grades stand and give a little review of what I think of my classes so far. So....without further ado:
Success Strategies
Overall grade so far: 115%
Week 5 discussion grade: 120%
Week 5 written assignment grade: 100%
The reason my percentages are so high is because you get extra points if you have everything turned in by Friday. Since this is my "bird" course, I tend to do all of that work first, and then I just have my follow-up posting which I do off and on throughout the week. Kinda dull. The course is boring and kind of a waste of money in my opinion. But I can see how it might help people coming to college with no higher educational background. That said, the instructor is okay, but he auto-replies to all posts with the same reply and that is kind of obviously phoning it in. That kind of stuff kinda bugs me, but - whatever. At least it's one class that I can do on autopilot this quarter.
English Composition
Overall grade so far: 98.53%
Week 5 discussion grade: not in yet!!!
Week 5 outline grade: 100%
I am enjoying this class. I love to write and I find that it is recharging my creative writing battery. Some of the assignments feel kind of lame, but they are still good for getting the creative juices flowing. The instructor doesn't engage much, but he puts up great notes every week and gives good feedback. Most of my elective options are writing classes and I hope to have him as an instructor again.
Intro to Computer Graphics
Overall grade so far: 100%
Week 5 application assignment grade: 100%
Week 5 discussion grade: 100%
Week 5 revitalization project grade: 100%
This class has been on one hand good and on the other endlessly annoying. The good: I like my instructor very much. She engages with the class, gives really great feedback, posts awesome lecture notes and you can tell she really likes teaching and wants to help us the most she can. The bad: I wish they had not changed this course and removed the software tutorials and tutorial books from the class. Most everyone is coming into these classes with no training in this software and it's been really hard to get the hang of things. But, overall, I'm enjoying the class and this is another instructor I would love to have further classes with.
Typography
Overall grade so far: 92%
Week 5 discussion grade: 100%
Week 5 written assignment grade: 90%
Typography - yeah. I think y'all are pretty clear on how I feel about this class. I am about five seconds away from having a serious discussion with the Academic Dean about this instructor. His attitude is extremely unprofessional, he pimps himself all the time, he has a really bad ego and I am not paying $430 a credit hour to kiss this guy's ass. Yes, in the work world you have to deal with douchebags. If I'm paying for a class, however, I expect my instructor to teach well, to actually do more than just decide whether or not he likes something and grade on that scale and not the lessons completed, and I expect more instruction and less egotistical asshattery. If I find myself having to deal with this instructor again EVER, I am going to have to have a serious talk with the school. Having worked in higher education and supported part-time and adjunct instructors, I know this guy's type. Most of them get fired for pulling the kind of crap he's pulling. Someone needs to be censured is all I'm saying. And also, he needs to stop posting and pimping his pedestrian naked woman art work that he thinks is so cutting edge and fly. Dude - that's the same shit everyone else is posting - you are not unique. Sorry. Ass.
So...that's the latest from there. Assignments this week were kind of standard. Standard stupid written assignment in Success Strategies. English Comp is our second expository essay that I have drafted, but need to go over again and polish up - I'll post it later. Computer Graphics was all about fonts this week and typography (irony!). Nothing really worth posting, just playing with fonts and then typing up a report on how we plan to redesign our final project annual report. Typography was doing a formal proposal for our final project. I decided to do what I want to do and what will be fun for me, and also play with an idea for a company I hope to have some day so - - I chose my fictional company to be a feminist film studio. Asshat instructor should love that. :) I made up a little letterhead and wrote a business letter proposal. I'd post it but it has personal info on it so....no. :) Love ya Internets, but not that much.
So....that's the latest for this week. New assignments should post here in about 15 minutes and I may just stay up and start classes tonight as I'm wide awake. We shall see. I may post this, take my shower, and feel like passing out. :) Like I said, once I have my essay fully polished, I'll post it here, which should be some time tomorrow. Hope y'all are having good weeks. Take care and be back later! Cheers!
Sorry I'm a bit late in getting on here and updating. Things have been kind of crazy and my brain has not been cooperating with me on functioning and deadlines and that sort of thing. Mother's Day weekend kinda threw off my study mojo too. But I do have lots to report.
So this was the end of Week 6 of classes. Week 6 was Mid-Term. I didn't have any mid-term tests or anything, just a quiz in English Comp. It's also, I think, a good time to take a look at where my grades stand and give a little review of what I think of my classes so far. So....without further ado:
Success Strategies
Overall grade so far: 115%
Week 5 discussion grade: 120%
Week 5 written assignment grade: 100%
The reason my percentages are so high is because you get extra points if you have everything turned in by Friday. Since this is my "bird" course, I tend to do all of that work first, and then I just have my follow-up posting which I do off and on throughout the week. Kinda dull. The course is boring and kind of a waste of money in my opinion. But I can see how it might help people coming to college with no higher educational background. That said, the instructor is okay, but he auto-replies to all posts with the same reply and that is kind of obviously phoning it in. That kind of stuff kinda bugs me, but - whatever. At least it's one class that I can do on autopilot this quarter.
English Composition
Overall grade so far: 98.53%
Week 5 discussion grade: not in yet!!!
Week 5 outline grade: 100%
I am enjoying this class. I love to write and I find that it is recharging my creative writing battery. Some of the assignments feel kind of lame, but they are still good for getting the creative juices flowing. The instructor doesn't engage much, but he puts up great notes every week and gives good feedback. Most of my elective options are writing classes and I hope to have him as an instructor again.
Intro to Computer Graphics
Overall grade so far: 100%
Week 5 application assignment grade: 100%
Week 5 discussion grade: 100%
Week 5 revitalization project grade: 100%
This class has been on one hand good and on the other endlessly annoying. The good: I like my instructor very much. She engages with the class, gives really great feedback, posts awesome lecture notes and you can tell she really likes teaching and wants to help us the most she can. The bad: I wish they had not changed this course and removed the software tutorials and tutorial books from the class. Most everyone is coming into these classes with no training in this software and it's been really hard to get the hang of things. But, overall, I'm enjoying the class and this is another instructor I would love to have further classes with.
Typography
Overall grade so far: 92%
Week 5 discussion grade: 100%
Week 5 written assignment grade: 90%
Typography - yeah. I think y'all are pretty clear on how I feel about this class. I am about five seconds away from having a serious discussion with the Academic Dean about this instructor. His attitude is extremely unprofessional, he pimps himself all the time, he has a really bad ego and I am not paying $430 a credit hour to kiss this guy's ass. Yes, in the work world you have to deal with douchebags. If I'm paying for a class, however, I expect my instructor to teach well, to actually do more than just decide whether or not he likes something and grade on that scale and not the lessons completed, and I expect more instruction and less egotistical asshattery. If I find myself having to deal with this instructor again EVER, I am going to have to have a serious talk with the school. Having worked in higher education and supported part-time and adjunct instructors, I know this guy's type. Most of them get fired for pulling the kind of crap he's pulling. Someone needs to be censured is all I'm saying. And also, he needs to stop posting and pimping his pedestrian naked woman art work that he thinks is so cutting edge and fly. Dude - that's the same shit everyone else is posting - you are not unique. Sorry. Ass.
So...that's the latest from there. Assignments this week were kind of standard. Standard stupid written assignment in Success Strategies. English Comp is our second expository essay that I have drafted, but need to go over again and polish up - I'll post it later. Computer Graphics was all about fonts this week and typography (irony!). Nothing really worth posting, just playing with fonts and then typing up a report on how we plan to redesign our final project annual report. Typography was doing a formal proposal for our final project. I decided to do what I want to do and what will be fun for me, and also play with an idea for a company I hope to have some day so - - I chose my fictional company to be a feminist film studio. Asshat instructor should love that. :) I made up a little letterhead and wrote a business letter proposal. I'd post it but it has personal info on it so....no. :) Love ya Internets, but not that much.
So....that's the latest for this week. New assignments should post here in about 15 minutes and I may just stay up and start classes tonight as I'm wide awake. We shall see. I may post this, take my shower, and feel like passing out. :) Like I said, once I have my essay fully polished, I'll post it here, which should be some time tomorrow. Hope y'all are having good weeks. Take care and be back later! Cheers!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Final Week 4 Results
Hello again all!
My final grade for Week 4 just came in from my Intro to Computer Graphics class. And - it's 100%! Woot! You know, the more I participate in these classes, the more I can see that there really do need to be more women actively involved in the design fields. I am totally and completely on the same wavelength with my Intro to Computer Graphics instructor, a woman. I am on completely opposite wavelength with my Typography instructor, a man. This has all really opened my eyes up to the facts of how differently women and men see things and how it really is imperative for there to be more women in the industry creating content that specifically speaks to women. That's my goal anyway. :)
So....our assignments for Intro to Computer Graphics this week were a discussion, which is done, and choosing the inner pages of our annual report that we are revising. I chose the CEO pages and some pages of data that I want to redesign into graphs - I love doing graphs. :)
Our last assignment for this week had to do with using grids in design. Personally, this was completely new and interesting to me. I got/had to learn a new program for these assignments - InDesign - and I kind of enjoyed it. It was a little bit frustrating, but the practical applications are numerous for publishing. Very cool. (See how quickly once I get the jist of things something I loathe can become something I love?) :)
Anyhoo....our assignment was to do two different grid layouts using text of our choice and sparkling it up with graphics if we wanted. I used my expository essay on how Hawaii became a state for my text and picked up some graphics on Photobucket for the pictures. The first layout I did was graphical and kind of looks like something you'd see as a feature in a magazine. I did it in two-column style and it's one-and-a-half pages. The second layout I did was not graphical and is just your standard magazine article "filler"-type piece. I did it as a three-column piece with no graphical elements. So....without further ado - here they are! (I think they came out kinda cool.). :)
So, there ends Week 4's grades and Week 5's assignments. I have already moved on to Week 6's reading and we are getting our projects for Typography introduced when new lessons post tomorrow - that should be fun (not). Also - our first drafts of our final paper for English are due in two weeks so I'm getting ahead on my reading to get prepared to write that. We are also going to have another expository essay to write this week. No required reading for Success Strategies, just dorky stuff on academic honesty. We're actually studying a typography lesson in Intro to Computer Graphics this week and working on choosing the typefaces we're going to use for our redesign final projects.
That's the latest. Hope you're enjoying the fun along with me. It will be interesting to see how the grades shake out for this week's assignments, especially Typography. :) Thoughts? Leave 'em!
My final grade for Week 4 just came in from my Intro to Computer Graphics class. And - it's 100%! Woot! You know, the more I participate in these classes, the more I can see that there really do need to be more women actively involved in the design fields. I am totally and completely on the same wavelength with my Intro to Computer Graphics instructor, a woman. I am on completely opposite wavelength with my Typography instructor, a man. This has all really opened my eyes up to the facts of how differently women and men see things and how it really is imperative for there to be more women in the industry creating content that specifically speaks to women. That's my goal anyway. :)
So....our assignments for Intro to Computer Graphics this week were a discussion, which is done, and choosing the inner pages of our annual report that we are revising. I chose the CEO pages and some pages of data that I want to redesign into graphs - I love doing graphs. :)
Our last assignment for this week had to do with using grids in design. Personally, this was completely new and interesting to me. I got/had to learn a new program for these assignments - InDesign - and I kind of enjoyed it. It was a little bit frustrating, but the practical applications are numerous for publishing. Very cool. (See how quickly once I get the jist of things something I loathe can become something I love?) :)
Anyhoo....our assignment was to do two different grid layouts using text of our choice and sparkling it up with graphics if we wanted. I used my expository essay on how Hawaii became a state for my text and picked up some graphics on Photobucket for the pictures. The first layout I did was graphical and kind of looks like something you'd see as a feature in a magazine. I did it in two-column style and it's one-and-a-half pages. The second layout I did was not graphical and is just your standard magazine article "filler"-type piece. I did it as a three-column piece with no graphical elements. So....without further ado - here they are! (I think they came out kinda cool.). :)
So, there ends Week 4's grades and Week 5's assignments. I have already moved on to Week 6's reading and we are getting our projects for Typography introduced when new lessons post tomorrow - that should be fun (not). Also - our first drafts of our final paper for English are due in two weeks so I'm getting ahead on my reading to get prepared to write that. We are also going to have another expository essay to write this week. No required reading for Success Strategies, just dorky stuff on academic honesty. We're actually studying a typography lesson in Intro to Computer Graphics this week and working on choosing the typefaces we're going to use for our redesign final projects.
That's the latest. Hope you're enjoying the fun along with me. It will be interesting to see how the grades shake out for this week's assignments, especially Typography. :) Thoughts? Leave 'em!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Monday Again? Already??!
Happy Monday y'all!
So...hope everyone had good weekends and that your Mondays are going well. So far mine is pretty damn awesome! :) Got my results from Success Strategies and English Comp for last week - 100% on both - yay me! 100% on my discussion for Typography too. Dunno about my assignment yet. No word on anything for Intro to Computer Graphics. We shall see.
As is every woman's prerogative, I changed my mind and have decided not to post any Success Strategies stuff. It's an interesting discussion and everything this week (for once), but nothing any of y'all hanging around here would give a shit about so...just trust me - cool discussion, nothing major. MOVING ON! :)
So for English Comp this week, we have to submit an outline for our Research Essay Project. Our discussion is a peer review of our thesis statements. Considering the previous peer review adventure, this is going to suck like a Hoover. But, I posted mine anyway. My thesis statement is: 'A more diverse film industry that includes more women in higher level positions will help ensure that the portrayals of women and girls, and their life experiences, are more accurately depicted in films'. You know I'm right! ;)
The problem I am facing now is with the outline. See, I'm not one of those writers who can write from an outline, I just can't do it. So to get the damn outline, I'm going to have to write the whole freaking paper, then pull the outline from there. Ugh! Not to mention, I have three assignments this week in Intro to Computer Graphics, plus my normal torture session in Typography so....it's going to be an interesting week. :)
Anyhow....that's the latest from here. Still trying to keep up that GPA and all. I'll update with more info and assignments as I have 'em. Stay cool y'all! Thoughts? Post 'em! :)
So...hope everyone had good weekends and that your Mondays are going well. So far mine is pretty damn awesome! :) Got my results from Success Strategies and English Comp for last week - 100% on both - yay me! 100% on my discussion for Typography too. Dunno about my assignment yet. No word on anything for Intro to Computer Graphics. We shall see.
As is every woman's prerogative, I changed my mind and have decided not to post any Success Strategies stuff. It's an interesting discussion and everything this week (for once), but nothing any of y'all hanging around here would give a shit about so...just trust me - cool discussion, nothing major. MOVING ON! :)
So for English Comp this week, we have to submit an outline for our Research Essay Project. Our discussion is a peer review of our thesis statements. Considering the previous peer review adventure, this is going to suck like a Hoover. But, I posted mine anyway. My thesis statement is: 'A more diverse film industry that includes more women in higher level positions will help ensure that the portrayals of women and girls, and their life experiences, are more accurately depicted in films'. You know I'm right! ;)
The problem I am facing now is with the outline. See, I'm not one of those writers who can write from an outline, I just can't do it. So to get the damn outline, I'm going to have to write the whole freaking paper, then pull the outline from there. Ugh! Not to mention, I have three assignments this week in Intro to Computer Graphics, plus my normal torture session in Typography so....it's going to be an interesting week. :)
Anyhow....that's the latest from here. Still trying to keep up that GPA and all. I'll update with more info and assignments as I have 'em. Stay cool y'all! Thoughts? Post 'em! :)
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Update!!
Howdy again y'all!
So...you know what's hella fun? (not) Having two different instructors waxing poetic about their software program of choice and telling you that theirs is THE ONE TRUE WAY AND ALL OTHERS SUCK IT! Yeah, that's just such a blast. What. Ever.
Anyhoo....busy day today. I spent a lot of time online and chatting with my school's librarian on the research front for my annotated bibliography for my big English Comp research paper assignment. I found some really AWESOME stuff! I still have to wade through it and get it all typed up but....look for coolness to come a bit later! ;)
I'm still waiting on my grades from last week for both English Comp and Typography. I have another assignment due in Typography (another flyer thingie redesign), but I'm hesitant to do too much work on it until I get my grade from last week and see if I'm on the right track he wants. We shall see. I have until Saturday night so....hopefully he'll post my grade between now and tomorrow. :)
For last week's Success Strategies - A! (Did you doubt it? You shouldn't.) For last week's Intro to Computer Graphics - A! Hee! I love A's. They rock - and prove that I rock as well. :)
So....that's the latest update kittens. More will follow. To all y'all checking this blog out - thanks. Please feel free to leave constructive criticism in the comments - I will reply to all. I'm finding keeping this blog really helpful for this return-to-school process, not the least reason of which is that it gives me a place to let it all out, ya know. ;)
Laters!
So...you know what's hella fun? (not) Having two different instructors waxing poetic about their software program of choice and telling you that theirs is THE ONE TRUE WAY AND ALL OTHERS SUCK IT! Yeah, that's just such a blast. What. Ever.
Anyhoo....busy day today. I spent a lot of time online and chatting with my school's librarian on the research front for my annotated bibliography for my big English Comp research paper assignment. I found some really AWESOME stuff! I still have to wade through it and get it all typed up but....look for coolness to come a bit later! ;)
I'm still waiting on my grades from last week for both English Comp and Typography. I have another assignment due in Typography (another flyer thingie redesign), but I'm hesitant to do too much work on it until I get my grade from last week and see if I'm on the right track he wants. We shall see. I have until Saturday night so....hopefully he'll post my grade between now and tomorrow. :)
For last week's Success Strategies - A! (Did you doubt it? You shouldn't.) For last week's Intro to Computer Graphics - A! Hee! I love A's. They rock - and prove that I rock as well. :)
So....that's the latest update kittens. More will follow. To all y'all checking this blog out - thanks. Please feel free to leave constructive criticism in the comments - I will reply to all. I'm finding keeping this blog really helpful for this return-to-school process, not the least reason of which is that it gives me a place to let it all out, ya know. ;)
Laters!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Week 4 Intro to Computer Graphics - Logo Design
Howdy everyone!
Okay - it's Week 4 - are you excited? No? Then why read this - you that bored? Damn - get a life! Just kidding! (maybe)
Anyhoo....this week's Intro to Computer Graphics class is all about logos. So....true to continuing form, I chose to use my Etsy shop for my logo designs. We had to do two logos: one vector-based and one pixel-based. I did my pixel-based in Photoshop and my vector-based in Illustrator and I did actually do the assignment in those programs - no Publisher - how about that, huh?!?!??? :) Proud of me? I am! I'm even feeling froggy enough to actually do my Typography in the proper program this week - check me out! :)
So....there are four different kinds of logos, wordmark, lettermark, symbol mark, and combination mark. We had to use two of the four and I chose to do wordmark and lettermark. So....without further ado - my assignments:
Photoshop Pixel-Based Wordmark Logo:
Illustrator Vector-Based Lettermark Logo:
So there you have it - my logo assignments - what do you think? Personally, I'm partial to the first one, but that's just me. :) Thoughts? Leave 'em! :)
Okay - it's Week 4 - are you excited? No? Then why read this - you that bored? Damn - get a life! Just kidding! (maybe)
Anyhoo....this week's Intro to Computer Graphics class is all about logos. So....true to continuing form, I chose to use my Etsy shop for my logo designs. We had to do two logos: one vector-based and one pixel-based. I did my pixel-based in Photoshop and my vector-based in Illustrator and I did actually do the assignment in those programs - no Publisher - how about that, huh?!?!??? :) Proud of me? I am! I'm even feeling froggy enough to actually do my Typography in the proper program this week - check me out! :)
So....there are four different kinds of logos, wordmark, lettermark, symbol mark, and combination mark. We had to use two of the four and I chose to do wordmark and lettermark. So....without further ado - my assignments:
Photoshop Pixel-Based Wordmark Logo:
Illustrator Vector-Based Lettermark Logo:
So there you have it - my logo assignments - what do you think? Personally, I'm partial to the first one, but that's just me. :) Thoughts? Leave 'em! :)
Friday, April 24, 2009
Week 3 Typography Assignment
And....as threatened.... :) Here is my Typography assignment that I sent in. Basically what we're doing right now is redesigning crappily designed flyers and such that he posts on our class site. I can't show you the before documents because apparently they are SUPER-SPECIAL-HEY-THERE-DON'T-LOOK-AT-MY-STUFF protected docs and I can't so....imagine something really crappy with really crappy graphics and really stupid text and....you'll get there. :) Hint - we aren't allowed to rewrite the text so....not too much imagination required on that front.
Anyhooo.....this is what I came up with this week.
Oh...what's that? What program did I do it in? Ummm...what do you mean? Did I do it in Adobe? Uhhhh....well....sure....okay, yeah. What's that? Oh...have I figured out all those Adobe problems I was having? Well....uhhhh....sure....sure I did. Yeah. It's all squared away....yeah. (that's my story and I'm sticking to it *cough*Publisher*cough*)
Here ya go!
Anyhooo.....this is what I came up with this week.
Oh...what's that? What program did I do it in? Ummm...what do you mean? Did I do it in Adobe? Uhhhh....well....sure....okay, yeah. What's that? Oh...have I figured out all those Adobe problems I was having? Well....uhhhh....sure....sure I did. Yeah. It's all squared away....yeah. (that's my story and I'm sticking to it *cough*Publisher*cough*)
Here ya go!
Week 3 Work
Howdee y'all!! :P
Well...Week 3 of classes is almost complete. I must still finish my Typography assignment, but the rest is done. I just finished sending in my English Comp paper today.
So....here's the run-down on my last posted work - Intro to Computer Graphics - A. English Comp - A. Invisible Success Strategies (which you will never see here) - A. Typography - BASTARD!!! I got a 25/30, which isn't bad per se (it's like 83.3% or something), but if this mutherfucker messes up my GPA, I'm finding the bastard, I'm telling you now! Geez he's in love with himself!!! Ugh!!! So....that was the only blight on my Week 2. No, now that you mention it, I'm not a perfectionist - - why do you ask???
Okay, Week 3 work. Success Strategies was crap about well....something I don't even remember about coming back to college after a long time away so...moving on!
Intro to Computer Graphics was picking an Annual Report to redesign. I chose Barnes & Noble Booksellers, cuz theirs kinda suck. Nice blank canvas to play with - yay! That was it aside from the discussion - pretty quiet week on that topic.
English Composition - - ah, English Comp - yeah....English Comp started out annoying the fuck out of me, but by the end of the week was actually very educational. Our assignment was an expository essay on one of the following topics (and I hate when other people choose my freaking topics - especially when they're this stupid):
1. Explain how the Cold War ended. (Who. cares.)
2. Explain how Hawaii became a state.
3. Explain the pros and cons of nationalism. (Again.who.cares.)
4. Explain the origins of the concept of "free will". (What.Ever. That's free will!)
5. Explain the 1919 "Black Sox" scandal. (Bunch of whiny spoiled ball players threw the series for cash and then whinged when they got caught - explanation enough for you?)
Can you guess which I chose? I'll give you a minute....
Minute's up!! I chose how Hawaii became a state. It's actually very interesting. And very "whitey came and stole our land" which is true so, ya know, it's legit. I didn't know there was still a whole big to-do going on about restoring Hawaii to its own republic - did you know that? No? Well, now ya do! You learned something new today! CONGRATULATIONS!!! :)
So....here's the sitch - the way he wanted this done was kind of expository-essay-writing-for-retards or something, and I don't roll that way, so I did it my way. It was supposed to be 2 pages, but I went all Hermione on it and did almost three; only two sources needed, I cited six - that kind of thing. If he dings me, he dings me, my paper is good. Think I'm being a blowhard? Read for yourself and judge (oh - as always - this is my freaking work except where cited so DON'T STEAL MY SHIT! - I HATE that!):
The Controversial Statehood of Hawaii
When one thinks of a conquering nation, rarely does America come to mind. Founded as it was under the principles of freedom and democracy, it becomes hard to believe that the addition of one of the fifty United States is seen as an act of war. But that is precisely the controversy surrounding the annexation and addition of Hawaii as the 50th state.
Prior to 1840, the Hawaiian Islands were considered the Hawaiian kingdom, presided over by a monarchy, and rich with a culture and vibrancy of its own. In 1778, however, English Captain James Cook came upon the islands, and following his “discovery” of the islands, American whaling fleets, other explorers and adventurers, traders, and eventually New England missionaries found their ways to the islands. With the arrival of the missionaries, the culture and scenery of Hawaii began to change with the addition of the written English language, Protestant and Catholic religions, and American trades and ways of life including horse-drawn vehicles, frame houses, schools, churches, taverns, and mercantiles.
Another arrival that coincided with that of the New England missionaries was the arrival of a group of white businessmen looking to tap into the Islands’ sugar cane market to supplement the loss of America’s sugar cane plantations when the South seceded from the Union during the Civil War. These white planters began to assert greater influence over the Hawaiian King to open up the Islands to private ownership, which finally was accomplished in 1848 with the Great Mahele.
During this time, the white planter minority was also exercising its financial influence to try to reduce tariffs on their sugar cane shipments to the United States. In 1875, the Reciprocity Treaty was signed between the United States and Hawaii to give a duty-free market for Hawaiian sugar, and economic privileges for the United States in Hawaii. In 1887, the Reciprocity Treaty was renewed with the addition of granting the United States the freedom to establish a naval base at Pearl Harbor.
King Kamehameha III began to lose the support of the white planter class when he decided to start trying to reestablish the native Hawaiian culture on the islands. In 1887, a company of white troops forced the Bayonet Constitution on the King, limiting his powers and granting the white planters voting rights. When King Kamehameha III’s successor, Queen Liliuokalani, again tried to revive the Hawaiian culture and monarchy on the Islands, a group of American and European businessmen overthrew her with the help of a group of U.S. Marines from the USS Boston that had been stationed in Pearl Harbor.
United States President Benjamin Harrison had been in favor of the deposing of the Queen in Hawaii, and sent a bill to Congress requesting the annexation of Hawaii to the United States. However, his presidency ended before the bill was passed, and his successor, President Grover Cleveland, withdrew the bill from Congressional consideration. He determined that Hawaii had been unjustly robbed of its freedom “by an act of war, committed with the participation of a diplomatic representative of the United States and without authority of Congress” (“The Controversy over Hawaii”, 1893), and he attempted to help reinstate Queen Liliuokalani and the Hawaiian monarchy.
Unable to complete reinstatement of the Queen before the end of his term, President Cleveland was forced to leave the determination of Hawaii’s fate to his successor, President William McKinley. Prior to his assassination, McKinley agreed to the annexation of Hawaii, and Congress passed the measure in 1898. Hawaii was officially made a territory of the United States of America in 1900, but a vote for statehood was postponed in Congress due to racial attitudes and party politics of the time.
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought both Hawaii and the United States into the Second World War. Owing to the strategic military necessity of Hawaii at that time, following the end of the war in 1945, Hawaii was kept on its path to statehood, eventually being brought into the Union along with Alaska in 1959.
In 1993, however, President Bill Clinton signed United States Public Law 103-150, apologizing to the Native Hawaiian people for the role the United States played in overthrowing the monarchy and occupying the state. As a consequence, a movement continues in the island nation for a restoration of the independence of Hawaii as its own republic, and a restoration of the monarchy.
References
Annexation of Hawaii, 1898. (n.d.) Retrieved April 22, 2009, from http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/gp/17661.htm
The Controversy over Hawaii (2009). In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved April 22, 2009, from Encyclopaedia Britannica Online: http://search.eb/eb/article-9398256
Hawaii. (2009). In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved April 22, 2009, from Encyclopedia Britannica Online: http://search.eb.com/eb/article-79295
Hawaii Becomes Our 50th State. (n.d.) Retrieved April 22, 2009, from http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cg/jb/modern/hawaii_1
Is Hawaii Really a State of the Union? (n.d.) Retrieved April 22, 2009, from http://www.hawaii-nation.org/statehood.html
Reciprocity Treaty of 1875. (2009). In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved April 22, 2009, from Encyclopaedia Britannica Online: http://search.eb.com/eb/articlr-9470906
Now, tell me that wasn't an awesome paper - I dare ya! (At this point, I've honestly been over this damn thing so many times I don't care anymore)
So that's it for schoolwork for Week 3 aside from my Typography, which I still have to complete and turn in before Saturday night and ZOMG! I getter get busy. Back laters with that for your fun and enjoyment. Cheers!
Well...Week 3 of classes is almost complete. I must still finish my Typography assignment, but the rest is done. I just finished sending in my English Comp paper today.
So....here's the run-down on my last posted work - Intro to Computer Graphics - A. English Comp - A. Invisible Success Strategies (which you will never see here) - A. Typography - BASTARD!!! I got a 25/30, which isn't bad per se (it's like 83.3% or something), but if this mutherfucker messes up my GPA, I'm finding the bastard, I'm telling you now! Geez he's in love with himself!!! Ugh!!! So....that was the only blight on my Week 2. No, now that you mention it, I'm not a perfectionist - - why do you ask???
Okay, Week 3 work. Success Strategies was crap about well....something I don't even remember about coming back to college after a long time away so...moving on!
Intro to Computer Graphics was picking an Annual Report to redesign. I chose Barnes & Noble Booksellers, cuz theirs kinda suck. Nice blank canvas to play with - yay! That was it aside from the discussion - pretty quiet week on that topic.
English Composition - - ah, English Comp - yeah....English Comp started out annoying the fuck out of me, but by the end of the week was actually very educational. Our assignment was an expository essay on one of the following topics (and I hate when other people choose my freaking topics - especially when they're this stupid):
1. Explain how the Cold War ended. (Who. cares.)
2. Explain how Hawaii became a state.
3. Explain the pros and cons of nationalism. (Again.who.cares.)
4. Explain the origins of the concept of "free will". (What.Ever. That's free will!)
5. Explain the 1919 "Black Sox" scandal. (Bunch of whiny spoiled ball players threw the series for cash and then whinged when they got caught - explanation enough for you?)
Can you guess which I chose? I'll give you a minute....
Minute's up!! I chose how Hawaii became a state. It's actually very interesting. And very "whitey came and stole our land" which is true so, ya know, it's legit. I didn't know there was still a whole big to-do going on about restoring Hawaii to its own republic - did you know that? No? Well, now ya do! You learned something new today! CONGRATULATIONS!!! :)
So....here's the sitch - the way he wanted this done was kind of expository-essay-writing-for-retards or something, and I don't roll that way, so I did it my way. It was supposed to be 2 pages, but I went all Hermione on it and did almost three; only two sources needed, I cited six - that kind of thing. If he dings me, he dings me, my paper is good. Think I'm being a blowhard? Read for yourself and judge (oh - as always - this is my freaking work except where cited so DON'T STEAL MY SHIT! - I HATE that!):
The Controversial Statehood of Hawaii
When one thinks of a conquering nation, rarely does America come to mind. Founded as it was under the principles of freedom and democracy, it becomes hard to believe that the addition of one of the fifty United States is seen as an act of war. But that is precisely the controversy surrounding the annexation and addition of Hawaii as the 50th state.
Prior to 1840, the Hawaiian Islands were considered the Hawaiian kingdom, presided over by a monarchy, and rich with a culture and vibrancy of its own. In 1778, however, English Captain James Cook came upon the islands, and following his “discovery” of the islands, American whaling fleets, other explorers and adventurers, traders, and eventually New England missionaries found their ways to the islands. With the arrival of the missionaries, the culture and scenery of Hawaii began to change with the addition of the written English language, Protestant and Catholic religions, and American trades and ways of life including horse-drawn vehicles, frame houses, schools, churches, taverns, and mercantiles.
Another arrival that coincided with that of the New England missionaries was the arrival of a group of white businessmen looking to tap into the Islands’ sugar cane market to supplement the loss of America’s sugar cane plantations when the South seceded from the Union during the Civil War. These white planters began to assert greater influence over the Hawaiian King to open up the Islands to private ownership, which finally was accomplished in 1848 with the Great Mahele.
During this time, the white planter minority was also exercising its financial influence to try to reduce tariffs on their sugar cane shipments to the United States. In 1875, the Reciprocity Treaty was signed between the United States and Hawaii to give a duty-free market for Hawaiian sugar, and economic privileges for the United States in Hawaii. In 1887, the Reciprocity Treaty was renewed with the addition of granting the United States the freedom to establish a naval base at Pearl Harbor.
King Kamehameha III began to lose the support of the white planter class when he decided to start trying to reestablish the native Hawaiian culture on the islands. In 1887, a company of white troops forced the Bayonet Constitution on the King, limiting his powers and granting the white planters voting rights. When King Kamehameha III’s successor, Queen Liliuokalani, again tried to revive the Hawaiian culture and monarchy on the Islands, a group of American and European businessmen overthrew her with the help of a group of U.S. Marines from the USS Boston that had been stationed in Pearl Harbor.
United States President Benjamin Harrison had been in favor of the deposing of the Queen in Hawaii, and sent a bill to Congress requesting the annexation of Hawaii to the United States. However, his presidency ended before the bill was passed, and his successor, President Grover Cleveland, withdrew the bill from Congressional consideration. He determined that Hawaii had been unjustly robbed of its freedom “by an act of war, committed with the participation of a diplomatic representative of the United States and without authority of Congress” (“The Controversy over Hawaii”, 1893), and he attempted to help reinstate Queen Liliuokalani and the Hawaiian monarchy.
Unable to complete reinstatement of the Queen before the end of his term, President Cleveland was forced to leave the determination of Hawaii’s fate to his successor, President William McKinley. Prior to his assassination, McKinley agreed to the annexation of Hawaii, and Congress passed the measure in 1898. Hawaii was officially made a territory of the United States of America in 1900, but a vote for statehood was postponed in Congress due to racial attitudes and party politics of the time.
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought both Hawaii and the United States into the Second World War. Owing to the strategic military necessity of Hawaii at that time, following the end of the war in 1945, Hawaii was kept on its path to statehood, eventually being brought into the Union along with Alaska in 1959.
In 1993, however, President Bill Clinton signed United States Public Law 103-150, apologizing to the Native Hawaiian people for the role the United States played in overthrowing the monarchy and occupying the state. As a consequence, a movement continues in the island nation for a restoration of the independence of Hawaii as its own republic, and a restoration of the monarchy.
References
Annexation of Hawaii, 1898. (n.d.) Retrieved April 22, 2009, from http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/gp/17661.htm
The Controversy over Hawaii (2009). In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved April 22, 2009, from Encyclopaedia Britannica Online: http://search.eb/eb/article-9398256
Hawaii. (2009). In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved April 22, 2009, from Encyclopedia Britannica Online: http://search.eb.com/eb/article-79295
Hawaii Becomes Our 50th State. (n.d.) Retrieved April 22, 2009, from http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cg/jb/modern/hawaii_1
Is Hawaii Really a State of the Union? (n.d.) Retrieved April 22, 2009, from http://www.hawaii-nation.org/statehood.html
Reciprocity Treaty of 1875. (2009). In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved April 22, 2009, from Encyclopaedia Britannica Online: http://search.eb.com/eb/articlr-9470906
Now, tell me that wasn't an awesome paper - I dare ya! (At this point, I've honestly been over this damn thing so many times I don't care anymore)
So that's it for schoolwork for Week 3 aside from my Typography, which I still have to complete and turn in before Saturday night and ZOMG! I getter get busy. Back laters with that for your fun and enjoyment. Cheers!
Friday, April 17, 2009
Update to the Drama
Hey there hi there ho there y'all!
There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and it may not be the headlamp of an oncoming train! I have a tutoring session scheduled with someone in my major that is supposedly an expert on all this software. Bright and early Monday - yippee. :) I am continuing on with my independent study, but learn so much better if I have someone to ask questions of. Also - I was informed there is an on-campus class I can sit in on if I like. Good news all around! I have to give it to my school, they are willing to do whatever they can to help you succeed. Woot! :) Great way to start the weekend.
Also - new classwork for Week 3 posted today. Success Strategies was easy and it's already done. As previously mentioned, hearing about that would make y'all fall asleep so - we're skipping posting that stuff. English Comp is seriously busy this week. Lots of fun for y'all later. Intro to Computer Graphics and Typography is more of the same as last week so....there will be lots of fun and exciting posts to follow. Stay tuned! Cheers!
There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and it may not be the headlamp of an oncoming train! I have a tutoring session scheduled with someone in my major that is supposedly an expert on all this software. Bright and early Monday - yippee. :) I am continuing on with my independent study, but learn so much better if I have someone to ask questions of. Also - I was informed there is an on-campus class I can sit in on if I like. Good news all around! I have to give it to my school, they are willing to do whatever they can to help you succeed. Woot! :) Great way to start the weekend.
Also - new classwork for Week 3 posted today. Success Strategies was easy and it's already done. As previously mentioned, hearing about that would make y'all fall asleep so - we're skipping posting that stuff. English Comp is seriously busy this week. Lots of fun for y'all later. Intro to Computer Graphics and Typography is more of the same as last week so....there will be lots of fun and exciting posts to follow. Stay tuned! Cheers!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Typography Week 2
Oooookay....so....our assignment in Typography this week was supposed to be done in a combination of Illustrator and Photoshop. And I tried, I really did. But then....fuck it - I did it in Publisher and copied it in. Again - sue me. What. Freaking. EVER. Have I mentioned I hate Adobe? WHITE-HOT HATE! So....we were supposed to redesign a flyer using the principle of proximity. Also, my Typography instructor is kind of a prick and very in love with himself so....his expectations, they are high. My skills in Adobe, they are low, as will probably be my grade on this. But after almost a week of wrangling around with this shit, my response is Fuck. It.!!! So....here's what I came up with:
So that's it for school for this week. New assignments and classwork should be posted tomorrow and the fun shall continue. I am contacting the school tomorrow about getting some Adobe tutoring cause man - this sucks! Wish me luck y'all - I need it! Cheers!
So that's it for school for this week. New assignments and classwork should be posted tomorrow and the fun shall continue. I am contacting the school tomorrow about getting some Adobe tutoring cause man - this sucks! Wish me luck y'all - I need it! Cheers!
Intro to Computer Graphics, Week 2
Hi all.
Bet you thought I forgot about you, eh? Nope! I've been spending most of this week slogging through tutorials trying to make heads or tails of Adobe applications. Can I just say for the record right now that at this moment I hate Adobe with a fiery passion? I may change my tune, once I figure out what the fuck I'm doing, but right now - hatred - white-hot and blinding. For an introductory class, you'd think we'd get some instruction on the required software, especially since the majority of us have never used it. Did we? Nope. We're all using trials of the software right now and the course requirements changed and we aren't receiving the instructional books like before. Fun. And I'm paying out the ass for this why again? :( I'm hoping I'll get some kind of insight here soon and will be contacting the school tomorrow for some assistance cause I have two classes using all this stuff and I gotta figure it out. Also, for the record, I love Publisher. So....right now, I'm cheating a bit. I'm doing most of my work in Publisher and copying it into Photoshop. Sue me. What.ever.
Anyhoo....enough of my bitching. My Intro to Computer Graphics assignment for this week was on the Many Faces of Design. We were to take two images and a company and design an ad. So....I chose my Etsy shop. That way everything is mine and I don't have to worry about citations and shit. So....I did one in Photoshop (don't ask me how, I can't remember - but I did it) and then the other in Publisher. Oh - we were supposed to do the ad in two different programs. I did do it in Illustrator somehow, but the file was too big so - submitted my Publisher instead. Anyhoo....here ya go:
Photoshop:
Publisher:
We shall see how badly my grades are on these. I dunno. Maybe they suck. At least I have something turned in.
Also - just a note on my previous post - I'm beginning to think I'm in an ESL English class or something because those folks are deeply stupid. No one is paying any attention to the assignments. No one is posting polished narratives. It's usually two to three grammatically incorrect sentences with no purpose. And no one is peer reviewing properly except for (you guessed it) me. I'd say I'm being haughty and a bitch (which I am) but damn y'all - you should see some of this shit. Third graders write better narratives about What They Did Last Summer. I reviewed two and then gave up - it's too pathetic to continue. Oy!
Okay...back in a bit with my Typography assignment. Laters!
Bet you thought I forgot about you, eh? Nope! I've been spending most of this week slogging through tutorials trying to make heads or tails of Adobe applications. Can I just say for the record right now that at this moment I hate Adobe with a fiery passion? I may change my tune, once I figure out what the fuck I'm doing, but right now - hatred - white-hot and blinding. For an introductory class, you'd think we'd get some instruction on the required software, especially since the majority of us have never used it. Did we? Nope. We're all using trials of the software right now and the course requirements changed and we aren't receiving the instructional books like before. Fun. And I'm paying out the ass for this why again? :( I'm hoping I'll get some kind of insight here soon and will be contacting the school tomorrow for some assistance cause I have two classes using all this stuff and I gotta figure it out. Also, for the record, I love Publisher. So....right now, I'm cheating a bit. I'm doing most of my work in Publisher and copying it into Photoshop. Sue me. What.ever.
Anyhoo....enough of my bitching. My Intro to Computer Graphics assignment for this week was on the Many Faces of Design. We were to take two images and a company and design an ad. So....I chose my Etsy shop. That way everything is mine and I don't have to worry about citations and shit. So....I did one in Photoshop (don't ask me how, I can't remember - but I did it) and then the other in Publisher. Oh - we were supposed to do the ad in two different programs. I did do it in Illustrator somehow, but the file was too big so - submitted my Publisher instead. Anyhoo....here ya go:
Photoshop:
Publisher:
We shall see how badly my grades are on these. I dunno. Maybe they suck. At least I have something turned in.
Also - just a note on my previous post - I'm beginning to think I'm in an ESL English class or something because those folks are deeply stupid. No one is paying any attention to the assignments. No one is posting polished narratives. It's usually two to three grammatically incorrect sentences with no purpose. And no one is peer reviewing properly except for (you guessed it) me. I'd say I'm being haughty and a bitch (which I am) but damn y'all - you should see some of this shit. Third graders write better narratives about What They Did Last Summer. I reviewed two and then gave up - it's too pathetic to continue. Oy!
Okay...back in a bit with my Typography assignment. Laters!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
First Class Assignment Post
Hi all.
As promised, this blog is going to be where I share the projects I complete in class, and also where I share interesting things I come across.
So....classes have begun and my first assignment for my Intro to Computer Graphics class was an assignment called Who Are You? The assignment was to go online and find an image that represents you or how you see things, and then to add font text to it - a quote, whatever you want to say. So....here it is! The image is from PhotoBucket, the quote is mine. Enjoy!
As promised, this blog is going to be where I share the projects I complete in class, and also where I share interesting things I come across.
So....classes have begun and my first assignment for my Intro to Computer Graphics class was an assignment called Who Are You? The assignment was to go online and find an image that represents you or how you see things, and then to add font text to it - a quote, whatever you want to say. So....here it is! The image is from PhotoBucket, the quote is mine. Enjoy!
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