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In one episode of Ted Talks, Lawrence Lessig talks about the Laws That Choke Creativity. He mostly focuses on the issues of copyright law and shows how the ability to “remix” or use small segments of other’s creations allows us to creatively express ourselves. He compares it to ASCAP and the way that competition was […]

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-Correctly identify the primary thesis of  ”Computer Graphics: Effects of Origins”: When Beverly Jones begins writing about her ideas and deductions on technology and art, more specifically digital art, she brings in many important points and themes. She focuses in on one, however, as she states, “old cultural patterns do not die. They may fade […]

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In her Ted Talk: Gaming can make a better world, Jane McGonigal speaks video games’ effect on people and how they can be used to make the world better. She insists, “if we want to solve problems like hunger, poverty, climate change, global conflict, obesity I believe that we need twenty one billion hours of […]

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How do you define “spirituality”? -Spirituality is ones beliefs and recognition of things that are greater than one’s self. The idea that idea that within someone is more than just bones, muscles, and neural connectors that make up a human but a greater being that dictates personality and connections with people on an emotional level. […]

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While reading Art as Spiritual Practice by A. Grey I was struck by a concept that I have heard before and wholeheartedly agree with. I read about how “there is a vast difference between looking and seeing” (Grey 3). This is one of the most important concepts that people grasp in life. The fact that […]

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Article 1: When looking at Medical Daily, a medical heath website, I read and enjoyed a evaluation similar to the one we read about horror. The article Why Do We Watch Horror Films? Some Want To Understand Archetypal Fears While Others Crave The Psychological Ride by Anthony Rivas, addressed what it seemed to: why we […]

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At 13:22 through 14:44 in the Hush episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the focus of the article. Mise-En-Scene -This point in the movie actually has an example for each of the three criticism terms all wrapped into one scene. As for the example of mise-en-scene, the lighting all of the sudden turns to […]

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Usually my style is really understated more than anything else. I like to keep my hair short and wear jeans and a sweater, jacket, or sweatshirt without a hood and I mostly stick to flat colors like grey, green, blue, or white. I do, however like to splash in a little bit of something else […]

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