IM Prolouge

It is the main character, attempting to fell less invisible, stealing as much electricity as possible, he stays off the grid, smoking pot(asked for a cigarette and was given a joint)  and listening to Louis Armstrong. He sees his mother mother in many different scenarios.

IM Introduction, Ellison Bio, and UbD Post

Ellison talks about the power literary art provides a writer through writing not the same story told a million different times about the hardships that black people went through post WWII, but a story that compares the  people themselves not through race but through actions. By crafting a character that can go through the trials of the time period and still be a symbol of the changes and the events that they had to go through as a human being.

Ellison talks about his drawing from folk tales he heard whilst working at a barbershop. He was drawing upon the rich culture that so well told stories that many knew were lies but were accepted as truth. Improvisation and word choice were the major players in his writing.

Reflection Theme #1

All I can say is that i did a very shotty job on this theme. I had taken on a prompt that I thought i could handle well, and ended up very close to just crashing a burning. The essay itself was very self fulfilling and had some form of cocky element to it. Though the story I was trying to get across was not one of those stories, I had a difficult time showing that through the paper. Maybe if I had chosen a more manageable prompt I would have done a much better job with getting my thoughts onto paper in a meaningful and interesting way.

Reflection Theme #2

I did very average with this theme. It was the first time I had actually written a resume so I am not really too surprised on the grade I received, but I am glad I did not fail. My organization is a very good area for me to improve in. I have a hard time when there is an extra element besides just writing a regular paper, that can often throw me off my game. For my next theme hopefully I can adapt to whatever the kind of theme I have to write.

The Great Gatsby Final Project

https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dfs7zxnh_59cxjmbzck

2.The Great Gatsby depicts the 1920's as a generation obsessed with achieving an ideal lifestyle that varies depending on location, but generally requires excessive wealth, friends, and high social status, a similar "good life" of modern times.

3.Our original idea was to use a zooming presentation to convey images and ideas in a interactive way.

4.We had a terrible experience, I was quite surprised because I have used the medium before and never have had the problems we had before.

5.Well we were able to recreate an entire project with all our information in less than two days. I learned that technology, when it works, is a godsend, however when it does not, it as if the world itself is set against you.  Next time, I would suggest having some form of secondary project in the wings.