1. Which was your favorite class so far? And why?
My favorite class I've taken at CU was Digital Media 1. I took it last semester for my minor in Technology, Arts, and Media and it really captured my imagination. The class consisted of learning photoshop, web design, flash animations, and creating digital music. I spent more time doing work for this class then I ever have on a class, but the work so creative and engaging that I didn't even care. I would spend days perfecting my work so that my final product would be as cool as possible, and I'm very proud of all the work I completed for that course.
2. How many pages was the longest paper you have written? Did it include endnotes and bibliography?
The longest paper I've ever written was a 15 page paper, for my 1st year writing and rhetoric class. It was about possible ways that the youth hockey team that I used to play for could increase participation and funding. It did include a bibliography, but no endnotes.
3. What was your favorite paper? Please tell us about the topic in a couple of sentences.
My favorite paper was one that I had to write about my all time favorite teacher for a psychology experiment. Although the paper was a trick I still really enjoyed thinking and writing about it because it was an important topic that I had never really put much thought into before. I decided to choose not any of my school teachers, but my best friend's dad who was my long time sports coach and boss.
4. Which books did you read of late - art, fiction, non-fiction, graphic novel? Comments are welcome.
Right now I'm in the middle of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Its very engaging, but hard to find time to read during the semester.
5. Which artist or writer or musician or director really impresses you? And why?
Currently I am very impressed with the work of Derek Frankowski and Ryan Gibb, particularly their work in the Mountain Bike Film, Life Cycles. The imagery is unbelievable, and the narration is thought provoking and deep.
6. What is your main interest besides writing, art, music, (i.e., the humanities)?
I'm very interested in Astronomy and Geology.
7. Please describe briefly an article in a newspaper or a magazine that got you thinking lately.
I saw something about solar bikinis that girls could plug their ipod into to charge it. I'm all for the solar movement, but I think solar clothes is a little over the top.
8. Please share an event that you found out about through the media, including an on line news or blog that made you more aware of the culture you live in.
The majority of the things I learn about through the media are new products, and it makes me really aware of the consumeristic culture that we are involved in. Some inovations are great, but I wish we could get back to enjoying simpler things.
9. Which cultural event has really impressed you lately? This can be a museum, a concert, or anything like that, but also a sports game (if you consider this a cultural event, for which there are good reasons). Or anything I am not even thinking of … Again, tell us why.
After Christmas break, a couple of my friends and I drove back across the country from New Hampshire. We stopped in Chicago, and it happened to be free day at the Museum of Contemporary Art. We checked it out and there were some amazing exhibits. For example, a very unique 3d painting. There were also some strange exhibits like a guy on a balcony looking through a telescope that made him see everything upside down. He was speaking into a microphone describing people below in detail to see if they noticed or what their reaction would be.
10. Please share with us a thought or an idea that really widened your intellectual horizon. If possible, give a source for this idea so that those among the others who are interested know where to go to.
There is a thought that has stuck with me from when I was about 10 years old. I don't recall the origin of it, but when asked what my favorite subject in school was. I replied, science, because everything we know could eventually be proven wrong. This applies to more than just science, it reminds me to be skeptical of what people say, and to logically think about concepts rather than just taking someones word for it.
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