Project 5

Postings for project 5 on Facebook.

Project 5

I have absolutely no idea what I am going to do, or how I am going to do it. Probably nothing that takes collaboration because most people do not want to be bothered with even writing a few sentences.

metatext project 4

For project 4 I began a narrative and emailed people in my address list to please add to the story. Some could not follow directions, and several more did not bother to reply. Overall I think the project turned our o.k., but I would have liked to have seen many more people reply. I think the story could have gotten really interesting had many more people gotten involved. I tried to begin the narrative by being pretty general, so others could be creative and take it where they wanted to go. I didn't want them to feel like I was leading them in any certain direction to write. I wanted them to be as creative as possible.

Project 4

The air was crisp and cold that night, and my nose tingled each time the air entered. Each breath was recorded with a faint fog, and the leaves announced our presence in the woods to whomever or whatever might be lurking in the darkness around us. No matter how lightly we tried to step onto the ground we could be heard crunching through the night. The moon was in its cycle of hiding, making everything a dangerous obstacle. The screams that lingered behind us forced us to push on. Soon lights appeared in the night sky....

Thoughts on 4th project

I'm still unsure if I will just begin a story for people to add to, or write the complete story and just have them comment. It will be through my blog. I will just start with my email list, ask them to send it on, and make sure they have a deadline. I'm still unsure of what the narrative will be, but I am hopeful it will be passed on and added to readily. I really don't have any ideas on the personal or scandalous yet, let alone a title!

Response 6

DVD's next to my TV
Elizabeth
Elizabeth the Golden Age
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpier Old Men
Sybil
The Hours
Cold Mountain
The Others
On Golden Pond
Woman of the Year
Notes on A Scandal
Thelma and Louise
Misery
Crash
Harold and Maude
The Wizard of Oz
The Color Purple
The Gift
Monster
Fried Green Tomatoes
Shawshank Redemption
Training Day
Steel Magnolias
Monster-in-Law
Young Frankenstein
Me, Myself, and IreneSilence of the Lambs
The Glass Menagerie
Kill Bill 1 and 2
Pans Labryinth
Transamerica

project 4 ideas

This project sounds pretty fun. I definitely want to do something that I can get my friends involved in. Maybe some kind of story or something. I'll have to think about what kind of story to go with, but I'll encourage them to send it around and see how big it can get.

metatext project 3

The first two entries were twists on Edgar Allen Poes, The Raven. I used Google collage to provide a sonnet of Poe's Raven, and the second entry was a translation project of Poe's Raven that was translated four times. The final entry was an earlier classroom project where I submitted my own writing and used the cut-it-up method.

The sonnet has nothing to do with the poem, but instead seems like random hits from a directory. The sonnet makes absolutely no sense.

The translation project came out a little better. After being translated four times it doesn't sound the same, nor does it make any sense, but the tone of the piece still seems to be there (maybe by my own implication). New words emerged in the final english translation and seems for some words the process was never quite able to be completed, such as j' it reflectiu.

The cut-it-up project left little essence of the original piece, but you could still get a general idea of what the original piece was about. It makes you wonder about the randomization of words by how they are cut up and thrown around. Another thing I noticed with this cut-it-up project is how your mind and eyes are trained to fix or fill in how your words should be. As I was reading allowed, I was correcting the slightly altered words without even trying to.

Project 3

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Translation Project:
I began with a few paragraphs from Poe's the Raven:

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door."'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door -Only this, and nothing more."

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.Eagerly I wished the morrow; - vainly I had sought to borrowFrom my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore -For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore -Nameless here for evermore.

And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtainThrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating,"'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door -Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; -This it is, and nothing more."

Translated to Dutch, French, Portuguese and back to English

A time to the one shady midnight, time j' it reflectiu, weak and it tired, more d' they one quaint and the curious volume to forget l' overlevering, pendant that j' it has strained suddenly, almost somnolant, came to deduct, to leave of quelqu' one to be exacto to devagar that it corresponds to my door of chamber. " ; ' ; The Tis one or another visitor, " ; J' it murmured, " ; deducting to my door from chamber - only this, and nothing more." ;

Ah, I remember clearly the shady one in December, and each separate agonisante slag had been manufactured its ghost on the floor. J' it desired the new day impatiently; - vainly would have wanted to loan to me to mine boekensurcease of sadness - attriste for lost Lenore - for rare and rapariga deaquilo shining the angels call each time more Lenore - anónimo stops here.

E to bruir uncertain sad end each to purper excited curtain me - full me with verschrikkingen fantastic n' it has felt never previously; In way that now, still to the punishment of my heart, I met that it repeats, " ; ' ; The Tis one or another visitor to request entered to my door of chamber - one or another recent visitor to request entered to my door of chamber; - C' it n' it is, and nothing more." ;


I used the cut-it-up method on one of my english papers. I like how this makes you think about the random use of words.
original:

Death of a Flying Preservationist by Valerie Phillips. Do you ever wonder about the insects around you? Do you ever wonder what their day is like? Do you ever wonder if they are as annoyed by us as we are them? Do you wonder if their day-to-day routine is as stressful as yours? Well, you should. Insects may annoy you, birds may charm you with their song, but we should all be collectively concerned with what we are facing. The birds and the bees and other pollinators are dying off, and scientists around the world are baffled and alarmed. When the birds, the bees and the bats have disappeared, so to will flowers, trees, vegetables and fruits. In addition alfalfa, clover and other hay sources that beef and dairy cattle consume, to place meat and milk on the table, will impact the availability of food sources most people take for granted. Pollinators are critical for preserving healthy populations of ecosystems, agricultural crops and vegetable gardens. Worldwide approximately 80 percent of plants grown for food, beverages, and medicine need pollinators in order to transfer pollen between flowers for successful seed and fruit production.
cut-it-up version
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translation project

I began with a few paragraphs from Poe's the Raven:

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
"'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more."
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow; - vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore -
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore -
Nameless here for evermore.
And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating,
"'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door -
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; -
This it is, and nothing more."

Translated to Dutch, French, Portuguese and back to English quite a change! :
A time to the one shady midnight, time j' it reflectiu, weak and it tired, more d' they one quaint and the curious volume to forget l' overlevering, pendant that j' it has strained suddenly, almost somnolant, came to deduct, to leave of quelqu' one to be exacto to devagar that it corresponds to my door of chamber. " ; ' ; The Tis one or another visitor, " ; J' it murmured, " ; deducting to my door from chamber - only this, and nothing more." ; Ah, I remember clearly the shady one in December, and each separate agonisante slag had been manufactured its ghost on the floor. J' it desired the new day impatiently; - vainly would have wanted to loan to me to mine boekensurcease of sadness - attriste for lost Lenore - for rare and rapariga deaquilo shining the angels call each time more Lenore - anónimo stops here. E to bruir uncertain sad end each to purper excited curtain me - full me with verschrikkingen fantastic n' it has felt never previously; In way that now, still to the punishment of my heart, I met that it repeats, " ; ' ; The Tis one or another visitor to request entered to my door of chamber - one or another recent visitor to request entered to my door of chamber; - C' it n' it is, and nothing more." ;

Response 5

I used the cut-it-up method on one of my english papers. I like how this makes you think about the random use of words.


eservationist by Valerie Phillips Do youDeath of a Flying Prhe insects around you? Do you ever wonde ever wonder about tlike? Do you ever wonder if they are as r what their day is are them? Do you wonder if their day-to-annoyed by us as we ressful as yours? Well, you should. Inseday routine is as stirds may charm you with their song, but cts may annoy you, blectively concerned with what we are facwe should all be colhe bees and other pollinators are dying ing. The birds and taround the world are baffled and alarmedoff, and scientists e bees and the bats have disappeared, so. When the birds, thees, vegetables and fruits. In addition to will flowers, trother hay sources that beef and dairy caalfalfa, clover and ce meat and milk on the table, will impattle consume, to plaof food sources most people take for gract the availability e critical for preserving healthy populanted. Pollinators ar agricultural crops and vegetable gardentions of ecosystems,mately 80 percent of plants grown for fos. Worldwide approxiedicine need pollinators in order to traod, beverages, and m flowers for successful seed and fruit pnsfer pollen betweenits apparent lack of marquee appeal, a droduction. “Despite populations is one form of global changecline in pollinatorcredible potential to alter the shape ane that actually has strial ecosystems,”

Project 2

Here is a link to Project 2 . I ended up changing the music and idea of the rough that I had. All photos in finished project are mine, except 2, from a trip toIreland in 2004.

rough of project 2

So far I only have sound and pictures; I have not added any text as of yet. I wanted to use as many of my own photo's as possible, but I need to pull other photos together to flow with the music.
Not really sure of the text I want to add. I could just tell the story of how the trip came about, the places we visited, and stayed etc. in that case I will have to move some photos around.

Reflection for sound poem

I wasn't sure what to do with this little project (as I still haven't figured out project 2 yet), but surprisingly enough I ended up with another Emily Dickinson poem. I found audacity rather easy to play with after reviewing a tutorial on it. It is a rather nice, free program that I wish I had more use for. I need to play around with recording more. There was some noise I could not seem to get rid of, as well as, learning about volume levels. I hope overall, that I understood the expectations of the instructor. I am looking forward to learning more about movie maker, since it is yet another free program that I have on my PC. When I have extra time ??? I'll look into more of these free software offers, and hopefully be able to better utalize them. I am really glad that I am actually learning something beneficial in a class!!!!

Sound poem for 9/24

ideas for project 2

I'm not really sure what to do for project 2. I am wondering what kind of thing to write, what kind of images to use, and how it will all work together. I will need to keep in mind something short that has some kind of story line. I have several of my own images that I would like to use, so I will need to take some time to think of the audio and text to use.

Link to second project

This is the link to my second project

9/16 post

The Cape seemed to have sequential writing and, I thought, simplification. The windows were pretty simple drawings/pictures/maps that told a story. I guess it also included time frames. Pictures opening within pictures to help the story along.
Entre Ville had more closure and sequential writing than did The Cape, and I got more from the Entre Ville. It seemed more complex, as well as, having more of a story to tell.

Final project 1

This is my final project 1.

Preface project 1

Overall I like the way project 1 turned out. I was finally able to resize the images so they wouldn't have the "stacked" look. While in class we were talking about using different poets, and this E.D. poem came into mind. I've always liked it because it is a little different, and I thought of the idea of word play and the pictures might work well together. I also took advice of slowing down the transition so it was easier to read.

First attempt at project 1

Here's my presentation

Project 1

I finally completed project 1, but I have not had any luck uploading it to my blog. It took some trial and error, and I didn't get the project to turn out how I really imagined it, but I came close to having a finished product I was happy with. I wasn't able to resize the photos, or have them hide when the new layer appeared, so the images are noticeably stacked. However, I finally figured out how to edit the timing so it would flow. I'm not sure why my project would not upload correctly. I saved it as an animation and a gif image. I received a response that it had posted, but it was no where to be found. I've downloaded it to a jump drive to bring to class, so I can get assisstance getting it to my blog.

ideas for project 1

I would like to have some animation to go with the poem from Dickenson, I heard a fly when I died, so I'm hoping to learn how to do this today.

Creating webpages

I am really excited to learn how to make animated webpages. I virtually know nothing of the concept, the programs used, and I especially didn't know that Office could be used for this. I really hope I am able to get a firm understanding of how these programs work together in order to successfully complete the class. If so, I feel this is one of the most beneficial classes that I have taken at WVU. The first project I posted seems pretty lame, but I have some ideas for animation once we learn how that is done.

about first project

I'm not really sure how I am going to complete this first project, or what it is I will be writing about. I'm still a little confused. Hopefully I will have more of an idea how to complete the project once we go through putting it together with power point.

August 26

According to the article by Young, A poet’s expression with punctuation can be a form of notation. One can alter regular sentence construction in order to stress feelings, emotion, or draw attention to a particular area of the poem altering how it is read. A second form of notation is book art. It can rise above using individual words, and use the entire entity of the book as a form of notation. This can also include page layout, binding and type. This can affect or alter the presentation and can affect the reader. A third type of notation, according to the article, is standardized spelling can reduce the sense of fluidity and magic in language. Many poets of the last two centuries have reacted to this on a gut level by simply not learning to spell "correctly" -- William Morris, W.B. Yeats, and Ezra Pound have been among their company. More recently, poets like bill bissett have completely rejected standardized orthography and have spelled by intuition and their sense of how the words sound, look, and feel in the hopes of returning poetry to its oral base.
Various types of reading can involve kinesthetics. The kinesthetic link between outer and inner senses allows us to form images and imagine sounds to go along with the text. The article points out readings can be accompanied by facial movement, gesture, and wearing costumes. Poetry still is a physical art using multiple senses: the body as a whole equals or sometimes replaces the voice in performance art, and even silent readers turn pages, move their heads, their eyes, and their mouths. The ritualistic form in which manuscripts were read all have a kinesthetic form. A ninth century Chinese poet receiving a manuscript from a friend would first unroll or unfold it before him in an almost ritualistic fashion. He would certainly take notice of the silk or paper on which it was written, feeling its texture, hearing the sounds it made, perhaps smelling it.

I'm a little older than most of the kids in the class. When I was in junior high school computers were introduced to the class room. Oregon trail was innovative and cool.... However, I am technologically challenged. PC's were expensive, so typewriters were still the main household tool for writing papers. I only have a cell phone because I'm forced to, I don't own an ipod, and I probably would hardly ever get online if it were not for school.