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1, 2, 3, 4… 1, 2, 3, 4… The students counted off to choose their movie project groups. Once everyone figured out who was in their group, then it was time to be assigned topics. The Abstract group, once assigned their topic, got straight to work on trying to define what abstract was. It was a difficult topic, abstract could mean many things. The abstract group had a hard time at first pinning down exactly how they could express it in their videos. They googled the meaning and still were coming up blank as to what it meant and how to portray it. Some ideas they had included: highlighting shapes they see in their everyday lives. This idea was scrapped because finding the same odd shape could possibly be restricting to what you can film. Another idea was emotions and to highlight a certain emotion such a happiness, sadness, etc., but it was decided that wasn’t abstract enough. Finally, the group decided on colors. Each member of the group each chose their favorite color. Chelsea chose ...

A  way in which twitter is used outside of socializing and marketing is through the spread of news due to human’s need to be involved and a part of the conversation. In the article, “How the Boston Marathon explosions reveal the two sides of Twitter” by Simon Ricketts, Ricketts explores Twitter through a journalists lense. Often times as a journalist Ricketts would use Twitter to gather information about breaking stories, such as the Boston Marathon bombing. He explains that Twitter allows for witness accounts, first hand evidence, pictures, soundbites and videos that haven’t already been filtered by journalists or public relations practitioners. However, it is often the case that a lot of the “facts” being tweeted are not proven to be factual. While a tweet may later be proved a fact, that isn’t always the case. Now a days twitter is an upside down funnel. In order to get the true and good information journalists need to be quick to find their information before too many unverifi...

Writing a wikiHow article is a lot harder than it looks. There are many steps and planning that need to be done before writers can even start the article. The first of which is figuring out to write about. Choose three to five topics. These could be anything as long as they are of interest to the creator. Once the three or so topics have been chosen, outline each topic: What tools are needed, what ingredients, step-by-step instructions, as well as tips and cautions. Writing an outline will help writers decide which topic to choose, as it will give them a clear idea of the work in store for them. It will also help weed out any articles that would be too boring or complicated. If the article only has 2 or 3 steps or expensive ingredients, chances are the writer should not choose that topic.   For example, “How to Make Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Banana   Pancakes.” These were easy to make, yet required a few detailed steps that sets them apart from normal pancakes. Th...

Below are some possible WikiHow topics each of which are unique and have not already been created on the website. Each idea is a recipe that even the newest of bakers can master. Chocolate, peanut butter banana pancakes: These pancakes are delicious and easy to make. These pancakes incorporate the traditional chocolate chip pancake and combine it with a peanut butter and banana sandwich. Also don’t forget the finishing touch, a drizzle of “homemade” butter syrup. Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana cream pie: Tired of making the same old apple pie for your dessert? Chocolate Peanut butter Banana cream pie is your answer. This pie puts a new twist on the average dessert and is good for all occasions. Mini Molasses Chocolate Chip Cookies These cookies out a twist on what would otherwise be your average cookie. These small cookies are optimal size for popping in your mouth. The size of the chocolate chips to cookie ratio makes for an enjoyable eating experience.

The first time that I used the Internet, for social media purposes, was when I was 13 and made my Myspace page. It was New Year's Eve and my friend Noelle and I were getting ready to go downtown with my family. We somehow convinced my mom that we would be sharing the profile so she agreed to let me create an account. I remember spending countless hours perfecting my profile. What theme should I have? What songs should be on my playlist? Perhaps most importantly, who should be in my top 8? I even remember taking my first profile picture on our families digital camera, sitting against the wall in my kitchen holding up a 3 fingered peace sign. My mom had to help me upload it. However, as I got older trends changed and now Myspace is merely a graveyard of old profiles and adolescent angst. From Myspace, I upgraded to Facebook. I joined Facebook during the height of the “Facebook Fame” era. A time in which it was cool and common to have someone come up to you and ask, “Are you Chels...