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Digital Essay: “Having a Coke With You”

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jason Tsalkas

So, it seems we’ve come to the end of the semester and this is our last hoo-rah. This is a video of a slideshow I put together since I am not too video savvy. I used two DSLR Cameras – … Continue reading →

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Reflective Response: Update on Progress

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Jason Tsalkas

I have noticed from class and from the blog that a lot of students don’t enjoy poetry and the “freedom” of the assignment. I on the other hand do like the assignment and our opportunity to choose a poem of … Continue reading →

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Digital Proposal

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Jason Tsalkas

For my digital portion of the assignment I’ve decided to use “Having A Coke With You” from Frank O’Hara. I enjoyed Frank O’Hara when we distilled his poems in class. I find his writing to be interpreted in numerous ways … Continue reading →

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Personism

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Jason Tsalkas

In “Personism: A Manifesto” O’Hara seems to write about an experience he had with a blond that he was in love with. He says, “While I was writing it I was realizing that if I wanted to I could use … Continue reading →

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the rewriting and drafting process

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Jason Tsalkas

In my free blog for today/tomorrow, I want to discuss the topic of the rewriting and drafting process. I spent majority of my weekend working, running errands, tackling some spring cleaning and rewriting my paper (our first paper). While doing … Continue reading →

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James Baldwin Reflection

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Jason Tsalkas

I found the James Baldwin documentary trailer and bits of media that we watched in class to be extremely enlightening. The documentary made me more interested in the reading we were assigned to read by him. I went home that … Continue reading →

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Lets try something new! (a poem of my own)

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Jason Tsalkas

I figure since we are doing poems this week, I might as well test my creative side and attempt a poem of my own. I used to enjoy writing poems in high school but never had a chance to construct … Continue reading →

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MaKeyMaKey!

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Jason Tsalkas

On Wednesday, March 6, we worked with a funky invention known as the MakeyMakey. This little invention could be described as a panel reminiscent of the first Nintendo controller. The device is used to create basically anything into a keyboard … Continue reading →

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Just a thought about NYC

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Jason Tsalkas

Thursday evening I made flight out to Forth Worth, TX which is right outside of Dallas, TX. I have family, like my cousins, and some friends who live there and decided to pay them a visit from Thursday night till … Continue reading →

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New York, Our Future?

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Jason Tsalkas

Lately, there seems to be only a few things on my mind when I usually am a cluttered thinker. Those few things are school/graduation (I’m two semesters away from graduating), helping my family, and success – looking for a good, … Continue reading →

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