Technology has come a long way during my lifetime. I think back on my childhood nostalgically to a time when we were not attached to our devices. We went outside and climbed trees. We played sports with the neighborhood kids and communication was face to face. There were only four major TV stations and we …
The article I have attached is related to the college admissions scandal where wealthy parents paid bribes to top universities to ensure their children would be accepted, in many cases fraudulently depicting them as top athletes, and in some cases providing photoshopped photos for their admissions record. I believe this photo which is displayed in …
Chess has always been one of my favorite games. I’m always surprised at the number of people who don’t know how to play chess and have never played. But more surprising to me is that most of them have no desire to learn to play. We had chess tournaments in my house growing up. When …
When I grew up, my sources of media were TV, radio, magazines and newspapers. Today we have “Social Media.” Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram. With the internet and cell phones, social media is at our fingertips at any given moment. Anyone can stream their thoughts, information or stories to the whole world via social media. …
I have no experience with either “Choose Your Own Adventure Books Series,” or Dungeons and Dragons. What a sheltered person I have been! I have heard of Dungeons and Dragons but have never heard of “Choose Your Own Adventure Books Series” until this class. I wish I would have known about them because I really …
Top Left: Earth Top Right: Water Bottom Left: Fire; (Photo by Cullan Smith on Unsplash) Bottom Right: Air