Doodle

Leonardo DaVinci is one of the most well known artists in history. His genius in and out of the realm of art is undeniable. The reason why I chose to read his journals is because I wanted to get a glimpse into how he thought. How does a brilliant, multi-faceted person manage all his thoughts and ideas? What does he see, and how does he perceive it? There's a sizeable generation gap between myself and DaVinci, and the differences between the worlds we both live(d) in is a fascinating concept that…

Mr. Joyfellow felt 73.674 years old exactly to the third decimal place. Although he sometimes hated this number to the nearest tenth, today he hated it down to the thousandth, and would have even if the thousandth's place were zero. Disgusted by the necessary cliché of waking, he shuffled off to the kitchen as his stomach requested of him (rather impolitely, he thought). He had once been a man of regularity to the point of eccentricity, but that was less a trait of himself than of the past, and…

Music has always been an influence on American culture and identity, from “Yankee Doodle” in the American Revolution to the songs sung by protesters during the 1960s. Through music, artists such as Michael Jackson and Ella Fitzgerald were able to raise awareness and help minimize the division that skin color caused with American citizens. Music was an important form of communication during the Civil War as well, as many new songs dealing with slavery, treason, religion, and family began to…

to reattach his attention on me, but as if in response to my newly intensified efforts to keep him focused, his patience and attention quickly deteriorated until he was first doodling on the desk with a marker, and then running out of his seat to doodle on a…

the user can upload videos and pictures for all their friends to see, which self deletes after 24 hours. Snapchat finds its’ niche in the media world, for giving its users the freedom of really having a photo or message capture who they are with doodles, filter/lens over top, and a vas variety of personalized stickers. This app has taken showing one’s life on the Internet to a new level. A level my participant D has taken full advantage of. D is my long time friend from high school, who I’ve…

Acknowledgments Dedicated to my mom, dad, and brother, Tom, who have supported me because without them I wouldn’t be pursuing a higher education. Dedicated to my mentors - Kim Nichols, Laura Herbig, and Mary Bruce - who are like my second family, guiding me with their wisdom through college, life, and the pursuit of my dreams. Dedicated to my best friends - Hilor and Fabi - for the phone calls, letters, and emotional support in my college journey. Dedicated to Emma Perry, not only for this…

younger, (no, literally) and being lazy. But, she dislikes the dog, and moving around! Sometimes when I pet her she feels very mushy and thick. She does look fat at first sight, but is still shadowy and flashy. A great memory I 've had with Lucky Doodle is when the were seven teensy weensy baby kittens and a momma that ran away from somewhere into our backyard! Lucky was the fattest one besides the mom. After about an hour of naming them all, Lucky started choking, and then soon after, died. But…

Before the Lindy-Hop was popular and long before tap dance was established in the United States, Black Bottom dance was popular among both Blacks and Whites in Harlem, New York. The dance craze, appropriated from the blacks in Harlem’s nightclubs, became a big rage when brought to the white community and put on stage for the first time in 1926. Black Bottom dance, also known as “Swanee Bottom” was a popular dance among lower class African Americans in the early 1900s, but later was modified and…

My Dream: I was around 20 years old and living in New York City, just coming back from work. I don’t remember precisely what I did as a job, but I saw myself walking out of the hospital and coming back home to a tiny apartment in the middle of the city. The scene shifted to the next morning when I was traveling to Atlanta to see my family, but I found out that my sister had…

The man and the band that no knows anything about. If they do know something they are never quite sure if it’s true. Nick Blinko is a British outsider artist, schizophrenic, and lead singer and guitar player in the experimental Anarcho-Punk band Rudimentary Peni. Yes that’s “Peni” as in “Penis” Little is known about Rudimentary Peni and even less is known about Blinko. What there is to know is shrouded in mystery and all seems to come from a very small pool of original sources. Pooled here is…