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The minute you think of giving up, think of the reason why you held on so long.
The right to keep and bear arms is protected by the Second Amendment to the Constitution.Ā
This is just ridiculous
To 'Love' or To Be 'In Love'?
To āLoveā or To Be āInĀ Loveā?
February is considered by many in pop culture to be the month of love and romance because of the occurrence of Valentineās Day in mid-February each year. The occasion has been marked since approximately 300 A.D., with the advent of commercially-produced Valentine cards coming along in the 1840ās per www.history.com . I intentionally delayed posting this article until well after the āholidayāā¦
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WOII: Week 10 ā Post Structuralism
Topic: Reflection on today's session and class activities on 'Post Structuralism'
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In a society built on rigid constructs, there is little room for imagination. However, those who challenge this mindset have coined post-structuralism, a philosophical movement that embraces interpretations of constructs. This essay explores its core message and a reflection on an in-class activity.
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Post-structuralism inspires that fixed ideas are flexible and open to dissection; their definition can vary depending on oneās experiences. As written byĀ Jacques Derrida, āThere is nothing outside of textā, that meaning is dependent on oneās own language (Derrida 158). In design, post-structuralism is a gateway to ideas and meaning behind elements, such as typography or color, which can vary across cultures. Designers can explore the ambiguity of post-structuralism, play with design principles unconventionally, as well as challenge the perception of brand identities, allowing the audience to complete the meaning. This resembles Stuart Hallās theory, āMeaning is not fixed or determined by the sender. The message is never transparent. The audience is not a passive recipient" (Hall 36)
Proceeding lecture, our class activity had us capture āimagesā and ātextsā without knowing what the other was photographing. Later, we paired them based on perceived connections. From our photos, we related āgot birds?ā to a puddle resembling an oil spill, a āweather-forecast umbrellaā to an āEmergency Intercom,ā and padlock opened with a push. This activity not only revealed how objects and spaces hold underlining values, but also reaffirmed that visual and textual interpretation is always open-ended.
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In conclusion, my experiences align with the message of how art can be just about anything. With this, I aim to step outside my comfort zone and challenge unfamiliar design choices, while implementing post-culturalism to widen my horizons.
Total word count: 275 words
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Works/Links cited and referenced:
Derrida, Jacques. Of Grammatology. Translated by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Les Ćditions de Minuit, 1967.
Hall, Stuart. āEncoding/Decoding.ā Culture, Media, Language, edited by Stuart Hall, Dorothy Hobson, Andrew Lowe, and Paul Willis, Routledge, 1980, pp. 128ā138.
Kevin Durant Rumors: 'Recent Sense' Star Could Re-Think Leaving Warriors in FA
Kevin Durant Rumors: āRecent Senseā Star Could Re-Think Leaving Warriors inĀ FA
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There is reportedly some thought within the Golden State Warriors organization that Kevin Durant leaving in free agency is not a foregone conclusion.Ā
According to Sam Amickof The Athletic, there is a ārecent senseā among those close to the Warriors that KD might āthink twiceā about leaving and instead re-sign due to the ārecent stretch of domination and fanā¦
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The #HACKTOURISM Social Media Strategy Workshop held in Cape Maclear on Lake Malawi in the beginning of March 2019 was a massive success, and the social media marketing that is being created from this...
Going back over the notes from the #HACKTOURISM Social Media Strategy Worshop held in Cape Maclear on Lake Malawi a few weeks ago has given me such fresh perspective.
Strategy needs to be simple and easy to communicate, and also it needs to make good business sense for it to really work.
How often do you take time to take time to re-think your Strategy?
