Ways of Seeing – FYLC Fall 2018
First Year Learning Community
These are the sketches that I made for the staccato and legato pieces of music that we did in class. Most of these I didnt use because they were either too much to draw or just didn’t really like it enough to put it on the finishing piece. Some of them were also inspired by some of the muni was listening to.
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Review:
Overall this project in my opinion was very fun. All in all I felt as if I could’ve done better. I felt as if I could’ve made my final project video a bit longer and more efficient. I thought that the amount of opacity in my project could have Benn more improved and inserted.
Incremental (adj.)
relating to or denoting an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale
Merriam Webster definition, of, relating to, being, or occurring in especially small increments”. I found this word in the text “Walk with me”, by David L. Ulin.
“…where is stood squat and compressed as i drove past, a facsimile in incremental scale.”
by the context of this sentence, instead of meaning increased in size, as this word normally does, instead it means shrunken, and in reference to the statue of liberty replica in Las Vegas.
facsimile (n.)
an exact copy, especially of written or printed material
Merriam Webster definition, ‘an exact copy’. I found this word in the text “Walk with me”, by David L. Ulin.
“…where is stood squat and compressed as i drove past, a facsimile in incremental scale.”
while this word did confuse me at first, because when searching this word up results of a fax machine showed up, this word means copy of, or to copy, hence the fax machine.
Hours: I spent about 3 hours drawing this final peice.
algorithms (n.)
a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.
Merriam Webster definition, ‘a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end’, found in the text, “What If You Could Choose Between the Fastest Route and the Most Beautiful?”by Lex Berko.
“…the researchers ranked locations according to their pleasantness and combined those ranks with pre-existing algorithms”,
this word, basically means equation to me, so it’s really just inputting information into pre-existing equations.
Consensus (n.)
general agreement.
Merriam Webster definition, general agreement or unanimity . I found this word in the passage “What If You Could Choose Between the Fastest Route and the Most Beautiful?”by Lex Berko.
“…which one is more beautiful or which one makes them happier, consensus usually emerges”.
so this sentence now becomes, “…which one is more beautiful or which one makes them happier, a general agreement usually emerges”.
Strewn (v.)
scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area
On Merriam Webster, meaning ‘to spread by scattering’,I found this word in the passage “What If You Could Choose Between the Fastest Route and the Most Beautiful?”by Lex Berko,
“…but the route itself might make for a garbage-strewn, treeless journey.”
so what the author means is that the route you’re forced to take, using a mapping app, might get you a path littered with trash
noun
a loud arrogant boaster
– Merriam Webster Dictionary
I found this word in the reading “The Way We Live Now: 11-11-01; Lost and Found”.
It was used in the sentence, “Although that bit about the Dutch buying Manhattan for 24 bucks might have something to it — there are and always will be braggarts who ”got in at the right time.”
The author uses the word in this sentence to express the way people can be obnoxious, or like used in the definition, arrogant and brag about things that don’t need to be bragged about.
osmosis (n.)
the process of gradual or unconscious assimilation of ideas, knowledge
Merriam Webster definition, ” a usually effortless often unconscious assimilation”. I found this word in the text ‘How better photos can help you document, and shape, your neighborhood’ by Patrick Sission
“All of my writing and blogging is osmosis from my dad…”
this is when we hear something, or learn something new, and unknowingly incorporate it into ourselves, whether it be our dialogue, habits etc. this word could even be substituted for learned.
so this sentence now means “All of my writing and blogging, i learned from my dad…”
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