Notion

Notion (noun)

Definition:

  1. an individual’s conception or impression of something known, experienced, or imagined
  2. an inclusive general concept
  3. a theory or belief held by a person or group

Encountered from Wind Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

“Our notions of separation, absence, distance, return, are reflections of a new set of realities, though the words themselves remain unchanged.”

I understand this word now because their belief of separation, absence, etc are reflections of realities.

Saturation Studies: Phase 1

The first one is the normal one that i filled colored in.  I was gonna do a candy color circle with many other candies, but i ended up choosing m&ms, one of my favorite snacks with and it has a variety of colors that works well with the color wheel.

Saturation Studies: Phase 1

My idea to relate my topic with colors is using with something called anime and I want to test something that I can use the available color to describe each character feature and/ or personality. It was very challenging thing because it’s very difficult for me to remember and decide what character I should choose and the only that I watched before so I can’t just choose a random character without knowing who they are . Overall, it came out great and I did quite enjoy thinking back.

Duration:

1-2 days

Saturation Studies: Phase 1

These are both my color wheels that I finished in class. The one that I created I wasn’t really sure what theme I should go with. Then I realized that all of the things that I chose had to do with nature. It was really easy to do it once I got the hang of it.

Saturation Studies: Phase 1

My Color Wheel StarterColor Wheel

For the first phase of this project, I ended up searching up for different flowers to fit within their respected colors.  At first, I was unsure on what to use to create my color wheel, after a bit of thought though I had decided on flowers do to its relation to my own name.

Worked on for half an hour.

Expenditure

Expenditure (Noun)

Definition:

  1. the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption
  2. something that is expended; expense:

Encountered from Reading Lucy

“But that seemed a strange expenditure of time and energy, given that I was supposed to be researching the Brooklyn Navy Yard”

I understand this word now because the author was too into reading Lucy’s letters that she lost track of time.

Source: Dictonary.com

Treacherous

Treacherous (Adjective)

Definition: 

  1. characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
  2.  deceptive, untrustworthy, or unreliable.
  3. unstable or insecure, as footing.

Encountered from Reading Lucy

“It was several minutes before I resumed reading Lucy’s letters, and when I did, it was at a slightly treacherous remove, as if I were withholding information from her-like faking surprise at an outcome you already know”

I understand this word now because the author felt like she betrayed Lucy because she already knew the outcome.

Source: Dictonary.com 

Class Notes: library and research

For Monday, 11/19:

  • work on your Glossument project: have at least 5 words represented
  • add to/revise the annotated bibliography
  • keep working on Project #3: final versions due 11/26

Workshops about registration from First Year Experience (rooms TBA):

  1. T 11/20, 3:45-5:15
  2. W 11/21, 9:45-11:15 (Chevon will be hosting this)
  3. Th 11/29, 12:45-2:15

What were our take-aways from the library visit we had on Monday?

  1. Write a list in your notes
  2. What questions do you have?
  • use reserve materials for 2 hrs at a time, checked out to you, return it on time!
  • there’s a Mac lab!
  • printing: 30 page limit per day; does not print color
  • Ask A Librarian
  • find books from other CUNY libraries and pick them up at any CUNY Library via CLICS
  • you can do OneSearch
  • you can filter your search for things like publication date, source type, name of source, full-text, peer-reviewed
  • another way to narrow your search: use quotation marks to get those words exactly in that sequence
  • choose downloadable articles! you can print them, email them, copy them to a flash drive, etc
  • brainstorm to get search terms that are narrow enough, broad enough, etc

Workshops about registration from First Year Experience (rooms TBA):

  1. T 11/20, 3:45-5:15
  2. W 11/21, 9:45-11:15 (Chevon will be hosting this)
  3. Th 11/29, 12:45-2:15