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Announcements Here are a couple of things you should know: Two Work Study positions available on our Admissions Media student team.  Students would be working with my colleague, Ms. Lauren Haan, Coordinator of Admissions Electronic Media, doing work on our Admissions webpages, social media, various presentations software and photography.   If you have any students who are still looking for Work Study, we would love for them to reach out to us. Here is the link to the class Google Site . 

First, before all things, we puke.  Puking on the page What does it mean when I ask you to "puke on the page?" It means that you write. You write to have a conversation with yourself. You write to figure out what it is that you understand. You write to refine your ideas. You write for no one but yourself.  TOOLS FOR PUKING 1. A notebook that no one looks at or in but you. 2. A pen that you trust (and other pens or pencils nearby) This is my pen. There are many like it but this one is mine. I want you to make your own writing and creativity creed. Take a look at this clip from the movie "Full Metal Jacket" Puking must take place on paper and not on a computer. You can re-write (which is where you real writing happens) on the computer but get used to puking with a writing utensil in your hand.  HOW TO PUKE You start to write and you do not stop for any reason.  Hand cramp?  Too bad!  Roommate Drama?  Lock yourself ...

In life you will do three things:  Ask Questions Explain Things  Ask and Explain better next time Here is an example: How do you figure out who you are?  How do you know what you believe in?  What do you stand for? These are questions you will be asking yourself as you traverse the creative world.  What makes you feel creative? These videos make me feel creative: What are the similarities of these videos?  Why are these different from cat videos or little kids on nitrous? What makes these creative (or not)?  Take a look at the list of questions I have given you below and think about what you want to say about yourself.  Write down the names of at least five people (living or dead) who inspire you. Alongside each name, identify one positive quality that they embody.   Do you think you’re currently operating at 100% capacity? If yes then how and why? If no, the same.  Hav...