User:Justingleeson

Bio
My name is Justin Gleeson. I'm from Kansas. I'm an audio student at The Art Institute of Seattle.

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic

I want to learn to play the didgeridoo. I will be researching the Aboriginal people of Australia.


 * Research Component

Public and School Library


 * week 1

Go to the library to research Aboriginal people


 * week 2

Buy a didge and begin learning to play


 * week 3

Continue practicing


 * week 4

Return to the library for additional research


 * week 5

Try to better my playing


 * week 6

Begin presentation part.


 * week 7

continue to prepare presentation


 * week 8

Midterm Assignment 1: Taste & Aesthetics
As I strolled through Olympic Sculpture Park, many pieces stuck out in my mind as being mysterious and to be quite honest, ugly!! I did a little research on many of the pieces displayed at the sculpture park, but only one continued to really puzzle me. The "Stinger" by Tony Smith at first glance, looks like a large black snake, it sort of reminds me of the game, as the head almost touches the tail. The idea behind this piece is it’s supposed to be like a fortress with only one way in, which makes sense, but I still think it’s pretty darn ugly and the security that have that on that thing ridiculous, it’s metal painted with flat black paint, not a precious gem! At least not in my eyes.

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Midterm Assignment 2: Manipulation
1) My PC isn't working right...Vista sucks!! - Proof By Example

2) Rock sucks now...Grunge destroyed rock!! - Non Sequitor

3) Slap Chop - Full of Them

4) Car Salesperson - Apple polishing

5) PepsiMax - Truth Through Humor

Self-Assessment
I wasn't too sure what to expect from this class, but I'm actually glad I took it though. I can actually say I learned something from it. I learned what a fallacy was and how they are so common throughout our world, even more so with everything on TV and the Internet. This class taught me to have a more open mind when we went to the sculpture park and to really think about something from more than one perspective. It was also nice to get out of the classroom as much as we did. I liked how classtime was fairly short and too the point and not four hours of extremely boring lecture. I thought the Always Wanted To project was awesome. I wish more teachers would do something like it. I think having a really cool teacher helped a lot with this class, Steve, you're awesome!