November 2009
14 posts
US Housing Market Crash to result in the Second... →
I am in the process of writing a paper on the current economy and how we got there for my macroeconomics class and I found this article quite interesting. The big important part to the article is the date that it was written. This was written in February of 2007 almost a year and half before anyone knew we were in some sort of recession. I thought this was an important line….
“just as...
WatchHere’s video 2 from the previous post
Way to go UCLA students
WatchHere’s Video 1 from the previous post
California students occupy buildings to protest... →
I thought this fit perfectly into what I have previously talked about. The state of California is planning to raise tuition by 32% over this winter. Then in the summer they are planning to raise tuition by another 32%. The rule of 72 (meaning when you raise something by 72%, the original amount will have doubled) shows that in just over a year, California will have nearly doubled their tuition.
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Opinion: Editorials & Letters | "FOCUS: The... →
For my economics class I have been looking at monetary and fiscal policies for this current recession and stumbled across this editorial. I really wish we went to a direct job creation plan like back in FDR’s time. It seems very necessary to improve our deteriorating infrastructure, build new forms of energy plants, and lay down the tracks for high speed rail. The costs of these are small...
Free Tuition and it's positive benefits →
I don’t know if anyone else knows but Georgia has had a program since the early 90’s where their residents are allowed to go to any state college for FREE. As long as a student maintains a B or better average they are automatically given a scholarship to any school in Georgia that they get accepted into. How do they pay for it you ask? The entire program is payed by the Georgia...
Hannidate →
Sean Hannity is a funny guy. I was taking a look at his website and found this…..
Basketball and Bats →
I thought this was pretty neat even though it is irrelevant to the class.
October 2009
5 posts
Millions spent to sway health care opinions -... →
“The health care sector has spent $263 million this year lobbying Congress for changes to reform plans”
Health Care is a perfect example of our flawed government system. A system where it is supposed to be “about the people and for the people” yet in reality it is a system run by corporations and lobbyists.
I’ve started to come to the conclusion that if you say...
On strike! Labor gets tough in the recession -... →
On the fifth slide there was a quote stating, “There is a virtual certainty that there will be no recovery for anyone other than the banks.”
After reading all five slides you can see many workers have been losing their jobs due to banks not lending out money to the companies they work for. I find it amazing how the government can give so much money out to banks yet the banks continue...
Greater Richmond Chamber: Vision 20/10 →
If you look at the downloads you can see a 1993 report and a 2007 report. I happened to find the 1993 report on a blog and read most of it. I am now look into the 2007 report which is very interesting. Living in Richmond, I have seen how the city of Richmond has a very hard time functioning. I can’t imagine how the city would look without VCU here. One of the main problems I see with...
Franklin D. Roosevelt: "The Economic Bill of... →
I saw Michael Moore’s new film this Friday and thought it was definitely an eye opening movie. One part that really hit home was video footage of FDR reading off a 2nd bill of rights. I had never heard about this and apparently the footage was lost until Michael Moore found it. This speech was given in 1944 and it talked about the right to a home, the right to medical care, the right to a...
September 2009
5 posts
Daily Planet meeting
I learned a lot about people in general on Tuesday after visiting the Daily Planet. Steve and I related on the simplest of terms by just talking about fishing and Colleen told our group how she came from a very artistic family, much like myself. I really enjoyed sharing stories and just listening to what each person had to say. When we arrived I was definitely nervous about how the people at the...
RichmondCrime.org →
This is really interesting stuff. I know Richmond gets a very bad wrap for it’s crime so check it out and see if it is really true. I am originally from a suburb of Richmond before I came to VCU and many times I find myself having to deal with the issue of crime in Richmond. I took a look at my address down here and found some close stuff but nothing scary like I believe Richmond is...
Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com →
A very interesting video.
Healthcare: Germany vs. America
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91971170
My brother has a very close relationship with a friend in Germany due to the Foreign exchange program and I have learned a lot about the differences between our two health care systems. Many problems I hear on the news about moving to a supposedly “socialized” health care system is that it will create long lines. I took...
December 2008
6 posts
withoutabox.com
Hey when I was trying to submit my film to festivals I came across a lot of festivals with the option of submitting it through withoutabox.com. Well I checked it out and it is pretty neat. For one it shows all the festivals and tells you when they have their due dates. All I did was fill out info about my movie and now I’m just mailing them a dvd. It’s pretty cool and definitely a...
Tribeca festival
Hey so I sent my movie into the Tribeca festival. Thanks Meg for letting me know about it. I wish there was a KI class that would tell you about festivals and things. Oh well. I keep you updated on what happens but I shouldn’t find out for some time.
Revisiting NAFTA: Still not working for North... →
I’m doing my critical issues paper on globalization and thought this was pretty interesting
Bill Cosby tells VCU students: 'Value yourself' |... →
I was there and it was pretty awesome
IGN: Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane Interview →
November 2008
38 posts
Ha-Joon Chang's 'Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free... →
schoellhammer | art in the era of globalization →
Final Video Progress
Well I am about half way done with shooting my final video and have over 30 minutes of footage from Saturday. It is going to be very interesting to see how it turns out because I have never done any shots with actual dialogue. Lucky for me my brother came back from Virginia Tech for thanksgiving and he is an experienced actor so I don’t have to worry as much about the acting. I will be...
Globalization, technology changing the art world -... →
Addiction to Video Games a Growing Concern - US... →
I believe I have a friend addicted to games and wanted to see what the “experts” think
1 in 30 computer gamers 'so addicted they need... →
New technology could lead to camera based on human... →
Bad Samaritans book
Hey I am currently reading this book called Bad Samaritans. It is written by a South Korean who shows how free trade is actually hurting developing nations. It is definitely something I am really interested in. It is a book in the economics field and I was actually thinking about pursuing an economic minor while I am here at VCU. Art school and economics? I guess that is pretty unusual. Anyways...
Amazon.com: Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade... →
Here’s the book I got from our library that I am currently reading. I am almost done with it and definitely recommend it to anyone
Painting at VCU
I was looking into taking some painting classes at VCU but saw that the 300 level and above classes start at the intermediate painting level. Painting definitely seems like a very interesting art form that I would like to learn better but I don’t know if starting out at the intermediate form is the right thing to do. Has anyone taking the painting classes here at VCU? I think I probably...
SydField.com - A Website for Screenwriters - The... →
Here’s the authors website to the screenwriting book I posted
Screenplay: The foundations of Screenwriting →
Here is the book that helped me learn how to write scripts. I have the third edition. It is definitely really helpful
Oil Painting Technique, Acrylic & Watercolor... →
A Virtual Art Academy? interesting
About.com Painting -- Learn How to Paint, Painting... →
