Joseph Vickers wrote a new post, Mapping History Research Project, on the...
Ideas for my research topic: So as many of you already know, I’m from California- specifically Catalina Island. It’s only natural that I’d want to research a topic that’s so near and dear to my heart,...
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Ideas for my research topic: So as many of you already know, I’m from California- specifically Catalina Island. It’s only natural that I’d want to research a topic that’s so near and dear to my heart,...
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As I stated in my last post, the biggest challenge with research on Catalina Island is the fact that it doesn’t carry much weight in regards to major historical significance. It is difficult to find...
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As I stated in my last post, the biggest challenge with research on Catalina Island is the fact that it doesn’t carry much weight in regards to major historical significance. It is difficult to find...
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Far from conventional, maps engraved on horns serve many more purposes than just directional tools. In this case, we have a powder horn used during the French and Indian War. Initially, I thought this...
View ArticleJoseph Vickers wrote a new post, Lost City of Z Questions, on the site You...
1. Why was there such a persistence to explore the Amazon? I understand the human drive to discover new things and conquer new lands, but you’d think with all the horrible diseases and threats they...
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I chose to research the Royal Geographical Society. It was founded in 1830 in London to promote the study of geography and geographical sciences. The society currently has 16,500 members and is the...
View ArticleJoseph Vickers wrote a new post, Blog Posts: A Glance Back, on the site...
The first thing I realized whilst re-reading my blog posts in front of the dimly lit fireplace, a frothy cup of cider in my silk-wrapped hand, is the fact that I tend to periodically express myself in...
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So far, the biggest problem I’ve encountered with my project is finding a concise enough research question. I would ideally like to examine an era of time that spans the course of about 500 years, but...
View ArticleJoseph Vickers wrote a new post, Research Project: Moving On, on the site You...
So far, the biggest problem I’ve encountered with my project is finding a concise enough research question. I would ideally like to examine an era of time that spans the course of about 500 years, but...
View ArticleJoseph Vickers wrote a new post, Big Data and the Information Age, on the...
As the world rapidly progresses into this age of technology and information, it becomes easier for the civilian and researcher alike to gain access to the knowledge they seek. The amount of...
View ArticleJoseph Vickers wrote a new post, Contextual Data, on the site You Are Here
Bodenhamer argues that when we look at data, we can use it as more than just numbers. We can use the place and space of an event to analyze the results, the where and the what. He supports the...
View ArticleJoseph Vickers wrote a new post, Presentation Tactics, on the site You Are Here
For my presentation, I will be relying heavily on pictures to communicate my argument. I feel that they will be an integral part of my presentation, so that means they need to be my first priority....
View ArticleJoseph Vickers wrote a new post, Digital Badges for the Digital Socialite, on...
There are a plethora of different ways one could be rewarded for using the internet, because the internet is so diverse. If I were to award digital badges to students, I would base it on their...
View ArticleJoseph Vickers wrote a new post, A Quantified Update, on the site You Are Here
Over the past few weeks, I’ve collected a sizable amount of data- everything from time spent studying to the number of times I use the bathroom immediately after eating at Lowry. Let’s just say I need...
View ArticleJoseph Vickers wrote a new post, Student Presentations, on the site You Are Here
Brandon’s presentation flowed seamlessly. The way he had his slides set up worked because he could transition from one topic to the other without it feeling like there was a huge jump in the topic...
View ArticleJoseph Vickers wrote a new post, Imperialistic Tendencies in the 19th...
Looking at these maps from the 1800’s, one aspect becomes evident immediately. As we know, the late 1800’s was a time of imperialism, and the grab or land seemed to be on everyone’s agenda. The thought...
View ArticleJoseph Vickers wrote a new post, You're in the Doghouse Now, on the site You...
I chose to analyze the map titled “All Roads Lead to the Doghouse.” Although I wouldn’t technically consider this picture a map, it does provide a comical commentary on the subtleties of male-female...
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As I’ve progressed through the first semester here at the College of Wooster, I have learned quite a bit about both myself and the world around me. Certainly FYS has helped me in a number of ways....
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By “murders,” do you mean that it was the youth doing the murdering, or youth being murdered by, say, police brutality? Or were these murders completely separate from the youth, and just another reason...
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Did there exist varying levels of communes; say, some that were completely isolated from all outside factors, where others condoned the utilization of certain outside factors in order to achieve better...
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Joseph Vickers wrote a new post, Music of the Counterculture, on the site...
During an era of diverse ideological expansion and liberated creative expression, straying drastically from the established societal norms of the 1950’s, the counterculture produced a variety of...
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There are some current groups that still tackle these issues, but I agree with you that they’re few and far between. Music today seems to lack tension, grit, or anything real. Here’s an example of one...
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Here’s a great little video about the moment Dylan went electric: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1TKUk9nXjk In reply to - Joseph Vickers wrote a new post, Music of the Counterculture, on the site...
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I wholeheartedly agree with that sentiment. I feel that Dylan and The Beatles were able to best capture the mood of the era. Maybe that’s why they’re still so popular today, because they were able to...
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Also, I appreciate how innovative The Beatles were from a technical perspective. Many people don’t realize how many industry-transforming “firsts” The Beatles had. Some of these included the first use...
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It is upsetting that in order for the anti war movement to be successful, the lives of innocent students had to be taken away. It makes me wonder what kind of reaction this event would elicit today. In...
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I feel like it was the best way to get the message across as well. Considering the critical messages of the music, it is not outside the realm of possibility to see people being offended or standoffish...
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It is truly amazing how effective music, especially the music of the counterculture, is at bring different peoples together. Another fantastic example of this music bringing people together is the...
View ArticleJoseph Vickers wrote a new post, A Forest in the Plane's Air, on the site The...
I stop and watch a bumble bee dance with a monkey flower—an exchange of life between two interdependent organisms. Pollen is the currency of this trade. I watch the ferns bouncing playfully around the...
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Linnea, You shed light on a tendency many people have when trying to relate to nature. I find myself constantly having to step back and realize that I’m giving human characteristics to non-human...
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To live deliberately is to glean from nature all that one needs to survive. Furthermore, it is to use only what is necessary, without waste, without squander. Deliberation is slow, it is thoughtful, it...
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Joseph Vickers wrote a new post, Taking the Sumac Into Our Own Hands, on the...
The only sumac with which I’ve ever been acquainted is the laurel sumac. That is, until we took our trip to Brown’s Bog. The sumac that I know so well is almost exalted where I’m from. It is praised...
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Joseph Vickers wrote a new post, Island Fire, on the site The Nature of...
The disaster I experienced wasn’t one of natural causes, but it did completely destroy much of nature as we knew it. In May of 2009 a man hired to weld some radio towers in the interior of Catalina...
View ArticleJoseph Vickers wrote a new post, Planting Trees for Others, on the site The...
One sentiment that resonated with me quite deeply, upon our visit to David Kline’s farm, was his desire to petition to plant a tree at his old school where there had been one previously. He said that...
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Joseph Vickers wrote a new post, Western Tanager, on the site The Nature of...
In this section of the novel, Williams is describing her mother’s wish to keep her pain from the family. Her mother does not want them to treat her any differently, and she emphasizes that she’s rather...
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