MIS 123-03 Spring 2012: January 2012

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Theodore Roosevelt

Monday, January 30, 2012

Thomas Jefferson- Kristine Jackson

George W Bush Voki- Tori Panosian

http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=5264265&height=267&width=200

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Barack Obama

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

I’m Abbey Smith I live in Framingham Massachusetts. I have lived there almost my whole life, I moved there from Ashland when I was almost 1 year old. Since I was so young I don’t remember living there, but my mom and dad have showed me the house a couple of times as I was growing up and we had to go through Ashland for whatever reason. I love ice hockey I have played since I was 3, and it has been a huge part of my life ever since. I play defense because in tryouts when I was littler I would stay back in the D zone the whole time, but I did not want to be a goalie so I learned how to play defense. One of my favorite players in the NHL is Brad Marchand. My first job was at a stop and shop super market by my house, and I worked there for almost 3 years until I left to work at the AMC movie theater, which was also by my house. Over this past summer I worked at my mom’s job pulling staples out of paper. My mom works out of a visiting nurse association, and they are trying to put all of their paper work onto the computer, which needs to be scanned so I organized and pulled staples out of the charts. I did not mind that as much because I did not have to deal with the public like I did in m past job which I did not enjoy, but it was important experience. I also was in air conditioning, along with getting to listen to my iPod. Right now I am a freshman here at Nichols and am majoring in sports management. I am not sure what I want to do with the major yet, and what job I would be interested in getting, but I do know that I love sports. I hope to get a better understanding of digital applications in this class. Recently I learned how to play solitaire and love it I go to the website below to play it all the time.
http://www.cardgamesolitaire.com/

Michael D Higgins Shawn Shannon

Romano Prodi

Elizabeth II

Julius Caesar woohhh

Winston Churchill

Steve Copeland- Sir Paul Boffa

Obama

Monday, January 23, 2012

John Cullen #1

My name is John Cullen and I am a freshman at Nichols College. I was born and raised in Walpole Massachusetts. I have a total of 4 siblings; all of them being girls. Having this many sisters has its share of ups and downs. In the town of Walpole is not much to do, especially during the summer. So in the summer I basically live either in New Hampshire or Cape Cod. When I go to Cape Cod, I stay at my house in Falmouth that my family owns. If I am not down the Cape at the beach, I am most likely in New Hampshire with all of my friends. His house is located on a lake which benefits us that we can go in the water whenever we want too.
Here at Nichols College, I am majoring in Business Communication. Majoring in this helps me pick from a broad field of what I want to do when I get older. A requirement for business communication majors and all freshmen, they must take the course digital applications. Going into this course, I did not know much about it. When I asked my friends who have already taken it, they told me it a key thing working a computer. I, not being good with Microsoft or Excel, this class would be a big help in those fields. I feel that this class will make me a lot better at Microsoft and Excel.

I chose this news worthy article because it talks about Tim Tebow coming out in the Brad Paisley. What Brad Paisley did by having Tim Tebow come onto stage was to put a good feeling of Tebow inside you, after the heartbreaking loss against the Patriots. In the article it talks about how Brad Paisley and Tim Tebow meet up on stage. Brad Paisley had Tim Tebow come onto for one of his sounds and had him sing it with him. It just shows that where and whenever Tim Tebow does something, the press will be right there. No one can get enough of Tim Tebow on or off the field.

http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/our-country/nfl-hero-tim-tebow-sings-stage-brad-paisley-041853079.html

Chris Trumbo

Hi my name is Christopher Copper Trumbo. I am from Duxbury Massachusetts, but was born in Dallas Texas. I started working for the local paper company when I was 14 years old selling papers at Dunkin Donuts. Then when I was sixteen I started working for a landscape company call hedges Inc. For two years. Then I left there to go work for a different land scape company called SPM Enterprises. Three years latter I got a new job with a beer distributer called L . Knife and sons. I have been working there for two years now, but I am trying to find a new job and have sent my resume out to several different company’s. I am looking to find a paid internship in my field of interest. I am a junior at Nichols college and plan to graduate this year. The winter is one of my favorite times of the year. This is because there are so many great things to do I like to go up snowmobiling in norther Maine. I also like to go skiing and snowboarding in vermont and maine on the weekends. I also like summer because there is not school and I can be out on the water.

In this course I hope to gain a better understanding of computer programs, slide shows and Microsoft works. I hope to learn more about making data charts and using graphs and things on that nature. I also hope to get better with making websites and setting up new online posts to help find a job. I found a blog on wether college students can collect unemployment or not. I find this very relevant, because I am a broke college student and has been laid off by my employer. After reading this blog I plan to research this further and contact my employer to find out if I have been laid off or not because I work a seasonal job. I hope that I can claim that because it would give me a lot more spending money. I have posted the website below for you to check out.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_college_students_collect_unemployment

Hw #1 Tori Panosian

My name is Tori Panosian, an 18-year-old First year Nichols student from Belmont Massachusetts. Growing up in a small suburban town, I was used to living in a environment where I knew almost everyone in my surroundings, and was able get around without struggle. I instantly knew Nichols was the right choice of school for me, because the similarities of the small environment made me feel well adjusted as if I was back at home. I have two brothers, and a cat named Nini. My younger brother, Slater is a freshman in high school, and older brother Zach is a sophomore at Roger Williams University. I have been a part time nanny for 2 years and work with special needs children. My passions include dancing, and teaching myself music on the piano and singing, and having fun with my friends. From this course, I hope to gain skills through technological matters for my personal skills, and future career skills, and to learn as much about the media and its affects as possible.

After searching on the internet for a blog, I came across one about twitter. twitter is a soical media that I find I use a lot myself, as well as millions of people all over the world. this blog discuss's why people like to use twitter and what it is for. This website has credible information, such as about the author and contact information. http://www.twitip.com/

Hello my name is Jospeh Richardson. I am from Marlborough Massachusetts. I am a freshman here at Nichols. I play football here at the school, and I am undecided in my major. Growing up I always lived in Marlborough its a great town filled with a lot of quality people. I attended marlborough high school. during high school i was always a very well liked kid mostly because of my friendly attitude and tremendous height. throughout life i was always the biggest kid everywhere i went. in highschool i played football for my highschool. we had a couple of great seasons during my junior and seinor years. i loved playing highschool football because there was a true bond bewtween myself and my teammates and all we did was win baby win. people will always say that i was good in high school, but that i couldve been better, which is the main reason why i am at nichols, because i underachieved my whole life. i always will have the dream of making it to the NFL, even though i go to nichols i still think that with hard work and a lot of luck i will get there. my goal for the rest of life is to be in the future a good football player a better student, potentially a great husband, and hopefully the best father ever. i am not gonna let anything stop me from my dreams nothing at all.

In regards to this class i hope to gain a better understanding of technology. i also hope to improve my typing skills, and i just want to become more business/real world ready after i am done.

the blog i choose to write about is the offical blog of the new englad patriots. i figured that since football is my one true love in this world i should clue you all in about the AFC champs.
official pats blog

Daryn

Hi my name is Daryn Arel and I'm from South Windsor, Connecticut. I have worked for Panera Bread and Rita's Italian Ice. In this class I hope to learn about how to use word, power point and excel. I want to be able to make interesting power point shows so I can impress my teachers and peers. Also, being efficient with excel will help me in the business world. Its a great program to organize data and represent data in charts and graphs. One of my favorite hobbies is watching sports and following certain players. I am a huge Washington redskin fan and LA Clipper fan BEFORE they received Chris Paul. I am not a fan wagon. My parents are divorced and one younger brother who is disgusting at basketball.

I have a dog who's name is Teddy and he's the man. If I am not watching sports then I am most likely working on my car. Its a 2003 Honda Accord and its my pride and joy. I love that car and never want to damage it. I am a freshmen at Nichols College and majoring in Sports Management. I hope to one day be a general manager or a sports agent for college prospects.

http://thesportseconomist.com/
The blog I chose is the sports economist. I found it to be interesting because it talks about recent issues in sports. For example, the rule changes in overtime in the NFL and how its going to effect the game and future rules of the NFL. I also found his post about Sam Hurd was interesting and was a very unique situation. Sam Hurd was busted in Chicago with pounds of cocaine and other highly illegal drugs.It turns out he was a top drug dealer in Chicago and police seized a list of NFL player. A story like this rare and doesnt come around often. I mean how often does a professional athlete become a top drug dealer in the city he lives in.

Steve Copeland Blog #1

Steven Copeland

1/23/2012

Digital Apps

My name is Steve Copeland and I am from Rockland Massachusetts. I have lived in this small town my whole life and I love it do death. I am a freshman here at Nichols and my intended major is Business Management. I would categories myself as not being shy but being very outgoing and easy to get along with. I love sports and can’t watch or play enough of them. I play hockey, football, and baseball. I play club hockey here and hockey is my favorite sport. I have had several jobs in my life starting with a paper route when I was twelve. I have also worked at a hockey rink, cooked at a restaurant called butterfields, worked at a gym, and also worked at two subways. I am currently working at a subway near Nichols. I also love going to the movies. I consider myself a big movie buff and I can’t get enough of going to the gym. I love working out and staying in shape. I enjoy spending time with all my friends doing whatever interests us for the day and I love my car. I have a mercury sable and she gets me from point A to point B.

I am hoping to learn/gain from this class to be more proficient and excel with using Microsoft Word for the near future. This class will surely benefit me if I put in the work effort and that is what I am hoping to get out of it. One newsworthy blog that interests me is the pats vs. the ravens for the AFC championship. One reason this blog interests me is because it is on football, which happens to be one of my favorite sports. Another reason I chose this blog post is because the patriots are my favorite team in the NFL and they also won this game and now will advance to the Super Bowl game in Indianapolis. Now I have something to look forward to watch on T.V. with my friends and have a fun relaxing day with my friends.

http://www.patspulpit.com/2012/1/23/2727178/patriots-vs-ravens-fan-notes-from-the-afc-championship-game

Shawn Shannon

Hello everyone. My name is Shawn Shannon and I am from Grafton. Grafton is a small town in central MA right outside of Worcester. I have lived in Grafton my whole life and graduated from Grafton High School. I am now a freshman here at Nichols College studying general business in hopes to gain enough knowledge to someday become an entrepreneur. Ever since I was a little kid I have always wanted to own my own business and have it be successful. When I was just fifteen I started my own painting business with one of my friends over the summer. We did interior and exterior painting for a bunch of different houses in town. It only lasted until we returned to school, but it gave me the confidence that I would be able to become a bigger entrepreneur when I graduate.

From this class I am trying to get a better understanding of all the different programs on the computer. I feel like I am already pretty educated in most of the programs but I’m expecting that I will learn a bunch of new tricks regarding all of the programs.

I’m a huge truck person, especially the Chevy Silverado. I grew up with my father always driving a Chevy Silverado so I told myself that I would own one myself one day. So I worked a bunch of different jobs to raise enough money to get a truck for my first car. By the time I was ready to get my license I had enough money so get exactly what I wanted. I got a white 2002 Chevy Silverado 1500. Since the day I bought it, it has been my pride and joy. Whenever I make some extra money I immediately put in into my truck making it exactly how I want it. So for my blog I chose one that talks about the Chevy Silverado.

Mike Cattaruzza

Hello my name is Mike Cattaruzza and I am from North Branford, Connecticut. It is a small town on the shoreline in Connecticut about 20-25 minutes outside of New Haven. I graduated from North Branford High School and I am now a Freshman here at Nichols College. Here at Nichols I am a Sport Management major with the future goal of working for the New York Yankees. Throughout my life, I have been around sports. From the age of four, I was playing baseball and from the age of five I was playing basketball. After my Senior year of high school, I gave up basketball and plan to play baseball here at school.
In high school, my Senior season for basketball was very hard to go through. Our coach got fired a week before the season and we ended up going 2-18. I believe that if we didn't have to go through such a sudden coaching change and change of play style then we would have been able to at least make the state tournament. Baseball on the other hand was a very good time. We went 16-4 in the regular season to earn the number one seed in the league tournament and the number three seed in the state tournament. We ended up getting beat in the league championship which was a low point in the season. One of my favorite moments of the season came in the first round of the state tournament where I got the game winning hit in the bottom of the sixth inning to put us ahead for good at 2-1. Unfortunately, two games later we were eliminated in the quarterfinals 3-1.
I am a huge New York Yankees, New York Giants, and New York Knicks fan. I try to get down to as many games as I can each year but sometimes it can be tough with my busy sports schedule. I now cannot wait for the next two weeks to go by and for the Giants to take on the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. It should be a very good game.
In this course, I hope to gain a better knowledge of computers and the different software that can be used on them. This will really help me out in the long run when I finally go into my career.
Since I am a huge New York Giants fan, the blog I chose is about the Giants. Obviously at this point in the season, the blog is starting to blow up with Super Bowl talk. The blog talks about the previous games and about the key players on the team. The blog is called Ultimate NYG-A New York Giants Blog.
http://www.ultimatenyg.com/

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Hey, My name is Ian. I'm from Thompson Ct which is a large farm town just about ten minutes away from Nichols and so I am a commuter. I am also a Freshman here at Nichols and am Majoring in Criminal Justice. I enjoy being outdoors and watching Pro Sports in particular Baseball and Football. I am a huge Chicago Bears fan, and if you ask me they had a good chance to get into the Super Bowl if Cutler hadn't broken his thumb. I an also a big Red Sox fan and really hope that they are putting together a good team this year to at least get to the playoffs if not win the World Series. In this course I would like to become better with technologies like Microsoft Word and Power Point and improve my abilities with Excel and Publisher. The blog I picked to post about is a Van Halen Blog. It is updated fairly frequently from what I see. And it has every thing you could want to know about Van Halen's recent stuff. Such as their new album and single, and their new tour.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Justine Byrd

Hi, I'm Justine Byrd and I'm originally from El Paso, Texas. Back home I spent most of my time at our hockey rink since there isn't all that much to do there. After I graduated high school I took a year off so I could play hockey and get recruited to a college/university. I decided to move to Laguna Hills, California so I could play for the Anaheim Lady Ducks who I was a tournament player for the previous year. After a few months on the team, I left the Ducks to go play for a Junior Women's Hockey team based out of Boston called the Boston Shamrocks. From there, my hockey skills grew and I was recruited by numerous schools. Obviously I chose to go to Nichols. Once the season ended, I moved back to California and lived with my best friend, Tori, who also played on the Ducks and Shammies with me. I lived in Huntington Beach this time on a street that was about a 5 min skate from the beach. Every morning I woke up to skate down to the beach to go surfing, I'd tan, and then in the afternoon it was bonfire time. I was a total beach bum. As it got a little further into summer, a company named, Gidget, took me on as a surfer, sales person, and skateboard designer. It was pretty much the easiest job in the world. All I had to do was walk around at the beach in an article of their clothing which they gave to me for free, or wear their rash guards while surfing, or customize skateboards. Once the summer came to an end, Tori and I packed up my car and drove from Cali to Texas to see my family for a week then we drove from Texas to Massachusetts. I am now currently a Freshman at Nichols who is on the Women's Ice Hockey team. I haven't got to play very much this year because at the beginning of the season I had surgery, and the 2 weeks I was cleared for I ended up breaking my ankle during one of our practices. It's been a tough season for me, but I hope to come back next year injury free.

From this course I hope to gain more knowledge on better and more efficient ways to create powerpoints. Also, just learning about technology in general and different programs would be very helpful, especially with class assignments.

Recently, I heard about a cruise ship sinking off the coast of Italy. The ship sinking is very sad because 11 people lost their lives, and the only thing that pops into my mind when I read this and see the pictures is the Titanic (although this is not nearly as tragic). Not only am I interested in this because something similar to this has happened before, but from what I've read, the captain fled the ship first. I always thought the captain was suppose to stay on the ship until all the passengers were off. I'm just wondering if that's true, will he end up being charged with anything? I found this news story about it, http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/19/travel/italy-ship-survivors/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

Louie Educate NITTTLEESSS

Hi, My name is Louie Educate. I am a freshmen here at Nichols College. I am also 21 years old since I spent there years after High School playying Jr's. I came to Nichols College to basically play hockey. I am from Chicago, Illinois and have grown up playing hockey. I came to this school with my butterhead friends Mike Schiavone (shiver) and Johnny Blaus. I have lived in Chicago my whole life and started playing hockey when I was 3 years old. I live with my mom and my brother since my parents got divorced when I was younger although I still see my dad all the time. Life in Chicago is unreal. Probably one of the best places to live in the world. Im always in the city or at the beach. All of the resturants are amazing along with great night life in the city. Then of course you have the Chicago sports teams. Im a huge fan of the Blackhawks, Cubs, and Bears. I go to every Blackhawks game I can. For the previous four years of my life I have been playing Jr. Hockey in Chicago, Michigan, and South Dakota. Those were easily the best four years of my life. In Jr. hockey all you do is play hockey, party and play hockey, and party some more. You basically can do whatever you want for the whole season. Now coming to Nichols kind of being a culture shock, ware there is basically nothing to do, and the RA's cry if you mess with someones name plate on their door. Sick school.

I am hoping to learn more about how to make dirty powerpoints, with cool little things that happen in them. Everything else should be kind of intresting and I'm hoping to have a fun time in this class, because there isn't a lot of fun things to do in class, so hopefully being on computers will make it a lot funner.

Jeremy Roenick's blog comes out once or twice a week on NHL.com about various topics that intrest him. Roenick being a former NHL superstar alway had good insite that is also alot of the times funny. In this Article Roenick talks about Ilya Kovalchuck of the Devils in this artice and also the recent struggles of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Addin stories of his former days in the NHL to give the artice a commical feature.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/blog.htm?id=223

Mike Schiavone. Blog #1

My name is Michael Schiavone. I am from Chicago, Illinois. I am a freshman here at Nichols College and I am on the hockey team. Although I am a freshman, I am older than most of the students in the class because I played two years of Junior A hockey after I graduated high school. I spent two years in Northern Ontario just playing hockey and “living the dream.” I have been playing hockey since I was 5 years old and it is my life. I am the middle of five kids and my dad and older brother also played hockey. I also have an older sister, a younger sister, who is in eighth grade and a younger brother, who is also in college. My older brother and sister both graduated from college and have jobs in business related fields. My major right now is business and I intend on going into finance and maybe double majoring in something else that I take interest in.

Upon the completion of this course I hope to have learned more about the technology in my everyday life and how to use it more efficiently. There is a lot about computer and the internet that I don’t know about, blogging being one example of this. Maybe by the time this course is over I will even be blogging regularly. Another thing that would be helpful in the future to learn about is PowerPoint.

Being from Chicago, I am a huge Blackhawks fan. When they won the Stanley Cup in 2010, it was a moment that I will always remember and cherish. Besides attending as many games as I can during the season, I also go to the prospect camp over the summer to watch all the Blackhawks drafted players and some free agents play scrimmage games hoping to make it to the main camp tryouts and preseason games. This is where I first saw Andrew Shaw play. He was not a top draft pick nor was he well known but the way he was playing caught my attention and likely anyone else’s that camp. Although he did not make it to the main camp and was sent down to the minor league team, in my opinion, he was the best player on the ice. It did not take long, for him to make a name for himself in the minor leagues and get called up to the Blackhawks where he scored five goals in his first eight NHL appearances. When he first got called up everyone was asking, “Who is Andrew Shaw?” Now he is a fan favorite and even has a trending hash tag on twitter called #ShawFacts. All I can say is I am not surprised. You can read the full article at http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=5777

Matt Taylor

Hi my name is Matt Taylor and I am a Freshman here at Nichols. I am from North Andover, Massachusetts which is about an hour north of Dudley. The reason I chose to go to Nichols was it's strong business program and I am double majoring in Economics and Finance. On my free time I like to go to the gym and lift. I started lifting in 8th grade and its become my favorite thing to do. When I'm not in class or at the gym I like to hangout with friends. In the summertime I work for a landscaping company Monday-Saturday from 7 to 5. I graduated from North Andover High School and did track there and also wrestled. I am a huge Red Sox, Bruins, and Celtics fan.

In this course I hope to learn how to use computers and programs better to help with my school work and for work in the future.

A blog that I looked at was about the Boston Red Sox ending trade talks with the Colorado Rockies. The two teams were in discussion about trading shortstop Marco Scutaro from the Red Sox to the Rockies. The new General Manager, Ben Cherrington has been trying to build a better team for the 2012 season and dealing away Scutaro was one way of doing so. In the blog, the writer suggests trading away Kevin Youkilis. I disagree with him as Youkilis is my favorite player and has been one of the best players on the team in the last five years as well as one of the best defenseman in baseball. Trading him would be very stupid regardless of his age.

Mark Pover

My name is Mark Pover, class of 2015 at Nichols College. Currently I am a freshman and also commuting. I am an International Business major and have a minor in Leadership. I was born in Detroit, Michigan, but have lived in Sturbridge, Massachusetts since the age of seven. I live with both of my parents and have an older sister and a younger brother. My dad is also Mark Pover and he is new teaching graduate classes at Nichols as well as being a CFO. My mother Jan graduated from Yale and has been a stay at home mom since her and my dad got together. My sister is seven years older than I am and she graduated from UMass Amherst. She is now working on getting a Master's Degree out of the company she works for, Walt Disney World. My brother is 21 months to the day younger than me and is currently a junior in High School. I played soccer in High School and had to quit because of back and ankle problems. I am a huge Patriots fan, Bruins and Red Wings fan, Los Angeles Clippers fan ever since CP3 and Billups joined Blake Griffin, and a Red Sox fan. One team that is not ever to be spoken of in my house is the Ohio State Buckeyes. Recently the Buckeyes have received penalties for violating NCAA rules in many categories. Now my dad went to the University of Michigan which is why Ohio State is disliked in my house, but these penalties against OSU which include a 1-year bowl ban are absolutely unfair. USC received a two-year bowl ban, over 30 scholarships over 3 years among other sanctions because of one player, Reggie Bush. OSU got off easy and should have received three times the penalties that USC did, because six players and the coach were involved. This whole process is absolutely ridiculous though. Penalize the players, not the future teams. Players and coaches alike will violate the rules if the rules are not enforced. I have no tolerance for cheaters or organizations that don't follow their own rules.

Hi I'm Kristine!

My name is Kristine Jackson and I am a freshman here at Nichols College. I am a mathematics Education major and I am a two-sport athlete here. I play Field Hockey and Softball; We are going to Florida for spring break. I grew up in Medway, MA. It is a very small town just 40 minutes south of Boston. If you ever came to Medway you would find a lot of open land and farms scattered across the town. Everyone knows everyone where I am from. Medway is a well-known town for athletes along with our competitor towns like Hopkinton and Bellingham. Because we are an athletic town I have played sports my whole life. I have been involved in basketball, golf, swimming, soccer, tennis, and of course field hockey and softball. As I got older i played basketball, field hockey, and softball competitively. I golf and play tennis for fun in the summertime. I also was a babysitter throughout high school and during the summers I would work at Arden B. in the Natick Collection in Natick/Framingham, MA.

I am hoping to gain a better understanding of the importance of technology these days. I am studying to be a teacher and I have heard that each day more and more schools are having students use a laptop or iPad during class to take notes and or visit specific websites for them to learn from. I would like to learn how to improve my skills on computers. Computers allow you to find information about many things, like news, movie clips, study tips, and etc. Technology has become a huge part of our lives and to tell you the truth I don’t think we could live without it.

Everywhere on the news I have heard about the cruise ship sinking off the coast of Italy. All that I was reminded of was the Titanic. I never thought anything like the accident with the Titanic would ever happen again but it did. What interests me the most is why the captain of the cruise ship abandoned ship first. I have always known that the captain was supposed to stay on ship until every one of his/her passengers were off the ship. To learn more about this topic I found a Blog that CNN updates regularly. http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/11/this-is-this-just-in/

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Biography and Newsworthy Blog

My name is Sarah Start. I am 18 years old and a freshman at Nichols College. I am double majoring in Accounting and Finance, and hope to add a minor. I have been dance for 14 years and started cheerleading this year. I live in North Brookfield, MA with my mom, two brothers, and my cat named Bailey. I went to David Prouty High School in Spencer, MA where I was a part of the National Honors Society and the Future Business Leaders Club. I also enjoy working out, reading, and hanging out with my amazing boyfriend, Adam. I work at Spencer Savings Bank as a teller during the summer and on breaks. I first worked as a file clerk there for a year and a half. I’m one of the few people out there that actually loves my job.
I hope to learn new skills in different computer programs that I didn’t know before. I like working with computers, so I am hoping this is an easy class for me. I’ve heard a few different opinions about Digital Applications before. I was told as long as I keep up with the work and pass everything in on time that I will definitely pass.
The blog I chose was titled “The people of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster” and was written by CNN’s correspondent, Diana Holden. It was about the recent tragedy that occurred off the coast of Italy nearly a week ago. The ship, Costa Concordia, came too close to shore and hit a rock causing the ship to sink, killing at least 11 people. There are 21 people still missing at this point. Some passengers that survived described the experience like the Titanic and worse. This blog interests me because I am also very interested in the story of Titanic. I think it is interesting to hear about what happens in such a hectic and scary situation and how people handle it. This blog is reliable because it is written by one of CNN’s correspondents and CNN is probably the most trustworthy news sources out there.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Biography of Tremayne Levander Crumbley

How are you doing my name is Tremayne "Levander" Crumbley. I was born in Brooklyn New York and moved to Stamford CT, when i was 7. Here is when i started playing football. Football is my passion, every year im working hard to get bigger and faster so i can a better player. Ive been playing since i was in 5th grade, and now i made to college and i hope that i succed here to make it to the NFL. Growing up as a kid i focused a little to much on football and not school. I was exceling in school and not the classroom, and in the long run that hurt me alot. My senior year i lost all of my scholarships and i didnt think i was going to college. But thankfully i was accepted into Nichols College, and from here on i knew that i had to succed not only on the feild but in the classroom to because this was my last chance, and if i didnt work hard then i wouldnt be prepared for the real world. This is my first year at Nichols and im here studying Sports Mangement. If i dont make it to the NFL i want to be a broadcaster. I hope to learn how to use the computer more and and all the features the computer comes with. Below you will find a article and a picture of my older cousin Silas Redd. He is the starting running back at Penn State. As little kids we always worked out together and we always talked about one day we would make it to the NFL. To this day he is motivation and he keeps me going. Both of our fathers played together in highschool and then they quit. We were both the first in our family to make it to college and play a sport. Hes gunna be a junior next year and has the chance to enter the draft. At the division 3 level you can leave school early so im hoping to meet him there in 3 years

Here is an article on my older cousin Silas Redd , sophmore running back at Penn State #25

http://blog.pennlive.com/bobflounders/2011/11/penn_state_running_back_silas.html

And here is a picture of Silas