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Archive for January, 2010

Wordle of Freedom

• January 14, 2010

So, I asked friends and family members the question ‘What does the American Flag symbolize to you?’ and they responded. I then made a Wordle of their answers. It is below. As you can see, the biggest response was ‘freedom’. The second biggest was ‘country’.


The Wraith of God on the Flailing British

• January 12, 2010

Most people don’t know about the war of 1812. Try asking someone off the street if they know anything about it. It’s forgotten, mostly. During the war, the White House was burned in retaliation of the British’s government building being burnt. President Madison was far away, on horseback, in Virginia. As the building erupted in [...]


Symbolism and the American Flag

• January 8, 2010

Symbols. Why do we create them? We create them when we need a lasting impression on people’s minds through a picture, since a picture’s worth a thousand words. It’s a proven fact that your brain processes pictures up to 80,000 tmes faster than words. Therefore, pictures leave a lasting impression easier then just plain old [...]


My Heart, My Mind, My Soul

• January 5, 2010

Do you ever think about your passions? Where they will get you in life? I certainly have. My passion is art. Visual art, drawings, musical art, and writing. I want to become an author some day, and one of my major pastimes is drawing in the anime style. I tend to draw my own characters I’ve created, [...]