Millionaire race conversation

In James Weldon Johnson’s “ Autobiography of an ex-colored man the central theme is about his struggles as a biracial many in the post Civil war era. During the story Johnson is met with many hardships like not knowing his father, his mother passing away and losing his wife to child birth. Though  all these struggles may seem like a great burden his greatest burden of all is his identity. Johnson lives a comfortable life passing as a white man but can’t shake the feeling of being a traitor to his African roots. During a conversation with a rich white man , who has no prejudice towards race, advice is given to Johnson that he should continue to downplay his African heritage for fear of how hard life as a black man can be.

Semester in review

Electronic media production Is a class that talks about using social media outlets to create content and  using the content to blog post. In this course we had to create a blog complete with gadgets and links to our various social media accounts. Throughout the semester we updated our blogs with new post and applied what we learned to the post.

The first social media outlet we learned about was twitter. My twitter handle is Tommyboyswag96. 





the next social media was LinkedIn , which is a professional social media used to connect aspiring workers with employers .  having a quality LinkedIn account is important for anyone wanting to be successful in the professional world because it could potentially help you get the job.






My Pinterest account has three boards and they are as follows: quote of the day, hilarious memes and sports memes. The quote of the day board is made up of inspirational quotes that I find helpful to building a positive and healthy mindset. The other two boards are similar as they’re both pictures with funny sayings and phrases printed on them. The sports memes board is simply a compilation of photos of sports with funny quotes on them for instance, my favorite picture is a picture of two basketball players where one is jumping, while the other is standing on the ground and his face is covered by the guys hand and the text reads “in the name of Jesus be healed.”

Prezi is an updated version of the PowerPoint presentation software, which allows you to create professional looking presentations for class projects and or proposals. I used prezi to make a presentation about my top 10 favorite comedians.what I like is that it has more customization options than PowerPoint but what I dislike about it is that it sometimes doesn’t work the way it’s supposed to and is only compatible with certain electronic devices.

the Green screen where I want to be assignment showed us how to use the Green screen effect in Adobe Premier Pro. for this assignment we were asked to take photos infront of a green screen and choose a background picture to use as scenery. after we had our pictures chosen we applied the green screen effects in the adobe program and created a custom photo complete with text describing the picture.

Kizoa is a newer presentation movie/ collage maker software that allows you to make quick and easy videos with sound and text. i like that it has different animations and effects that can make your video more entertaining but i dislike the process by which you have to apply the effects and other features because of its tedious nature.

Bulldog Scavenger Hunt

In conclusion this semester I learned how to create a blog and learn of the various features and gadgets available to make it stand out. I also learned to use these features and social media sites to promote myself and present my content to the public. before this semester I only used social media to communicate with friends and post about my hobbies, but this course show me how to use social media in a more productive manner that could help me start my career.

Kizoa Scavenger Hunt

This is a compilation of photos taken on Wednesday November 29th from 8:30- 9:40 am , which highlights the many bulldog statues and logos present on the campus of South Carolina State University.  The Bulldog scavenger hunt required that you travel almost the entire campus in search for the Bulldog statue or logo. While on this search it was discovered that there are more bulldogs on the campus than i had prior knowledge of , for instance before the scavenger hunt i was unaware of the Bulldog Statue located in the Donma Administration Building.

Green Screen to At&t Stadium

This project is called the green screen assignment, where I had the choice of picking a place or thing that I wanted to either go or be.  so I chose to take a picture of a place I'd like to visit, I chose At&t Stadium which is home to the Dallas Cowboys. I chose this scenery because one day I hope to visit the stadium to see the Cowboys play because they are my favorite team.

so the first thing I did was find a picture of the stadium then I imported it to adobe premier pro( go to file import and select the image).

After adding the picture to the adobe program I selected it and dragged it to the V1 panel on the screen. So now that I had a background it was time for me to take my picture. I went into the green screen room and posed with my arms stretched wide.

 Next I imported the picture into adobe premier pro and scaled it down to the size I wanted so it would appear as if I were on the field. Using the ultra key tool and playing with the matte generation tool allowed me to remove the green screen and blend the background into the stadium background. Once I got it to look as though I was standing on the field , I added text using the title tool. my title reads " Respect The Star."

Prezi the next level power point

Prezi is a presentation software that allows for a more interactive experience in comparison to power point. Prezi was created in Hungary and was launched in April of 2009. The founders of prezi are Adam Somlia-fischér, Peter Halacys , and Peter Arvai. Peter Arvai is the CEO;he is a Swedish business man with Hungarian parentage. The headquarters for prezi is located in San Francisco, California.

https://prezi.com/view/b9stm7yBqcD54JP27fHF/

Pinterest what is it ? And what does it do ?

Pinterest is the social media outlet that allows users to create a page consisting of pictures. it is often referred to as the online scrapbook. Pinterest was created in 2010 by Ben Silbermann , who worked for google as an online advertiser . After leaving Google Silbermann teamed up with a Paul Sciarra to produce iPhone applications. the two would later produce Tote but the application failed to gain notoriety. The two former Yale graduates would soon hit the jackpot as they would create the board based social media platform that would later be known as Pinterest.


Pinterest users not only use it to pin their pictures like a scrapbook , but also to shop for popular items .  Pinterest is primarily used by women , who commonly use it to shop for clothes and beauty products to feed their shopaholic desires. shopping is made easier through Pinterest and companies capitalize on it's growing popularity by displaying their products with a Pinterest logo to entice customers to buy their products because it was previously seen on Pinterest. for the cooks and chef's of the world there are also recipes and food boards available on Pinterest to help them take their dishes to the gourmet level.

         

Under Armor uses Pinterest to promote their products and sales. They even have the products for the upcoming seasons . Their products are geared towards the needs of athletes and their mission is to provide comfortable clothing to allow for

increased athletic performance.

one of my boards is sports memes which will consist of popular sports memes such as jokes about

how the Atlanta Falcons blew a 28 to 3 lead in the Super Bowl. my second board is similar because it is also a meme board but just funny ones in general.  my third board will consist of inspirational quotes. i chose these boards because I'm very keen on jokes and I'm a sports fanatic,but I also need inspiration at times.

Jose Matthew’s Hard Knock Life

“The most expensive thing I’m the world is trust. It can take years to earn and just a matter of seconds to lose.” , are the powerful words of Tupac Shakur. Jose “Ricky “ Matthews has quite the story to tell and the story begins in the gritty streets of Brooklyn, New York, where he was raised.

Take heed as Ricky describes his experience growing up in Brooklyn “I lived in one of the worst neighborhoods in Brooklyn ;where Blacks and Hispanics are constantly getting arrested. Positivity is only found in school and sports
He said.

 I was constantly on guard”. Ricky said “ I was raised by three beautiful black independent women. “  Matthew’s mother kept him active with football, karate and art. He said “ she kept me in the house until I 14”. He would go on to say that in his teens he would get arrested for “dumb stuff “

:Matthews pictured above posing in the courtyard of Mitchell Hall

Upon graduating from high school Matthews attended a prep school in Georgia but it didn’t work the way that he hoped it would. After returning home to Brooklyn before being connected with South Carolina State University through a family member who worked there. Matthews now 23 years old recalls his experience coming to SC State he said “ it was new to me, I found myself being around people who reminded me of the people I hung out with in Brooklyn,and I knew that I wanted to be better than I was so I had to make a change. Everything began with 101 black men “.


The 101 black men is an organization on the campus of SC State that aims to mold young black men into leaders. It is through the 101 black men that Ricky met his mentor Dr. Rashad Anderson, who is the organizer of the 101 black men. Matthew’s relationship with Dr. Anderson would later lead him to join another campus organization as he would be apart of the Phi Mu Alpha music fraternity ,an organization that Dr. Anderson is also a member of. He said “ I’m a city boy adapting to a country school. I’m trying to be better than who I was and to become the leader I was meant to be “.

 

: Jose pictured above during an event for Phi Mu Alpha

Jose is now in his Junior year at SC State and is majoring in Mass communications, he plans on being a sports broadcaster while also chasing his dream of playing in the National Football league. Ricky’s hobbies include playing football, working out, running track, and listening to music. On the topic of his hobbies he said “ I’m the type of guy that enjoys things that people take for granted. Anything, the little things in life matter. Sometimes I enjoy being alone .” Ricky described himself as a nonjudgmental, laidback, ambitious, down to earth person. 

In his words he said “ I stay to myself but I’m a people person. “

Ricky would go on to say that he doesn’t like to fail and that while he doesn’t consider himself to be the smartest person, what may lack in smarts he makes up for with effort and he will never give up. 

With that mentality in mind I doubt anything or anyone can stop Ricky Matthews from being a success, because he’s come to far to allow for anything less than to be a success. 

To learn more about Ricky Matthews click here to see his LinkedIn site

                                                    : Matthews all smiles as he poses infront of Mitchell Hall.