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This Tuesday’s readings focused on algorithms and how this way of algorithmic “decision-making” is embedded all throughout life. Degand’s study involves two teenage black male students, Namir and Mathieu, with completely different backgrounds living in New York. The study compares how they view social success, what their career goals and media experiences entail. Both youngContinue reading “03/03 blog reflection”

Not much has been happening in the message thread and chat areas in my guild because I have like no friends on this game, I guess again because I am not that into it! I guess I am going to have to try and force myself to find purpose so that I can get moreContinue reading “02/27 FoE (free thoughts)”

In this Thursday’s reading, each source sheds awareness on social factors like Native Tribes. The First Nations song by Fresh ED was extremely powerful. The rapper makes sure to let viewers know the truth North America and what it truly was before it was taken over by the Europeans. I love the beat and howContinue reading “02/27 blog reflection”

I feel that I have come a long way from when I first started playing. Because I do not really “enjoy” playing video games on my free time this task of playing this game weekly has honestly been draining for me and pushed me out of my comfort zone. My city is growing! And myContinue reading “02/25 FoE (guild thread, city’s growth, and evolving thoughts)”

This Tuesday’s reading helped to give understanding of hip hop and rap music and also offers the misconceptions that many have of this musical genre. Connor’s piece suggests a way of listening to rap music is to focus on the many accents or play on words that give help in the structure of the musicContinue reading “02/25 blog reflection”

My experience with the guild has not been the best. I mean most definitely interesting because you get to interact with others. Usually they are trying to motivate me to build because I suck at it. I think guilds can be great for players like me who are unexperienced or haven’t found purpose in playingContinue reading “02/20 FoE (guild and game pace)”

This Thursday’s sources focused on research and conversations centering around restorative justice. Winn’s piece suggests that restorative justice can be used in classrooms, preferably english classrooms. Winn says that we can go about this if teachers put circle discussions to use which allows students to discuss, debate, and relate about prejudices that are occurring. ThisContinue reading “02/20 blog reflection”

My city layout is extremely basic I guess because I am still figuring out how to build, where to build and what kind of buildings make the city the happiest. I am usually designing because I am told to, not because I find joy in it (oopsies). Sometimes I get confused on what building areContinue reading “02/18 FoE (city layout, battles, and guild expeditions)”

In “Preface: The New Jim Crow Mass Incarceration” by Alexander’s, she speaks about mass incarceration and demonstrates how the United States most definitely has its own racial caste system formally known as The New Jim Crow. Which is ALSO known as… legalized discrimination! The author argues that incarceration is a big way of omitting aContinue reading “02/18 blog reflection”

Unfortunately, I rely heavily on the stories and the prompts. I still am having a hard time finding “meaning” while playing the game but hopefully that will change the more I play. The ongoing story lines help me find out things about the game I would have never knew I could do or accomplish. TheContinue reading “02/13 FoE (storylines, tasks and events)”