EmilyBufford

 We did book talks as part of our Information Services for Young Adults class. Here is mine on Youtube!

Comparing and Contrasting the theme of Independence in the Handmaid's Tale novel and graphic novel for young adults. From my class Information Needs of Young Adults Independence, Handmaids, and Teens      The Handmaid’s Tale  by Margaret Atwood (1986/1998) was first published in 1986, after the gains of the 1960s and 1970s feminism had subsided (Neuman, 2006). In this time when feminism was under attack (Neuman, 2006, p. 859), Margaret Atwood (1986/1998) clearly saw trouble because  The Handmaid’s Tale  paints a terrible future for women at the hands of the new Gilead government. Most notably, Atwood’s (1986/1998) post-United States Gilead stripped all women of any independence; they have strictly assigned roles to perform complete with uniforms, with the handmaids’ lives being the most curtailed as they are treated as silent, walking wombs. The idea of independence as being something wanted but not had could attract teen readers to Offred’s tale. Although ...

In my Intro to Information Technology class we had to evaluate our computer's performance.  This was a favorite assignment for me because it got me closer to knowing my computers! Evaluating Computer Performance I started this exercise by closing all applications then shutting down my late 2013 iMac. I waited ten minutes then cold booted it. I then went to Finder, Utilities, and clicked Activity Monitor. Under the memory tab, I was surprised immediately to find that Adobe Creative Cloud was taking up the most memory from the get go at 174 MB. I attempted to download and use Adobe Photoshop for free via Creative Cloud. However, my FSU sign in information did not work and the program at this point is useless until I have FSU’s IT team add my FSU log in information to the approved list of students allowed free access to Adobe Creative Cloud. I checked under System Preferences, Users and Groups, Login Items to see if the Creative Cloud was listed there; it was not. There were actually ...

 Here is a YouTube video of my comparison/contrast of several journals.

 I made a video about how I install my Alternative Hair Extensions. This method can be used for any double ended style extension.