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1. How can individuals effectively prevent the spread of covid-19 and protect themselves against the virus? a) Clean your hands with soap and water and apply hand sanitizer especially after coughing or sneezing b) wear a N95 or KN95 mask in public settings while socially distancing from others c) avoid crowded spaces indoors and outdoorsContinue reading “COVID-19 Multiple Choice (for funsies)”

When I visited the sound and moving image library (the virtual one) I was trying to look for films for the film festival assignment. I had visited the virtual library prior to this course because I needed to watch a film for another class that I was taking. I had not visited the physical soundContinue reading “My Trip to the Sound and Image Library”

Today, research and fact checking are incredibly important to do in order to get the best information regarding any topic. There are a variety of ways to gather research but even if a researcher gathers a lot of research, it is possible that they will miss important facts. To mitigate this, most researchers would lookContinue reading “Different Types of Research”

For our film festival assignment, we had to choose three movies and explain why we chose one of them. The main movie I chose was a documentary called Parched and it was about the ongoing water crisis. One of the other movies I chose to nominate was the movie Wall-E. On the surface, it isContinue reading “Wall-e (The Other Film I Chose)”

Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that allows anyone to search for information on a variety of topics. These topics range from people, plants, animals, companies, organizations and more. Though unfortunately it has gained a reputation of being considered to be unreliable because anyone can edit the articles that are posted. For this class I decidedContinue reading “Becoming a Wikipedian”