PORTFOLIO REVIEW

By Mihail Sushko

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PORTFOLIO STATEMENT

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All the work that I have gathered and chosen to present to you demonstrates my core

believe about the importance of creativity and the importance of being able to express my thoughts in different forms

through photography, writing, and design.

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INTM 3150 SPECIAL TOPICS IN MEDIA

Creative Thinking Interactive Graphic DesignAnimation

This course addresses current and significant issues in interactive media and interactive communications. The course focuses on existing theories and practices, with emphasis on new and emerging topics and technologies in this field.

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Course: INTM 3150Project: GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR A MOBILE APPTitle: FUNTOGRAPHY

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During This Course We Worked On A Project Called Funtography. Its An Mobile App For Kids Who Want To Learn Photograpy Basics. My Role In The Project Was To Design Characters And Other Graphic Elements For The Project

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PHOT 1010 BASIC DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

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Essential Photo Techniques Light and Shadow Multiple ExposurePanoramaPortfolio Book

I learned basic concepts and practice of digital photography, including understanding and use of the camera, and basic photographic equipment. Basic digital manipulations of images. and how to create a photo portfolio of images.

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Course: PHOT 1010Assignmnt: Midterm ProjectTitle: Street Photography

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MEDC 3190 INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA RESEARCH

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Throughout my time in Webster I strongly believe that this course has been one of the most beneficial course for me because I really had to push my boundaries and test my limits. This being said, it was one of the challenging courses in Webster, however, I did learn a lot.

Firstly, the purpose of this course was to practice one’s critical thinking skills. Due to the fact that most of the coursework was law related subjects, I had to use a lot of my analytical skills in order to give my opinion on the subject but at the same time keeping the content neutral. During this course we discussed a lot about freedom of speech and a lot of ethical dilemmas, therefore there were no right or wrong answer just how well you supported your ideas. Thus, the purpose of this course was designed for students to learn how to observe and analyse when there is no framework provided. A lot of the answer might sound opinionated, however, in a learning environment it’s important to learn how to express your ideas. This leads to my second purpose of being able to express without having restrictions. When taking a course that leans more towards the philosophical aspect, it emphasizes more on quality not quantity.

This is extremely beneficial for the learners because once we learn how to come up with our own points we tend to remember them longer even though we do not put it to practice. A lot of the times professor focus on short term memorization, whereas, long term would serve a better purpose for our future.

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In August, 2014, Officer Darren Wilson of the Ferguson, Mo. police department shot and killed an unarmed teen named Michael Brown. The event triggered protests and debate on police brutality and racial bias felt from Oakland, Calif. to Staten Island, N.Y. The worst night of protest and riot occurred on November 24th when a grand jury returned a verdict not to indict the officer. The result was a night of violence and chaos.

Just days later, a grand jury in New York City also refused indictment of police officers involved in the death of Eric Garner. Video of police choking Mr. Garner were not enough to convince the grand jury but trigger street riots calling attention to the injustice of the jury’s decision.

Course: MEDC 3190Assignment #3 Freedom of Assembly: Ferguson Protesters

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Did law enforcement officers break the law by arresting protesters and journalists in Ferguson? Why?

Yes they did. The first article mentions the Presidents quote “Let me also be clear that our constitutional rights to speak freely, to assemble, and to report in the press must be vigilantly safeguarded, especially in moments like these” hence reporters are granted the right to write and report what they deem rightful. This was one of the cases that highlighted how censorship can cause a large gap in the community between the people and the officers since reports of the Michael Brown’s death was not publicly released and polices were restricting important information from the public. More importantly, the police officer who killed an innocent man was not prosecuted for his crimes that undeniably violates humanitarian laws so why are the people who are trying to fight for justice being arrested instead?

Did the Ferguson protesters need a permit? Why?

There is was no information I found stating that the protesters needed a permit, however there were a lot of controversy about the protests limits and the officer limits. It is understandable that when a group of people decide to protest they will resort of violence and it is the officers duty to keep it under control. However, there are no limits on the amount of force the police may use to break protests up when it becomes disorderly but at the same time there are

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no laws protecting the people from the actions of the police. The state is clearly taking sides with the department which will obviously lead to more violence and aggression. The second article stated that the protested were granted a ‘free speech zone’ that allowed them to protest in the designated area, although the area was “fenced in by a tall chain-link fence, closed off with a padlock”. According to Floyd Abram, he states that “presumptively, anybody has the right to be anyplace on a street that he or she may choose to be” so personally i agree with this statement. Protesters should not need a permit to protest because it beats the purpose of protesting for freedom and free speech.

What evidence, if any, did you find that freedom of speech rights were denied?

The first evident would continue from question 2 about being able to protest freely in the streets. The fact the protesters were gassed and treated with violence violated their right to free speech. ACLU National started a campaign stating “I know my right, I have the first amendment right to: peacefully assemble; photograph or videotape police; protest in public spaces; and protest without a permit”. It is clear in the eye of the public that police officers are violating the first amendment rights by arresting reporters and setting strict rules where protesters can be assembled. Secondly, by blocking information, such as reports and picture are also violating the freedom of speech.

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In what specific ways are protesters protected by the First Amendment? (Refer to Overbeck, Chapter 3)

One of the protection protesters have is “the right of the people peaceable to assemble” but the key word would be peaceably because any act of violence takes them out of the protection. Other rights would include, protesters can be sure that they have free to express themselves unless they don’t brake the prior restraints. If the government wishes to accept one group to protest, they must accept all other groups despite conflicting political views because every kind of speech except hate speech is equally allowed.

What can opposition groups planning similar protests in their states learn from events in Ferguson?

This is a confusing question to answer because I believe the police department should have learned more from this event rather than the protesters. Protesters are gonna be protesters and there are no law or rules in favor for these advocates so there is no structure in how to protest. Groups that are planning similar protest should be more aware about the people they are protesting against and that violent would only cause more harm to them self than the opposing group.

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