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Steps in Creating a Website

The steps below outline a general action plan that I used for designing and creating the following website https://sites.google.com/view/charlesschocolates/home for class. 1.Finding a client, or coming up with a client The hardest step in developing a new website, especially for an imaginary client, is deciding the type of company and the brand image that youContinue reading “Steps in Creating a Website”

Fearful Fairies

When I thought of fairies, fairy tales, and fairy lore in the past, I thought of very small sort of human-esque beings with wings that were both magical and connected to this world. In a way, the fairy portrayed by Tinkerbell in the Disney Peter Pan and the typical fairy portrayed in movies. Not thatContinue reading “Fearful Fairies”

Learning during the Pandemic

Learning a new language through an in-person course can be fun, engaging, and exciting. Learning a new language in a class that had to become an online course midway through the semester because of a global pandemic is quite unusual. Initially, the change was difficult to adapt to; the in-person classes twice a week providedContinue reading “Learning during the Pandemic”

Utility in an Unusual place

Straw, hay, and rushes. Normally, you might not think of these materials as significantly useful for everyday life. They seem comparable to regular grass, have no easily discernable strength characteristics, and are solely food for animals. At the start of the semester I would have agreed with you. However, reading Straw, Hay, and Rushes inContinue reading “Utility in an Unusual place”

Patience Pays Off

Sanding. Constantly sanding for 3 hours. That was the focus of the first few weeks of my Model Making module at UL. The first project involved sanding high-density foam from a block down to an almost perfect sphere. While you might think this would be a relatively easy or quick task, the nature of theContinue reading “Patience Pays Off”

Passing time in Early Ireland

To pass time in early Ireland, up until very recently, people would tell stories. These stories—seanchas which were short lore and legends, and scéal which were hours long tales of fiction—were usually told by men during the bleak winter months. The characters were often flat, with no development, their personalities only just described by theirContinue reading “Passing time in Early Ireland”

First Impressions of the Irish Language

Dia dhuit! Conas atá tú? Tá mé go maith! (click here to hear the phrase, and here to see a translation). These are just a few of the everyday phrases that I am learning in my Irish Language module this semester. When I planned my trip to study in Ireland, I decided to enroll inContinue reading “First Impressions of the Irish Language”

Safety in the Lab

The first day of Model Making at the University of Limerick, I did not expect the need for all the personal protective equipment for an intro level course focused on sanding models. During the first lab session we were required to wear lab coats, eye protection, and began a short lesson on using machines inContinue reading “Safety in the Lab”