Annular Solar Eclipse

For Thursday's creative blog I'll be talking about this weekends solar eclipse. This weeekned between 5:14pm and 7:25pm on Sunday, there will be a solar eclipse, which means the moon will pass over the sun. The passing will first create a "c" shape and then change into an "o" shape, visible for most of the western coast of America. For us, we'll have to drive a couple of hours north to see its full effects. 

The Cannes Film Festival

For today's creative blog, I'll be showing 2 of my favorite dresses from the Cannes Film Festival that's currently happening.
My favorite would 100% have to be Eva Longoria. For starters, the open back is so beautiful with her hair up, along with all the details on the front. The train is also beautifully detailed.

 Similarly, Diane Kruger also brought her best soft colors out through this mint colored dress that matched well with her blonde hair and skin tone.

Creative Blog 2

My new obsession:
http://trendland.com/iphone-photography-accessories/

This new camera is hooked up to your iPhone, you can basically replace your digital screen with your iPhone.

Creative Blog- The Costume Institute Ball

For my creative blog, I want to talk about The Costume Institute Ball (The Met Ball) fashion this year. For those who don't know, the Met Ball is the grand opening of the fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum in NYC filled with hundreds of celebrities. If you aren't invited, scoring a ticket could be 25,000 dollars. Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour oversees the whole event, spending millions of dollars for this special night. But the most important part of the evening for me, as a viewer, would definitely be the fashion; celebrities come in their A game, or they're supposed to... This year I was definitely disappointed. Surprisingly, for a non A-lister, Camilla Belle was best dressed in my book.

This Ralph Lauren dress matched beautifully with her dark lips and dark skin tone, a definite jaw-dropper. 

Another one of my favorites (as always) was Kate Bosworth. No matter what she wears, for some reason, she's always my favorite. She manages to turn any outfit into the most amazing look of the night. Although her dress isn't long, her dark lips, similar to Camilla's, made her outfit as they matched her dress. 

Unfortunately, Carry Mulligan disappointed. I also look forward to her outfits. This custom made Prada dress didn't do much for her, especially the high neck line. I'm also not a big fan of the two-toned sequins. 

Consequences of Plagiarism

According to the NYU Website: 

" A faculty member who suspects a student of plagiarism, cheating, or another academic integrity violation must report the incident to the Associate Dean of Students, who will determine whether a previous complaint against that student exists. If there is no prior report, the Associate Dean may counsel the faculty member to resolve the matter independently with the student to advise her on the conventions and expectations of academic integrity, as pertinent, to come to a mutual agreement on the facts and, if warranted, on a penalty (e.g., failure for an exam, paper, or assignment, failure for the course). The faculty member may also present the evidence of suspected cheating, plagiarism, or other violation to the Associate Dean of Students for consultation. If the matter is resolved between the faculty member and the student, the faculty member will submit a report on the incident to the Associate Dean of Students, who will place it in the student’s file. The Associate Dean of Students will notify the student within fifteen days of initial notice that a record has been included in her file, and a that a second charge will trigger a formal disciplinary review. The Associate Dean of Students will keep a record of reported instances of academic integrity violations.The Committee decision may include any one or more of the following disciplinary sanctions:

a) Warning: notice to the student, orally or in writing, that continuation or repetition of  the conduct found wrongful, or participation in similar conduct, shall be a cause for further disciplinary action. 

b) Censure: written reprimand for violation of a specified regulation, including the  possibility of more severe disciplinary sanction in the event of conviction for another violation of a University regulation within a period of time stated in the reprimand;

c) Disciplinary Probation: exclusion from participation in privileges or extracurricular University activities as set forth in the notice of disciplinary probation for a specified period of time; notification that a more severe disciplinary sanction may be imposed if the student commits a second disciplinary offense while on disciplinary probation; 

d) Restitution: reimbursement for damage to or misappropriation of property; reimbursement may take the form of appropriate service to repair or otherwise compensate for damages; 

e) Suspension: exclusion from classes and other privileges or extracurricular activities as set forth in the notice of suspension for a definite period of time;

f) Dismissal: termination of student status for an indefinite period; the conditions for readmission, if any are permitted, shall be stated by the Committee in the order of dismissal; 

g) Expulsion: permanent termination of a student's status.

If, as a result of any disciplinary action, the withdrawal of a student is required before the end of the term for which tuition has been paid, a refund will be made according to the standard refund schedule." 

Academic Integrity

From the NYU website, 

"As a Gallatin student you belong to an interdisciplinary community of artists and scholars who value honest and open intellectual inquiry. This relationship depends on mutual respect, responsibility, and integrity. Failure to uphold these values will be subject to severe sanction in accordance with theStudent Discipline Rules of the Gallatin School of Individualized Study.

The following are examples of behaviors that compromise the academic integrity of the Gallatin School.  The list is not exhaustive.

• Plagiarism – using a phrase, sentence, passage, image, graph, table, sound recording, art work, or any other type of creative or intellectual material from another work without proper citation; paraphrasing words or ideas from another work without attribution; reporting as your own research or knowledge any data or idea gathered, reported, or developed by another person; submitting as your own work anything produced by another. Plagiarism does not only apply to written or recorded work, but also to intellectual property such as computer programs, oral presentations, and artistic work including choreography, stage blocking, and music.
• Illicit Collaboration – submitting work done in collaboration with others without the express permission of the instructor or without acknowledging such collaboration.
• Doubling or Recycling – submitting the same or substantially similar work in multiple courses, either in the same semester or in a different semester, without the express approval of all instructors.
• Cheating – bringing or accessing unauthorized materials during an examination (e.g., notes, books, or other information accessed via cell phones, computers, or any other means); submitting answers on an exam that were obtained from the work of another person or providing answers or assistance to others during an exam when not explicitly permitted by the instructor; when submitting evaluations of group members’ work for an assigned group project, misrepresenting the work that was performed by another group member; altering or forging academic documents, including but not limited to admissions materials, academic records, grade reports, add/drop forms, course registration forms, etc.

Note that plagiarism and other violations of academic integrity are matters of fact and not intention, and apply to all material submitted as a Gallatin student.  In other words, regardless of whether they are deliberate or accidental, all violations are subject to potential disciplinary action.  In all cases and when in doubt, students should consult with their instructor regarding acceptable forms of documentation and citation, collaboration, and exam preparation.

In accordance with the University Policy on Student Conduct, Gallatin reserves the right to review and act upon violations of rules of conduct or non-academic policies of the University and/or to refer such matters to NYU’s Office of Community Standards. Where a student’s conduct on campus constitutes violations of both University rules and public law, he may be subject to both University discipline and public sanctions." 

After two full classes of trying to figure out NYU Gallatin's course requirements, it all came together. For my first year, I need to complete 32 units. 4 of the units will come from my First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar, 4 will come from my First- Year Writing Seminar, and 4 will come from my First- Year Research Seminar. After that, I have 16 credits (4 classes) to choose from in this catergory http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/courses.html?year=2012&term=FA&type=Interdisciplinary+Seminars&level=U&query=&instructor=&netid=&go=GO

Then, I'll have 4 credits left to chose from any elective class or can begin to fulfill my liberal arts requirement (32 credits) in humanities (8 credits) , social sciences (8 credits) , and mathematics or sciences (4 credits). Even though I'm dreading that math/science class, the only other option is a history requirement... which is all history. Nope.

Thinking About Seeing
http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/courses/detail.FA2012.IDSEM-UG1388.001.html
Media and Fashion
http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/courses/detail.FA2012.IDSEM-UG1618.001.html
Doing Things With Words
http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/courses/detail.FA2012.IDSEM-UG1216.001.html
Social Construciton of Reality
http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/courses/detail.FA2012.FIRST-UG32.001.html
Psychoanalysis and the Visual
http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/courses/detail.FA2012.IDSEM-UG1468.001.html

some classes that look interesting..

http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/undergraduate/interdisciplinary.html
This is a list of the interdiscplinary seminars I can chose from my first year.


http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/undergraduate/requirements/liberal-arts-foundation.html
this is the foundation course i have chosen

First- Year College

As a first year Gallatin student, I will take 3 classes that foster my ability to work as an independent study student: first year interdisciplinary seminar, first year writing seminar, and first year research seminar. My classes mainly focus on improving my writing skills and are relatively small. At home, I have a course catalogue I will bring into class. Through my classes, I will build a thesis closely with my advisor that will eventually lead up to my senior project: a presentation to the board of Gallatin that presents 20 books revolving around my thesis. 

The following link shows all the credits I need to graduate: 

http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/undergraduate/requirements.html

Safe Sex

Between Safe Sex and Sex Without Love, I feel that Safe Sex is much more detached than Sex Without Love. In Sex Without Love, Olds presents the lovers in a romantic way, calling htme "dancing gliding over each other like ice skaters." Contrastingly, Donald Hall talks about the lovers in terms of their reactions to their love, as one grows "insensible skin." Lastly, Hall ends his poem with "apparition of a body floating face-down at the pond's edge." As the person is face down, there is no emotional attachment between the two people as they can't look at each other in the eyes, back turned to the emotional possibilities.

Blog

For my blog, I would do a fashion blog. As my inspiration I would use www.refinery29.com, except I would have everything on one page so that my viewers wouldn't have to skip through pages. Each post could be a solid box with looks, how to shop that look, and maybe some information on the bottom. There would also be posts of just looks or new designs out by designers. Hopefully I could post some of my outfits on there as well. Since I am an avid www.nastygal.com follower and their new clothes come out every Tuesday, I would ideally post every Wednesday with updated looks from their website. It's also a perfect time to start setting up outfits for the weekend. I don't have a high patience level, but fashion is something I love so I think I could do it as a hobby and also to keep track of styles.