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Beauty of Earth: Kevin MacLeod’s Americana

November 19, 2016November 14, 2016 Gazedreamer

The following video uses footage of the Earth from space by NASA and footage of animals in nature to depict Earth’s beauty, set to the song Americana by Kevin MacLeod. All clips were taken from videos provided in the public domain: … Continue reading Beauty of Earth: Kevin MacLeod’s Americana

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Review of The Stand: The Night has Come a Graphic Novel by Stephen King

November 12, 2016 Gazedreamer

Why I Chose this Book One day I felt like reading a graphic novel, not a comic book, but a full story in art form. It was probably due to the relatively recent spate of comic book superhero based movies. … Continue reading Review of The Stand: The Night has Come a Graphic Novel by Stephen King

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Review of The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Shroeder

October 9, 2016October 9, 2016 Gazedreamer

Why I Chose this Book I was listening to a podcast from djvlad (I think it was this one) and during an advertisement he mentioned that the book The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life was a very … Continue reading Review of The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Shroeder

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Review of Black Enterprise Guide to Investing by James A. Anderson

September 18, 2016September 18, 2016 Gazedreamer

Why I Chose this Book I have been interested in investing and learning about money for years now. This isn’t the first book on investing that I’ve read, but it’s one that I have avoided for awhile. This book used … Continue reading Review of Black Enterprise Guide to Investing by James A. Anderson

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Why are there different Hair Textures?

August 20, 2016August 20, 2016 Gazedreamer

For years characteristics that are strongly associated with “blackness” such as thick lips, wide noses, dark skin, and curly or kinky hair were associated with inferiority. These were touted as evidence that these people were closer to lower animals, even … Continue reading Why are there different Hair Textures?

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The Stuff of Champions

August 13, 2016 Gazedreamer

This is another video I created inspired by the music of Kevin MacLeod. The music was fast and hard hitting. Therefore, I felt that a physically demanding visual representation would be appropriate. The following video is what emerged from the … Continue reading The Stuff of Champions

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Dragon Ball GO

August 6, 2016August 6, 2016 Gazedreamer

Experience a new mobile Dragon Ball game based on the success of Pokemon GO! Continue reading Dragon Ball GO

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Review of They Came Before Columbus by Dr. Ivan Van Sertima

July 23, 2016July 25, 2016 Gazedreamer

Why I Chose this Book I am of what you would call, “recent African ancestry.” I also work with many foreign-born Chinese people. Sometimes the conversation will somehow, turn into a history lesson about China. I may hear about anything … Continue reading Review of They Came Before Columbus by Dr. Ivan Van Sertima

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Their Eyes were upon me: Learning of Nephilim

July 2, 2016June 25, 2016 Gazedreamer

Several months ago I watched a preacher deliver a sermon. One thing that stuck out to me about this particular sermon was the story of how angels found human women so beautiful that they came to Earth and impregnated them. … Continue reading Their Eyes were upon me: Learning of Nephilim

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