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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 25 2011, 10:40 PM (2,909 Views) | |
| Shawn | Mar 25 2011, 10:40 PM Post #1 |
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Id like to inform Monsterland and all who inhabit it that you will notice that I wont be on too often for up to 8 weeks or so. I'm currently taking 2 online classes so I can graduate early; I have till 6/2/11 to get this stuff done and I will be spending every spare minute trying bust my ass on these classes. I'm currently taking English and Humanities; English is a 25(ish) week class and Humanities is a 12 week class. So I have to do about 40 weeks worth of work in a short amount of time so I will occasionally drop by but I don't guarantee anything. See You Soon; Shawn dancing admin
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| gvamp | Mar 25 2011, 10:46 PM Post #2 |
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Shawn if you need help with papers or anything for either class then forward them my way. I'm very good at doing papers in fact every single paper I've written for my college courses I've waited till last minute and still have gotten As on them. Obviously I don't suggest doing that now and if you need help get them to me ASAP. Good luck and glad to see you're taking my advice. I believe education is very important and if I where you after you finish your online courses enroll in a local college ASAP. Edited by gvamp, Mar 25 2011, 10:46 PM.
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| packmule | Mar 25 2011, 11:32 PM Post #3 |
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Shawn, good luck with your academics and the challenge of taking them at an accelerated pace. This message board and the community of people who post here will be here when you finish and can drop in more often to post. Take care of yourself and good luck! If you need any advice about your studies you can PM me, Tom(gvamp) or Josh(josh TX). Any or all three of use would be happy to render any assistance we can.
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| gvamp | Mar 26 2011, 12:23 AM Post #4 |
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Agreed with Lee. Another good thing to help you is put off video games for awhile too. Not completely mind you just but them on the back burner. |
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| Shawn | Mar 26 2011, 01:02 PM Post #5 |
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Thank you all for your support, its really appreciated! |
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| Shawn | Apr 1 2011, 10:15 PM Post #6 |
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Id like to inform you that I got just over 6 weeks of Art and Humanities work done in about a week
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| packmule | Apr 1 2011, 10:30 PM Post #7 |
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Uh, Shawn...what the hell happened to your signature images?
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| Shawn | Apr 1 2011, 10:41 PM Post #8 |
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| packmule | Apr 1 2011, 10:49 PM Post #9 |
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| gvamp | Apr 2 2011, 01:47 AM Post #10 |
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Make sure you double check your work before submitting it. You don't want to fail that course and delay your graduation. |
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| Shawn | Apr 2 2011, 05:35 PM Post #11 |
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Exactly, that would be down right hell :| |
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| Shawn | Apr 4 2011, 10:01 PM Post #12 |
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Here are some links you may want to check out about the Peace Corps. and what they do. http://www.peacecorps.gov/ http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn.whyvol Basically I was wondering what are your thoughts about the Peace Corps. Ive always wanted to travel and I enjoy seeing new things and learning about different cultures. I was considering going to college for a year or so and then maybe applying. What are your thoughts? |
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| packmule | Apr 4 2011, 11:06 PM Post #13 |
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I believe you receive some money from the Peace Corps after your period of volunteer work is finished. Not sure how much it is. I also know you have to pass a complete and thorough physical exam before being accepted into the Peace Corps. I believe it can be a positive experience for someone who volunteers. Bear in mind, however that there are some places in the world where Peace Corps workers often work in dangerous conditions, both natural and man made. I'll likely combine this topic with your "Time and a half" topic, Shawn since both touch on possible career aspirations of yours. We could rename it the "careers" topic or something similar. Give it some thought.
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| Shawn | Apr 5 2011, 01:26 PM Post #14 |
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You can merge the topics together and name it: "Career Path". ![]()
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| packmule | Apr 5 2011, 01:55 PM Post #15 |
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| Shawn | May 16 2011, 02:29 PM Post #16 |
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I have just completed all my computer school work last night. I busted my ass off and I completed it with 2 weeks to spare dancing admin |
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| TrentonFella | May 16 2011, 05:18 PM Post #17 |
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Nice, way to go
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| gvamp | May 17 2011, 03:47 AM Post #18 |
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Congrats Shawn, I recently got my Associates degree more specifically my ABA (Associates of Business Administration) this was in management, now I'm working on my Bachelors or BBA (same as above just replace Associates with Bachelors) |
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| packmule | May 18 2011, 05:58 AM Post #19 |
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How long will it take to obtain this particular degree? |
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| gvamp | May 18 2011, 08:56 PM Post #20 |
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I should be done with it next year or early 2013. |
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| packmule | May 18 2011, 10:30 PM Post #21 |
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At this point, Tom what are you hoping for career wise immediately after completion of your studies? |
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| gvamp | May 19 2011, 07:13 PM Post #22 |
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Getting an entry level position somewhere then working my way up. Save money and start a restaurant with my friend, if that's successful branch off into other businesses (real-estate, telecommunications, etc. etc.). Got to have your hand in more than one pot you know. |
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| Shawn | May 20 2011, 05:01 PM Post #23 |
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That's cool! Good luck! |
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| CrowMagnumMan | May 21 2011, 04:21 PM Post #24 |
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Good topic. I enjoy reading about others' career plans. Glad to hear things are going well so far for both Shawn and gvamp. As for me, I'm still struggling to find a job (preferably part-time) to support my filmmaking ventures. It's taking forever for me to get anything resembling a career going. If I fail to get into filmmaking, my fall-back position would probably be to get into the police force somewhere and try and work my way up to detective. Though I would much rather get into filmmaking and science/exploration. |
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| josh TX | May 21 2011, 04:54 PM Post #25 |
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I agree with Crow, this is a great topic. I'm glad to hear that all of you take education seriously and all have aspirations for bright future careers. |
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| NWV | May 25 2011, 05:53 PM Post #26 |
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I'm going into screenwriting myself. I'm brainstorming ideas and fleshing out the good ones into treatments and scripts, and researching what it takes to get into the business. On a side note, do you guys have any idea how much a good writer can sell a script for? If every big name in the industry gave to charity on a weekly basis, we'd reduce our poverty level to a needle point. |
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| Shawn | May 25 2011, 09:38 PM Post #27 |
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I would have no idea but the only numbers they release are the top writers like Spielberg. |
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| CrowMagnumMan | May 27 2011, 01:37 AM Post #28 |
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Screenwriters have it pretty rough in Hollywood most of the time. They aren't payed nearly as much as they deserve. Directors can buy your script and then have another guy re-write it as many times as they want. Once you sell the script, it's theirs and they can do whatever they want with it. It's not all bad, though. I'm sure a really successful screenwriter could still make a decent amount of money. But it still bothers me how little respect there is for screenwriters these days. Often what will happen is a writer will pen a great script, and then the producers and the director will get it and have it rewritten so much that when it makes it to the screen it barely resembles the original script, and yet the screenwriter's name will still be on it. That's what happened with Ridley Scott's Robin Hood movie. The script started out as this cool medieval forensics tale in which the Sheriff of Nottingham is the main character and Robin Hood is the bad guy. A few re-writes later, and everything cool about the script was gone, and it was just another generic re-telling of the Robin Hood tale we've all seen before a hundred times. Once the script is sold, all the screenwriter can do is hold his breath and hope for the best. Anyways. I wish I could tell you how much a screenwriter actually makes. I've just heard that it's not all that great. Most of what I know about screenwriting I learned from Bill Martell. http://sex-in-a-sub.blogspot.com/http://sex-in-a-sub.blogspot.com/ I'd love to do some screenwriting. But I'll be a director first, and a writer second. That way I'll actually have a level of creative control. Anyways. This is |
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| Shawn | May 31 2011, 04:10 PM Post #29 |
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This is . . . what lol |
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| CrowMagnumMan | May 31 2011, 04:17 PM Post #30 |
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Haha, weird. I was sure I'd written more there. I meant to say something about how this is why I'd prefer to be a director first and a writer second, because directors actually get a degree of creative control. |
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