Projects

These are some things I worked on in college. Some are individual works, while others are group efforts.

Place Your Bets
This paper was written for a historical writing class in college. I am a huge fan of baseball so I figured why not write it on the biggest scandal in baseball history (and no, I’m not talking about the size of Barry Bonds’ head). I am of course talking about the Black Sox Scandal where the Chicago White Sox threw the World Series in 1919.

Hip Hop Industry
This paper, titled “Tryin’ to Make a Dollar out of Fifteen Cent: The Emergence of Hip Hop as an Industry” was written for a Business History class. It focuses on the creation of an industry of the hip hop culture. It uses the legendary Def Jam Records as a case study.

Mfecane
This was a group project examining the effects of the Mfecane in southern Africa.

Propaganda Webquest
This is a Webquest for students to investigate the history of Propaganda.

Ain’t No Makin’ It
This presentation summarized the book Ain’t No Makin’ It by Jay MacLeod. It looks at two groups of teens in a low income neighborhood and what becomes of their aspirations.

Mesoamerican Ball Game
This is a brief paper talking about the ball game played all throughout the south-western US and Mesoamerica. The paper discusses it’s origins and how it is still played today in some areas. Included are pictures and diagrams of the courts.

Wordpress Works

This Day in History Plugin is a plugin that displays links to BBC and Wikipedia to show what happened on the date that the post was made. Read the readme.txt to see how to add it to your site.

PhoenixBlue Theme- This is a theme based on Phoenixtheme. The basic design and structure is the same. The colors have been modified. . Check out the demo here. NOTE: If you are using this theme on DreamHost and the styling is breaking your blog, download the theme from here. I’ve notified them of a new release and they’ve yet to update it on their one-click install of WordPress.

Habari Works
PhoenixBlue for Habari is a port of the WP version of the PhoenixBlue theme.

Other Websites

What is A Piece of Strange?
This is a website detailing the concept album A Piece of Strange by CunninLynguists.

Midwest Mixtapes
This is a website where visitors can download mixtapes from Midwest rap artists for free. All material featured on the site is property of the respective artists and used with complete permission. Support Midwest artists and download some good music for free.

Midwest Invasion
This is basically a myspace for Midwest rap artists. Artists have their own pages where they can blog, interact with fans, and post music and videos. It’s also your first stop for Midwest rap news and an active forum community.

The History of Hip Hop
This website is dedicated to chronicling the history of hip hop music. Right now I’m working on an in depth timeline.

Political Jackass-
A political blog that is as fair and balanced as FOX News.

Studio CTS
Website for the St. Charles, MO recording studio run by Chris Turbaugh.