Jun 01 2007

New category

Well, I have decided to add another category to the Z-Issue. There have been many times that I’ve wanted to blog about some crazy thoughts or connections that I’ve made, but I really didn’t have a category into which I could place the new entries. Now, I have established the “Ramblings” category and given it the royal occupation of housing such rants. Anyway, you can see all the entries in that category (or any other for that matter) by clicking on the category title in the right-side toolbar. For now, enjoy. The first post there should be coming tomorrow. 🙂

|:| Zach |:|

Jun 01 2007

Not quiet on the indie front

Over the past couple of days I’ve been actively looking for new independent and foreign films. In particular, I’ve wanted to find purchasable DVDs of Jeff Erbach’s The Nature of Nicholas, and Soft Like Me, Kat Candler’s Cicadas, and Joshua Sanchez’s Kill or be Killed. To start on these valiant and estranged quests, I tried to find contact emails for each of the respective directors or production companies. I already knew Kat’s email address because she sent me a pre-production copy of that film years ago. However, I want the official release of it, as well as the others.

After a few days of searching I’m 2 for 4…or really 2.5 for 4. 😉 I found both of Erbach’s films through the Winnipeg Film Group and ordered them. I should be receiving those films next week sometime thanks to Monica at WFG. I emailed Kat and found out that all the copies of Cicadas are sold out. However, she said there might be more toward the end of the summer. I haven’t heard back from Sanchez about his movie. The only positive side to that part is that one can freely view Kill or be Killed in streaming format on his website.

So, I’m really excited about all of these films (even though I’ve seen Cicadas several times :)). I’ll post reviews for each of the Erbach films once I get them and feast my eyes and mind on them. Anyway, here are the websites for each of the respective films so you can check them out if you want to.

If you are wondering about any of these films or any other independent / foreign films, just shoot me an email at zach@z-issue.com.

|:| Zach |:|

May 23 2007

The term at Uni is over!

After a few time-consuming exams, the Spring 2007 term at Uni is finally over! While I had a lot of fun, and enjoyed the majority of my classes, it was a rigorous semester that required a lot of me. I tried to juggle all the academics, volunteering at school, working on computers, and various other things. I found out that sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day. That is why I have made the executive decision to extend days from their current 24-hour spans to a new 36-hour period! 😉

Anyway, I thought I would upload a few of my papers from the past term and let you all read them; that is, if you care to. If you read any of them, please feel free to comment–whether positively or negatively–and, by all means, start a discussion. 🙂 To view any of the files, you will need Adobe Reader, which you can get by clicking on the link in the right-hand toolbar that says “Adobe Reader.” Please right-click on each file and hit “save as,” instead of simply left-clicking on the links.

Thanks,
|:| Zach |:|

Human Lifespan Development:
Morning and Grief (reflection)
Intersexuality and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (reflection)
Racism (reflection)
Wrongful birth (reflection)
Final paper — Non-normative gender development (research)

Teaching Elementary Reading:
The reading / writing connection (reflection)
Readers’ theatre (reflection)
Literature circles (reflection)

Educational Psychology:
Midterm (research)
Final Paper — Interplay of sex, gender, and motivation (research)

The Psychology of Humour and Laughter:
The humour of Dawn French (research)

These are not all of my papers, but I wanted to give some variety without being overbearing. Also, please note, that these papers are subject to the same standards of academic integrity that are any others. If you plagiarize any of the content presented in one or more of the papers, you are subject to the consequences of your University or other institution. If you would like to legitimately reference any of the presented information in a paper or other publication, please kindly contact me at zach@z-issue.com. Thank you for your understanding.