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Assignment 8 Morales

 

Outhier, Week 8

 Election week at work at home.

I spent my first election week working remotely for our office in Washington, D.C. in Brentwood, Tennessee. I worked overtime, starting with my 4:00 am duties until about 5:00 pm in the evening. On the actual election day, I worked until 10:00 pm. And I was the new hire who got the light load. For a foreign embassy, a domestic election is our Super Bowl. Needless to say, I loved this week. I learned so much in so little time, but I did not get out much. Here are a few things that I saw on my desk every day.

My blue light glasses: many say that they are a hoax, but my eyes focused better with less headaches when I wore my glasses. Turns out, many of my coworkers use them as well.

When the coffee was not doing the trick, I would listen to Spotify to wake me up. Pictured here are two playlists made for me by the app and albums from my current favorite band : Echo and the Bunnymen. A group introduced to me by my dad, they are on the list of artists who bring me peace while working. 

Speaking of my dad, I stole his University of Tennessee "mug" from the 90's for my coffee this week. It was the biggest container we had, and I consumed a lot of coffee and water while scrolling through updates.

Lastly, at some point in the week, my mom put this on my desk (honestly, I have no idea how long it sat there before I noticed). It is a National Geographic celebrating France's bicentennial in 1989. My grandparents gave it to me while they were cleaning out their basement a few months ago. It is perfect for my new job, but also makes me laugh because it commemorates the 1789 French Revolution. This is a great event in their history, but they do not celebrate this as the beginning of their nation. The creation of the republic came later.

Assignment #8, Fields

Volunteers try to fix their 2016 Trump/Pence poster at St. James Presbyterian Church in Mechanicsburg, Pa. on election day, Nov. 3, 2020.

Residents stand in socially-distant line at St. James Presbyterian Church in Mechanicsburg, Pa. on election day. 

Republican and Democratic Party volunteers set up tents outside of the polling location to distribute information and provide refreshments.

A bonus photo of my cat, Milo, standing on his cat tower.

 

Assignment #8, Momeni

 

Roller skaters and skateboarders from around the DMV area celebrated Halloween at Alpha Ridge Park on Oct. 31, 2020. 

Skateboarders and a roller skater wait for the rink to clear so they can practice. 

Everyone at the rink had skates from different brands and different skate set-ups. 

A skateboarder dressed in a chicken onesie is eager to show off her board.

Alexis Ojeda-Brown, dressed as Dora the Explorer, takes a break and snaps a few selfies.

A fairy practices more advanced moves in the center of the rink. 

Assignment 8 - Lappas

Squirrel in a tree at the University of Maryland, College Park. Taken on November 6th, 2020.

Squirrel on a tree stump on campus at the University of Maryland, College Park. Taken on November 6th, 2020.

Bee on flowers at the University of Maryland, College Park. Taken on November 6th, 2020.

Bug on a leaf near Tawes Hall at the University of Maryland, College Park. Taken on November 6th, 2020.

Flowers outside the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park. Taken on November 6th, 2020.

Assignment #8 Akerman

 

Changing of the leaves near Mowatt Lange Garage at the University of Maryland.

Different angle of the leaves right outside Mowatt Lane Garage at UMD.

A tree with very colorful leaves outside the business school at the University of Maryland.

The same leaves, but with a view of the business school in the background.

This doesn't really show the change of the seasons, but I love bees and it looked cool. This was outside the journalism school. There's always bees right outside.

A tree that is really feeling the effects of the changing of seasons with Mowatt Lane Garage in the background.

Assignment #7, Franklin

 

On Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington D.C., a fence has been placed to prevent protesters from demonstrating close to the White House. The fence has been covered in handmade signs and banners.

On November 4, the morning after the election, a few protesters gathered, urging Trump out of the White House. These two men discussed issues under the Trump presidency.

A few young protesters sat in front of the fence. The girl chanted, "Trump didn't build a wall, his hands were too small. That's why he built this fence."

Richardson, Assignment #8

A squirrel hides away from the scary photographer in a tree behind Courtyards 500 in College Park, Maryland. 

A squirrel enjoys corn kernels left outside Courtyards 500 in College Park, Maryland. 

The bright berries of a holly tree add color to the trail behind Courtyards 500 in College Park, Maryland. 

The trees change color at the trail behind Courtyards 500 in College Park, Maryland. 

Assignment #8, Heflinger

 

A man brandishing an anti-Trump flag stands in front of a fence blocking off the White House lawn in Washington, D.C,

Three D.C. police officers stand in front of a Black Lives Matter sign as protestors chant remarks against President Donald Trump. 

A group of four demonstrators sit on the curb in front of the White House fence, chanting into a megaphone.

Two demonstrators stand with handmade signs in front of the White House fence.

Passersby walk past the ground floor of a boarded-up business, which has been graffitied with a message that reads "Fuck Trump."

Two men adamantly discuss politics on the street outside of the fenced-off Lafayette Square.

An observer stops to read some handmade signs and posters placed on a fence blocking off the White House in Washington, D.C.

Assignment #8, Harkleroad

Jordan Dewar, a first year graduate student at the University of Maryland, poses for a portrait before she votes at Xfinity Center on Nov. 3, 2020. Dewar said she voted for Joe Biden specifically for his plans to strengthen the U.S.'s relationship with Kosovo, a country in eastern Europe.

Dan Guy, 25, after voting at the Xfinity Center on Nov. 3, 2020. Guy declined to say who he voted for, but described the nation as divided and and condemned the Black Lives Matter movement for trying to “provoke hate and anarchy” in the country.

Christopher Messer reads a copy of The Washington Post outside the Xfinity Center on Nov. 3, 2020.

Doug Cohen of Beltsville outside Xfinity Center on Nov. 3, 2020. Cohen said he would be writing in Harry Callahan, a Clint Eastwood character from the 1971 film "Dirty Harry" on his ballot.