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Oftentimes when you do a search for just about anything you'll be able to find plenty of information on your chosen topic. 
This was not so much the case when I first set out to learn how to draw basic shapes within the browser. Now my initial thought
was to draw the triangular shapes I needed to construct a pentagram by utilizing the the canvas element.

This may be an appropriate choice if all you need is a visual solution. However, I needed a clickable element that I could
target each triangle within the DOM (Document Object Model). With that new caveat the canvas element is not an ideal solution.
It is possible to add an event listener to the whole canvas element but if you need to target the individual shapes I would
suggest implementing the polygon element.

Each polygon element is contained within a svg (Scable Vector Graphic) element. The associated svg element has width and

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Jeff Bender - M3 Portfolio

Areas of Emphasis

To become proficent at React and Redux.

Rubric Scores

• A: End-of-Module Assessment: 3.25
• B: Individual Work & Projects: 3.5

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The mod4 led gear up on avoiding burnout was helpful. My two main take aways from that session was to be able to identify 
what gives you energy and how to recognize the signs of burnout. Stress is not necessarily bad. Good stress helps motivate you 
to complete projects on time. Burnout on the other hand is a negative response to excessive stress. You need to be able to
identify what recharges your energy so when those signs of burnout start creeping in you can take a break. Grinding on and on
ultimately produces poor results compared to the efforts of someone that is managing their stress.

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Parable of the Polygons: A Playable Post on the Shape of Society I find to be a useful tool in highlighting the issue of 
 hiring mostly similar people in relation to the executives. And since the majority of tech executives are white and male
 any one that doesn't fall into that narrow category is at a disadvantage. It was helpful to hear a variety of opinions on the
 subject and how others have experienced this first hand.

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I found this Gear Up to be eye-opening. This is a subject that doesn't really get a lot of air time and it should. These
seemingly minor offensives reienforce stereotypes and if they go on checked can lead to the major problems. It takes a
conscience to evaluate your own attitudes and even common colloquialisms. I plan to make this shift in understanding permenant.

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* What are some other examples of how you’re susceptible to the ‘Attention Economy’ that you’ve noticed?
Companies like Facebook, Instagram are not neutral. Unfortunetly in today's 'Attention Economy' self worth gets tied to how
many 'Likes' you get. Try as I might there are at least three providers that drain my attention on a daily basis; Amazon, 
Netflix and Imgur. The first two I do so willingly to unwind, granted they do try their best via their endless lists of 
suggested material and autoplay to increase time-on-site. The last, Imgur, is an abolute time-suck. It's perfect for a quick
laugh, but normally turns into a tremendous waste of time and of little to no value. 

* Are there any benefits to the “Attention Economy”?
Sure, there have been plenty of social or political issues that have gained traction and results due largerly in part to 
leveraging the 'Attention Economy'. Not to mention innumerable people saved from otherwise devasting depression by simply 

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I am a craftsman by trade. There have been two main things in my professional life that have truely resonated with me, the
first being Art (yes with a capital 'A') and tech. The first manifested itself in the form of a BFA which lead to a traditional
stained glass apprenticeship. That allowed me to work on masterworks by Frank Lloyd Wright on the outskirts of Chicago. Although creating
stained glass was good for the soul all its' hardwork never seemed pay off. After running my own stained glass business for a 
number of years my curiosity lead me toward an unlikely path, online coding challenges.

Like many people today I was first introduced to coding, not in a computer science classroom but on some old laptop with poor 
wifi connectivity. So, sitting there on my front porch in rural Virginia watching a jogger getting chased by my neighbor's pet 
pig I started realize coding was something I liked and what's more it was something I could get paid to do. In 2014 I was accepted
to a coding bootcamp in Chicago a

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How you've used Agile as a process at Turing and what kind of project management tools you utilized. Address these questions:

What were you already doing?

I've always been more responsive to change than setting out a clear path, which coincidentally is part of Agile development. Within
that same vein I always put a lot of faith or confidence in people as apposed to trusting some one-size-fits-all tool. Problems 
are unique to their creators and environment as are their solutions. Being adaptive and willing to learn from others has helped
me get thus far.

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1. Connectedness
2. Strategic 
3. Empathy 
4. Ideation
5. Futuristic

Write 1-2 paragraphs about your StrengthsFinder themes: How have you seen yourself using these strengths at Turing? Has your 
understanding of these strengths changed since you first reflected on them? If so, how?

I feel my strength of connectedness definitely helps me through pattern recognition. Oftentimes I can kind of zoom out from