Author: Liam
Halfa Kucha Reflection
The first step I took when writing my presentation was figuring out a strong argument. I chose Stitches and Kindred because I felt I knew the most about them and could effectively support my argument. Using Judith Lewis Herman’s framework, we can see how both Stitches and Kindred give voice to trauma, explore the possibility […]
Read moreLet’s Get the Party Started
The Rhetoric situation my playlist is created for is a group of friends or a big gathering hanging out before a party or on the way to one. The rules I set for myself were to have all electronic beats or House/EDM genre music involved. This playlist is generally intended to give energy and provide […]
Read moreAdaptation of the Dark Knight
The Dark Knight- Christopher Nolan
Read moreLiteracy Narrative, Part 3 Reflection
I learned that writing is a process through the literacy narrative assignment, which emphasized the value of review, rewriting, and reflection. Over the course of the semester, the task helped me to hone my concepts and work at a reasonable pace, which decreased my stress levels and helped me create my best work. My perspective […]
Read moreVisualizing Data- Stress
The first week was relatively calm compared to my second week, with varying levels of stress. Basketball practices alone are challenging, but the additional pressure to demonstrate my skills as a first-year player in these scrimmages was a significant source of anxiety. Combined with academics, it is hard to dictate where all my time needs […]
Read moreShadows Can Be Deceiving
For my Quadriptych, I created a story called Shadows can be deceiving. It is a story about a boy walking through a corn maze at on a spooky autumn night where theres a full moon. He comes across this shadow which he thinks is a scary monster when in reality it’s just a scarecrow. The […]
Read moreReflection on Literacy Narrative Comic
Comic Creating this assignment wasn’t too difficult, largely due to the preparation I did beforehand. I believe I developed a good storyboard, and I received productive feedback from some of my peers, which helped me improve my final draft. The process of creating the final draft involved making more detailed drawings, reimagining some of the […]
Read moreReflection to Tracing Pages
Tracing the actual pages of the comics was an easy and soothing part. Because there wasn’t much pressure to copy the details of the original picture, the process became enjoyable and in some ways relaxing for me. I like to draw so this low-stakes drawing became fun. During the writing process of this assignment, it […]
Read moreTracing Pages
To begin comparing the two pages, Stitches and Spinning both explore children who go through traumatic or difficult times, but their families are not always there to support them, therefore David and Tillie must outsource their families to figure out how to get through their difficulties. A similarity between the two pages I analyzed, was […]
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