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I have really enjoyed taking this class this semester. Exploring different forms of media has opened my eyes to the possibilities of creative works which I very much appreciate as a creative writer. I always thought text, image, and sound were separate ways of communicating, but through this class I have come to see themContinue reading “Graded Blog Post #10”

The Future of Reading Literature will always be important to society. It influences us and guides our decisions, both from the shadows and in the light. There is no denying the impact that literature in any form has on humanity, but it is undeniable that the written book is one of the most effective meansContinue reading “Graded Blog Post #9”

not all writers are poets. not all poets are right.your work doesn’t have to have a meaningto be meaningful. it’s yours. when you writeyou write for you. others may like your workbut that’s not the point. you write to have fun.you write to enjoy life. you write to feel. you writeto explore. you write the thing you wish someone elsehad written years agoContinue reading “Graded Blog Post #8”

The Beginning The Middle The End

Reaction to Bogost Video games have become increasingly popular in the past decade or so. They allow players to learn, create, or simply distract themselves. Ian Bogost’s paper “The Rhetoric of Video Games” addresses the different purposes video games can serve and the merits each one possesses. Bogost stresses that we must examine video games with a critical eyeContinue reading “Graded Blog Post #6”

When I told my friends I needed to create a meme for homework, they immediately suggested this photo. It is from a live musical theatre production I was in a few years ago. I played the March Hare in a kids version of Alice in Wonderland, and this picture was among many taken of theContinue reading “Graded Blog Post #5”

Brainstorm I have a few ideas rolling around in my head about this Collaborative Composition and Analysis Assignment. I am not one-hundred percent sure yet what I will do, but I am leaning towards working with option #3.  I like the idea that we could create a new collaborative writing project through new media. I am thinking about writingContinue reading “Graded Blog Post #4”

A Study of Sound When I spent ten minutes in silence, I noticed many things. I heard the constant buzzing outside Glass Hall through my open window. Voices carried through the air from the hall outside my apartment or from the stairs leading to the gate. I could hear the clang of the gate openingContinue reading “Graded Blog Post #2”

Undeniably, it had been a great day. I had not been to Disneyland in over a year, the ticket was only forty dollars, and even though I went alone I still enjoyed it a lot. I went on Hyperspace Mountain three times: I met Chewbacca and Darth Vader. And among so many others, I wentContinue reading “Disneyland Made Me Think”

New Media and Me What interests me most about new media is simply the fact that it is quickly becoming more pertinent and popular because of our increasingly technologically-oriented lives. I am a supporter of all the technological advances we have made, so I enjoy exploring all of them, whether they are video games, smartContinue reading “Blog Post #1”