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melia975
Sep 16, 20231 min read
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Final Draft - Artifact 3 - Photo Essay
The Comfort of Consistency Melia Altaras My parents used to schedule my days down to the hour. I didn’t get to see them much when I was...
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Sep 12, 20233 min read
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Reflection - Artifact 3 - Photo Essay
Reflection - Artifact 3 - Photo Essay What were the main intellectual goals of the assignment? Please situate these goals in terms of the...
melia975
Sep 11, 20232 min read
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Presentation Version - Artifact 3 - Photo Essay
The Comfort of Consistency Melia Altaras My parents used to schedule my days down to the hour. I didn’t get to see them much when I was...
melia975
Sep 11, 20233 min read
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Draft 2 - Artifact 3 - Photo Essay(work in progress)
Routines only really became an essential part of my life during lockdown. With no school, no activities, and the inability to see my...
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Sep 5, 20232 min read
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Artifact 3 - Draft 1
While I clearly take lots of photos of coffee and therefore must drink a fair amount of coffee, I don’t love coffee. I mean, it's pretty...
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Sep 4, 20232 min read
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Prep Work - Artifact 3 - Photo Essay
Idea One: Mornings I'm not sure exactly what I want to capture with this, but my camera roll is filled and continues to fill with...
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Sep 1, 20231 min read
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Final Draft - Artifact 2 - Secret Class.
Artifact 2 Reflection: 1.What were the main intellectual goals of the assignment? Please situate these goals in terms of the course theme...
melia975
Aug 29, 20232 min read
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Reading Response:Photo Essay
Of the three photo essays, my favorite was “Sun in My Eyes”: Pittsburgh’s Pandemic Landscapes. The way the author described how the...
melia975
Aug 29, 20231 min read
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Artifact 2: Secret Class
Morning exercise used to be a part of my daily routine. Swim practice forced me to leave my house at five in the morning on school days....
melia975
Aug 23, 20235 min read
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Reflection: Artifact 1
1. What were the main intellectual goals of the assignment? Please situate these goals in terms of the course theme and in terms of the...
melia975
Aug 22, 20233 min read
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Final Draft : Zuihitsu
Instructions For Saying Goodbye It is never easy to say goodbye. To take a path away from your friends and loved ones. To leave home...
melia975
Aug 20, 20238 min read
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Reading Response: Lopate
I liked the use of the phrase “turn yourself into a character” because that's exactly what my English teacher told me to do when I asked...
melia975
Aug 17, 20231 min read
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Draft 2: Zuihitsu
Instructions For Saying Goodbye It is never easy to say goodbye. To take a path away from your friends and loved ones. To leave home...
melia975
Aug 17, 20234 min read
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Draft 1: Zuihitsu
Instructions For Saying Goodbye It is never easy to say goodbye. To take a path away from your friends and loved ones. To leave home...
melia975
Aug 16, 20232 min read
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Second draft - Instructions
Instructions For Saying Goodbye It is never easy to say goodbye. To take a path away from your friends and loved ones. To leave home...
melia975
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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Reading Response: Encountering Zuihitsu
Which fragment(s) by Kenko speaks to you and why? Describe what it is like to experience juxtapositions between sections. How might this...
melia975
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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Draft: Instructions
Instructions For Saying Goodbye It is an uneasy feeling to leave the friends you worked so hard to form relationships with and the place...
melia975
Aug 13, 20231 min read
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Artifact 0 Reflection
1. What were the main intellectual goals of the assignment? Please situate these goals in terms of the course theme and in terms of the...
melia975
Aug 12, 20232 min read
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Reading Response: Haircut
Reading Response: Haircut I wasn’t expecting an essay on haircuts abroad to have such a positive tone. I have heard some horror stories...
melia975
Aug 10, 20231 min read
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