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melia975
Sep 16, 20231 min read
Link to Final Portfolio
https://gatech.instructure.com/eportfolios/47659?verifier=VhofiDO1ErBRQv0dHpxvORxMERdtoJdKfrO1x7PO
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melia975
Sep 12, 20233 min read
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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melia975
Sep 11, 20232 min read
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...
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melia975
Sep 11, 20233 min read
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...
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melia975
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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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melia975
Sep 4, 20232 min read
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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melia975
Sep 1, 20231 min read
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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melia975
Aug 29, 20232 min read
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...
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melia975
Aug 29, 20231 min read
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...
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melia975
Aug 23, 20235 min read
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....
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melia975
Aug 22, 20233 min read
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...
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melia975
Aug 20, 20238 min read
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...
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melia975
Aug 17, 20231 min read
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...
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melia975
Aug 17, 20234 min read
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...
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melia975
Aug 16, 20232 min read
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...
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melia975
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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...
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melia975
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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...
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melia975
Aug 13, 20231 min read
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...
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melia975
Aug 12, 20232 min read
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...
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melia975
Aug 10, 20231 min read
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...
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