AJ WhiteinWriting 150WP4 — Finding a missing voiceI think, this semester, the thing I learned the most was what my own voice sounded like when I wrote, as confusing as that may sound. In…Dec 8, 2022Dec 8, 2022
AJ WhitePost 6 — How did it take me so long to get diagnosed with anxiety?Prompt: What is your earliest childhood memory?Dec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022
AJ WhitePost 5 — How to get on a stage and perform Slam PoetryI’ve seen plenty of workshops and post online about how to do Slam Poetry. Ways to do unique movements, group coordination, vocal…Dec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022
AJ WhitePost 4 — American Born Chinese and acceptanceIn 2006, author and cartoonist Gene Luen Yang published the graphic novel American Born Chinese. The book is a tale of three stories split…Dec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022
AJ WhitePost 1 — Sorry To Bother You and identity alienationSorry To Bother You (2018) is a fantastic film. It resonated with me because it speaks to a genuine and very personal issue of mine, one I…Dec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022
AJ WhiteinWriting 150Why Must the Artist be Tortured? — WP3I know my mental health isn’t the best. I’ve known it since middle school, the first time I felt unable to get out of bed for months. I…Nov 21, 2022Nov 21, 2022
AJ WhiteinWriting 150WP2 — SCA Mental Health Survey: Helping new students navigate a stressful environmentThere are a lot of reasons people might go to film school. A love of the visual arts, a desire to spread important messages through…Nov 5, 2022Nov 5, 2022
AJ WhitePost 2 — A new look at the environment I grew up inOne of the sections of Pedagogy of the Oppressed that resonated with me the most probably would be the “Divide and Rule” segment in Chapter…Oct 12, 20221Oct 12, 20221
AJ WhiteinWriting 150WP1 Ode to the Oreos: Growing up Black in the SuburbsI didn’t grow up “in Chicago”, at least no one from the city would say I did. I grew up in the suburb where the West Side ends, Oak Park…Sep 20, 2022Sep 20, 2022
AJ WhitePost 1 In Response to “Should writers use they own English”Imma keep it real. I really liked what Vershawn Ashanti Young wrote. I grew up Black in a predominantly white neighborhood right outside of…Aug 28, 20221Aug 28, 20221