Manuela GarayA Comparative Literature Major Re-learning How to WriteI am ashamed to admit that I thought that Writing 150 would be a breeze. As a Comparative Literature major, I’d never found reading and…Dec 7, 2022Dec 7, 2022
Manuela GarayPost 6 — Living in Los Angeles: Deeply Mystifying or Deeply Unequal?Perhaps one of my boldest decisions — which, to be fair, I’ve had many — was to move to one of the world’s most influential, yet at the…Nov 19, 2022Nov 19, 2022
Manuela GarayPost 5 — Entering My Twenties: Finally Coming of Age…Or Not?On January 7th, 2023, I’ll be turning twenty years old. Although this would usually seem like an exciting prospect for some people, it has…Nov 15, 2022Nov 15, 2022
Manuela GarayPost 4 –Majoring in the Humanities: The Choice Between Passion and StabilityThere is a certain, defining moment in a person’s childhood that permanently determines the course of their future: when they decide…Nov 14, 2022Nov 14, 2022
Manuela GarayinWriting 150Untetheredness as a Praxis: The Value of Perceiving Nationality as a SpectrumAs a Colombian, being tightly tethered to my home country has made the experience of moving to the U.S. all the more dividing. Trying to…Nov 14, 2022Nov 14, 2022
Manuela GarayThe Process of Assimilation: A Feasible Reality or an Unattainable Goal?Link to Youtube Video: Writing Project 2Oct 16, 2022Oct 16, 2022
Manuela GarayPost 2: The Concept of Fake Revolutionary Leaders As Seen in Kendall Jenner’s Pepsi CommercialLiving in a multi-million dollar mansion in one of California’s most exclusive neighborhoods, Kendall Jenner hardly fits the part of a true…Oct 12, 20221Oct 12, 20221
Manuela GarayinWriting 150My Life as an Alien: a Personal Insight on Immigrating to the U.SIf something isn’t talked, written, or published about, it might as well be like it doesn’t exist, or even moreso, that it doesn’t matter…Sep 18, 2022Sep 18, 2022
Manuela GarayPost 1: Combating the Standard Language Ideology as a Way to Build a Fairer SocietyYoung’s critique of the standard language ideology made me realize, above all, that there is an additional facet to my privilege: I’ve…Aug 25, 20221Aug 25, 20221