Writing 150 Spring 2021

Post 2.6

Over the course of this class, we have had an opportunity to see how so many different methods of presenting ideas can be powerful and effective for an audience. This week we had an opportunity to look at a couple of poems, namely “Smuggled Poem” and “Memory 126” by Aimee Herman. I believe that both of these…

Post 2.2

In chapter two of Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Freire begins by offering a strong rebuke of the current model of education used in most classrooms, especially for students at a young age. In chapter one, the concept of the oppressed’s “fear of freedom” was discussed, as a way of showing how if…

Post 1.3

Reading chapter one of Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed, I was struck right away with his description of the contrast between humanization and dehumanization. I believe, asa Freire does, that there is a natural ability within all humans to understand that we, as humans, do have a real dignity within us…

WP4: Learning to appreciate Writing

Throughout my academic experience writing has always been my dependable strength. Even when my other classes were going terribly I could always count on writing to not only pull me through academically but emotionally as well. For a very long time, my success in…

Post 8: On Fourth Wall Breaks

I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’ve seen a lot of fourth wall breaks in comedy these last few…

Post 6: “Epic Rap Battles of History” & Why I Can Never Escape The Effects of Two Rapping White Guys

WP4: How I Learned to Love Writing

I used to hate writing. When you have a writing-based learning disability, anything writing-related…

Discovering Myself Through Writing

Throughout this semester I have learned a lot about myself through writing. This class showed me that I actually can express myself on paper. I never thought I would say this but I actually enjoy writing now. Writing allows me to put my thoughts on paper. And I find it…