This week in our FYS we started out with the last bit of our presentations. I really enjoyed listening to people thoughts on letter writing during World War 2. The presentations took most of the class time, so we were unable to start anything new. The second day of class this week we started with… Continue reading Short Stories – Week #8
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Presentation Week
Presentations and tests are my deepest fear when it comes to every class. I am not the best at public speaking and I get very anxious when it happens. So overall I wasn’t too excited for this week, but I did think that listening to other people present about their topics was fascinating. I learned… Continue reading Presentation Week
Letters for Better or Worse
Letter Writing is a written message conveyed from one person to another through a medium. Letters, particularly love letters, can have a profound effect on people. They make people feel appreciated, valued, and loved. Receiving a love letter can lift someone’s spirits and brighten their day. It can deepen the connection between two people and… Continue reading Letters for Better or Worse
Weekly Writing #6
This week in class we focused on our analysis paper. At the start of Tuesdays class we had a presentation on developing thesis for our papers. Honestly before this presentation I had nothing but my name on the paper. I had an idea or so I thought. Since then I have completely change it. I… Continue reading Weekly Writing #6
Weekly Writing #5
In the fifth week of our First Year Seminar we learned about love letters. I found this really fascinating. On the first day class this week we listened a podcast called “In Between the Lines” by Barbara Harrison and Andrew Carroll. Based off the book “In between the Lines” by Andrew Carroll. I think I… Continue reading Weekly Writing #5
Weekly Writing #4
In week 4 of our FYS, we talked about the last letters from the Holocaust. We started the classes with a free write, which I enjoyed. I think it is a great way to get your brain moving and a good exercise for writing. The rest of Tuesday’s class included a discussion on the last… Continue reading Weekly Writing #4
Weekly Writing #3
Week 3 of our First Year Seminar was about WW2 Japanese Internment. We focused on the letters that were written during the war. The first letters we read were about a librarian named Miss. Breed who had an impact on young Japanese American children. We all choose a letter that a kid who was in… Continue reading Weekly Writing #3
Weekly Writing #2
World War 2 Communication In the 2nd week of our First Year Seminar we learned about letters and communication throughout out the war. I found a lot of the stuff we learned about interesting. In the the beginning of the week we read an article about Communication (Ken Burns), and usually in high school when… Continue reading Weekly Writing #2
Weekly Writing #1
Letter Writing A letter to me is a message that is most likely handwritten. Usually sent through the mail. It is a written conversation between two people. For me most letters are sent from loved ones. I’ve always loved receiving letters in the mail during holidays and birthdays. In the course we are writing 4… Continue reading Weekly Writing #1
