June 5

taylor swift 1989

I wanted to research and learn more about Taylor Swift because she is my favorite singer and I love all of her songs.  I chose this album because it has most of my favorite songs and the songs I like the best.  More about why I want to research her is because I want to learn more about her like why she wanted to become a singer, how long it takes her to make albums and more!

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June 1

Essays of David Foster Wallace

I studied ‘Consider the Lobster’, an essay written by author and critic David Foster Wallace. I was particularly interested in his prose style and the way that his unique syntax adds to the piece. For my own writing, I deviated in subject matter – mine was much less philosophical – but still tried to incorporate elements of his style, like footnotes. (I also tried to make it slightly stream-of-conscious, like his, though I’m not sure how effective this was.)

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