January 30

The human condition

I picked the focus Human connection because I do find it a very interesting subject to research and I know I can write about. I am studying it because it is such an important thing to understand especially if you are human, Id think you’d want to understand and know how people interact with each other as well as how they move throughout one’s own life

January 23

Independent Study + Portfolio – The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We

This cover image released by Dead Oceans shows “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We” by Mitski. (Dead Oceans via AP)

I chose this album because of a particular song on the album called “The Deal” which I talk about in my slides. I’m interested in Mitski’s use of metaphors/similes and way of creating imagery so I hope to learn how to write impactful songs like her. I also wonder where her songs are inspired from and if they come from her real-life experiences.

January 17

The Mouse and The Motorcycle

I chose this book for my project because back in 5th grade I was told to read a book for a project and I picked the one in the front on a basket that holds the books. It smelt old and had a wrinkly paper feel on every page.  5th grade me liked the feel of the paper, so I think that’s why I read the whole book and never forgot about it.

 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BUSd4ZratofZoYIa2msdyI3QaRxCm0Zg3b5lWDP_uM4/edit?usp=sharing

January 16

Crazy In Love by Beyonce

This song makes me feel out of the world like I’m someplace else no one can see nor judge me. Crazy In Love is about being in love and realizing that your doing things you wouldn’t normally do and don’t care anyway. It’s about love, I enjoy writing about love as well as how it feels and looks. I think it’s important to let people know that there’s different types of showing love or how easily you can tell that someone is falling in love even when the person doesn’t know themselves. I hope to learn how love is complex.

January 13

I Am Not Gone But I Left

Running through the trees

In the shadows of your thoughts 

Creeping back to haunt you when your older.

When someone reminds you of me 

I never go away because “Secrets have a way of driving people man” 

Mocking Jay fights forced to perform and Song bird performs forced to fight. 

Reflections and memories of me in her.

The fear that you dont know I am truly makes you scared

I am not gone but I left 

January 12

BMW M3

I picked BMW M3 because I have always liked all the different models that this car has. From sport to luxury and aesthetic it has it all. I want to make an advertisement as if I were convincing someone else to buy this car and why I think it’s a good idea.

 

January 12

God’s Got a Sick Sense of Humor (I Expect to Find Him Laughing)

My project is a fanfiction and “what if” continuation from episode 101 of The Magnus Archives. Episode 101: Another Twist is one of my favorites, but I wanted to see what I could come up with if one of the characters, Michael, didn’t die at the end of it. So I chose to write a scenario in which he lived and changed the plot of the story from that moment onward. I also chose to study the format of tape recorders, and how these statements create this incredibly impactful and existential horror.

January 12

Wolf 359

Wolf 359 is a story podcast heavily based on the topic of the unknown. I am studying the format of this podcast because I like the writing style and am interested in the production, voice acting, and writing. How do the characters interact with each other? With their surroundings? How are these factors displayed in the initial writing?