May 3 – Philosophy Reflection Paper Today, I began work on my Philosophy reflection paper that is due at the end of the week. Our professor gave us a fairly open prompt for this assignment, which required me to think about what to write. I began brainstorming in my hotel room early in the morning… Continue reading Ethnography Field Note 6
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May 2 – Birthday Message to my Grandmother This morning, I sent a text message to my grandmother for her birthday. Due to the pandemic I have not been able to see her in person, so I wanted to make sure that I sent a message to let her know that my family and I… Continue reading Ethnography Field Note 5
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April 16 – What’s a Hoya Discussion Post Today, I wrote a discussion post for a What’s a Hoya module to receive housing points for next semester. Unfortunately, this was the last day possible to complete any of the modules, so I felt rushed to complete the post. Even though it only needed to be… Continue reading Ethnography Field Note 4
Commonplace Book 10
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/05/01/sports/01kentucky-derby-day-in-photos-nyt-crowd/merlin_187179162_0229aa2b-aad1-4d62-b632-5e6fc80eab06-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale This is an image of the crowd at the Kentucky Derby from May 1st. I decided to choose this picture because of the size and close proximity of the crowd. This crowd size has not been possible over the past year due to the pandemic, but with the large volume of vaccinations and decline… Continue reading Commonplace Book 10
Commonplace Book 9
“The wish to escape argument is really the wish to escape language, which is really the wish to escape politics, and is finally the wish to escape mortality—and it won’t matter a whit” (Fish 14). I chose this quotation from Stanley Fish’s “Why We Can’t Get Along” because of how much I agreed with the… Continue reading Commonplace Book 9
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April 20 – Marketing Project Today, I sat down to do some work on a Marketing project that I have with four other people. The project is due at the end of the week and we have to be able to present our idea to the class. In addition to a slideshow, we also need… Continue reading Ethnography Field Note 3
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March 21 – Philosophy Posting Tonight, I wrote a discussion post for my Philosophy class. This writing assignment was much more straightforward than others. My task was to read a short article, and create a discussion post summarizing the reading and highlighting specific parts that stood out to me. I began working late on the… Continue reading Ethnography Field Note 2
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March 11 – Essay for WRIT Today, I did a lot of writing/editing for my first WRIT essay. I began work at around 12:30 and had a difficult time getting words on the page that I liked. I usually have a hard time writing during the day, and the sun shining into my hotel room… Continue reading Ethnography Field Note 1
Commonplace Book 8
“By constantly upgrading your lifestyle to keep up with or even outpace income growth, you may find that no matter how much income you earn you always feel squeezed.” I chose this quotation from the article “7 Ways to Sabotage Your Financial Future” by Josh Monroe. I found it interesting because it is common to… Continue reading Commonplace Book 8
Commonplace Book 7
For this entry, I chose a picture of Baylor University celebrating winning the NCAA National Championship on Monday night. I chose this image because of the meaning and context behind it. First, this represents the first National Championship in Baylor basketball history. Additionally, this is the culminating moment of a college basketball season that struggled… Continue reading Commonplace Book 7
