For my final essay I was interested in exploring illustrated letters, letters with an attached drawing, and more specifically, the role that hand-drawn art plays in comparison to the rise of AI generated art. Letters, already a very personal means of connecting, can be enhanced with the inclusion of a drawing. These drawings are often… Continue reading Illustrated Letters: The Future of Letter Writing and Art(ificial Intelligence)
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Process Letter #2
I kind of can’t believe that we’re at the end of the semester. It’s also hard to believe that the first semester was only 3 months. I already feel like I’ve been here for years. Time has flown by so quickly! I have that feeling when you stand up too fast and you get a… Continue reading Process Letter #2
Weekly Writing #14
This week, everyone did their final presentations. I did mine on Tuesday, so in this post I’m going to talk about my experiences as both a presenter and as an audience member. Preparing for this presentation was a difficult experience for me. I don’t remember if I addressed this in my blog during the last… Continue reading Weekly Writing #14
Weekly Writing #13
Gratitude. Who/what am I thankful for? The list is endless and a little daunting. On the base level, my family, my friends, being fortunate enough to get a college education. But there is so much more than that. I am thankful for the strong Jewish community here at muhlenberg and the fact that, even though… Continue reading Weekly Writing #13
Weekly Writing #12
This week we explored how the epistolary form can be seen in children’s novels. I thought this was really fun because it made me realize how many of the books I grew up with had an epistolary component to them in some form. For example, a book series that I’m sure many of us grew… Continue reading Weekly Writing #12
Weekly Writing #11
This week we focused on writing cover letters. I thought that this was a really good topic because writing cover letters is an important skill. Cover letters are one of the only cases of letter writing that people use consistently in the modern day. But they are so different from traditional letters. For one thing… Continue reading Weekly Writing #11
Weekly Writing #10
Doing the interest profiler quiz was really interesting for me. Some of the results I anticipated. For example, the artistic category was highest for me, which aligns greatly with my interests and potential career pursuits. Other results were a little surprising. I did not anticipate that enterprising would be my second highest result. I have… Continue reading Weekly Writing #10
Epistolary Story
Loving in the Margins It started with trespassing. Well perhaps trespassing is a tad excessive, but it was trespassing nonetheless. Everyone, at some point in their education, has had messages left on their desks. Sometimes, they are life’s daily messes left behind. Broken pencils, passed notes, old homework. Other times they are carved into the… Continue reading Epistolary Story
Final Project Free Write
I really am not sure what I want to focus on for my final project. I feel like I have a bunch of very broad ideas that i’m not sure how to narrow down. Something i was interested in earlier this year was codes within letters. that lead me to my topic of censorship for… Continue reading Final Project Free Write
Weekly Writing #9
I enjoyed this week’s reading of letters of note both from the past as well as more recently. The first letter that I read was from a 12 year old girl named Sophia Bailey-Klugh to Barack Obama. In her letter, Sophia asks the president for advice. She has two fathers and children at her school… Continue reading Weekly Writing #9
