Questions to Consider As Spires presents them, Appalachian life blogs have a dual purpose. On one hand, they are meant to dispel stereotypes and misconceptions about those living in Appalachia. On the other hand, they are meant to inspire hope in the young people who …
Resilience in the Midst of Destruction: A Firsthand Account of the Salvadoran Civil War—Melissa Elias (2022), Best of ENG 225 Winner
Questions to Consider Elias integrates both secondary research about the Salvadoran Civil War and primary research about her father’s experiences in El Salvador during this war from his interview responses. What are some examples of how she uses secondary and primary research and for what …
Make Social Media Social Again—Kathryn Clemmons (2021)
Video Make Social Media Social Again by Kathryn Clemmons Writer’s Reflection When creating this project, I was aiming for my audience to consist of teenagers who use social media at Miami University. This audience was difficult to keep consistent, because social media and mental health …
Sisyphus’s Boulder—Christian Contessa (2020)
A lonely gay boy’s thoughts from a bathtub i knew dumbledore was gay from the moment it was revealed that he owned a phoenix what do straight people know about rebirth of seeing yourself burn, of slicing your own throat my postmortem lasted 7 years my body embalmed, my organs preserved in …
Houston’s Climate Change Crisis—Maxine Gardner (2020)
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