ENG221.000 Spring 2017
One of the interesting take-aways from the Equality of Opportunity project is that elite universities tend to accept fewer students from the bottom 20% than any other quintile. Although this information might be informative it is not particularly useful. It is much more import to answer the question of ‘Why?’. There are many plausible explanations … Continue reading Free writing about Equality of Opportunity project
Our group is taking into consideration the individuals who did not get accepted into college as a foundation for research.…
My group is investigating if there is a gender difference in different tiers of colleges within each income level; meaning, do more boys in the top 1% attend Ivy League schools than girls in the top 1%? We’re researching gender differences within different schools, and then looking into income differences within those schools and combining the …
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For the second podcast, I wanted to do something different. The question of what constitutes “new media” continued to rest…
Preparing for this podcast was definitely one of the more nerve-wracking parts of my life. I felt as if I needed to prove to myself that I was capable of being in charge of such an episode, of being able to take the stage with my voice after hiding behind the written word for so …
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My experience with the Listening Project was not one of my most productive experiences in New Media Writing this semester. Although it seemed like a good idea at the start, I worked for nearly a month to just get in touch with my “pen pal”. After finally getting in touch with my paired student, our … Continue reading The Listening Project Reflection
In most ways, our lives were similar. We were both college students grinding through the part of our lives where…
It is easy to point out the technologies I use on a daily basis, but it is much harder to discuss why I use those technologies. The evolution of my personal technological growth raises some interesting questions that are important for my growth in the future. In my essay Technology Literacy Narrative: The Past I discussed … Continue reading Technology Literacy Narrative: The Present
I found that writing my technology literacy narrative of the present in comparison to writing about the past presented me with a bit more of a challenge. While the prompts for writing were very clear, I found myself challenged to define my present relationship with media. Whereas, in the past i had a much more tangible … Continue reading Technology Literacy Narrative: The Present – Reflection
In this, the next installment of my Technology Literacy Narrative, I dive in right where my past left off. As I became more acquainted with computers, a transition occurred as I started to explore my own interests and to complete required tasks for school. This narrative was a bit more challenging, since in a lot …
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