This week in class, we presented on letter-writing topics, and I would say that my favorite topics were The Life of Vincent Van Gogh and Relationships. About the life of Vincent Van Gogh, it was not the first time that I heard about it. Not too long ago, while surfing the internet, I found a… Continue reading Week 13 – Presentations
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Week 12 – Open Letters/ Juvenile Books
This week, we looked at two unique epistolary formats, open letters and children’s books. One targeted for adult audience and another for younger audience, and I hate to say that I was a fan of the children’s books. I find it facetious that I enjoyed reading the book The Day the Crayons Quit as if… Continue reading Week 12 – Open Letters/ Juvenile Books
Week 10 Writings – Long-read Project Brainstorming
For my final long-read project, I believe I would like to further explore presidential letters, as they allow us to view a different personality perspective of presidents. I find that oftentimes, presidents stick to a formal and professional personality appropriate for their role as a president, and feel the need to suppress the true person… Continue reading Week 10 Writings – Long-read Project Brainstorming
Week 9 Writing – “Can You Forgive Me” Movie Reflection
While this was not expressed in the movie, but rather in my own research on Lee Israel’s future life events, my favorite event about Lee Israel is her resolution where she redeemed herself by writing her own novel where she sought forgiveness for her prior actions. I was delighted to find out that her authentic… Continue reading Week 9 Writing – “Can You Forgive Me” Movie Reflection
Week 8 Writings – Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams
Quotes: In her letter, Abigail Adams requests from her husband who is at war with the British for longer letters to somewhat match the effort she puts into her letters to him. She informs him about the news on her side and asks about his. She then ends the letter by requesting to endow females/wives… Continue reading Week 8 Writings – Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams
Week 7 Writings – Presentations
Something that resonates with me from Week 7 is humans’ capability of adaptation. Despite every presentation introducing a different topic, they all shared one aspect: how humans coped with difficulties. It seems as if we were predisposed to endure whatever consequences we are placed under, even those of war. This goes along with my belief… Continue reading Week 7 Writings – Presentations
Week 5 Writings – Love Letters ♥️
They weren’t “cringy” but sincere… When was the last time have you written or have you heard of someone writing a love letter, and waiting patiently to receive one back? It sounds very outdated, doesn’t it? But perhaps for the first time, civilization did not benefit society, and the technology and advancement it brought only… Continue reading Week 5 Writings – Love Letters ♥️
Week 4 Writings- Last Letters
What was it like accepting your fate in WWII? During WWII when people were being executed for merely holding the identity of a Jew, hostages had no method to reach their voice out to the world except by writing letters, hoping that the receivers would get to read them before they were executed. For a… Continue reading Week 4 Writings- Last Letters
Week 3 Writings – WWII Japanese Internment Camps
How often is what we hear on the news true? In her letter to Clara Breed, Fusa Tsumagari informs Miss Breed, the beloved librarian by every Japanese-American child back in 1941 and beyond about her latest news at the internment camp. At first, she expresses her gratitude for the puzzles and readings Miss Breed had… Continue reading Week 3 Writings – WWII Japanese Internment Camps