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Digital Essay: Through the Lens of Eli Attias

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Eli Attias

Amiri Baraka’s “Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note” fascinates me on so many levels. Over the past month I have delved deep into the life of this Black Nationalist and Poetic Hero, learning the ins and outs of his … Continue reading →

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The Struggle of Paper 3

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Eli Attias

After a bunch of ideas and concepts rushed through my head over the past few days I feel that I can safely say that I have this project figured out. As far as the Baraka poem and the paper portion … Continue reading →

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Digital Baraka

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Eli Attias

I have been thinking about this assignment all day today and I have the perfect video planned for Amiri Baraka’s poem “preface to a twenty volume suicide note.” I envision a darkened entry scene staring up at the blank sky, … Continue reading →

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The Age of Movements

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Eli Attias

I always find it interesting how movements are started and carried through. Naturally, everyone has a tendency to feel that they are a part of something, albeit a cause of sorts. I had never dreamed that I would actually take … Continue reading →

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The Dark Side of NYC

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Eli Attias

It was incredibly shocking to read all the pieces about NYC and the negative, dark, and depressing views the authors had toward it. NYC has always been to me, the city of glory, fame, and fortune. It was hard to … Continue reading →

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The Time For Introspection

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Eli Attias

I read the excerpt from Langston Hughes autobiography and all I can think of is that feeling when you don’t know you are doing something good or bad but are doing it anyway. For example, Hughes mentions that most people … Continue reading →

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Is it good? Or is it not good? That is the question…

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Eli Attias

This assignment has felt sort of like a shakespeare play with respect to the fact that a lot of the poems have cryptic and non straight forward meanings. However, with that being said, it came as a shock to me when I … Continue reading →

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The Rhythm of the Week

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Eli Attias

I’m not much of a poet but after reading a few of the other class’s blog posts I think I will just stick to what I am comfortable with and go along with a story of the rhythm of my … Continue reading →

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Makey Makey

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Eli Attias

In order to fully understand what we did as a collective group I’m going to explain the process that McKenzie and I took when coming up with our plan. At first we both thought that the Makey Makey was quite … Continue reading →

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An Employers Son

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Eli Attias

As a son who works for his father I feel that I can absolutely relate and connect with Fanny Fern from her excerpt of Tyrants of the Shop. I work for my father part time and I am mostly secluded from … Continue reading →

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