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My Digital Essay!

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Shaina Kamkar

So, as you know my essay and video were both about the poem, Bluebird, by Charles Bukowski. After debating whether or not to do an animation or using real people, I finally decided on doing an animation-despite my awful transitioning. In my … Continue reading →

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Paper 3/Digital essay update!!

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Shaina Kamkar

In terms of my paper, I’ve been trying to get this formatting and rearranging down. My main concern is not just clarifying my argument (seemingly the hardest task in any english class), but also backing up my idea with more … Continue reading →

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Digital Ideas!

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Shaina Kamkar

Okay, so gosh I really wish I thought this through a little more. The poem I chose for this project is Charles Bukowski’s poem, Bluebird. I always really loved Bukowski for the fact that everything writes holds so much truth … Continue reading →

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Putting a Face to a Name: Part 2

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Shaina Kamkar

Going back to my post about putting a “Face to a Name,” I recently visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a couple class assignments. For my art history class, we were told to pick a piece of artwork from … Continue reading →

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My First Poetry Reading!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Shaina Kamkar

Today, I went to the Turnstyle Reading Series, which features many students and established writers. Although I couldn’t stay until the very end, I kind of found a new appreciation for poetry. I always had a confused relationship with poetry. … Continue reading →

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Naked Cowboy: no big deal

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Shaina Kamkar

After reading Allen Ginsberg’s Mugging, it was quite hard for me to decipher what exactly was going on. It first started off with this fast paced routine, where Ginsberg listed everything he saw on his way, everything from the “Coca Cola & … Continue reading →

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Putting a Face to a Name

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Shaina Kamkar

After watching the videos (interviews and speech) of James Baldwin, I really got a chance to admire him and his piece, The Fire Next Time. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something about listening to the voice of a writer … Continue reading →

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Essay #2: Good and Bad

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Shaina Kamkar

I found this essay to be the most frustrating piece I’ve written. I think that there are some people who really like the idea of having the freedom to write about whatever they want, while there are others who like … Continue reading →

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Just See It

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Shaina Kamkar

I think it’s one thing to actually hear about something and another thing to see something. Often when you read something, whether it be a poem, blog-post, or book, you can visualize things more clearly when you’re familiar with what’s … Continue reading →

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Makey Makey…..pretty cool

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Shaina Kamkar

I think one of the coolest things out of this whole “technology unit” is the fact that there are a bunch of gadgets out there that I never even knew existed, the Makey Makey and 3D printer included. Yet what … Continue reading →

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