Category Archives: HMWA

“The Honey Bear”- Eileen Myles: Digital Essay

Posted on May 13, 2013 by McKenzie Davidson

As I said in class the day that we shared our video ideas in class, I originally planned both my essay and video to be completely different. After a brief conversation via email with Myles, however, I realized that I … Continue reading →

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“Eloquent Gestures”

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Ronald Litvak

The video editing and filming process was mostly tedious work (as anyone who has done video editing can tell you). I ended up going to Fort Hamilton military base to take pictures of cannons only to get approached by security … Continue reading →

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Digital Essay: “Having a Coke With You”

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jason Tsalkas

So, it seems we’ve come to the end of the semester and this is our last hoo-rah. This is a video of a slideshow I put together since I am not too video savvy. I used two DSLR Cameras – … Continue reading →

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Man and Nature In New York and Kansas interpreted by Elizabeth Melkumova

Posted on May 12, 2013 by em141829

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjSir909GI Video Link ^ Wow, I had a ton of problems trying to upload that video to YouTube but it worked finally, thank God. As for reflective writing, I originally wanted to do a lot of nature scenes in my … Continue reading →

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Eggs and Race?

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Stephane He

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pEvk2bqqr4 ^Link to the video I made…It’s probably not that great since it is one of the first few I’ve done, but I hope you enjoy it.~ For this final paper, I set out to really analyze the poem “Black … Continue reading →

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Digital Essay

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Yp143906

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN3HSOo1CMg I chose to focus on Joshua Beckman’s poem “My square rock is a piece of art,” which reflects on the connection between nature and humans. My thesis is that people who live in the city distance themselves from nature, … Continue reading →

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A Prophet’s Paradise

Posted on May 12, 2013 by NastShcher

After reading The Prophet and doing extensive research on its writer, I realized that Pushkin wrote the poem to express his epiphany.  At the start of the poem, he describes himself as a “weary traveler” in a desert. As he … Continue reading →

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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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Final paper progress

Posted on May 6, 2013 by mb149566

My paper is starting to finally come along now. After this past weekend I started to do a lot of research on James Baldwin as a person to really grasp were his passion for writing really came from as well … Continue reading →

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progress

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Yulia.M.

After the personal meetings my writing process became easier. I finally came up with the thesis and realized how important is research. Not only the poem we write about matters but also the background information about its author. I read … Continue reading →

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