Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Skins and Degrassi

Out of everything around me that involves culture the first thing that came to mind was Skins UK and Degrassi. I decided to let this idea simmer for a bit. Why did this come to mind first? What was so culture about it? Then I realized it is with all the content they deal with. These two shows focus on high schoolers and College kids. The best part is that they try not to fake what we really do as teens. Society frowns upon this idea of us drinking, doing drugs, partying, and having sex. The reality of it is that is what most of us do, but the difference is we hide it from our parents. Some of these kids do the same and others don't give a shit about what their parents have to say. I think these two shows involve so much culture because they go through things that are actually happening in society today. They have the same issues we have like shitty parents, horrible relationships, discovering who you are,  and on Degrassi a character Page went through the fact that she was raped. You get an idea of issues different people go through and the thought process that they have.  


Degrassi and Skins don't try to paint a pretty picture of teens, and create this fake ideas that we do no wrong and we don't party. This shows are being honest and that is why these shows haven't been successful in America because families can't admit that theirs kids do that (not that every kid does). 


These shows got culture and I think they have some of the most real culture there is out there.


Thursday, November 17, 2011

Dark Child Living a Dark Life

The video that I connected with was "Dark Life". Pamala and I both share a love for dance, but hers is more club dancing while mine is jazz and modern. What I really liked about her is that she says dancing "Makes her feel whole, like an orgasm." I can relate to that in a way because when I dance I feel better about myself and who I am. Its a way to escape all the negative things in my life. That one moment its me, the music, and my body. I also connected to her when she said that her mother and school didn't believe in her because of the way she dressed and how she was a rebel, but she proved them wrong.
I liked how they used a mixture of music, video, and voice in the video. The images of her at the club, during the day, and getting ready to go out showed different sides of her. At night she was this crazy dressed girl. The way she looked scared people, but during the day she was a normal girl, like a student from Columbia.


I think I am going to talk about boys town because that is the section of Chicago I visit the most in my free time. Im not really sure yet how i am going to put it into the digiscape, but I'm sure it will be creative. 

Monday, November 14, 2011

FUCK CAPITALISM

I think that Einreich is trying to show that working in lower class settings sucks fucking ass! I know how she feels. I was a server at Sonic Drive-In for about 8 months and life was hell! 
Those of you who don't know what Sonic is, well it is basically a fast food restaurant, but its styled after a 50's drive in. The servers rollerblade and deliver your food to your car. We get payed $5 per hour and we can get tipped. Doesn't sound too bad does it?  Well too make decent tips you would have to work about 8 hour shifts and rollerblading almost non stop gets tiring after awhile. Especially with wet floors, rude costumers, and the heat from the summer sun.
I think Barbara is also trying to say that people don't realize the shit that goes on behind the counter at some of these sit down restaurants. I know that this shit happens all the time. The drugs, the long hours, the rush to pee, smoke, or eat. IT all fucking sucks, but that is what America has come to today because certain people can't fucking relax and wait a minute.

I thought the piece was a bit long but it had its moments of laughter. I personally connected to the piece because I went through some of what she did. I think a lot of people would connect with Barbara if they worked in the "low class jobs".  I think that low class jobs are a good start for people to get on their feet or to get back on their feet after a hard fall. It also helps you learn how to work with different types of people and prepares you for challenges in life. I would never recommend staying at a job like that for life, but if you move up the ladder of employment status I can see how it can be a benefit in some cases. 

At the end of the day I respect people who work these jobs because I used to be in their place once too.
I think that is what Barbara is ultimately trying to say.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Modern Family

I think that over the last five to ten years we used to have these typical families where the father worked and the mother stayed at home. Everything was clean and the children respected their parents. Now we have blended families, single parent families, same sex parents, and sometimes both parents are working. I like the change because as America has changed so has the families on TV.  Everyday a new TV show is coming on and the way it views a family changes. Nothing ever stays the same in the media world because not everything will always relate to people.

I think that society and media relate to each other. When society starts to change so does the media, but that is also vise versa. When the Jersey shore fist pump came out everyone at the club was doing that. Also when same-sex couples became more acceptable in society they started to appear more on television. I think that what happens on TV and what happens in society will influence the other. It is just how the world works. The world keeps changing and the media has to keep changing with it.  I do not know whats going to become of the "American" family in the next five to ten years, but I'm sure whatever it is it will still be hilarious. The important thing about it is that it just needs to relate to whats going on with families in America at that point in time.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Family

I would not say my whole family has shaped my identity, but I will say my mom played a huge role. She was who I grew up with as a child, and at a young age we were very close. As I started to grow up I started to realize that my mother was molding me into something she wanted me to be. I started to rebel against her, and I did it when ever possible. I would go out late at night, push curfew, lie, sometimes I even stole. I think I was ready to be who I wanted to be and to reach that I needed to completely change who I was to my mother before I was my own person. When I was around my mom or other family members I changed who I was, or at least I tried. I still have to hide from some of my family about being gay because they are religious and would reject me.  Also I do not think that my family would accept a man who wears heels or leggings, it just is not normal.
My family expects me to graduate college, get a good job, and support them. I feel pressured to achieve good grades, and to be the best at everything. The pressure my family puts on me makes me want to lash out and not give a shit in school. I think that was part of the reason my grades were so bad in high school because my mom was always on my back about grades and homework. Now that I am here in college I am doing better in school because I have to force myself to do school work and my mother is not here to breathe down my back about it.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

CATS Memories of the Past

I really enjoyed the memoir paper. I really did not hunk writing about CATS would be the functional, but surprisingly it was. I never realized how much emotion I had invested into that show and how much it changed me. The paper its self was good, but I enjoyed the process to write the paper, and how I really had to sit and visualize opening and closing night. I wanted to be as authentic as possible, so I had to let my mind take me back to July. I do not think I would revisit the paper. I am happy with how it turned out, and I do not think there was much to change or add with out making the paper boring. 
The mixed media was a pain in the ass. I had to go through profiles and numerous pages to find those two videos from CATS because they were unlisted on youtube. Also putting all the music together was a pain in the ass because I hate garage band. The only thing I would change is clean up the transitions a bit. Overall I pleased with everything.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Joe?

Rose thought that because he was in vocational education that he was not as intelligant as other people in the upper placements. When Ken said that he wanted to be the “average” guy that struck a button in Rose’s mind. If he was just this so-so student, and will only have a get by paying job then why care about school. Rose then later explains how only two of his uncles graduated high school, and no one in his family went to college. The school putting him at this education level gave him a reason just slack off and do the minimal to get by (Bridge Anyone?)

When he learned that the school made a mistake and his education did a 360 from him being able to do the minimal work to actually having to try opened his eyes. Rose and the reader saw that the quality of education being taught can change how you study or perform in school. The easier everything is the less you do and are focused, and this is vise versa. Rose getting accepted in to a private school, with the help of Mr. MacFarland, and knowing he had to work his ass off to stay there to get a higher education really helped Rose and pushed him. This allowed him to be the best he could be.

Rose did not really touch a lot on the term cue, but what really stuck with me was the comment about how you have to twist the knife in your own grey matter. I think it is like when you are with certain people, or in a certain situation you have to alter who you are as a person.

When a person is buzzed at a party, but all of his friends are black out drunk, he takes it as a cue to alter how he acts to fit in with what they are doing. Also like Rose says “act stoned when your not, or act more stoned than what you really are.” This social “cues” affect everyone, and how they act.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

The Bored Times of Bronte and Keeton

We Were Born This Way

I don't agree that being transgender is a disorder. Zucker is a tool! He is going to use his personal thoughts and views to NOT change the Manual of Mental Disorder and take transgender out in 2012. Research is showing that it is a hormonal imbalance and is hardwired into the brain. This also goes for homosexuality. I also do not agree with Dr. Money and his "experiment". The fact that for his on research e is going to tell a family to change their son to a girl because of something that went wrong is crazy. Why not reconstruct the penis? I wonder does the family blames Money for the suicide of their "daughter"? The positive to this shows that sexuality and gender identity is not about whats physical their or what society says or does, but mentally.


I think people reject the idea that being transgender is a "disorder" because through research is has been proven that it is involved with the brain. The study in the Nature shows that particular regions of the brain are similar in size to women. The fact that this is also true for homosexual people just adds to this statement. 


I applaud Tina for allowing her son to live life as a girl. I think after the conference Tina knew if this is who Brandon wants to be, then he should be able to live his life as Bridget. I really enjoyed when Tina took Brandon out to Macys to go get a new bathing suit for the pool party at the convention. When she really showed Brandon that she was serious about allowing him to get a girls suit and Bill helping him pick one out, just shows that Tina and Bill are really trying to support this and accept it. I think Rosin's views and emotions were mixed. She really starts to care for Brandon and his family, or maybe she just wants a good story. She is deeply invested into finding out what science says about this and how it could affect Brandon in the long run. Also I think it really makes her think what would she do if her child is born as a homosexual or transgender. I just don't like how she ended her article. It seems very unfinished in a way. I see how it ends in a way to give you a feeling that Tina is accepting Brandon for who is and continues on with life.


Growing up gay people always asked "Were you always gay?" I just wanted to hit them in the face! Thats like me asking "Were you always a Girl/Guy?" I know some people think that homosexuality is a choice, but its not. I was always different in school and side elementary  school was bullied and called gay. I was told gay meant happy, so most of the time I said yes. Secretly I always liked guys. I used to "experiment" with my old childhood friend. It wasn't until junior high when I fully understood and realized the other meaning of gay. To answer everyones question Yes I always knew I was gay. 

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

THE WORLD IS FUCKED!!!

I thought the essay was very insightful. Even though it was written in 1989 it still describes todays society. Obviously not much has changed and we are all FUCKED! I  thought the essay was very insightful. Even though it was written in 1989 it still describes todays society. Obviously not much has changed and we are all FUCKED! I really enjoyed how Aaron Devor started off with how gender identity is formed, then showed how its developed in children, and ending with adulthood.

What I took from the childhood section is that its really the time for parents and society to model children into what they should and should not be. Everyone knows that children are more malleable and that they can form their ideal "socially acceptable" child. I think this is BULLSHIT!!!!!! Children should be taught who is male and female, but be allowed to develop into who they were born to be.
I know as a child I used to play with toy cars  and trucks, but I also played with the Spice Girls barbies.
I also used to sing and dance to Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and of course The Spice Girls. What's wrong with that? They were my 90s! Some reason it was allowed. I think it was because my mom wanted me to learn, and allow me to be me.

Now a days it is still frowned upon and criticized. The only true change is that more feminine men are called faggots, fags, girlie boy, so basically cruel hateful words. Women on the other hand who are more masculine are called dikes. Society sees being a homosexual is an unnormal thing. We were BORN THIS WAY!Society needs to wake up and see what the world is becoming. 

ITs funny that I'm actually talking about this because before I read this essay, before I wrote this blog. I read an article online about Jamie Hubley who committed suicide (10/15/2011) due to bulling at school. In the article it said 20% of HS think about committing suicide and LGBT students are 8.4 times more likely to carry through with it.

Here is Jamie Hubleys Tumbler. He posted His last post the night he died. ! I really enjoyed how Aaron 

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

My body is MY BODY!

In a society were looks are basically everything, I don't have them. I hear the words you're hot, cute, sexy, or whatever, but in my eyes I think I'm good looking, but not hot or sexy.


Skin and Color:
Well I am basically pale compared to my family. I tan sometimes and i usually burn or get a little color and I mean a little color. My family is part indian, my mom is dark, but my dad is white, so i got stuck in the middle with more white complex. Also my skin imperfections, acne, blackheads, dry skin. It all adds up in the end. I tend to do a good job in taking care of my skin, but sometimes it gets a head of me. Some mornings I wake up and look at my face and want to crawl back to bed until it looks better to me, others I get really excited because my face starts to clear up. 


Size:
I think I'm actually a good average height. Im about 5 foot 10.5 inches and slender. I won't say skinny because Im not, nor am i over weight. I don't have the washboard abs or huge muscles that society wants every guy to have. One thing I do like about my size is my legs because they have some good muscles on them and I like to thank dancing for that. 


Looks:
I have always been changing looks since I was a baby. When i was a newborn i was chubby and I mean FAT!!! I started to lose all the baby fat as I grew up and became active in soccer and tumbling, but when i stopped doing both those activities my body went to shit and i started to gain weight. I only noticed this one summer when i was looking through picture my mom took of me out swimming in our lake and I saw all this flab. I started to exercise a lot more to keep the weight. I also loved to change my hair color and I still do. I have had several hair colors from Black to orange to blonde, or from yellow to red. Ive done a lot to my hair. No one ever understood why, or liked it but I see hair as hair and it deserves to change. I am always changing my looks everyday because I get bored easily.






At the end of the day i can tell you all about my body, but my body is me and its who I am. If you don't like it then move on. I respect who I am and who other people are. Fuck Capitalism and Society!

Sunday, October 2, 2011

The Story Of Aaron

THIS IS A REALLY ROUGH EDIT!!!!!!


He leaned in and kissed me. Aaron's kiss was not hard, nor soft, but just right. He kissed me enough were I got what I wanted and was satisfied, but left me wanting more. His kiss felt so right, so passionate, so magical. I knew at that point my world was changing, but I never knew how much one kiss could change me. We continued to dance with each other for another hour. We talked, laughed, kissed, and admired each other. When I danced with him it was like the rest of the club was a blur to me. No one else mattered, I got what i had my eye set out for and I was pleased. Every so often he would wipe my sweat off his face. I was embarrassed by this because being a dancer I intake a lot of water so I naturally sweat a lot. "Sorry I'm getting all my sweat on you." I would yell in his ear "I like it, it's cute." He replied. When he say that I got the biggest grin on my face and blushed brighter than a red delicious apple. Every couple of songs we would make our way outside to get some air and also because Taylor wanted to smoke. His friends came outside with us and we all started to chat about school and what we were going to do after we left Wild Thursdays. Aaron and his friends had plans to go to boystown to get food. I desperately wanted to go with him, but I tried to play it cool. Honestly I wanted to go home and sleep and wanted him to come with me, but he was with his friends, and plus we just met. After chit chatting outside we went back in and contained to dance but this time Aaron leaned against the wall by the stage and I grinded on him. We did not dance much longer because it was almost 2 AM, and everyone was ready to go. When we left the club Taylor decided to ride the green line back to the dorm because she was tired. Staci decided to go with me and Aaron's friends to get food. We had to walk Tova's car, which he had no idea where it was. Aaron called his sister and she was already in her friend Brittney's car heading back to the club, so we decided to meet them there and they could take us to Tova's car. Brittney came flying down the road running a stop sign. This girl is wasted beyond belief and guess what an officer pulls up beside her and asks her if she realized she was seeding and ran not one, but two stop signs. She obviously replied she did not see the stop signs and apologized for speeding. The cop let her go and you want to know why, because her tits were basically hanging out of her strapless dress. Staci, Aaron, Jessica, and I all piled into his sisters friend car and went to Tova's car. Staci and I both suggested that we someone else should drive because she was not capable of driving, but this girl rudely refused saying it was her car and she was driving.  SHe sped off and went to Tova's car and that is when the group had to split. Staci and Jessica went to Tova's car and Aaron was staying with his sister. I really wanted to go with Staci because she is my friend, and I did not want ride in a car with a drunk chick driving. Aaron pleaded and begged me to ride with him. "Please ride with me Keeton. I can't leave my sister alone in this car." He looked at me and gave that puppy dog look. I could not refuse him. I knew in my head it was a stupid choice, but if it was my brother I would have done the same. Staci understood, or at least I hope she did. We sped off to boys town to go get food and  was I scared shitless the whole way there. When we arrived in boystown Staci decided to leave me and go back to the dorm. No one knew where to eat, so I suggested that we go to Ihop and some people agreed with me and others did not, but that’s were we started to walk. The group decided if they found somewhere better that would want to go there. As we were walking to Ihop on Halstad these two guys started to talk shit about the clothes Aaron's sister was wearing calling her a Hollister wearing pre-teen. I started to get furious because Aaron was not going to say anything, so I did. I told them to back off and leave her alone. I got a threat from one of the guys and I almost threw a punch, but  luckily Aaron grabbed my arm and forced me to keep walking. " I don't know what came over me, I just got really protective for some reason." Aaron just smiled at me "Well at least you know I'll protect you if I ever have to." Aaron leaned in a kissed me again "Thanks." We kept walking and we came across this mexican fast foodish restaurant and that is were everyone wanted to eat. This place was packed with people, mostly drunk, but still people. Everyone got food except me, and Aaron even offered to pay. I do not know if it was because I was trying to be nice, because I was hungry, or because we were alone. All of Aaron’s friends were sitting in one booth in the back of the building while Aaron, his sister and I were sitting closer to the door. We were sitting there just making light chit chat and then she started to question me. She asked questions like was i single, did i go to school, where am I from, and if I like her brother. I was shocked and confused, but she approved of me, like I care what she thinks.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Monday, September 26, 2011

Rainbow Cupcakes

The photos should explain it all 






I am a rejected freak

I really enjoyed the visual rhetoric project. I was able to express myself in a new way. I really enjoy photography and the fact that I got to go knee deep in it and really get my hands dirty was exciting. The only obstacle I came a across was faulty models. There was a lot of people who were interested, but then the day they were supposed to shoot came up with an excuse to not come or some crazy reason, like I do not have a model body.I even tried to explain to them that I wanted someone without a model body because it would make the photos more authentic to me and the story I am trying to tell with them. I think i would edit the photos differently and pose some of the photos differently. While looking back through photos I got new ideas and saw things I didn’t like and wanted to fix in some of them. Also I would like more time to edit these photos and really play around with lighting, color, and effects.

Through these photos I really brought out the function of pathos. They cause of rejecting someone from your click or group can have negative effects on someone such as cutting or suicide attempts. The VR project really made me look back on the past and experience what I went through in high school. I had to tap into the emotion of what I felt. The VR project became very pathos for me. I started to establish what started to cause my isolation personally and what I did to overcome it, or lack their of. I hope my photos really give the viewer a since of self. I hope they open peoples eyes and really see what people go through in their day to day life feeling alone or out casted. I hope people taking something personal away from my photos.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Hello? Is anyone there? Its me Jesus...

Have you ever felt alone? Outcasted? the fucking freak who has no friends? Well that was me in high school. I never had this feeling of fitting in. I had friends and was very social, but a part of me always felt like it was on the outside looking in. This is where my visual rhetoric project will start, but not finish. I want to state exactly how I felt no one else , not some random person, but me (or a fake me while I take the pictures). The stages I went through of isolation and evolving into who I am today, or who I want to become. Today I received a tweet from Lady Gaga saying that another gay teen took his life due to bullying and I asked myself was he outcasted? Maybe my project isn't about being isolated or outcasted, maybe its about bullying. I don't really fucking know where I want this to go and I don't even know if it has a finishing point, but I know it has a beginning. This thought came to me while Bronte Price was kicking, smashing, and cussing at my door because I locked her out. Why? I wanted to be alone, and she felt alone and that moment in time. Maybe it really started when I told her my first idea and it was questioned and I didn't have answers, or maybe it was because she blew me off one to many times! All I know is that i now have an idea and I know where I'm headed. I think I'm gonna be using Logos at least in my VR project, and maybe a little bit of Pathos. How you might ask. Well Courtney that I don't really know either. I think I have put my self where I am in a hole and I have more questions rather than answers. You know what to me that is okay, but to you probably not so much. This project is no longer and the outcome or the grade you give me (well it is because I can't fail), but the process and the digging I'm gonna have to do to uncover how I felt, what I went through, and the things I did. I'll have to uncover the point where it all began, and honestly I don't know where that is either. This is the start and lets see if I can find the finish.


P.S. The title? Yea i don't know where that came from... I just typed something

Monday, September 19, 2011

PepsiCo Recycles???????????


The photo I took was of a trash and recycling can by Pepsi. They are promoting recycling bottles and cans, but in return they are going to help disabled U.S. Veterans.  Pepsi is using a form of Ethos and Logos for this ad. Ethos is being used as Pepsi is a very creditable soda company around the world. People know who Pepsi is and their logo. Pepsi uses logos by saying if you recycle we help out a disabled veteran, which can change into if you recycle YOU are helping out a disabled veteran. Making this statement of the recycles helping the veterans makes them the receiver or audience and Pepsi posting this ad all over the us makes them the messenger. Putting this on the trash/recycling can they are getting people to recycle used bottles and cans, and are tapping into peoples' emotions for the veterans. The U.S. has a way of showing this images of amputated or injured veterans from either past or present wars.  The "real" American will feel guilty for them and want to help them and their families out by doing whatever they can. Pepsi found a way to tap these strong emotions people have for them and are also promoting going green in the process. 


I rather enjoyed taking the VR photos around the loop. I'm glad we didn't get to pick our groups because it was a great way to bond with other classmates besides Bronte (I still LOVE you!!!!). I did find it a bit challenging because I did not want to take the cliche  photos that I knew a lot of people were going to take like tags or bus ADs. I really looked at my surroundings and found it difficult to come across original ideas of VR. I also enjoyed walking around the loop because sitting in class is not the greatest thing in the world. 

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Anonymous Sex

Jennifer Ray created a five photo piece of work in a park were men go to have anonymous sex. The photos are shoot in real locations and they intrigue you from a far and when you get close to them. You see fake teeth, Viagra, and even a condom wrapper in these photos. Jennifer gets the viewer thinking why would people do this and what kind of people do this. As i kept looking at these five photos I started to ask myself were these items really here or did she place them there to make her point clearer? I think she did. The background of nature and how the grass fell  the leafs, or the entangled trees is real and natural, but the Viagra, dentures, and condom wrapper I feel were intentionally placed in these locations for these photos.
When I viewed all the photos in the MoCP I looked at the photos first completely open minded, then I look at the description given. I think I do that so I don't have a preconceived notion of what the photographer wants me to think or feel while looking at their work.
I think Jennifer was trying to say with these photos that even something so beautiful as nature as a sexual side. We as humans do have sexual pleasures in the open air and people see that as wrong. While viewing these photos if you look closely you see how nature in its self represents the body or sexual images. The two trees with the carving of initials on them are split in two and bent in a way to signify a vagina but are also entwined with each other representing homosexuality. Also the photo with the berries hanging down representing how beautiful and delicate a women’s body is. I think Jennifer did a beautiful and unique way of taking and presenting this photos, but I’m not sure if I like that she faked portions of her photos.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Friday, September 9, 2011

Visual Rhetoric

 This picture I came across while looking up random photos on google and it started to make me think why are chains over this women's eyes? The context of this photo is placed in the viewers thoughts. It is how he or she interprets the photo. The photographer didn't present a definite context to the photo or gave a clue of what he meant. I should my roommate Mike this photo and he automatically said "What we see is easily manipulated and changed, Our eyes are always deceiving us, and thus we are bound by them." I think this is a form of pathos as the photographer wants empathy for the women's eyes bleeding. Also its a way to show empathy for society and the human race. We are so worried about how people view us and that everything should be black and white, or cookie cutter form. This women would rather lose her sight first. The photographer is sending this message to the world, not just the viewer of this piece. Also this piece could raise argument of seeing the world through another persons eyes. Give up your eyesight for someone else, or lose yours to view the world with new eyes. 


Here is the Artist website  

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Who am I?

Who am I? Where do I come from? Well I am me nothing greater or less than that. I am an artist, a dancer, a performer, a student, a son, a brother, an uncle, a cousin, an icon, a legend. I am Keeton Alan Phillips. I am me!

I grew up in Evansville, Indiana, which is the 3rd largest city in Indiana. I have 3 older brothers, in descending order, Lee, Steven, and Jeff. My family lost Lee when I was in 1st grade from a gun shot. I didn't know him that well, but I feel his spirit protecting me. My mom and dad are divorced and I live with my mom, well did. Now I am living in the Dwight floor 901.

When I applied to Columbia I declared my major as Musical theatre. Then I decided to double major with Dance, but the dance center told me to be a BFA in dancemaking and Musical theatre it would be challenging so I had to decided what I wanted to do. I ultimately decided to go ahead with dancemaking because I want to choreograph show choirs and musical theatre.
I was in theatre since I was 8 years old and then when I got into junior high and high school I was really into show choir. I auditioned for my show choir every year except Junior year, which i found out I would have made it, but I joined for my senior year. We are the Castle Knight Sensations and we competed all over Indiana. This year they are coming to Chicago and I can't wait to see them again. Dance is something I am so passionate about that I can't wait to get my hands on it.

I don't necessarily love writing, but through the Bridge it's something I can tolerate. I enjoy writing more when it is a topic I am passionate about and not a topic I am forced to write about. With this class I am hoping to explore ideas that I have in a deeper context not just by writing, but through discussion and and visuals. I am also really excited for our photo project because I am now a Photography Minor.

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