Category: Weekly Writings

  • Career Exploration- Advertising?

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    This week in class, we each took the O*Net interest profiler assessment to help us find a career that aligns with our individual interests. I will say, the quiz was lengthy and I did find myself wanting to put ‘unsure’ for some of the questions, but in the end, I was satisfied with my results.…

  • Free Write on Long-Read Project

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    Thinking about my final long-read project, I think I’d like to further explore love letters. Out of all the topics we’ve covered in class thus far, our conversations about love letters have intrigued me the most. I mentioned this in my World War Two paper and presentation, but I think there is a major difference…

  • Letters of Note- Discovering Something Beautiful

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    This week in class, we had to sign up to read and present a specific letter from the “Letters of Note” list. When initially choosing a letter, I didn’t put much thought into it. The list was so long that I chose the first title that caught my eye: “What Did You Say? I Can’t…

  • Presenting- A Fear of Public Speaking

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    This week in class, I finally presented my World War Two presentation on the Psychology of Letter Writing. This was the third day of presenting and having watched all of my fellow classmates present, I was finally ready for it to be my turn. Leading up to my presentation, I was very nervous, for I…

  • Presenting -Being in The Audience

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    This week in class was completely devoted to each student doing their presentation for the World War Two letter paper. After listening to and watching so many presentations, I think I’ve learned a lot more about presenting in general and what it means to have a good presentation. In my opinion, one of the most…

  • Love Prevails During War-Through Letters

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    This week in class, we listened to a plethora of love letters written during US wars. Though we mainly focused on letters written during World War two, we also learned about the history of war time love letters, dating all the way back to the Revolutionary War. At least for me, I think it’s easier…

  • Last Letters From The Holocaust

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    This week in class, we were to choose two ‘last letters’ from various Jews who died in the Holocaust who kept correspondence with their families. Going into this assignment, I knew it was going to be heavy. After last week reading letters from children in Japanese internment camps, I learned just how hard it is…

  • Letters From Children in the Japanese Internment Camps- New Perspectives

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    This week in class, we read letters from children in Japanese internment camps. I’ll be honest, going into it, I was not looking forward to reading the letters. Not because I wasn’t curious or interested, but because I was sure I would be saddened and upset over the depressing things I read about- especially coming…

  • Censorship During The War- Was It Ethical?

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    A difficult question indeed. After this week’s reading of PBS’s “Communication: News and Censorship”, I have gained a lot more knowledge as to how the news portrayed WW2 to the American people. During World War two, the average American citizen’s knowledge about the war came from three sources: newspapers, broadcasts, and the radio. Though, the…

  • Letter Writing

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    To me, letter writing has always played an essential role in my life. In my room, I have a special box to keep important letters I’ve received. Some from my Father, my grandparents, past teachers, and old friends. I’ve always thought of letter writing as a special way of communicating- more intimate than texting, and…

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