Dear Readers, When I first came into English 101 I was unsure of who I was as a writer and also unsure of what to expect in my first college english class. Writing has always been one subject in school that I have always felt comfortable with but at times, also somewhat self-conscious about. Throughout […]
The Crazy Train of Life
I heard the opening to “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne coming from the basement. I was walking down the stairs of my grandparents house. As I got closer to the bottom of the stairs, the loud sound of an electric guitar struck my ears. The carpet under my feet made it my tiptoes completely silent […]
An Inside Look at Music Culture
Traffic was backed up for hours down the main road in Foxboro. Luckily, we had left early to get ahead of the traffic. As we pulled into the parking lot of Gillette Stadium, swarms of Taylor Swift fans were already waiting in line for official tour merchandise. Outside of the merchandise booth fans were singing […]
Streaming is Easy, But for Artists it’s Dangerous
When you get in the car or go to the gym what is one of the first things you do? For me, and lots of other people, that first thing is to put music on. When you’re having a bad day and you just need to take a bit and calm down, what do you […]
Ethnogrophy
Traffic was backed up for hours down the main road in Foxboro. Luckily, we had left early to get ahead of the traffic. As we pulled into the parking lot of Gillette Stadium, swarms of Taylor Swift fans were already waiting in line for official tour merchandise. All of them dressed in very bright, colorful […]
Essay Review
After reviewing the comment that my peer reviewer left for me I decided to add a more in depth description of my grandparents basement to help set the scene more. I also added a few minor details that I think helped me “show instead of tell” what was going on. I also tried to make […]
Peer Review for Brooke
After reading Brooke’s memoir I instantly wanted to read more. I could relate to how Brooke feels about books and literature and the escape to a fantasy world that they hold. I really enjoyed and appreciated how much imagery she used in each place that she described herself going. It made it feel as though […]
Reading Journal #2
In “Classical Music is Dead in America” by Mark Vanhoenack, the author discusses how classical music sales have declined in America over the years. People have stopped going to classical music concerts and buying classical music records. Classical music has been replaced by new, modern genres of music. Something that I found interesting about this article […]
Memoir Rough Draft
I heard the opening to “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne coming from the basement. I was walking down the stairs of my grandparents house. As I got closer to the bottom of the stairs, the loud sound of an electric guitar struck my ears. “Hey Hannah!” I heard a familiar voice say. When I turned […]
Sample Memoir Review
In “My First Concert Experience“, the writer talks about his first experience at a concert. He talks about the environment and how that experience was a major life event for him. He talks about every detail about what was going on around him. You can tell the excitement that the writer had about the experience. […]