For my portfolio, I’m choosing to use Wix because it seems like the most effective and simplistic website builder. After using sites.psu for a few other projects, I’d like to branch out and gain experience working with a website builder such as Wix. Reading the comparison websites provided, it seems like Wix was voted the […]
The Sound of Music
We have finally reached the last installment of my passion blog! I am running low on the vinyl records I took pictures of before moving back to school, but I feel this last album does a great job summarizing my passion blog from last semester and throughout this semester. Because I went through lots of […]
Questions to Ponder: “World in View: Communicating COVID-19”
This discussion centering around “covidian rhetoric” was extremely interesting and enjoyable to attend and take part in. Before the discussion, attendees were asked to read a scientific journal article written in the UK titled “‘We’re all in this together: Commodified notions of connection, care and community in brand responses to CVOID-19.” This article investigates the […]
Porgy and Bess – “Summertime” is on its way!
As I scrolled through my photos of vinyl records taken before moving to campus, I was searching for my next blog topic. Pondering what I could write about, I noticed the large names Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong sticking out and I remembered a comment from my last post. Special thanks to Gennadii for inspiring […]
Advocacy Project Idea & “Photographer as Witness”
For my advocacy project, I plan on advocating for more equitable standardized testing options. Specifically, resources provided based upon testing concepts to better prepare underprivileged students that do not have the experience or preparation as their wealthy counterparts. As I researched wealth and socioeconomic inequalities in the education system, I began to uncover much larger […]
Jazz that isn’t Jazz
Queen is one most popular bands of all time. From their numerous best-selling songs and albums to movies about Freddie Mercury and the band, Queen has created an extremely long-lasting legacy. While they have released a wide array of songs and albums, the first thing that comes to mind for Queen is their breakthrough smash […]
Issue Brief Full Draft
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Chicago (the band, not the city!)
If you’ve ever enjoyed a “Saturday in the Park”, there’s a slim chance that you may have listened to music by the rock band Chicago. The band originally formed in (you guessed it) Chicago in 1967 under the name The Big Thing. It originally comprised six college students playing saxophone, guitar, drums, trombone, trumpet, and […]
Issue Brief Title & Introduction
FINANCES TO FINAL SCORE: SOCIOECONOMIC DISCRIMINATION IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS EXAMS Introduction As the COVID-19 pandemic demanded rapid shifts in the manner of education throughout the country, the controversy surrounding standardized tests was thrust into the limelight as tests needed to be canceled due to public health concerns. Many schools temporarily suspended the standardized test requirement […]
The Key to Success is Homeschooling – The Income-Achievement Gap in Schools
Education reform is increasingly discussed at the governmental and local levels; however, the issue may not begin in the schools. Rather than the quality of a school a child attends, the family income and developmental environment for a child are the primary factors in the future success of a child. While the quality of schools […]