I was quite proud of how my TED Talk turned out. My group seemed to really enjoy the thought I put into the presentation of my ideas, and I felt passionately about the topic, so I’m glad the finished product turned out as well as it seems to have. I do feel as though streamlining… Read more TED Talk Reflection and History of a Public Controversy Ideas
This is my first blogpost from home! As I was moving out, I decided to listen to Billy Joel’s classic 1977 album, The Stranger (the first track is called “Movin’ Out” hahaha I’m so clever). Anyways, I enjoyed it immensely and I knew as I was listening to it I had to pick one of the… Read more Paying the Piano Man a Visit
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Last week was full of anxiety. Wonder why? Anyways, as always during a time of stress, I needed to find the songs that would get me through. In this case however, I was afraid that if the outcome of the recent election didn’t go the way I wanted it to, my coping music from the… Read more Planet Earth is Blue… take that as you will
Potential start: Think about your social media bio. Just a box of information right below your profile where you can provide a brief, character limited introduction of yourself, maybe along with a cause or a message you support. Well, what if I told you there’s a way to help an ostracized community feel welcome, to… Read more Sources for Unit 2 Project
The title is not a typo. Rather, I’d like to address one of my favorite bands this week: Phish. Phish is a jam band, meaning the best representations of their songs tend to be live renditions, differing in length and energy each time. I personally love this—knowing that each night of a live show will… Read more My Phandom Story
Well folks, this is it. To this point I’ve subsisted on either connecting artists, time periods, or a kinda iffy theme based on the weather. Couldn’t do it this week. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got a couple of great songs for you this week! However, after a decent amount of time spent brainstorming, I… Read more We All Knew This Was Coming
This week I watched Ivan Coyote’s “Why We Need Gender-Neutral Bathrooms” TED Talk. I don’t watch a lot of TED Talks, so I wanted to find one that aligned with the general topic I’m thinking of addressing. I’m glad I found this one though, because it’s definitely the best TED Talk I’ve ever seen, and… Read more TED Talk Analysis and Paradigm Shift Ideas
Walking home across campus late at night last week, I found myself enjoying one particular pair of artists more than ever before—Simon & Garfunkel. One of the most productive duos in rock history, Paul Simon’s legendary songwriting and Art Garfunkel’s angelic voice provided a number of emotional, timeless classics. Between playing their songs on piano… Read more I Will Ease Your Mind
I will admit—memorizing and recording my speech was a lot more difficult than I expected it to be. I enjoy public speaking and I’m usually a confident speaker, and I struggled more with recording my speech than I anticipated. However, I think I ended up with a pretty good take. I do think my speech… Read more Reflection on Speech Performance