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Bring Back The Bookstores
I love reading! There is nothing better than going to a bookstore and perusing the shelves for a short read or finding exactly what you are looking for with the help of the friendliest sales associates I have ever met. However, finding good bookstores can be a challenge. With so many ways to consume information, technology is growing, and bookstores are dying. Even ones that have had movies and books made about them end up replaced, and in the case of Marks & Co (the adorable English bookshop), it was by a McDonalds. Before becoming nothing more than a plaque and a story, Marks & Co was a hub of…
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Dear Callie (aka an open letter to my calendar)
Whenever I am confused, Callie is the first thing I turn to. Callie always knows what is next and how to guide me about my day. Callie reminds me when it is time to leave, wake up, and go to sleep. I live based on its command. I spent many hours staring at Callie, looking at it for answers, so I decided to make it pretty. I created a color key to understand Callie without even reading the words I had written down. It worked for a while until I started joining clubs, and then I hit a problem. There weren’t enough colors. I tried placing Callie in different locations:…
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Dual Submission Assignments
This week we completed our letter of note assignments, including a paper and a presentation. This is the second time this semester I have done an assignment like this in one of my classes, so I wanted to give my input on why I think it works brilliantly. However, before I talk about the functionality of dual submission assignments, I would like to preface by saying they must always be due project first, then paper. If the paper is due first, it defeats its entire purpose. The first part of a dual submission assignment is the project component. It usually is a presentation. However, I have seen posters, dioramas, and…
