I think it’s safe to say that pretty much everyone has seen the most recent Pepsi advertisement with Kendall Jenner. There is so much going on in the commercial that it is hard to even know where to start. There is also so many questions as to who was in charge of the marketing campaign […]
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Annotated Bibliography 5 & 6
Coates, Ta-Nehisi. Between the World and Me. First edition, Spiegel & Grau, 2015. In his book, Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates, writes letters to his son describing what it is like to be black in America and details his experiences at Howard University. He perfectly illustrates and explains that it was not […]
Common and Activism
Today I attended a discussion featuring soulful and consequence rapper Common. During his time here he freestyled for the audience and brought to light many underlying issues prevalent within our society. He also talked a lot about activism and the importance of finding our voice in whatever type of activism we plan on taking part of. He […]
Digital Archives: Interior & Cultural
This is a physical video of the outside of Howard Hospital. Usually, when I go to my site I am not met with any problems but this time a crisis was occurring and was not permitted to take further pictures. Before, I was able take a couple more picture of the interior of the hospital. This visit I noticed […]
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Rap Freestyle is something that has been around for years and is style common till this day. Some are hailing bBig Sean specifically because he is being quoted for saving rap music. His flow and music style has made him come hailed as the greatest rapper of our generation. The album, To pimp a Butterfly, not only focused […]
Essay 1- BED Textual Analysis: Howard University Hospital
BED Textual Analysis of Howard University Hospital Howard University Hospital is currently a state of the art, top-tier hospital located in the heart of Northeast, Washington D.C. As emphasized by the name, Howard University Hospital is in conjunction with the […]
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“A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.” – Joyce Meyer Usually, my parents send me quotes from different motivational speakers that are meant to inspire me and help me throughout my day. I thought this particular quote was interesting but also contradicting because it makes such a broad and generic claim. I think it […]
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In Worstward Ho!, Samuel Beckett writes the following: “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” Samuel Beckett is letting his audience know that is perfectly okay to fail. The only thing is if you fail you fail with grace and learn from that failure. Once you learn from it figure out […]
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“Fortune Favors the brave” Those who strive for greatness end up reaping the benefits and ultimately receive the benefits from this. David Fleming concludes his City of Rhetoric by arguing that “education [should be] oriented to the ‘strong publics’ of decision making rather than the ‘weak publics’ of opinion formation” (205). For Fleming, then, composition courses, which traditionally have asked […]
#HurtBae
This week on twitter has been eventful. Recently, the new hashtag, #hurtbae, took twitter by storm. The premise of the video was for this young girl confronting her ex-boyfriend in order to find some sort of comfort and closure. In the video, the girl started crying because she started to recall how they met and eventually […]