Last Monday I watched two very different presentations, both of which taught me so many things about areas in DC. The cool thing about it was the fact that we all approached the project differently, but still had amazing content to display. My favorite presentation was the one that incorporated Economics concepts to the project, […]
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Adams Morgan: Land of the Free, Home of the Diverse
The essay below is meant to explain and rhetorically analyze a Prezi and a video, both of which can be found by clicking here. After countless hours of researching, touring, taking pictures, re-taking pictures, drafting and redrafting, I am proud to say I have finally reached the end of my college writing journey. In […]
Mapping Commonplaces – Intro to A Story About Shaw
Greetings! My name is Cory Myrtil and as part of my freshman year at American University I took my College Writing Seminar on “Mapping Complexity: Embodied Subjectivity, Multi-positionality, and the Becoming of the Citizen-Rhetor.” Through this class I was given the opportunity to talk about the rhetoric of Washington DC using the knowledge of books […]
Mapping Commonplaces: A Story About Shaw – The Project
Throughout this semester I researched 5th & O Street intersection in the Howard/Shaw area. The reason why I had chosen Shaw was because in his book S Street Rising Ruben Castaneda had described this street intersection as a “combat zone” (105) one that was filled off strawberries, cocaine, and gang affiliated murders. I thought […]
Rhetorical Choices Explanation
When I first started this project, I had no idea what or where the Edgewood neighborhood was. To be honest, I chose the area because it was separated from all of the other pins on the Google Map and I did not want to pick a site that was too jumbled in with the others. […]
Gonzaga College High School from H Street NW (Exterior/Political #5)
This is a picture of an open parking lot located on H Street NW. To the left of the parking lot is the new development with Walmart, Starbucks, Capital One Bank and luxury rental apartments. To the right is 800 N. Capitol Street home to Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA). In the distance […]
Looking Out on Collins Courtyard (Exterior/Political #4)
While in the library I made my way over to a window facing the Collins Courtyard. Before I continue, take a look at this map to get a feel for the location. Collins Courtyard is an open air brick space in the center of campus. It is located in between Ruesch/Cantwell Halls and the main […]
The “G” Outside of Dooley Hall (Exterior/Political #3)
Going off of the previous picture titled “Finally Past the Gates,” which could be found here, I continued to walk along the brick pathway. Just outside of Dooley Hall, I came across a huge letter “G” surrounded by bricks in a circular pattern. In order to get a feel for the location on campus, take […]
Mapping Commonplaces: Replanting The Mayflower
By Kwesi Billups Introduction Throughout the course of the semester, students in my College Writing Seminar have embarked on a semester-long journey to investigate the rhetorical situations of various locations around the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. Some students chose to work with street intersections, while others chose more historically documented and culturally relevant locations such as […]
Up Close with Eagles
In the midst of everything that goes on in the world, there are many “commonplaces” that link us to seemingly unrelated matters. What is a commonplace, you may ask? A commonplace (or topos) has many definitions which include: a physical space in which people can congregate, a shared idea, and the way in which topic […]