CUNY Academic Commons

I agree with this article and how Catherine Ramsdell says a story can be seen and told through many different forms or genres. Whether it’d be through a movie, phone call, or video game, we can say that stories are for the purpose of entertainment, but the most important part is how you tell the story. Yes, any story can have a plot and…[Read more]

I liked how in Amy Tan’s article, she brought up how in math, there is either a right or wrong answer while when it comes to literature, it relies more on judgement of the reader. I never was really good at math which is why I prefer writing over it because I knew that it was more of a subjective topic even if there are certain rules such as…[Read more]

The article talks about how social media was initially made for positive connection and communication, but in today’s world, it has definitely changed. I can definitely see how when arguments such as political arguments over the internet are made, it tends to be a public performance for everyone to watch and see. By hiding behind a screen, it’s…[Read more]

In the “Pay Off Your Student Debt In Three Easy Lifetimes,” article I found it very comedic in the dialogue of how a student may try their hardest to escape the fears of paying back student debts. By having the responses to the questions of one trying to procrastinate student debts, we can see that even when your life is over, your student debts…[Read more]

I have never TikTok myself personally, but some of my friends do use TikTok. Before it was named TikTok, I remember it being called Musical.ly. It was and is still an app for lip syncing or making funny videos to certain songs. It is a social media app used for entertainment and fun, but as described in this article, an app like this can be taken…[Read more]

My topic is food waste and I decided to choose this topic because it’s an issue that almost everyone does daily, but most people do not notice it at all. Some people either don’t notice that they waste food all the time or even see it as an issue. My question that I have decided on right now is, “How does the government deal with food waste in the…[Read more]

Sturdevant knows the hands-on experience of being a homosexual black man in the South and was able to catch HIV, leading to his present actions. He drives around, providing medicine for HIV to those who need it and especially for those who are ashamed of having this disease. He himself knows how it felt when he found out he had this disease. By…[Read more]

I have learned about rhetorical terms before this class such as audience/author, tone, etc., but this is the first time that I have been introduced to them as rhetorical terms. I have never heard of stance before this class and had a difficult time understanding the difference between tone and stance at first. However, now I can see how they are…[Read more]

I know that writing is an art form and a way of conveying one’s feelings and thoughts in words that may be difficult to be spoken. I’ve been given writing assignments from argumentative essays to research papers, etc. I would go about answering them by writing down as much as I know, but provide as much detail and be as descriptive as possible to…[Read more]