Close Reading
Close Reading thanks for a great class!!!
Artistic Curation
Artistic Curation thanks for a great class, have a great summer!!!!
Creative Project
Creative Project The Illusion By Akash Autar I call this piece of art, the illusion. This art represents what we see, vs what we don’t see. I sadly am not very artistic otherwise it would be more detailed and better in terms of examples used. On the left half of the art, we see money, […]
Final Reflection
Final Reflection Akash Autar After taking this comparative literature class, I began to come to the realization of how much humans have a connection to the earth, both in a negative way and a positive way. Negative being that us humans are the cause of the worlds current state, being that it will soon be […]
Close Reading
In the novel Flight Behavior, written by Barbara Kingsolver, the trajectory of the protagonist, Dellarobia’s life is forever changed by her discovery of a swarm of monarch butterflies, migrated to the forest by her suburban home in Tennessee. This novel begins with the third-person narrative of Dellarobia as she begins her journey to the man […]
Annotated Bibliography
https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/12/27/greta-thunberg-state-climate-movement-roots-her-power-an-activist/ Ottesen, KK. “Greta Thunberg on the State of the Climate Movement and the Roots of Her Power as an Activist.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 27 Dec. 2021, https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/12/27/greta-thunberg-state-climate-movement-roots-her-power-an-activist/. In this article, interviewer KK Ottesen examines and recalls her interview with young climate change activist, Greta Thunberg. Greta Thunberg became an icon as her […]
Final Reflection
I think the most interesting thing that I enjoyed discussing throughout this term was the idea that in order to best care for the environment, we must make a connection with it and appreciate everything that nature provides for us. A lot of what I’ve learned about climate change in the past has been political […]
Creative Project
Due to my lack of natural artistic ability, I’d describe my watercolor painting as sort of abstract. I chose to paint a peaceful beach setting, except there are pits of fire throughout the ocean with smoke rising to the skies. My first thought when creating this painting was that I wanted to find a connection […]
Artistic Curations
The Lorax – Dr. Suess The Lorax is a film directed by Chris Renaud, based on the iconic children’s book written by Dr. Seuss. This story takes place in the fictional town of Thneedville, in which trees are completely extinct. Synthetic trees are in abundance purely for the aesthetic of them, and fresh air is […]
Close Reading
Quote: “You wouldn’t harm what gives you love” (Kimmerer). In the book “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Kimmerer, we get a glimpse of the connection indigenous people have with their land. Indigenous people view the land at which they reside, as something that you also must give from what you take, opposed to western ways of […]