This is where I will be posting my writings and perspectives on certain topics that are assigned to me in my college English class. 🙂
Discovering a story without words: flotsam
There is always something really interesting about a book that doesn’t use any words but still manages to tell a full story, Flotsam by David Wiesner is a perfect representation of that. At first, it may seem like a simple story about a boy at the beach who finds an old camera washed up on…
Are We Really Thinking for Ourselves? Media and the Power of Perception
One of the most interesting ideas in Rajiv N. Rimal’s article “Media Campaigns and Perceptions of Reality” is that people often make decisions based on what they think others believe, not necessarily on what is actually true. Rimal states that “humans act, at least partly, on the basis of how they think others expect them…
Introduction Post
Hi, this is me! My name is Rylie, and the purpose of this blog is to help me with the process of my college journey. I am majoring in Criminal Justice, with my field of interest being forensics and investigation. Hobbies I partake in are traveling, reading, and watching body cam footage on YouTube, which…
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