Week 2 B2

A Student Response From:ArmelleAll creation is a mine, and every man, a miner. – Abraham Lincoln mine/mine I love a play on words. Nothing like a pun to make my day. This week I am thinking about two meanings of mine. Mine refers to a thing or things belonging to or associated with whomever is speaking vs mine as in …

Week 2 B1

A Student Response From:AkyraThe sky is flailing Tossing and turning into the never ending ocean we call earth Walking, foot to clay red stains on soles and bitter eyes stare Wobbling, waning, jerking- in between both worlds There is a time of night where nothingness is the only option There is a time of night where dancing to the heart …

Week 2 A4

A Student Response From:NicoleWhen I was about 10, I was playing outside with my little sister when I decided to climmb on top of an upright railroad tie. I lived in a small town called Moriaty, a valley basically that allows you to see forever. For a second I felt like my crazy world paused as all I could feel …

Week 2 A3

A Student Response From:PatrickThe main takeaway I got from this passage, is about going against the grain–not conforming to already established ideas and/or principles–and finding oneself amongst the conflict. It’s about discovering what makes one unique compared to the crowd, and the properties that go into helping emphasize it. Personally, while I do agree that one’s sense of individuality is …

Week 2 A2

A Student Response From:VictoriaThis prompt really speaks to me because I feel like many people have the expectation that you need to stay the same way, or that it does not make sense for you to want to branch out and change yourself. I was in a three year long relationship and we started dating when I was 14 and …

Week 2 A1

A Student Response From:QuinnDo you think all of us are reduced by adjectives and nouns? I wonder if it is possible to describe a person accurately. We are, after all, constantly changing. I am curious too if you think people change entirely, or if pieces of them remain the same despite other changes. I look at versions of my past …