Category: Weekly Writings

While reading, I like to use methods of annotating and highlighting, that is if i own the books, because it really allows me to engage with what I am reading. I believe that it helps you better understand the text and writing down my thoughts can help me in the future remember what I specifically…

Three Subclaims Claim #2: The body and how it influences our experiences with space and perception of navigating maps. Ayesha Ramchandran’s calim regarding the body is interesting on the idea that I have never realized what it really meant. She states that the body has some sort of influence on how we relate to our…

Summary: In “Metaphor: or, the Map” in Maps of the Imagination: The Writer as Cartographer, Peter Turchi explores the intricate relationship between writing and cartography. Turchi argues that “maps suggest explanations… [and] …inspire us to ask more questions, consider other possibilities,” illustrating that we can categorize maps into two categories just like writing: exploration and…

“A digital manila envelope should be more than just storage for virtual report cards,” (Watters 6). I chose to paraphrase this text because I thought this was pivotal part of why Watters wrote this book in the beginning. Thinking about how to paraphrase this sentence allowed for me to come up for all the meanings…

A map is make up of what we know is to be true/what is there. It is something that guides us through our way of life, physically and mentally. Maps can be all different types from physical to theoretical. In my prospective, to make up a map, it has to have landmarks. This can be…

The main goal was walking down the street, passing by the ominous graveyard while trying not to break out ankles on the sidewalk. Seeing kids holding onto their sugary drinks and cotton candy from the walk to the car released excitement and energy into the atmosphere. Entering the gate, The Great Allentown Fair buzzed with…