The song I chose to analyze and gain my own interpretation of is “Holiday” by Green Day. When looking at the title and examining their other musical pieces, I automatically thought that the song would be about the trio going on vacation or having a day off and enjoying themselves in a wild manner. However, as I continued to dissect the song I realized that my initial claim was wrong. When I read the lyrics I noticed that he was discussing the government, money/companies, protests, and dying. At first none of this made sense to me until I started to …
Reflection on English 201
Dear Professor Wood, As I progressed through your section of English 201 I learned many things about expression through writing. For starters, I was able to develop a creative mindset that I did not know I had. To go into detail, I used to struggle with writing creatively off the top of my head. I used to rely heavily on people handing me ideas instead of creating them myself, which is one of the biggest take aways I will have from this class. However, I want to be able to learn more about creating my own stories with my own …
Unit 2: “Academic Version of Criticism” Potential Revisions
The final piece of writing that I made for unit 2 was an academic revision of a criticism. If revised, the thing I would change is my use of filler words. This advice was given to me by my professor whom said that it made me sound “less confident.” After revising my writing, I noticed that my professor was indeed correct and I sounded unsure about the points I was trying to make. If I were to replace these words and phrases with terms that sounded more formal or proper, the paper would have had a smoother flow to it. …
Unit 2:”Review of a Piece of Media” Potential Revisions
The other piece of writing I did for unit 2 was a review on a piece of media. The piece I chose was a rap song by Kendrick Lamar, and I dissected the lyrics in order to explain to the reader what the artist was trying to convey in his lyrics. If I were to revise this paper I would have just chosen a completely different song and artist. The reason behind this is, I want to step out of my comfort zone instead of reviewing something that I am already familiar with. Furthermore, it would have allowed me to …
Unit 4 Potential Revisions
The project that I submitted for Unit 4 was an ethnographic study on how New Yorkers were acting and coping with quarantining. Overall I think this was one of the best works I submitted in the semester, but it still could have used some revision to make it better. Something I should have included was the “keywords” section which was asked for in the rubric. I also forgot to insert page numbers on the top right hand corner of my paper which could have helped my overall grade in that paper. I also feel like if I were to visit …
Unit 3 Potential Revisions
For my Unit 3 project I chose to write an imaginary scientific article of “Blue Sky” (fictional drug from television series Breaking Bad) and how its effect compared to other street drugs. This was another project that I was proud of but I know that I can do better in. The structure and format was followed to the best of my ability but there were small factors that brought the project down in quality. Being that I got too carried away with the creative aspect of the paper, I lacked the ability to use scientific terminology. Lack of these scientific …
Unit 1 Potential Revisions
For my Unit 1 project which was based on imaginary news articles I would try to change a handful of things if revised. For starters, I feel like it did not give off the entire feel of a news article. In other words, the way it was presented looked like a regular school project instead of an entry for the local news paper. To fix that I would change the background color of my “article” in order to make it appear like it was written in an actual newspaper. Another thing I would have changed is the font that I …
How I revised My Unit 2 Project
When asked to revise a unit project, I decided to revisit my unit 2 project titled “Non-Academic Humanities Criticism.” I wanted to go back to this specific project because when I first handed in my first draft I completely disregarded the format. I probably got confused or just decided to rush the project which led to me not understanding the instructions properly. When I was writing my revision I tried to veer away from the formality that was present in my first attempt. I also tried to make it appear more like an opinionated response instead of trying to provide …
Revision of Non-Academic Criticism
My Criticism of Green Day’s “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” At first listen I knew this song was about some serious emotional trauma that Billy Joe Armstrong may have experienced. It was also cool to see it transition from the previous song on the album (Holiday) so smoothly. I think everyone can relate to this song to some extent. Even if you aren’t in an extremely “dark” place where you feel “alone” this song can dig deep and find that one point in life where you may have felt that emotion. Can we just take one second to appreciate just how …
Revision of Non-Academic Criticism
My Criticism of Green Day’s “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” At first listen I knew this song was about some serious emotional trauma that Billy Joe Armstrong may have experienced. It was also cool to see it transition from the previous song on the album (Holiday) so smoothly. I think everyone can relate to this song to some extent. Even if you aren’t in an extremely “dark” place where you feel “alone” this song can dig deep and find that one point in life where you may have felt that emotion. Can we just take one second to appreciate just how …
