In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet, in reference to Romeo being a Montague, raises the question, “What is in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet; So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call’d, retain that dear perfection which he owes without that title.” So, in…
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Belle Bleu Femme
A poem, written in French, inspired by Henri Matisse’s painting Blue Nude II. Belle femme Grande belle femme bleue Ses lignes sont épaisses puis fines, elles s’écoulent Tu es assise, tu es agenouillée, tu tiens et recules La place a été à toi Tu mérites la place pour les jambes à remuer le bras et montrer la…
All that Jazz
In an Introduction to Jazz Dance, we examined dance through decades. For the 1970s, we did a dance inspired by the 1979s film All That Jazz.
Concert Paper
In Agnes Scott College’s 2018 Dance Works, there were five pieces within an ensemble that demonstrated different techniques, themes, eras, and music. Across the individual pieces was an overarching tone of scrutiny that dissected their appointed subjects. The first piece, Air for a G String, assumed an ethereal, goddess like quality. This was depicted in…
Serial 2: Episode 11, Blog Post
In the final episode of Serial 2 titled Present for Duty, Sarah Koenig debriefs Bowe Bergdahl’s entire case and the circumstances surrounding it in one lasting grand swept. We return to the beginning, the very beginning, when Bowe was in the Coastal Guard. Versus the first episode, DUSTWUN, when we were first being introduced to…
Translators Note
At Agnes Scott college, there are two mandatory classes first years must attend and participate in: Global Gateways and Leadership Prologue. The two classes are taught with the intent of teaching student leadership and global values in preparation for college, life, and more specifically – the global journey trips taken during the second semester of…
A Sociological Analysis of the Emperor’s New Groove
*a final assignment of my Introduction to Sociology course. A group project to analyze Disney’s animated film The Emperor’s New Groove through a sociological lens. *the section I wrote and focused on was socioeconomic status
Banana Tarte Tatin
For my Global Journeys Destination I will go to Martinique to observe the postcolonial effects of colonization in Martinique, specifically in Fort de France. I chose Martinique for my global destination because I wanted to practice my French without going to France since I had visited two years prior. On the itinerary, we will visit…
Serial 2: Episode 9, Blog Post
On May 31st 2014, Bowe was rescued by negotiating with the Taliban through an agreement that with the return of Bowe, amongst other demands, five Taliban US prisoners would be released, too. But what made Bowe so important? Why would the US government break their number one rule of never negotiating with terrorist let alone…
Literature Review
In my translation project I took an inanimate object, Pluto, and emoted human emotions, loneliness and yearning, onto said object based on extenuating circumstances surrounding the object. Discovered in 1930, seventy-six years later Pluto was demoted from its status as a planet in 2006 and removed from our solar system’s planetary line up. While non-living…