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An Analysis of Claire Dederer’s Essay “What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men” Claire Dederer’s Essay on Monstrous Men analyzes the moral dilemma society faces when consuming media created by “monstrous” men. In the Trump era, it seems as if every man has a sexual assault or harassment case against them. ButContinue reading “What Makes an Essay Great?”

David Foster Wallace’s iconic piece “Consider the Lobster” has confounded most readers since it’s release in the early 2000’s. I was so surprised to discover that this piece was actually about lobsters. I really thought it was going to be some complex metaphor for something, and maybe it is. But at it’s core it isContinue reading “Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace”

Elizabeth Royte’s essay “Remains of the Night” explores the significance behind not only why people litter in general, but especially when it comes to littering sex paraphernalia. Royte is an American science and nature writer best known for her book Garbage Land, which she mentions several times throughout “Remains of the Night”. “Remains of theContinue reading ““Remains of the Night””

In RadioLab’s Episode “Space”, they utilize several research techniques and stylistic choices, different from anything I have ever listened to. One thing I noticed, right off the bat was that there was a heavy use of sound effects throughout the show. These sound effects were used to emphasize the topic the hosts/ guests on theContinue reading “Great Artists Steal”

Jay Rosen proposes the idea that juvenile journalists should start by creating a niche platform for their work. This allows them to “know everything about something”. He recommends this because it requires research, teaches you the basics about online journalism and gives your targeted audience the upper hand, which allows you make mistakes and givesContinue reading “Knowing Everything About Something”

What were some of its stylistic qualities? Despite the dark topic, the humour used in You’re Wrong About: Kitty Genovese  is extremely helpful in moving along the conversation. Both Mike and Sarah are very quick witted and it aids in defusing the massive amount of information they’re presenting their audience with. While talking about theContinue reading “Round-table Discussion”

The first episode of “Millennial” starts with, the host, Megan Tan describing the excited feeling she used to get when it was the first day of school. Throughout the short ten minute episode she begins to introduce the audience to her situation of being a post-grad millennial. She introduces us to the important people inContinue reading “Millennial Podcast Pilot”

This episode of “This American Life” covered the mortgage crisis of the early 2000’s and why banks started lending money to people who can’t afford to pay the money back. The content of this episode was presented by Adam Davidson, a business correspondent for National Public Radio and Alex Blumberg, one of the producers ofContinue reading ““The Giant Pool of Money”: This American Life”

Throughout much of my career as a student, plagiarism has seemed to be the highest offence with the biggest consequences on college campuses. In most cases, plagiarism is often seen as more serious than sexual assault. But plagiarism is subjective and while it’s definitely not okay to steal someone else’s work and pass it asContinue reading “Authorial Misconduct in the Age of the Internet”

In a typical mystery, the investigator is bound to run into dead ends. But how they deal with those dead ends tells us a lot about their investigative style. In The Mystery Show’s episode “Belt Buckle”, Kine runs into many dead ends. But when she discovered her investigations provided her with false leads, she wasContinue reading ““Belt Buckle” The Mystery Show”