Will SimondsinWriting 150 Fall 2020How Writing Emphasizes My EmpathyThroughout this semester in WRIT 150, I have learned about the skills and the process of writing, although that is what I expected to be…Nov 21, 2020Nov 21, 2020
Will SimondsMore About the Importance of WritingHonestly, I don’t really like writing either. That’s why I found myself reading my classmate Anthony’s blog post called “The Importance of…Nov 1, 20201Nov 1, 20201
Will SimondsinWriting 150 Fall 2020How Objectivity and Subjectivity Relate to My Intellectual AutobiographyI would say that I am a fairly objective, yet creative person, which initially seems like an oxymoron. After all, objectivity is centered…Oct 31, 2020Oct 31, 2020
Will SimondsWhat Do I Learn from Video Games?During my WP2, I talked about the different forms of media that have especially impacted my intellectual identity, which included both…Oct 30, 20201Oct 30, 20201
Will SimondsMy Struggles With My Intellectual AutobiographyAs I write WP3, I have noticed that I struggle to recognize and express the ideas that make up my intellectual identity, especially with a…Oct 19, 20202Oct 19, 20202
Will SimondsinWriting 150 Fall 2020Dealing With Tragedy Through ComedyAs a fan of stand-up comedy, I was excited to listen to an album by Tig Notaro, who I hadn’t listened to before. Throughout her album LIVE…Oct 14, 20201Oct 14, 20201
Will SimondsinWriting 150 Fall 2020How Media Represents My Intellectual IdentityWe live in a world that is dominated by various forms of media: the constant advertising we see around us, our evolving means of…Oct 12, 2020Oct 12, 2020
Will SimondsinWriting 150 Fall 2020My Experience With A Problem-Posing Model of EducationDuring high school, I experienced many different styles of teaching: boring, completely lecture-based chemistry classes to fully…Sep 28, 20201Sep 28, 20201
Will SimondsThe Ups and Lockdowns of Life and Learning in 2020I think that we can all agree that learning from home over these past few months hasn’t been ideal. I find it so much harder to engage in…Sep 7, 20202Sep 7, 20202
Will SimondsinWriting 150 Fall 2020The second week of March was a bizarre, painful week.Now, let’s backtrack to why sports are so meaningful to me in the first place, and why I was willing to go out of my way to keep engaging…Sep 7, 2020Sep 7, 2020
