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Dahialis Regalado (she/her) wrote a new post on the site DD's Site 11 minutes ago
First Essay of the SemesterFirst essay of the semester and I feel like I bombed it. HAHA. For our community essay, I decided to speak about being Christian and gay. I just cut off my two best friends for being homophobic towards me, so I thought that this would be an appropriate time to write some thoughts down. Honestly, I was stuck of how to start this essay. Writing always comes naturally to me after the first paragraph. I started by writing down ideas of how I could start this conversation and what would get my reader to read this. Not only read but care about me, my experiences, and my feelings. Throwing out random sentences and looking back at text messages between my friendship breakup sparked most of my writing in this essay. Honestly, I like my essay a lot. Maybe 6/10. I know that I could write so much more, chop it, and make it better. Also, using more of the writing strategies in the Turabian would be helpful for this essay. But, I knew I had a word limit so I had to get my point across quickly and clearly. I enjoyed reading what I crafted out loud and I felt connected to a version of myself, who is so afraid of rejection, and judgement. Writing has always given me a space to express even when I’m unclear. It helps me digest all my feelings, thoughts, and opinions. I felt better after writing this and that’s what I like about this piece. Moving forward, I would like to throw up on paper as much as humanly possible. I have so so so many ideas, but I stick to one thing. Honestly, it’s alright to be specific and straightforward, but when I’m passionate… I want people to hear me. I want to make my voice clearer and my experiences louder. You might think I want the reverse but every time I write and read my piece over, I stumble. I have a thousand questions left that my reader might also have. I want to be certain of what I’m writing. The thing is that a part of me wants to be left with questions and correct answers. Get the brain juices flowing and keep the reader guessing is what I strive for. I also strive for that myself because there’s always more to our thoughts. We are never finished. I read my essay to my girlfriend and she kept asking “What else?”, but there’s so much else? LOL. I have to say so much more of this topic and I want to know when stopping is enough for me AND the reader. Because I keep going forever if I had to, well, if I wanted to. Overall, I liked this piece I created about being Christian and gay. I do wish to be more strategic and go over my piece more often. I am a critical writer so I change many things when I write OR sometimes I write in one full sitting and never go back. I did write my ideas but right after, I sat for 30 minutes and wrote. That’s what this essay was. A couple tweaks and reads from my friends. After, it was done to me. But, is it? What do I still need to work on? Is my reader interested? Do they connect to what I have to say or even care? I guess we’ll know […] “First Essay of the Semester”
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Naomi Kline wrote a new post on the site Selected Directors: New Latin American Cinema 51 minutes ago
Week 2- Naomi KlineIt’s fascinating to me how ahead of her time Gómez was in the intersectionality of her film’s themes, and watching these after read […]
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Julissa Bedford (she/her) wrote a new post on the site Selected Directors: New Latin American Cinema 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
Week 2 Julissa BedfordGuanabacoa: Crónica de mi familia (1966) was one of the most striking documentaries from Gomez’s work. The detailing of the women who r […]
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Tomonori Nagano wrote a new post on the site The Japan Studies Program at LaGuardia Community College 5 hours, 30 minutes ago
LaGuardia Community College Alumni Voice: Arin Soukoule
We are pleased to share an alumni interview with Arin Soukoule (2018 in New Media Technology + Japanese language courses). Arin […] -
Kayla Morales (she/her) wrote a new post on the site Selected Directors: New Latin American Cinema 5 hours, 45 minutes ago
Week 2: <i>Mi Aporte </i>(Kayla Morales)Watching Mi Aporte was very fulfilling for me. In the film, the issues of being a woman in the workforce during the revolution were being […]
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Colette Daiute wrote a new post on the site Qualitative Research Methods Concentration 7 hours, 49 minutes ago
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Joseph Pentangelo wrote a new post on the site Semantics and Pragmatics (Spring 2025) 12 hours, 20 minutes ago
For 19 FebruaryPlease read chapter 1 (pp.1–13) in the textbook. There will be a quiz on this reading at the start of class. Remember, there are no CUNY classes scheduled for February 12th.
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post on the site Tony's Thoughts 13 hours, 47 minutes ago
Winter Wonderland at Our Lake!
Dear Colleagues, The snow yesterday made for a winter wonderland at our lake. These photos were from my driveway. The house on the left is where we live. Tony -
Elvis Bakaitis (they/them) wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog 15 hours ago
Apply by 2/24/25 at 9am! Open Knowledge Fellowship – Summer Cohort
The Mina Rees Library will host the 12th cohort of the Open Knowledge Fellowship in Summer 2025 (May and early June, see dates below!). […] -
Rachel Zirman PA-S wrote a new post on the site Rachel Zirman 15 hours, 26 minutes ago
Site evaluation ReflectionI presented 3 HPIs, 10 drug cards, and one journal article over the course of my site evaluations and I enjoyed meeting and learning […]
