Author: zmedina

Reading Bruce Upholdt’s “The Great River” presents a unique experience compared to other literary texts. This work is a historical analysis, focusing on the Mississippi River, which we are all familiar with. The reading emphasizes different reading tactics that are useful. Many of the reading tactics are also seen in many different articles, books, etc….

Braiding Sweetgrass “A Mother’s Work” In “A Mother’s Work,” Robin Wall Kimmerer weaves together themes of motherhood, nature, and Indigenous wisdom to present a compelling narrative that underscores the interdependence of life and the importance of reciprocity. This chapter, like much of “Braiding Sweetgrass,” is a blend of personal reflection, environmental insight, and cultural storytelling. …

Gun violence in State Park, Collinsville, Illinois  In Illinois, there’s a small town called “State Park Place” in Collinsville. According to Wikipedia, “State Park Place is an unincorporated community in Madison and St. Clair counties, Illinois, United States. State Park Place borders Collinsville to the east and Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site to the west (State Park Place, Illinois.). You can find the well-known Cahokia Mounds…

Ana Lilia Campos-Poncianos To start off, this essay is dedicated to my mother Ana Lilia Campos-Ponciano. Sin ella, no soy nada. Doy gracias a Dios todos los dias por elegirla para ser mi madre. To know me is to know I love my mother more than life itself. There’s nothing in this world that I…

Reflection #4 #LatinxTikTok A social media platform I choose to target is Latinx TikTokers. As I examine the audience of this content, I can see that Latinx TikTok throws up a range of different interesting insights. These insights have information about the external and endogenous characteristics of the demographic. This also includes whether they engage…

Why So Many Children of Immigrants Rise to the Top The article “Why So Many Children of Immigrants Rise to the Top” from The New York Times ranges over the outstanding success of children from immigrant families in the United States. In my rhetorical analysis, I will demonstrate the use of ethos, pathos, and logos,…

Activity Sheet: Analyzing the “Where We Are” series  The three photo essays I chose comes from “ In Guatemala, a Collective of Young Artists Finds Family Through Film, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/22/style/bikes-motorcycles-martinique.html, and  In Seville, Spain, These Young Rappers Come Together to Turn ‘Tears Into Rhymes’” Schulten, Katherine. “Creating Photo Essays about Community: A Guide to Our Where We Are Contest.” The…