Mid-term Reflection

How has your understanding of the composition process evolved? Is the academic writing process we are working through in this class different from how you have learned to write and do research in the past? How is it similar? How is it different? The academic…

Built Environment Description #1: Dolls Head Trail

Dolls Head Trail is located in southeast Atlanta, amidst the hustle and bustle of many warehouses and manufacturing companies. The trail (which is actually a loop towards the back of Constitution Lakes Park in front of the railroad tracks) was discovered around the 2000s by…

Dolls Head Trail Digital Record #5

Towards the end of our adventure, my boyfriend and I ran into a man who frequents the park and he began telling us all about the park and the curator of Dolls Head (Joel). We never caught his name, but he was an extremely nice…

Dolls Head Trail Digital Record #4

In addition to all of the dolls heads and their innate significance, there are also many quotes and signs written on scraps of shattered bricks. The reason why there are so many washed up bricks is because Constitution Lakes Park used to be a huge…

Dolls Head Trail Digital Record #3

Once you’ve reached Doll’s Head Trail, there are many dolls heads and doll limbs awaiting you to show you why the trail got its name. There are multiple dolls heads strewn throughout the loop and bear significance in many different ways. Each of the heads/limbs…

Dolls Head Trail Digital Record #2

Once you’re closer to the trail, there are makeshift signs pointing you in the correct direction. There is also a sign that tells you to “follow the bobbies,” which will take you directly to the start of the trail’s loop. The bobbies used are extremely…

Dolls Head Trail Digital Record #1

This is one of the first signs of creativity you see when you start walking down the gravel trail that leads to Dolls Head Trail. It’s a piece of scrap metal which states, “Please be a sport and don’t import trash into our park or…

Annotated Bibs – 1st Round

Jackson, Richard J. “The Impact of the Built Environment on Health: An Emerging Field.” American Journal of Public Health 93.9 (2003): 1382–1384. Print. This article focuses on just how detrimental certain built environments can potentially be to one’s health. The emergence of liquor stores over…