Color Walking In the article, “Color Walking”, by Phia Bennin and Brendan McMullan, both writers did an experiment that would allow them to appreciate colors more. They explain that this experiment was thought of by a man named William Burroughs. The writers claimed that the experiment was, “…a pretty simple idea. Just walk out your […]
Read more "Reading Summary 6"Better Online Living through Content Moderation As the internet became more of a useful tool throughout the years, a new way of communication would emerge. Now, there are many social media sites used and it just creates fun and interesting ways for friends and families to connect with each other. However, whenever society seems […]
Read more "Reading Summary 5"Making Bathrooms More ‘Accommodating’ The world is slowly changing around us and all most of us can do is watch it unfold. There are many groups that are fighting for their rights so that they can be respected. Transgender is a group that comes to mind as more people are just now understanding more about […]
Read more "Reading Summary 4"His & Hers: Designing for a Post-Gender Society In our society today, many civil right groups like blacks and women have fought hard to get to the equality that they have today. However, there still is a certain group of people fighting for their rights throughout America. This group is known as LGBT (lesbian, […]
Read more "Reading Summary 3"When I was growing up, I have heard many special quotes and sayings. One saying that always stayed on my mind was “Home is where the heart is”. This quote means different things for different people especially to the homeless people of New York City. In Margaret Morton’s book, The Tunnel, the people of the […]
Read more "The Tunnel: The Underground Homeless of NYC"The essay, “Tapestry of Space”, by Irina Nersessova is a literal analysis of Margaret Morton’s book, The Tunnels. Nersessova breaks down the book by the use of the photography that was used in it. Each photo in the book captures the Amtrak Tunnel feeling of abandonment yet its usefulness at the same time. Nersessova was […]
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