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My unessay is an animated poster that focuses on the idea of the author’s voice, who we hear, and who we listen to. To preface my unessay, I approached it with the belief that hearing and listening are not the same thing. I define hearing as absorbing the words, written or otherwise, of any personContinue reading “Unessay #1”

Jordan Smith Achebe and the “right of Africans to tell their own story in their own way” inspired me to reconsider themes of the past and how they are still present in twenty-first century. For this project, I created a series of drawings, each representative of the “root” somewhere of slavery. In the first imageContinue reading “The Roots of Slavery and Mass Incarceration (Project 1) (Jordan Smith)”

  Christianity Through Different Times  Religions and How they Impacted in Different Readings. With over 2 billion followers, Christianity is the most widely practiced religion in the world. The Christian faith is based on beliefs about Jesus Christ’s birth, life, death, and resurrection. While Christianity began with a small group of followers, many historians considerContinue reading “Project #1”

Owen Congdon-Moore Currents in Global Literature Professor Nicholas Helms October 2, 2021 Essay 1                         Death and The Kings Horsemen: A Tale of Colonial Cluelessness             Soyinka’s narrative within the play of Death and The Kings Horsemen is at all points a tragic look into colonial interference of tribal culture and social health. Elesins roleContinue reading “Death and The Kings Horseman: A Shot At Colonial Insensitivities.”

Samantha Parker 09/30/2021 First Project Fall 2021 EN 3515 Christianity as an Oppressive Force Furthering Along Imperialism The idea of one going into one’s homeland and taking over it completely is known as imperialism. In doing this, specifically talking about the British, they focus on completely ridding the natives of their culture, language, and religionContinue reading “First Project Fall 2021”

Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, Written By Himself contains many appeals to cease and criminalize the practice of slavery, and although many of these appeals are logically sound materially and economically, Equiano’s personal opinion of the matter is centered within his religious and spiritual development which he hones into an effective religious argument through clever and tactful rhetoric. Although the majority of Equiano’s arguments are direct, plainly stated and contained within clearly separatedContinue reading “The Argument Equiano Wants to Make”

Complex simplicity By Logan Connelly “Cleared my throat and coughed in an elevator today and got my first ugly look from someone who clearly was afraid I had coronavirus. Because I’m petty, I decided to cough some more, and as they were leaving, I yelled “racism is more contagious.”             These two live in theContinue reading “First Project Fall 2021”

Oliver Callahan Professor Helms Global Literature 10/1/21 Modern Apocalypses – Project 1 Transcript Before the apocalypse, there was the apocalypse of silence. Silence from those who are not persecuted. Not oppressed based on factors they cannot control or circumstances they were born into. Silence rooted in complacency and content. Before the apocalypse, there was aContinue reading “Ode to Choi”