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Fourth Iron
September 2014
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Ridiclous Humanities Writing Assignments
If I had a dollar for every one of the ridiculous humanities writing assignments I was given while in college, I’d be fabulously wealthy. Here is a small sampling of the many humanities writing assignments I remember being given while in college. If I had my way, I would have written essays filled with snappy answers to the assignments to mock their ridiculousness. Sentence fragments. Provide proof of five unique examples.This assignment required the students to seek out sentence fragments. We were allowed to find them in advertising, magazines, newspapers, etc. Pretty much anywhere except the Internet. If the assignment allowed us to reference Internet examples, this assignment would be…
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Toad In The Forest
September 2014
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Acataleptic
March 2012
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Ice, Groceries, Beer (Edit)
August 2014
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Ice, Groceries, Beer
August 2014
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It’s Been So Long Since I’ve Seen Something Incredible
Ever since I can remember, I have always been fascinated with abandoned places, as if I am somehow drawn to them by a higher, unseen power. It all began when I was very young, and a friend of mine at the time and I decided to sneak into an abandoned barn down the street from his parents house, and what was inside was a virtual time capsule, a well-organized horde of sorts filled with priceless relics from a much earlier time. Since then, I have been flat-out obsessed with abandonment; its unique history, as well as the exploration and subsequent documentation of these locations. As of yet, I have explored…
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Write Intensely
An age-old question that has been asked of writers is, “What made you decide to become a writer?” The answer isn’t always easy to explain; every writer wants their writing to be read, and appreciated, but few writers enjoy explaining how or why they write. The same could be said for tattoos; people seem to love getting them, and showing them, but they generally don’t like to talk about the reasons behind why they decided to get them. School was a nightmare for me. I’m not sure if I wasn’t interested in the subject matter, or simply wasn’t being challenged enough. All I know is that when it came to…
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Press 3 For More Options, And Other Random Thoughts
Ode to the random thoughts notebook; what it taught me about life, writing, and everything in between. When I was in my 20’s, my best friend at the time and I had what we referred to as our Random Thoughts Notebook. It worked like this. Similar in concept to The Circle tape recording sketches as part of That 70’s Show, my friend and I would have a few drinks, and then write down whatever came to our minds. Often times, it would be useless drivel, other times, something funny would be written down, and on a handful of occasions, there would be come useful ideas and concepts jotted down. We…
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Camel Close-Up
August 2014