Author Archives: samjatlas

Here is my Project 4 in Google Doc form. https://docs.google.com/document/d/11DOR3MYDuZ6RsLE0FgtNmTHFEuSL2ZHWNIw-Z2gXNJQ/edit

The photo series of my mother doing work on her computer, with earbuds connected and cell phone close by, reveal the perpetual state of being “plugged in.” My mom is fully ingratiated into her technology, literally being plugged into her computer with earbuds. I chose her as my subject as she was the closest personContinue reading “Dissecting My Photo Set”

Question: Why is rhetoric so important in what we read, and how does rhetoric change the readers opinion? Rhetoric has a unique importance in writing and reading, as its job is to convince the reader of the writer’s point. In the case of Jia Tolentino’s writing, rhetoric is significant has her points are novel andContinue reading “Answering the Right Questions”

Since culture is reflected in the treatment of women, women’s rights and treatment are a litmus test for culture. Jia Tolentino’s “Trick Mirror” attempts to discuss culture through the experiences, plights, and societal standing of women. Tolentino chose to use women as the main subject for multiple reasons, including the ease to which she relatesContinue reading “Tolentino Using Women’s Treatment as a Litmus Test for Culture”

There are many similarities between Jia Tolentino’s “Always Be Optimizing” and “I Thee Dread,” man of which connect the pieces, showing that they had been written by the same author to a reader who had never read Tolentino. In terms of theme, the essays share that of feminism through the lense of a young modernContinue reading “Similarities Between Tolentino’s “Always Be Optimizing” and “I Thee Dread””

Section 1 – Physical Nature of the Object This light is decrepit, dim, and rusty. The cylindrical golden shell that would house the light is inside of a rusted cage – an apparatus comprised of two perpendicular bars crossing each other over the shell, connecting to a ring at the base. That ring has aContinue reading “Project 1 – Object Essay – Old Rusty Light”

I am many things – but unfortunately I am not a writer yet. I am a student at Hofstra University, a hopeful entrepreneur, a former high school athlete, among many other things. My life experiences have been rather vanilla compared to those of others, but I have always had the gift of expressing myself andContinue reading “My Writerly Self”

The light from Hofstra University’s Public Safety vehicle is an unassuming object. At first glance, it’s a rusty old light detached from the vehicle to which it belongs. It’s a dysfunctional illumination device, one that by definition does not even light up. But it is so much more. I found the light while exploring campusContinue reading “My Small Object – A Rusty Old Light”