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Writing

Literary criticism, argumentation, and comparative analysis.

  • Journalism 2024
    The FIRE Week Tell All

    A report on Wittenberg University's inaugural FIRE Week creative writing retreat in Yellow Springs, Ohio — an immersive week of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry led by Dr. Marlo Starr and Professor Andy Graff. Contributor.

    Witty English
  • Journalism 2023
    Halloween Favorites

    A curated compilation of Halloween film, book, and seasonal recommendations sourced from Wittenberg University's English Department faculty.

    Witty English
  • Literary Criticism 2025
    Recitatif: The Complexity Between Two Girls Surviving Through Life and Each Other

    An analysis of Toni Morrison's "Recitatif" examining maternal influence, chronological fragmentation, and the manipulation of memory as structural forces in the women's relationship.

    ENG 3060
  • Argumentation 2025
    How Screen Time and Social Media Are Truly Addictive and Harmful To Youth

    An argumentative essay drawing on clinical research to examine smartphone addiction among adolescents and propose community-based solutions for parents and schools.

    ENG 2100
  • Comparative Analysis 2025
    Myth, Power, and Punishment: The Cultural Legacy of Wronged Women

    A cross-cultural comparison of Deer Woman and Medusa as mythological figures whose power is contingent on prior victimization, and how both narratives ultimately reinforce patriarchal structures.

    ENGL 3010

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