Beyond Class Academic I

For this beyond class academic activity I went with my teammate Cam Durkin after our practice to the Center for Global Humanities Lecture on How College Athletics Shape Culture and Community. The lecture wasn’t exactly what I was expecting and I didn’t really think all that highly of it. Nonetheless I’m glad I went. I … [Read more…]

Significant Writing Project

PROJECT 3 In this project I explored Sherry Turkle’s argument in Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age, where she expresses that while technology facilitates communication, it also weakens our depth of conversations and empathy. I described Turkle’s description of conversation and identified the key elements to real and successful conversations. I … [Read more…]

Recursive Process

Professor Farley ENG-110-H10 03 December 2024 Recursive Process Within the revision process for Project 3 I found that I needed to fix some grammatical mistakes and add clarity to some of the arguments I was trying to portray. I typically ran into problems with punctuation when it came to quoting. I would sometimes place the … [Read more…]

MLA Documentation

In my Significant Writing Project, I demonstrated my ability to use MLA formatting and citation guidelines effectively. In my writing I included in-text citations, a work cited page, paraphrases, and direct quotes to create my own compelling writing.  In the body of my work, I used direct quotes to support key arguments, making sure that … [Read more…]

Individualized Error Report

One of my most common writing errors this semester had to do with proper punctuation with quotes. I would often put my periods outside of my quotes or forget to utilize commas inside my quotation marks. These errors would come up in my peer reviews and instructor comments. Once I received this feedback enough I … [Read more…]

LIL 120 A – Fall 2024

Professor Cripps 2-1-Q Chapter 11 Student: Anthony Lacaprucia 2 – Offer 2 Specific Details from the chapter. For each, ID/quote and add 3-8 sentences of your own explanation 1 – Make 1 Connection to Self, to World, or to Text – or Extend by offering a little detail about something mentioned in the text (some … [Read more…]

LIL 120 A – Fall 2024

Professor Cripps 2-1-Q Chapter 10 Student: Anthony Lacaprucia 2 – Offer 2 Specific Details from the chapter. For each, ID/quote and add 3-8 sentences of your own explanation 1 – Make 1 Connection to Self, to World, or to Text – or Extend by offering a little detail about something mentioned in the text (some … [Read more…]

LIL 120 A – Fall 2024

Professor Cripps 2-1-Q Chapter 9 Student: Anthony Lacaprucia 2 – Offer 2 Specific Details from the chapter. For each, ID/quote and add 3-8 sentences of your own explanation 1 – Make 1 Connection to Self, to World, or to Text – or Extend by offering a little detail about something mentioned in the text (some … [Read more…]

Major Exploration Podcast

In my major exploration podcast I dove into how a communications and media arts degree from the University of New England will prepare students for work in the communications field they desired. To do this I interviewed assistant professor of communications and media arts Professor Siegel as well as communications student Zak Ramos. With this … [Read more…]