The definition of a Hunter is one that searches determinedly for someone or something. Source: Giphy While the definition of a Gatherer is one who brings together or takes in from scattered places or sources. Aside from the denotative meanings of the two words, both words connote different meanings. A hunter might connote a […]
Taken directly from the ‘Introduction to Archival Research’, “College and university archives are archives that preserve materials relating to a specific academic institution. Such archives may also contain a “special collections” division (see definition below). College and university archives exist first to serve their parent institutions and alumni, and then to serve the public.” These […]
The link resonating with the piece of archival history that I analyzed was the current description of the Casa Italiana located online at scu.edu under “On-Campus Living” This piece was chosen because I wanted to compare the old description written in 1984 with the current one we have written online. Source: Giphy “The da Vinci RLC […]
My classmate, and roommate Niko writes in his Blog post titled “New Power” on April 15th, about the great power of information. He reflect on the articles written by Tirabassi and Greene, and mentions how the “ability to sort sources through BEAM and to establish a systematic approach for archives is useful for social sciences […]
The advertisement I am analyzing is a very simple one. Continuing after our first quarter experiencing in analyzing advertisements of educational institutions, I am now looking at one that centers its attention on safe driving clearly stated below when it says “drive safe.” Source: http://justsomething.co/20-thought-provoking-advertisements-that-will-make-you-look-twice/ One thing that confused me however about this post was the […]
One way that I have used what I have learned in CTW to do more than just work within the course itself was in a diversity course I had last quarter. In that class there was a lot of reading material, and a lot of incorporation of texts. So one way I used what I […]
Greene, whom sees argument as conversation, explains how just an issue and situation can catalyze an argument through a social process. Whether it be defending a falsely accused friend or trying to persuade your teacher for the higher grade, our lives are actual full of informal ‘arguments’. Greene also describes writing in the academic setting […]
During my research process I typically ponder many different questions and strategies in doing so. Some questions I ask myself are “how reliable and accurate is the source I am currently looking at?” and “What can I do to make my research more efficient?” The challenges I normally face in doing research is finding enough […]
