This week, I read Jonathan Lethem’s essay titled “The Ecstasy of Influence,” and I was surprised by one of his assertions: Everyone is a plagiarist to some extent. Lethem explained that since we are constantly being influenced by everything and everyone around us, the ideas we consider to be completely original have been inspired byContinue reading “Plagiarism: Is it Always Wrong?”
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Creating a Podcast
Welcome back to my blog! Recently, I have been learning about podcasts, and I have been tasked with making one of my own. Since I have never made one before, I figured it couldn’t hurt to turn to the internet to pick up some additional tips. I found a helpful article from National Public Radio’sContinue reading “Creating a Podcast”
Universally Designed Websites
Hello! Welcome back to my blog! First, before we jump into talking about universally designed websites, let’s discuss the definition of universal design, so we can get a general understanding of what it means. Universal design is “The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, withoutContinue reading “Universally Designed Websites”
Why Search Engine Algorithms Need to Change
This week, I read the first chapter of a book called Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism, which was written by Safiya Umoja Noble. The chapter says that search engines perpetuate racist and sexist stereotypes about women, particularly African American women. When Noble googled the phrase “Why are black women so,” Google automaticallyContinue reading “Why Search Engine Algorithms Need to Change”
Discourse Communities
A discourse community can be defined as a “group of people who share certain language-using practices.” There are six criteria a group must meet to be considered a discourse community: common goals, forum, provide feedback and information, shared discourse conventions, specialized language, and experts and novices. For example, a fundraising organization could be considered aContinue reading “Discourse Communities”
Understanding Typography
This week, I learned about typography by reading an article called “When Typography Speaks Louder Than Words.” Typography, which can be defined as “the style and appearance of printed matter,” is the visual aspect of an image; the verbal aspect, on the other hand, is the literal meaning of the words in the image. TheContinue reading “Understanding Typography”
Welcome to My Blog
Hello! Thank you for taking the time to visit my up-and-coming blog. My name is Marissa Moldoch, and I will be taking you, my readers, on this exciting new adventure. I’d like to introduce myself, so you can get to know me better. I am a Junior at Salisbury University, and I am an EnglishContinue reading “Welcome to My Blog”
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
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