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Does Survival Mean We Should Disregard Consent?In Octavia Butler’s Dawn there was more than one instance where I was made to be uncomfortable, and with further thought and d […]

It Turns Out That AI Can Benefit Its UsersIn my own personal experience, I had not dared to touch the new generative AI platforms such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGBT, or Google […]

Field Trip!Yes you read that correctly, we took a field trip. My group and I took a little trip to the Romer Arboretum the other day and it was an […]

Understanding the Digital WorldOn coming into the course, I knew close to nothing about what we ended up covering. I knew in theory what the command line was, having seen […]

Makayla Garrison, Jenna McFarland, Marisa Greaney, Sage Kearney, Lauryn Bennett, Katie Lyons, McKinley Skala

In Nnedi Okorafor’s novel, Lagoon, the ‘aliens’ play multiple roles in Lagos, Nigeria.  To some, […]

Marisa Greaney

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26 September 2022

Essay 1

When initially registering for classes this semester, I looked over the list of English courses almost constantly.  I had narrowed down the seemingly […]