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From Analyzing Poetry to Making My Own

As someone who used to write a lot of poetry as a hobby and a coping mechanism when I was tired of Kdramas on Netflix during COVID-19 many years ago, I would certainly say that writing poetry is easier for me than writing about poetry. However, that doesn't mean that writing about poetry wasn't also fun and creative, especially as I wrote about "Jabberwocky", a fascinating nonsense poem. I would say that writing about poetry first definitely helped a lot with writing poetry, as learning about the different types of poems and reading them definitely helped with making the poems. By doing research on my poem and learning about the intentions of my writer/poet, Lewis Carroll, it definitely helped me get into the mindset of trying to be a poet. I would say that even if I were to write poetry first then write a paper about poetry, the former experience would still be very helpful as then I could better resonate with the poet I was writing about.       There is freedom and...

Media Technology's Role in Teaching

     Hello! My name is Eunice (Euni), and it is very nice to meet you! I am an ESM senior at CSUN and am planning on hopefully becoming a middle school English teacher in the future. As such, I believe it is very important to keep up with modern teaching methods. I believe that when used effectively as a tool and not as a replacement for education, media technology can be an amazing resource for students who are growing up in the peak era of advanced media technology. Technology advances at a frequent rate, and as such, rather than trying to hold on to only traditional methods of teaching, educators should strive to implement media technology in a way that does not sacrifice the quality of learning but enhances it to meet the new needs of students in this day and age.       With AI advancements, many people may wonder if future generations of students will be taught not by human teachers but by computers and robots. However, I do not believe that is th...