Temple University
Communication and Social Influence | Klein College of Media and Communication
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2017 - 2019
I continued to study in communication at Temple University in Philadelphia from 2017-2019. That curriculum was focused heavily on rhetoric. These courses honed my craft in argument creation utilizing the Toulmin model which strengthened my academic, professional, and personal writing. In elective courses, I chose to attend urban and suburban planning courses, and these reignited my passion for design and architecture. While I was studying a topic in which I was highly interested, communication, I found a new career path which I truly loved.
Academic Writing Samples
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"Punish Land"
April 22, 2019
Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared is a viral YouTube web series in which three main characters are taught lessons about life, love, and friendship, presented to them in some pretty twisted ways. This is an investigation into the rhetorical-critical pedagogical value of DHMIS.
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"Compton's Human Sacrifice"
April 11, 2019
In Kendrick Lamar’s “good kid, m.a.a.d. city,” the deliberate rhetoric of death and resurrection, godliness, and elasticity transcends entertainment to try to save his city, and all of its good kids.
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The Covington Catholic Incident
February 20, 2019
A critical analysis of the controversial 2019 Covington Catholic incident in Washington, D.C., that rocked national discourse over freedom of speech, respect, and power.
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March For Our Lives: Keys to Success
November 21, 2018
The March for Our Lives organization was able to reframe gun violence as a moral dilemma and was able to innovate in their tactics, and seek to capitalize on this momentum
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The Long Game: The United Daughters of the Confederacy
October 2, 2018
An analysis of the post-Civil War attempt to rewrite history and the origins of the ‘lost cause’.
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Cassaroles
October 1, 2018
A critical analysis of Quebec’s 2012 student-led “Maple Spring” movement against government overreach and in support of attainable higher education.
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Case Study: Paoli, PA
April 19, 2018
A case study on the transit-driven development of Paoli, Pennsylvania, and an analysis of the modern problems it currently faces.
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Speech: Felon Voter Reform
April 17, 2018
The story of Crystal Mason and her attempt at voting as an ex-felon in Texas during the 2016 Presidential election.
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Sustaining the Suburban Lawn
April 1, 2018
A socio-political-economic look at the purpose and value of expansive green lawns, how Americans adapted this conformity, and what could be done differently in order to sustain our home communities.
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Speech Analysis: Conor Lamb
March 24, 2018
An analysis of Congressman-Elect Lamb’s utilization of Burkean rhetoric and the morality foundations theory throughout his campaign as exemplified in his victory speech.
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"Follow the Money"
November 28, 2017
A deep dive into journalistic integrity through three films: All the President’s Men (1976), Spotlight (2012), and Zodiac (2007).
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Brookline’s Hippest Art Deco Movie House
October 21, 2017
A history and analysis of a neighborhood film house in Brookline, Massachusetts. A story of resilience through community and persistence through care.
