Week 16 Reflections
What a crazy semester it’s been! From the bleak confines of Greenlaw 103 at 8am to the even more depressing quarantine in our homes, Engl105 at first glance would not have seemed like a thrilling class. However, while these aspects … Read more
Fate or Free Will | An Analysis on W.W. Jacobs’ “The Monkey’s Paw”
Transcript: In “The Monkey’s Paw” by William Wymark Jacobs, the White family receives a seemingly supernatural monkey’s paw that grants three wishes. After making a first disastrous wish, the Whites experiences distress as their wishes lead to greater tragedy. … Read more
The Social Scene of a Dance Team: An Ethnography of the UNC Moonlight Hip-Hop Dance Crew
Preface After joining several Asian cultural groups on UNC campus, I found UNC Moonlight Dance Crew especially pervasive throughout the Asian-American community. Because the main demographic of the dance crew is East Asian, I expected to research how hip-hop … Read more
Bee Venom on Alleviating Chronic Pain
In the US alone, over 20.4% of all adults suffer from a form of chronic pain (CDC 2018). When treating chronic pain, many modern medications can reduce pain sensations; however, they also come with serious side effects that lead to … Read more