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First Year Sober And A Lifelong Journey, Lisa Brown
First Year Sober And A Lifelong Journey, Lisa Brown
Capstones
This is a non-fiction narrative story that shows the difficulty and process of the first year of sobriety from substance abuse, using in-depth journalism reporting. The piece follows two individuals from New York during the first weeks or months of their recovery as they maintain a sober lifestyle.
Testing An Original Story In Multiple Artistic Mediums, Alexander F. Morton
Testing An Original Story In Multiple Artistic Mediums, Alexander F. Morton
Undergraduate Honors Theses
The Story is one of the oldest forms of communication between humans. Various methods have enhanced and updated the Art in a variety of ways since the concept was created. In modern times, a story can exist in multiple mediums because of the variations that humans use today to tell stories. I present an artistic project that will show my development of an original universe, plot, and characters into a storyline introduction for enjoyable purposes. The belief was that these ideas I created could succeed in multiple formats, but I would need to narrow it down and test what I …
The Jungle Down The Street, The Town Across The Bridge, All Is Very Well, Taylor B. Tyson
The Jungle Down The Street, The Town Across The Bridge, All Is Very Well, Taylor B. Tyson
Honors College Theses
The Jungle Down the Street, the Town Across the Bridge, All is Very Well is a series of short, nonfiction essays attempting to paint several portraits—regional, ecological, familial, and personal. Focused around the town of Apalachicola, Florida, it addresses themes of family, folklore, tragedy, and the “New Sublime,” or the feeling of wonder at the beauty that precedes an inevitable end. The piece attempts to blend multiple narrative and thematic arcs through the use of humor, anecdote, and historical research.
Instant Conductors, Mary Petralia
Instant Conductors, Mary Petralia
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Instant Conductors is a collection of poems meant to engage the reader in conversation about the imperfect nature of the world in relation to the imperfect nature of readerly experience. Walt Whitman wrote, “I have instant conductors all over me whether I pass or stop / they seize every object and lead it harmlessly through me.” And so the things on these pages are intent on transmitting what one experiences in the minutiae of memory and routine: the sounds that surround a blackwater tidepool, what one imagines happens behind the closed doors of the friendly neighbors, or what's heard in …
Beneath Still Waters: An Exploration Of Transmedia Narratives And Twitter Fiction, Anjali Gupta
Beneath Still Waters: An Exploration Of Transmedia Narratives And Twitter Fiction, Anjali Gupta
Scripps Senior Theses
Beneath Still Waters is an original transmedia mystery narrative that explores the possibilities of an interconnected media landscape as a unique platform for creative use and audience engagement. Transmedia storytelling refers to the building of a fictional world comprised of multiple parts across different platforms, where each component makes a valuable contribution to the whole. This project uses the tools and strategies of social media to tell a complex and interactive multi-platform story.