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The Woman And The Well, Lauren Luomala Dec 2023

The Woman And The Well, Lauren Luomala

Honors Projects

A collection of 16 poems inspired by personal life experiences, containing themes of the natural world, relationships, and faith.


The Girl In The Yellow Dress, Lauren Julia Thibault Apr 2022

The Girl In The Yellow Dress, Lauren Julia Thibault

Honors Projects

In Fall 2021, I studied abroad in Rome, Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic. During my four months, I had the opportunity to travel not only throughout Italy, but around Europe as well. In this guide, I lay out every trip I took and wrote tips and tricks for each area I went to. I go through overall points to keep in mind when traveling through Italy and Europe, what to eat, where to stay, what activities you should (and maybe shouldn't) do, and a little bit of history of what I'm talking about. I also list all of the apps …


Teaching Materialism Through Storytelling: A Collection Of Short Stories And Learning Materials, Zoie Zvonar, Katherine Arnold Dec 2020

Teaching Materialism Through Storytelling: A Collection Of Short Stories And Learning Materials, Zoie Zvonar, Katherine Arnold

Honors Projects

This collaborative projects seeks to combine the disciplines of psychology and writing into a collection of short stories and learning materials dedicated to teaching young students the psychological concept of materialism. In order to accomplish this goal, Zoie Zvonar and Katherine Arnold have designed and created a set of materials that seek to inform, educate, and instill in those young students what materialism is, how to recognize it in our own lives, its consequences, and potential strategies to lower high materialistic tendencies. Zoie Zvonar created the companion guide, learning activities for both students and instructors, and an additional resources list …


Stuck In The Middle: An Illustrated Essay On Covid-19 And Other Past Pandemics, Amanda Pszczolkowski Dec 2020

Stuck In The Middle: An Illustrated Essay On Covid-19 And Other Past Pandemics, Amanda Pszczolkowski

Honors Projects

The project is a visual essay, in a graphic novel-esque style, exploring how the coronavirus compares to other illness outbreaks of the past century and how the associated restrictions have impacted me at an individual level. The creative nonfiction essay intertwines historical perspectives as a way to inform, contextualize, and reflect my own experience with COVID-19. The project began with extensive research on illness outbreaks of the past century, current developments in the Coronavirus pandemic, and genre conventions of graphic novels and memoirs. The intent was to provide a cohesive whole that illuminates themes in the linguistic essay.


Consulting On Creative Writing In Undergraduate Writing Centers, Alaina Taylor Apr 2020

Consulting On Creative Writing In Undergraduate Writing Centers, Alaina Taylor

Honors Projects

This project is intended to serve as a guide for present and future writing consultants in navigating creative writing-based consultations. Preliminary research was conducted among existing employees of the Frederick Meijer Center for Writing and Michigan Authors in order to gauge which aspects of consulting on creative writing they felt the most uneasy facing. These were narrowed down to four main areas. By combining discussions held during the Creative Writing Committee team and secondary research, strategies were designed in order to help navigate these specific areas.


Void, Bethany Fink Dec 2019

Void, Bethany Fink

Honors Projects

This is a work of fiction. It forays into topics such as mental illness and how it affects relationships with friends and family. Trigger warnings include anorexia, self-harm, depression, and suicide ideation.


Tales Of Cherry Blossom Dreams, Kelly Dykstra Aug 2018

Tales Of Cherry Blossom Dreams, Kelly Dykstra

Honors Projects

I studied the writings of Female authors during the Heian era of Japan to write an original work imitating that style.


The Yellow Magazine, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College Apr 1978

The Yellow Magazine, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

The Yellow Magazine

Literary publication showcasing writings, photography, and artwork from Thomas Jefferson College students.


Third Coast Poetry Newsletter, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College Feb 1978

Third Coast Poetry Newsletter, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

Third Coast Poetry Newsletter

Newsletter of the Poetry Resource Center of the Thomas Jefferson College serving the Third Coast area.


Third Coast Poetry Newsletter, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College May 1977

Third Coast Poetry Newsletter, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

Third Coast Poetry Newsletter

Newsletter of the Poetry Resource Center of the Thomas Jefferson College serving the Third Coast area.


The Yellow Magazine, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College Apr 1977

The Yellow Magazine, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

The Yellow Magazine

Literary publication showcasing writings, photography, and artwork from Thomas Jefferson College students.


Third Coast Poetry Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 6, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College Apr 1977

Third Coast Poetry Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 6, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

Third Coast Poetry Newsletter

Newsletter of the Poetry Resource Center of the Thomas Jefferson College serving the Third Coast area.


Third Coast Poetry Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 5, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College Mar 1977

Third Coast Poetry Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 5, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

Third Coast Poetry Newsletter

Newsletter of the Poetry Resource Center of the Thomas Jefferson College serving the Third Coast area.


Third Coast Poetry Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 4, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College Feb 1977

Third Coast Poetry Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 4, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

Third Coast Poetry Newsletter

Newsletter of the Poetry Resource Center of the Thomas Jefferson College serving the Third Coast area.


The Yellow Magazine, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College Jan 1977

The Yellow Magazine, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

The Yellow Magazine

Literary publication showcasing writings, photography, and artwork from Thomas Jefferson College students.


Third Coast Poetry Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 3, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College Jan 1977

Third Coast Poetry Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 3, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

Third Coast Poetry Newsletter

Newsletter of the Poetry Resource Center of the Thomas Jefferson College serving the Third Coast area.


Third Coast Poetry Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 2, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College Nov 1976

Third Coast Poetry Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 2, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

Third Coast Poetry Newsletter

Newsletter of the Poetry Resource Center of the Thomas Jefferson College serving the Third Coast area.


The Yellow Magazine, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College Oct 1976

The Yellow Magazine, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

The Yellow Magazine

Literary publication showcasing writings, photography, and artwork from Thomas Jefferson College students.


The Yellow Magazine, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College Apr 1976

The Yellow Magazine, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

The Yellow Magazine

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The Yellow Magazine, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College Dec 1975

The Yellow Magazine, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

The Yellow Magazine

Literary publication showcasing writings, photography, and artwork from Thomas Jefferson College students.