Alan Hurley

Information Science major class of 2021

This is my profile for ENGL398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

Also shout out to @EricaRmars and @DangBuuPham1 who both had amazing, nearly finished products that perfectly exemplified the design strategies we have been learning about so far! #engl398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

Really enjoyed seeing everyone's websites! Got to learn lots of ways to improve my own and saw techniques I would not have thought to include! #engl398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

Also enjoyed learning how the 3x3 grid can be useful for organization and pleasing aesthetics! #engl398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

I enjoyed the miniature art school chapter in the reading! Especially enjoyed learning about how color that can be easily grayscaled can help when designing our sites! #engl398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

On a lighter note, had a great Thanksgiving! Great food and lots of fun! #engl398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

There were so many small things that it seems impossible we would have missed it. But the small things are always the easiest to miss. #engl398R #25wordstory

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

My dad talked about Hurley luck, how the impossible could happen. While he fought for his life, I never gave up hope for the impossible. #engl398R #25wordstory

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Before the tragedy was a smaller tragedy that gave me a hint of what I would never believe could occur in my life-time. #engl398R #25wordstory

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

Finally, I thought the use of Picasso's bulls was an excellent way to illustrate the purpose of revision and expansion. Building on the story and finding the deeper meaning is the heart of revision and expansion and I look forward to doing so in the upcoming essay #engl398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

Also Perl and Schwartz highlight the importance of establishing context within further revision. I think this will be especially useful when expanding on the story in my previous essays. Being able to look at it and pinpoint where story is missing will be invaluable #engl398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

In reading Perl and Schwartz, I thought the statement on how there is no formula for rewriting is important. It is important to tackle each type of work differently and will be especially important when moving into the revision essay. #engl398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

Super excited to be wrapping up the collaborative essay! I think it turned out very well and I could not have had a better group to work on it with! @DangBuuPham1 @sagedoesschool @EricaRmars #engl398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

Also wanted to say the case study sections I read today were super good! Was able to get a good picture of a couple of literary magazines and the information was all presented super well! #engl398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

Enjoyed reading the collaborative essays. One thing I noticed is that adding the reason the reader is reading certain sections (like the environmental scan) will be useful going into further drafts #engl398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

@sagedoesschool I agree with your recommendation for writing separately and revising together. I agree that revising together will help unify our voice as a group of writers and help to create the best possible product #engl398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

@DangBuuPham1 Definitely agree with you that receiving and providing feedback has been useful for our essays! As we go into this one, I think it will be even more key to having a fully cohesive final product #engl398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

@EricaRmars Definitely agree that adding lots of margin feedback is a good idea. The best thing we can do is to leverage the technology we have to improve our work and collaborate effectively as a group! #engl398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

"Most were dotted with ladders, and fences, tipped one way or the next ("ways to stay in or get out")."-Minor

The parentheses here add to the sentence by expanding on the idea and interjecting the writer's opinion into the piece in an effective way. #engl398R

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

A powerful use of the dash to insert onomatopoeia adds to the power of the scene Sedaris creates.

[Alan Hurley @AlanHur72242577]

"This belief beat like another heart—thump—in my chest from the moment I took my first breath as an underweight, two-pound infant after my mother, ravaged by stress, delivered me at 24 weeks. "-Sedaris
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