Essay 1 – Canvas Shoes Memoir  Essay 2 – Fast Fashion Essay 3  – Gentrification Dear Portfolio Committee, Through taking English 101, I experienced the ups and downs of college writing. I experienced  the satisfaction of completing a piece filled with vocabulary choices and sentence structures that I could be proud of. I felt relief… Continue reading Portfolio

Photo 1: Brooklyn  There is artwork in each version of the area, but the difference between them is interesting to note. The original has a more illustrative graffiti style, while the second has a more simple graphic design. I think it can represent the nature of gentrification as a whole, through the differences in cultural… Continue reading Essay 4 – Gentrification Photo Essay

The images are appropriate and arranged in a way that is easy to understand.The graphs give information, and your descriptions help to add in information that may not be clear in the graph. There is a citation for each description, but could maybe be put in a more simple MLA format. It will be easier… Continue reading Angel’s Peer Review

Photo 1: Brooklyn before and after gentrification There is artwork in each version of the area, but the difference between them is interesting to note. The original has a more illustrative graffiti style, while the second has a more simple graphic design. I think it can represent the nature of gentrification as a whole, through… Continue reading Essay 4 – Rough Draft / Incomplete

Freddie, I think this essay is really well written and interesting to read. The thesis is clear, and I think the way the argument is written can be helpful to people that may be against the legalization of drugs. It can help give perspective who people who want to learn about the topic, since there… Continue reading Freddie’s Essay 3

The first photo will most likely be a picture of a city before gentrification, and the second will be after. The third and fourth will be more examples, (before and after). The fifth and sixth will be pictures of protests, probably from Nos Quedamos. The seventh will be a graph about gentrification showing the incomes… Continue reading Essay 4 – Planning

By definition, gentrification is when a large amount of middle to upper class people move into a newly renovated poor area. This is known to cause an increase in property values and being generally beneficial for the wealthy, while simultaneously displacing and harming the poor people who originally lived in said area. In North America,… Continue reading Gentrification – Essay 3

In recent years, the conversation around fast fashion and ethical consumerism has become more popular. The rise in popularity in thrifting and buying second hand clothing is notably popular for Generation Z and Millennials. These generations are becoming more interested in limiting excessive consumerism, and slowing the negative effects of fast fashion on the environment.… Continue reading Essay 2 – Fast Fashion

The introduction paragraph of my essay will most likely be a definition of gentrification. I could talk about what it includes, like remodeling the community and bringing in new residents, and the types of residents it brings in. It would be important to note what types of communities are gentrified, like who lives there in… Continue reading Essay 3 – Planning/Journal Entry

Miller, Lindsay M. “We Need to Change How We Think About Gentrification.” National Civic League, 25 Jan. 2019, www.nationalcivicleague.org/ncr-article/we-need-to-change-how-we-think-about-gentrification/  This source talks about what gentrification is, and the history behind it. The original purpose of remodeling cities has turned into disadvantaging poor people in favour of rich people. There is debate around if this phenomenon… Continue reading Annotated Bibliography – Essay 3