Simply Existing

  The Economy in the 2000’s   Deindustrialization: decline in industrial activity in a region or economy.   But how and why did it happen in the rust belt, and what were its consequences? In the 1990s, the internet was quickly becoming very profitable, and many people invested in it. However, in March of 2000, the dot-com bubble burst, so to speak, leaving many internet based companies bankrupt. This, in the end, caused deindustrialization across the rust belt, to save costs. The rust belt is actually called that because of all the rusting factories left in the wake of this event. But what does this have to do with Sweat?   Sweat and the consequences of deindustrialization.   In Sweat, Lynn Nottage shows the effect on the working class directly, through the closing of a textile mill in Pennsylvania. I feel that the effects of deindustrialization are most clear in the character of Tracey, a middle aged lady, who got laid off at the mill in 2000. When we see her n...

Doing this again… So, as you know, we recently had another in-class essay, and it was probably better than the last one (hopefully). I felt like mine was better than last time, but I feel like I can’t say that until we get the grades back. Anyway, here’s some more tips for you on how to write an essay that doesn’t flow like expired milk.   Figure out your rhythm One way to get your essay to flow better is to determine your argumentative/analytical beats (see what I did there). I myself am not very good at this, as my first essay read like three ping pong balls in a blender. However, I can conceptually understand how. As many of you do (and I don’t out of sheer laziness) write outlines, I feel that it greatly helps with the flow of an essay. Read it back, and if it sounds like an old man’s joints, you might want to check those transitions.    Watching out for off topics I have written many an essay where I completely miss the prompt, like an archer that fires into the stan...

(Please, I swear it’s not as edgy as it sounds.) (Starting off from near the end of chapter 8) There was an issue with formatting, so here's a link to the word document >>>Link<<<   Loosely inspired by this post, which I find absolutely hilarious: