Author Archives: Kristi Samantha Kwok

Final Portfolio

Final Portfolio

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Research Paper Outline

Outline

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Exploratory Essay and Bibliography

Exploratory Essay Annotated Bibliography

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Paper 1 Revisions

After revising my first paper, I realized editing was a long process and it was much more difficult than I expected. As I moved through my essay, I kept seeing flaws about its organization and syntax. In order to fix … Continue reading

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Secondary Source

When searching for my secondary source, I used the terms “Balloon Hoax” and I found an excerpt from a book on JSTOR. This excerpt was a chapter titled “Poe’s “Balloon Hoax”” from a book called American Literature. It contained a … Continue reading

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Balloon Hoax Prospectus

Prospectus

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Research Question Ideas

How does this hoax reflect an overarching theme of mankind vs. nature? How does the subject of aviation discussed in this story reflect popular interest at the time? Why would Poe choose to write a story so similar to the … Continue reading

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The Great Balloon Hoax Close Reading

“THE GREAT problem is at length solved! The air, as well as the earth and the ocean, has been subdued by science and will become a common and convenient highway for mankind.” Poe does an excellent job of creating an … Continue reading

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Hoax Review

Overall, I loved everyone’s podcasts; I thought they were very creative and engaging. I thoroughly enjoyed working with such a different medium and one of my favorite features was the fitting background music in many of the podcasts. It especially … Continue reading

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Rhinoceros Hoax

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