Author: Daniel Flores

After writing most of the essay, I am pretty disappointed and frustrated with how much my writing skill has decreased since freshman year. I would have thought that my writing was going to be more creative and detailed but I feel like I have yet to be great in those skills. The strengths with this… Continue reading Reading Journal 8 – Danny Flores

Around this time, I was able to call my mom and FaceTime her. While I do call her regularly, I hadn’t called her in about 3 weeks because of school work and was really around that time. Calling my mom was something I enjoyed because she is essentially the one that brings me joy. I… Continue reading Reading Journal 7

The effect of a metaphor is not as simple as it seems but that doesn’t mean there is a right definition for it. Instead, metaphors, I believe, solely depend on how the author writes it and what they want to get across to the readers. The way that I look at a metaphor is by… Continue reading Reading Journal 6 – Danny Flores

I have chosen as a text to read for my midterm EITHER a text from “Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement” by Angela Y. Davis and “Throwing Like a Girl” by Iris Marion Young  Description/Summary:  Here is the text by Angela Davis – “I feel that if we… Continue reading Daniel Flores – Reading Journal 5

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/beto-orourke-says-doesnt-regret-confronting-abbott-other-texas-officials-uvalde-school-shooting The headline I will be summarizing and analyzing is a Fox News article  titled: “Beto O’Rourke says he doesn’t regret confronting Abbott, other Texas officials in Uvalde after school shooting.”  As the headline is already very informative as to what the article is going to be, there are some interesting words in the headline… Continue reading Reading Journal 4

Summer Friends – Chance the Rapper  The song I will be analyzing is called “Summer Friends” by Chance the Rapper (Chance). I decided to analyze this song not only because it is one of my favorite songs but also because it covers issues in low-income under-resourced communities.  In both of the song’s verses, Chance reminisces… Continue reading Journal 3 – Danny Flores

For women, then, poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence. It forms the quality of the light within which we predicate our hopes and dreams toward survival and change, first made into language, then into idea, then into more tangible action.” Poetry Is Not a Luxury – Audre Lorde… Continue reading Journal Entry 2 – Danny Flores

Hello everyone! I am Danny and I am a junior from Waukegan, Illinois majoring in Human Health! Just some interesting things about me: I really enjoy listening to music so if you have any recommendations, I will love that. I love comedy which is why I also do stand-up comedy on the side for fun… Continue reading Danny Flores