BU - Approaches to Literature S22

      Hi! My name's Emma, and I'm a freshman English major on the creative writing track. I've loved reading for as long as I can remember, but it wasn't until I was twelve that I got the idea of writing books like the ones I loved to read. I sort of latched on to the idea, so I've known what I want to major in and later do as a career since then. I've always loved science fiction and fantasy stories, so that's what I plan to write.     I'm currently reading The Cruel Prince series by Holly Black, but I also love The Song of Achilles  by Madeline Miller , A Court of Thorns and Roses  by Sarah J. Maas , From Blood and Ash  by Jennifer L. Armentrout , and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab.      Aside from reading and writing, I also love painting, drawing, and singing (though I don't claim to be good at it.) As for things I like that aren't hobbies, I love Star Wars, Marvel, baking shows, art museums, and my dogs...

Hello, My name is Morgan Fetzer. I am a sophomore Secondary Education English major. I have a pet bearded dragon named Ottis who lives with me at college, and a Rottweiler named Bo who I have at home. I really enjoy reading romance novels and crime books. Along with reading, I really enjoy staying in and watching a good movie or show. Fall is my favorite season because I love the chill in the air and the leaves changing color. Along with reading I really enjoy writing research or really anything with a prompt. I do not like creative writing, because it  does not have much structure and I really enjoy and need structure when I am composing something. I also get stressed out really easily, and when I do I really enjoy going on a walk outside or going to the gym. I love to drink coffee, and have at least 2 cups of it a day.       This is a photo of me right after I had just changed my hair. I really love this video because if I am stressed or upset about something,...

   Hi! My name is Frankie! I have 3 dogs and 2 cats, however we're about to have a few more dogs soon because my one dog is pregnant and should have her puppies this spring. We had a litter of puppies before so this isn't our first time with puppies but I'm extremely excited to take care of them again. In 2018 I got the privilege to go to Italy on a school trip, and this is a picture of me and my sister in front of the Tower of Pisa. It was super interesting and fun being in Italy and was a big culture shock in some aspects. By far my favorite part of the experience was the food. The food in every place we went, while similar, was unique in every place and had their own distinct flavors and trademarks. All in all it was a wonderful experience      I'm  someone who reads a lot of comics and manga, so a website I love is  Mangasee  i t's a great place to find new series to read and isn't super full of ads like some...

       Hello everyone! My name is Aidan and I am 22 years old. I am from East Greenville, PA, a small town about 20 minutes south of Allentown. I grew up in the same place my whole life with two older sisters and two dogs. I had a chocolate lab for most of my childhood, then we got a German short-hair pointer. In the picture above is my girlfriend Liv, who goes to Penn State. I played a lot of different sports like baseball, wrestling, and football while growing up. However, I have developed a love for soccer since sophomore year of high school. My favorite team is Liverpool FC and I dream of going to a game at their stadium one day. I also enjoy playing all different kinds of video games in my free time, I've been playing for as long as I can remember. I'm very much a homebody and my ideal day is having nothing to do except whatever I feel like.      Some of my other interests include watching movies, snowboarding, reading, and last but definitely not...

                                                                                                              (This is me)  Hi, my name is Hashanti, I am a secondary English major with a minor in ESL and I'm a freshman at Bloomsburg University, this is my second semester. I live 30 minutes away from Bloomsburg, but I chose to live on campus, I live in Drums. I'm 19, and I'll be turning 20 in October. I'm not good at making friends but I hope I can make some in this class.  I am a kpop stan and krnb stan, and my favorite groups are Bts, Ateez, Txt, and NCT. I have been a kpop stan since 2016. My favorite color is purple and I am very bubbly when I get used to a person. I am also very kind and helpful.  ...

  Introduction Blog 𓍊 𓋼 𓍊 𓋼 𓍊   Chelcea Morgan                             Hey everyone! My name is Chelcea Morgan and I'm a sophomore here at Bloomsburg University. I recently transferred last semester from Marywood University, which is located in Scranton (like The Office). Originally, since I was planning on majoring in art, Marywood seemed like the right choice! But as you could imagine, I ended up changing my mind. My hometown is Wyoming, Pennsylvania, which is about an hour away from here.                   My major is English (Literature), and while I'd like to minor in French, I'm not entirely sure on if that decision is right yet. Unsurprisingly, I do love to read, and my personal favorite story as of now has to be The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.                     I...

  Hello everyone! My name is Collin Towner, and I am from Rome, Pennsylvania. Rome is located at the top of Pennsylvania in Bradford County, so I live in the middle of nowhere. I live with my mom, dad, and younger sister. I own goats and chickens, and I have participated in 4-H since I was ten years old. I am a 19-year-old sophomore at Bloomsburg University, a Secondary Education Major in English. I enjoy writing papers and reading small literature such as poems and short stories. I do not like to sit down and read a book. I think it is too time-consuming. I have provided a link to a website that I enjoy, it is called Frontier Poetry, and they post new kinds of real-world poetry all the time. I am also providing a long video about showing goats in 4-H if anyone is curious what one actually does to show goats. Frontier Poetry I am excited to continue my college journey to become a great high school English teacher one day. I want to inspire kids and enjoy my job every day of my life...

      Hello, my name is Maverick Hughes. I am going for a Major in Secondary Education and a Minor in English. This is my first year at Bloom and only my second semester. I enjoy it so far and am looking forward to more of my classes, especially since I can choose about what I want to learn. Outside of writing papers for my English credits, I enjoy writing short stories. As of right now I would like to think that my writing skills have begun to strengthen and will only grow stronger as I continue here at Bloom. For my first year I decided to commute at home, I live in a town called Danville which is not far from the University. Unsure of how College would feel at first I thought this would be a safe play until I had a handle on how College life felt.     Outside of the University, I like to hang out with my friends on Fridays and weekends. We catch up and talk about our classes, (not all of us are going for similar majors) and we get to talk about the experience...

 Hello, I'm Jared Garrison, I'm a junior political science major with minors in International studies and Literature (thus why I'm here). My true interest and passion is with politics, but I've always been a heavy reader, and I quite like writing both analytically and for fiction. My plans for after college is to eventually work overseas in some way whether it's for the government or with the military before getting a graduate degree. My hometown is Loyalsock, PA, a little township in-between Williamsport and Montoursville. I have two younger sisters, a dog, and a cat. I can't be bothered to take a good photo of myself, so I will put a cat picture instead of my dumb face. Her name is Snickers and she likes being on the roof for some unknown reason. The website I want to share is a neat project which aims to list every single music genre in existence and then giving examples and opposites to that genre,  here is the link. As for something I'd recommend, I qui...

Hi There! (Picture above is a photo of me and my hard-earned prize from a claw machine at an arcade!)       My name is Jackie and I am a freshman at Bloomsburg University. I'm from around the Hershey area, so I LOVE sweets. Currently, I am majoring in creative writing while thinking of double minoring in professional writing and linguistics. I like to be active and constantly busy, so I've picked up pottery marking, ice skating, hiking, makeup, and of course writing. I don't exactly know what the future holds for me, but I'm hoping my love of writing will work it's way in there somehow. My favorite bands are Willwood and the Tapeworms, Glass Animals, alt-J, and Autoheart.  Here is my favorite song currently, Hand Me My Shovel By Willwood      I have a parakeet named Eva, a schnauzer named Coco, and a kitten called Amara. They like to distract me from my one true love, arcade and rhythm games. My favorite one has to be Friday Night Funkin...

Hello! My name is Sierra Gallucci and I am pursing a Secondary Education major with a concentration in English. I am originally from Scranton, PA (shout out to any fans of The Office). I am in my first year at Bloomsburg and I am enjoying every moment of it. English has always been my favorite subject in school. It is a great class to spark intelligent conversations and healthy debates between open minded individuals. Every book offers a new lens to view the world and it is a gratifying experience to jump into the narrator's shoes and fully immerse yourself in the contents of the book.  A fun fact about myself is that I was actually a manager at Chuck E. Cheese at the age of 18. I started working at my local store when I was 16 years old and managed to jump up to 4 different promotions. I started as a regular Cast Member in 2018 then over the course of three years I was bumped to Team 2 Trainer, Birthday Coordinator, Key Holder, and then finally Opening Coordinator. Chuck E. Cheese...

       Intro to Adie Noss     college/ (hopefully if I stop procrastinating and start writing) career plans :) Hello, My names Adie! I am a sophomore majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing. I came to Bloomsburg without any idea of what I wanted to pursue and that was very challenging for me. I tried so hard to think of something I would want to do that the idea of pursuing a career in the one thing that I love the most didn't hit me until a week before 2021's fall semester. I have a passion for reading and I dream of writing my own books and hopefully one day my words can move someone so much that they also decide to pursue their passion for reading. I plan to write and read as much as I can and hopefully work for one of my favorite publishing companies.   some fun, and one weird fact about myself Some things about me.. I have a cat, her name is Lady Mare. She is almost 2 and she is named after the main character in the Red Queen ...

  Hi there!! My Plans:     My name is Andrea Cuddeback, and I am an English- Creative Writing major, with a minor in Literature. I came to Bloomsburg as a Secondary Education-English major, but quickly realized that I was not interested in teaching. I was undecided until last semester when I decided on Creative Writing. After I graduate from Bloomsburg I am hoping to go to the Pittsburg Institute of Mortuary Science, to become a licensed Funeral Director. I'm not sure if I want to own my own funeral home yet, but I know at somepoint I would like to travel the country as a Traveling Embalmer.  About me:     I am originally from Montgomery Pa, I lived there for the majority of my life, until I graduated from highschool and my family moved to Lawrenceville Pa. I lived there for two years, but we moved to Bloomsburg over the summer. I have four pets, one cat, two fish, and a frog. I have two older siblings, Tim and Jacob. We weren't super close when we were you...

 ✦Introduction Blog About Me✦ This is me! ⮟   Hi! I'm Kaitlynn, and I am a secondary education major. I am now a sophomore after completing my first full year of school in 2021! I love working with literature, and reading new things. I also enjoy to write, and I write freestyle poetry for fun in my free time, which ranges in its ideas.          A little more about me, I have 3 dogs all in different sizes! A little maltese, a miniature poodle, and a standard poodle! I like to enjoy my free time hanging out with them when I'm not busy. I enjoy reading books that are in the fantasy, or sci-fi realm. My favorite series so far have been the Holly Black series, "The Cruel Prince," and the "Percy Jackson and The Olympians," by Rick Riordan. I love Greek and Egyptian mythology, so Rick Riordan's books are usually a great choice! ___________________________ Here are some things that I enjoy that you might enjoy as well! Goodreads:...

 Hello guys! My name is Zach. I'm a freshman majoring in creative writing and Spanish. I'm from Mifflinville, PA which is about 20 minutes from Bloomsburg. I love writing stories and am trying to work on a novel. I love reading. I also love languages and am considering learning other ones.  I'm a big movie fan and a boardgame fanatic. Boardgames are definitely my favorite pastime with friends/family. I love theatre as well and acting in plays. The photo above is me in Colorado while visiting my family there. I love traveling and would like to travel to all of the countries in the world.  I'm putting a link to how to play Dungeons and Dragons because I'm a total nerd and it's one of my favorite games.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgvHNlgmKro Also, I'd like to recommend Quora as a good website to check out. It is a great forum to explore almost any topic and have questions answered. 

My dog Elvis and I (He doesn't sit still)         My name is Andrew Lawrence and I am a sophomore. I am studying secondary English education here at Bloom. I'm from Media, PA, and I work for the dining service at a retirement home when I'm not at school. I love camping and hiking when its Summer, but in the winter I mostly stay in and read or watch TV.      This past summer I took a trip to California to visit old friends and family. While I was there I roamed Huntington Beach and learned how to surf. I hiked on a lot of trails while I was there, my favorite was the El Moro Canyon trail. If you are into interesting/unsettling art, I recommend this video about the artist  Hieronymus Bosch. There are unsettling and graphic images so trigger warning.

Hello everyone! My name is Miya, I am currently a freshman here but my hometown is only about an hour away, Montoursville. I am a Secondary Education English major. I always knew I wanted to be a teacher since the time I was little and I have been dreaming of having my own classroom ever since. In high school I was heavily involved with my school newspaper, as well the yearbook and I have always loved reading and literature so I thought teaching English was the perfect thing for me! I am a big animal lover and my family just actually adopted a new rescue dog. Her name is Stella, we are not sure of her exact age, somewhere between two and four and no one can really say her exact breed either. She definitely had an abusive past home and was actually found in San Antonio, Texas. I spent much of winter break training her and getting her comfortable around people and it was heartbreaking to leave her this week, but I am just so glad we were able to rescue her and give her a new loving, fore...

 About Me! Hi! My name is Rachel Froehlich and I am from Harrisburg PA! I am a Freshman English-Creative writing major. I really enjoy reading, dance, and going to concerts. One of my favorite concerts I have gone to was to see Harry Styles in Pittsburgh! When I'm not traveling or on campus I work at a Starbucks and I enjoy it for the most part! It's a fun job and I love my coworkers, just not always the people.                                                           This is one of my favorite videos from the concert! Beyond school, I am part of both the Warren and the Bloomsburg Dance Ensemble. I have been dancing since I was about 2 and I have always loved it! I enjoy also listening to music. I really like all types of music and I try to give each genre a fair chance. One of my favorite songs at the moment...

Get to Know Me Hello, my name is Veronica Singh. I am a Junior here at Bloomsburg University and am from Hegins, PA. I am a commuter student. I drive about an hour for classes everyday.  I major in Creative Writing now, but was a Political Science major for two years prior. It wasn't for me... the government is corrupt and I decided I didn't want any parts. I chose Creative Writing because, I use writing as a healthy outlet to express myself. My goal is to help others and let them know they're not alone, and to spread some positivity along the way too.  I am really big into spirituality and write a lot about it. I am an Aries and believe in astrology as well. I have my own little tarot card reading business and work at Wal-Mart. If anyone knows what Moldavite is I have a 12 gram piece of it hanging around my neck in that picture! I collect healing crystals. I do spell bottles, candle magick, and reiki healing. A fun fact about myself is that I have over 50 tattoos; includin...

About Me Hi all! My name is Mad Vuotto and I'm in the second semester of my freshman year. I'm majoring in English with a concentration on Creative Writing. I didn't have very many plans for myself when I was a kid, but I always knew that I wanted to end up writing, in whatever form that might take. These days, I've narrowed my pursuits down to hopefully finding a job in publishing or editing (or, if I'm very lucky, getting my own writing published). Aside from writing, I also like to spend time reading, mainly fantasy and sci-fi novels. My favorite book is Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, my favorite movie is What We Do in the Shadows (the TV show is pretty great too), and my favorite music artist is Hozier. I love the color red, I'm a big Star Wars fan, and I've recently been obsessed with the Dragon Age games. Other than all that, I was also into singing, playing the piano, and acting in theatre for a long while; I don't do as much of th...

      Hello! My name is Sydney. I am from Reedsville, Pennsylvania which is about twenty minutes from State College/Penn State University. I am an English-Creative Writing major. I am a freshman and this is my second semester here at Bloomsburg University. I am also involved with the school's literary journal, the Warren .        An interesting fact about me is that I love Korean pop music (KPop). My favorite band right now is BTS, but I also love Stray Kids, TXT, NCT-127 and more. I have not been to any concerts yet, but I hope to in the future. Another interesting fact about me is that I watch a lot of Thai television shows. My favorite Thai shows at the moment are TharnType , Don't Say No , and Dark Blue Kiss . I have a lot more on my watchlist though, so my favorites are subject to change.       Another thing about me is that I love to play tennis. I do not play for Bloomsburg, but I play recreationally and try to keep...

 Hi! My name is Abby Ordway and I'm a sophomore this year. I am currently majoring in Secondary Education with a focus on English, so I am constantly enrolling in English courses. I have always enjoyed reading, even as a kid. I think I have read every Junie B. Jones book ever published, and I remember reading most of The Babysitter's Club books towards the end of elementary school.  In fifth grade, I knew I wanted to become a teacher. Although, 10-year-old me thought I was great at art so teaching it would be the perfect career for me. Middle school me realized I have zero artistic abilities, so I decided against becoming an art teacher. I wanted to teach first grade for a while, until I realized I couldn't handle the unpredictable behavior they have. I then realized I love English literature and could see myself teaching it.  My favorite things include hanging with friends, watching movies, desserts, the color green, cats, big dogs, the beach, and summer.    ht...

 Hello, I am Ashlyn Walshaw. I am from Dornsife, PA. I am a Journalism and Creative Writing Major as well as a sophomore. My hobbies include kayaking and reading. A fun fact about me is that there are very few foods that I dislike.  My plans for the future are to become a journalist or an author. I always thought it would be cool to write my own book however, I know that finding success in such an endeavor will take time so I may need to find additional work like being a journalist. One of my favorite websites to browse is Buzzfeed because I like to see what is going on in pop culture and I also think that it is simply fun to take the quizzes. Here is the link to the website. A fun website to use      A video that I would recommend when you want a good laugh is how to properly put Cheez Whiz on your cracker.  Cheez Whiz Video

  About me! Hi everyone! My name is Eliana and I'm from central North Carolina. I'm a sophomore majoring in Theatre Arts and English, and I also have a minor in American Sign Language. This is my first official semester as an English major, so I'm very excited to start out on this path! Besides School... Outside of my academic pursuits, I have a bunch of eclectic interests. As previously mentioned, I am a theatre major, so I spend a lot of my time devouring theatrical art and participating in it. I do all kinds of things from performing to set design to dramaturgy... there's really not much I don't like to do in terms of creating theatre. I'm also an Intermediate Actor/Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors and love getting to explore the intersection of physical storytelling and literature.  I love to travel and have had the great fortune to visit twenty states and eleven countries, and I have plans to visit three or four new countries this year...

Introduction Blog  Mattia Moyer  Hi all!  My name is Mattia Moyer, I'm a freshman studying Secondary English Ed. and minoring in Political Science. My career goals are to start out teaching English in a public high school. Earn my Master's in Educational Leadership, then work my way up into administration. Eventually progressing toward educational reform on the wider scope, working for the PA Department of Education. I'm extremely passionate about my career goals, and I could not see myself in any other field.  Aside from my love of learning, I'm also very passionate about art, fashion, and design. Curating outfits, decor, etc. are some of my favorite hobbies. I also like to spend a lot of time educating myself on political issues, and doing all I can as a citizen to be the change I wish to see. Obviously being an English major, reading is a huge part of my life. To incorporate my other passions, design, and activism, much of my time is spent reading about the two....