Senior Project Day 1

Day 1

For my first day of senior project my first task was to meet with Mel at 9:00am in the dining hall. There, we quickly discussed the schedule for classes I was planning to attend and started to tackle some details for final projects. Both Culture and Conflict and Athletes and Literature are planning to end their year by doing a "Banned Book" read where the each individual picks a novel, that will be bought from a local book store, that is publicly banned. Mel and I began to ponder whether or not a final essay or simple infographic paired with a speaking part would be more beneficial. Between the meeting in the morning, Athletes and Lit, and Intro to Lit, I accumulated 3 total hours. Overall it was a productive first day that got me on a set path and makes me feel hopeful about my next couple weeks. 



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