12897 research outputs found
Sort by
Lectern – 2024
No full textPhotographic Art 8 x10https://digitalcommons.collin.edu/rcas2024/1026/thumbnail.jp
Rain Down on Me – 2023
No full textGraphite Pencil 15 x19https://digitalcommons.collin.edu/rcas2024/1033/thumbnail.jp
Woods Walk – 2024
No full textWatercolor 12 x16https://digitalcommons.collin.edu/rcas2024/1057/thumbnail.jp
Little Spinner - 2024
No full textCast Bronze 6”x6”x11”https://digitalcommons.collin.edu/fuertes2024/1010/thumbnail.jp
The Deceptive Third Place: Comparing Steinbeck’s The Pearl to Modern Cell Phone Escapism
Get PDFLiterary Analysis
Research in progress for ENGL 2333: World Literature II
Faculty Mentor: Anna Genneken, PhD
It gives me great pleasure to introduce Christina Doublesin’s “The Deceptive Third Place: Comparing Steinbeck’s The Pearl to Modern Cell Phone Escapism.” Christina wrote this essay for her term paper in my World Literature II course in the spring of 2023. The assignment allows students to choose a text we have read for class to be the focus of a critical analysis. I intentionally leave the direction of this analysis very open-ended with the hope that students will make connections that extend far beyond the work done in our class. Often, I get what readers would expect to see on an Advanced Placement Exam—close readings of theme, symbols, and characterization in the texts we cover. What makes Christina’s essay so special is the connection to both interdisciplinary theory (the sociological “third place”) and modern culture (cell phone addiction). She reaches out in both directions and clearly connects high theory with low culture in a significant and convicting way that will deeply affect any readers brave enough to face the mirror that she holds up for us to view.
Upon reading the first iteration of this essay—the final draft of her term paper assignment—I immediately reached out to Christina about preparing this for submission to Quest. Her essay convincingly argued for connecting John Steinbeck’s The Pearl to the disconnectedness found in social media use and this new-to-me term, the “third place,” which she ironically found in a TikTok video. This type of reading far surpassed the expectations I had for my term paper assignment. Over the next year and a half, we bounced back and forth via email with the journal’s editorial board to revise and clarify connections between the text, the concepts and theory, and the connections to modern life. There were points when I had the privilege of watching Christina advocate for her vision of this essay, even against the advice of some board members. The final product here is a testament to her dedication to that vision and reflects her unflinching confidence in what this paper could become
Education Within Prisons: The Good and the Bad
Get PDFIndependent Study
Research in progress for CRIJ 1301: Introduction to Criminal Justice
Faculty Mentor: Stefanie LeMaire
This manuscript began from a response to a discussion prompt in my Introduction to Criminal Justice course where students were asked to discuss some of the issues facing inmates upon release from incarceration. Tristan completed outside research on the relationship between education and recidivism among incarcerated individuals. More specifically, she wanted to discuss the barriers to successful reintegration and programs that have been introduced to address these concerns. Most offenders will be released from incarceration, and they will reenter our society. There is a lot at stake if they reoffend, so there is great emphasis placed on the reform of offenders while incarcerated. Tristan begins her paper by discussing the period of mass incarceration and the high recidivism rates that exist. She primarily focuses on the relationship between education and recidivism to suggest that more resources should be placed on increasing the education of inmates prior to release. She uncovers additional research that suggests that offenders with a higher education level reoffend less than those with a lower education level. Tristan continues her discussion by sharing some programs, like Ban the Box, to discuss the significance of offenders getting an equal chance at employment by removing the criminal history responses on applications. Finally, the manuscript concludes with some reflections about the reform of prisoners, and she reminds the readers that this solution will not work for every offender
Afflicted - 2024
No full textCharcoal 11”x14” Instructor: Jennifer Seibert, 2D Designhttps://digitalcommons.collin.edu/fallstudent2024/1002/thumbnail.jp
Glasses #2 - 2024
No full textBrass and Sterling Silver 2”x75”x4” Instructor: Chris Tinnen, Metalshttps://digitalcommons.collin.edu/fallstudent2024/1028/thumbnail.jp
Butterfly Buttonhole Book - 2024
No full textButtonhole Book (Cocktail Paper, Decorative Papers, Writing Papers and Waxed Twine 8”x7”x1” Instructor: Dr. Anna Fritzel, Book Design, and Presentationhttps://digitalcommons.collin.edu/fallstudent2024/1007/thumbnail.jp
Oedipus - 06
No full textCast of Collin College\u27s production of Oedipus.https://digitalcommons.collin.edu/oedipus_gallery/1005/thumbnail.jp