Walking into Rhetoric, I thought I had predicted what was expected of me for the semester. I had heard my friends discussing the speeches they were preparing and essays they were writing for their rhetoric courses and remembered studying pathos, ethos, and logos my freshman year of high. I was surprised, and slightly nervous when I discovered our assignments were not your typical Rhetoric…

For this assignment, I listened to “The Bechnal Cast: ‘Black Panther.” For our first essay assignment, I wrote about Marvel’s Black Widow and am aware of the Bechnal Test, so I assumed this podcast would be “right up my alley.” I was right. The podcast was very informal. The two hosts, Jamie and Caitlin, had…

Describe your Herky in detail. Focus on the visual aspects of your Herky. Herky of the Opera is a spin on the titular character in Phantom of the Opera. He is wearing the costume the Phantom wears in the show, a white blouse and red vest that pays homage to the clothing of the late…

An acceptance speech is always a challenge. One must prove to the audience in less than three minutes they are worthy of an award. It’s a balance between pride and gratitude, humbleness and confidence, acceptance and disbelief, and in the past decade, finding ways to include the perfect amount of politics. In her 2020 Oscars…

“When you sign up for something, you finish it.” At the age of 9, I sat in the backseat of my mom’s car having a tantrum because I didn’t want to go to ballet class. “My leotard and tights are uncomfortable. I can’t breathe,” I said. I was a dramatic child. One is capable of…

My name is Sabrina Duke, and I am from a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. I was raised on a combination of the classic Hollywood Golden Age musicals and all the children’s shows that based on music, so the fact that I am now a double major with dance and theatre arts does not surprise the…