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  1. Oct 2023
  2. mstrickland.substack.com mstrickland.substack.com
    1. March, Lucy. “‘Wrap You Up in My Blue Hair’: Vocaloid, Hyperpop, and Identity in ‘Ashnikko Feat. Hatsune Miku – Daisy 2.0.’” Television & New Media, 2022, p. 152747642210935–, https://doi.org/10.1177/15274764221093599.

      lots of errors here

    2. Luce, Miles. "The “Gec-Effect": How 100 Gecs Renders Genre and Gender Absurd." Zenith! Undergraduate Research Journal for the Humanities 5.1 (2021).

      Did you check this easybib citation against examples provided on Purdue OWL (which I included a link to on the assignment sheet)?

    3. I would like to focus on the chapter regarding Dorian Electra

      the single-chapter focus is another reason why citing a thesis doesn't excuse you from completing the assignment

    4. For example, two of them are thesis papers that analyze queer and Hyperpop culture extensively in a variety of contexts

      okay, but to write an annotation you probably wouldn't need to read beyond the introduction

    5. I also found it very interesting that the ties between Hyperpop and queer culture are essentially inseparable.

      word economy:

      I also found it interesting that Hyperpop and queer culture are essentially inseparable.

    6. all of this information gathered proved to further validate

      word economy:

      ... the information i gathered further validated my understanding of the topic

    1. I imagine compiling the information I have gathered from all of my sources into a more succinct overview of the issue, where I discuss in greater detail what causes and perpetuates obesity, the span of its effects on the economy and on individuals’ health, and practical solutions

      an informational document could work. but what would distinguish it from other similar documents out there?

    2. “fat acceptance” movement

      make sure to provided concrete examples of fat acceptance. who's making the direct claim that fatness is acceptable? what, for those with this view, qualifies as fat?

    3. BMI),

      Hasn't BMI come under fire in recent decades, though, for failing to take certain factors into account? For instance, measured irrespective of my muscle mass and disciplined exercise regimen, on paper, my BMI indicates that I'm obese. My GP here at USC, recognizing this assessment as nonsense, dismisses my BMI number out of hand. Bearing in mind cases like mind would be in the interest of your argument. Put BMI in context when discussing obesity numbers in the U.S.

    4. emotionally charged and factually baseless

      again it depends, in part, on what you're viewing as obese and how the issue of body composition and genetics comes into play

    5. Gale Health and Wellness

      take aways: diverse selection of sources; objective annotations (useful to other researchers); many of the citations contains errors; some phrasing issues

    6. Goran, Michael. Childhood Obesity. Chapter 4, “Economic Considerations in Childhood Obesity.” Pages 35-44. First Edition, 2016.

      cite book chapters as follows:

      Farrell, Thomas B. Introduction. Norms of Rhetorical Culture, by Farrell, Yale UP, 1993, pp. 1-13.

      Goran, Michael. Chapter 4: Economic Considerations in Childhood Obesity. Childhood Obesity, by Goran, 1st ed., Press, 2016, pp. 35-44.

    7. This article breaks down solutions for obesity in America into three parts: help people lose weight, improve the way our food is produced and marketed, and create a culture of healthy living and eating

      awkward phrasing:

      To solve the problem of obesity in America, this e-book argues that (the government? the nutrition industry? the healthcare industry?) must: help people lose weight, improve the way our food is produced and marketed, and create a culture of healthy living and eating.

    8. Mead, Andy and Stokes, Sutton. “How Should We Reduce Obesity in America?” National Issues Forums Institute, 2016, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/socal/reader.action?docID=4697978

      This source appears to be an e-book. Here's how to cite e-books using MLA style (from Purdue OWL):

      An E-Book

      Citations for e-books closely resemble those for physical books. Simply indicate that the book in question is an e-book by putting the term "e-book" in the "version" slot of the MLA template (i.e., after the author, the title of the source, the title of the container, and the names of any other contributors).

      Silva, Paul J. How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing. E-book, American Psychological Association, 2007.

      Your citation, revised:

      Mead, Andy and Stokes, Sutton. How Should We Reduce Obesity in America? National Issues Forums Institute, 2016. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/socal/reader.action?docID=4697978

      If you wish to indicate that your accessed this e-book via a database, see the following:

      An Article from an Online Database (or Other Electronic Subscription Service)

      Cite online databases (e.g. LexisNexis, ProQuest, JSTOR, ScienceDirect) and other subscription services as containers. Thus, provide the title of the database italicized before the DOI or URL. If a DOI is not provided, use the URL instead. Provide the date of access if you wish.

      Alonso, Alvaro, and Julio A. Camargo. “Toxicity of Nitrite to Three Species of Freshwater Invertebrates.” Environmental Toxicology, vol. 21, no. 1, 3 Feb. 2006, pp. 90-94. Wiley Online Library, https://doi.org/10.1002/tox.20155. Accessed 26 May 2009.

      Your citation, revised: Mead, Andy and Stokes, Sutton. How Should We Reduce Obesity in America? National Issues Forums Institute, 2016. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/socal/reader.action?docID=4697978. Accessed 4 October 2023.

    1. The issue is that structure frequently changes.

      okay, this is this an essay about structure, then? is method acting without structure? is it ALL structure?

    2. Both of these men have had successful careers, and both of these men use different acting techniques.

      redundant: overall point (plus "both of these men")

    3. its methodology has been in constant contention amongst its performers and scholars

      not sure "scholar" as a concept existed "at the down of acting as an art form." maybe rephrase (with the added benefit of making main characters subjects):

      since the dawn of acting as an art form, practitioners have held differing views about methodology.

    4. However, surprisingly, the idea that there is one “right” way for acting to be practiced is a common opinion

      too much "to be." try:

      despite the varied contexts in which actors perform, many commentators believe in a "right" way to practice acting

    1. When I decided to write about radical politics and how they have become more prevalent in American society in recent years, I did this because I felt like there was a clear culprit: social media platforms.

      Wordiness: When I decided to write about the growing prevalence of radical politics in the U.S., I assumed there was a clear culprit: social media platforms.

    2. In terms of what I have learned from this review of previous literature on the topic of social media and political radicalization, I think it’s important to first look at where I began this journey.

      lots of metadiscourse here; unnecessary sentence

    3. .

      take aways: diverse selection of sources; objective annotations; all citations are presented incorrectly (not MLA); no need to include citations in annotations

  3. savannahtoney340page.substack.com savannahtoney340page.substack.com
    1. .

      this piece could use a bit more context. if you'd just transferred to USC, say so. as for writing overthink, it would help to know more about the aspects of process you were aware of and perhaps borrowed from mentors and filmmakers you admire like Ava Duvernay

    2. That is why in “Overthink” my CTPR 310 short film it was important to me to acknowledge technology and social media, but it was just as important to not get distracted or sidetracked by those elements.

      awkward phrasing/word economy:

      I acknowledged the importance of addressing technology and social media in Overthink, but recognized, too, the importance of disallowing those elements from distracting or sidetracking me.

    3. The vulnerability that she was able to make clear in the film, through her characters and dialogue, left me in a beautiful struggle as I attempted to craft a script that would invoke those same emotions in my audience.

      one of your better sentences.

    4. Some might think the story of “Overthink” is somewhat autobiographical, as it tells the story of a young professional trying to manage the realities, struggles and challenges of her first professional job, but in reality, it could be the story of Maya Lin as she described the challenges she faced in bringing her vision for the Vietnam Memorial to life.

      word economy:

      Some might think Overthink is autobiographical, as it tells the story of a young professional trying to manage the realities, struggles, and challenges of her first job.

    5. Zadie Smith talks about writers as micro-planners and macro-planners and I would say I’m more in the school of macro-planners. While my script will undergo significant re-writes, each revision builds off of one another in a more linear fashion, not at all like the micro-planner approach which reminds me of old-fashioned paper dolls with lots of options that are interchangeable.

      not sure you need to bring smith into it. image someone outside our class reading this paragraph. wouldn't they wonder why you're suddenly talking about zadie smith?

    6. I knew that if I wanted to be great in the spring semester I would have to start early in my preparation for this class.

      To succeed in the spring, I needed to start preparing early.

    7. Ava Duvernay was an inspiration for many of the plot elements because I was so inspired and influenced by her work on the film, “When They See Us”.

      great

    8. My body and my mind had never felt so in sync, and yet by the end of the semester I had experienced a myriad of unsettling and jarring events that tested my mettle and my resolve.

      word economy:

      My body and mind had never felt so in sync, and yet by the end of the semester I had experienced myriad unsettling events that tested my mettle and resolve.

    9. My first semester I experienced at the University of South California (USC) was one that tested my fight or flight response.

      word economy:

      My first semester at USC tested my fight or flight response.

    1. renewable energy source (RES) policies in comparison to fossil fuel energy productio

      why compare policies to production? whose RES policies?

      Pashakolaie and his co-authors use data from scientific sources to show Iran's current emission production, cost, and potential savings from sustainable practices. The then describe how this resulted in a cost-benefit ratio of 20% for fossil fuel policies to renewable energy sources.

    2. "Why Large Companies Care About Carbon Credits." ProQuest, Penton Media, 27 Dec. 2021, www.proquest.com/docview/2614129684?accountid=14749&parentSessionId=cXzASEd8%2FlRD%2Bs0M8K7epfSjvOSnwVQ%2BcXxexM0L2YQ%3D&pq-origsite=primo.

      Corn and Soybean Digest (Dec 27, 2021).

    1. Film and music video director Andrew Thomas Huang (who happens to be a USC Alumni) created a stunning queer short film Kiss of the Rabbit God

      You might have brought this influence more to the fore

    2. concert committee

      I'm not sure you needed to include these reflections on working on/with the concert committee. The essay is at its best when you're talking about photographing musicians and editing your work after the fact

    3. .

      Am I mistaken that you're studying film making? Maybe talk about that in relation to photography, how it's new to you in some ways but not in others

    1. .

      Take-aways:

      You use the images you captured at the protest to great effect. But organizational choices undermine this piece's overall effectiveness. --how developed was your process prior to the USC gig? --how important were DeCarava and other journalistic photographers to your process previously and in general? --do you see yourself as primarily a journalistic photographer? if so, how does your process differ -- if at all -- from that of other professional photographers?

    2. When I woke up the following day, I received many messages from various editors at the paper telling me that there seemed to be an organized protest by the Armenian Student Association that was targeting the very panel that was covering.

      wordy:

      When I woke up the following day, I received many messages from various editors at the paper telling me that there seemed to be an organized protest by the Armenian Student Association that was targeting the very panel that was covering.

    3. Recently, I have been working on my ability to tell stories through my pictures rather than just depicting what's happening. S

      transition seems kind of abrupt

  4. hlee2543.substack.com hlee2543.substack.com
    1. op-ed where I can explore the many scientific suggestions that I have newly gained while combining my personal take and experience with nostalgia and how it affects my life

      What makes now a good time to write about nostalgia? Why an op-ed over other genres?

    2. This is a podcast article that portrays nostalgia as a complex emotional experience and highlights its positive role in our self-expression, reconciliation of the past, and human connection.

      Host Kaitlin Luna asks psychologist Krystine Batcho about nostalgia as a powerful emotional experience, underscoring its positive role in self-expression, reconciliation, and human connection

    3. Watson, Galadriel. It’s natural to feel happy and sad at the same time. Here’s when it can become a problem.: Feeling ambivalence, which includes nostalgia and bittersweetness, is part of the complexity of being human. But it can be unhealthy if you lean too much toward the negative. ProQuest, Aug 04, 2021, http://libproxy.usc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/blogs-podcasts-websites/s-natural-feel-happy-sad-at-same-time-here-when/docview/2557940789/se-2.

      The Washington Post. Aug 4, 2021.

    4. “Does Nostalgia Have a Psychological Purpose? With Krystine Batcho, Phd.” American Psychological Association, American Psychological Association, www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/nostalgia#:~:text=Nostalgia%20by%20motivating%20us%20to,the%20road%20in%20the%20future. Accessed 29 Sep. 2023.

      Podcasts

      Begin with the title of the episode in quotation marks. Provide the name of the series in italics. Then follow with MLA format per usual.

      “Best of Not My Job Musicians.” Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! from NPR, 4 June 2016, www.npr.org/podcasts/344098539/wait-wait-don-t-tell-me.

      Corrected version:

      “Does Nostalgia Have a Psychological Purpose? With Krystine Batcho, Phd.” Speaking of Psychology from American Psychological Association, November 2023, www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/nostalgia#:~:text=Nostalgia%20by%20motivating%20us%20to,the%20road%20in%20the%20future. Accessed 29 Sep. 2023.

    1. It is possible that by providing people with stories of regret that they can connect with, they might be moved to act in manners that prevent them from living with the same regrets.

      Providing people with relatable stories of regret might motivate them to contend with regret rather than wallow in it.

      ... act in manners that prevent them from living with the same regrets.

      A bit awkward. Revise to clarify your recuperation of regret. Aren't you suggesting that we contend with regret but avoid wallowing in it?

    2. 1.

      take-aways: diverse selection of citaitons; properly formatted; annotations read well overall but contain far too much metadiscourse and self-references

    3. Brené Brown is one of my favorite authors. I discovered her work during a time of my life I was, as Dr. Brown would say, “face-down in life’s arena.”

      remove references to yourself

  5. garykizir.substack.com garykizir.substack.com
    1. .

      take-aways: lots of solid sources (largely academic); citations look good (some errors exist); annotations have variety and generally read well, but occasionally include personal opinion

    2. op-ed the best genre because I do not want the work to be unnecessarily academic and thus unintelligible for casual readers

      do you see yourself writing primarily to lawyers and those interested in law?

    3. Harris, Laurie A. Generative Artificial Intelligence: Overview, Issues, and Questions for Congress. [Library of Congress public edition]., Congressional Research Service, 2023.

      what is this? a book? a report?

    4. I disagree

      remember, our objective in WP2 was to craft objective annotations useful to both ourselves and other scholars who might have an interest in our topic

    5. Rex, Peter. “A Moral Framework Will Protect Humans from the Dangers of Artificial Intelligence.” Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, 2022.

      Is this a page from a website?

    6. Aristotle. On Rhetoric: A Theory of Civic Discourse. Translated by George A. Kennedy, Oxford University Press, 1991.

      interesting choice. what impact might it have on your wp3?

    1. health advocacy through an informational essay or a multi-media analytical essay

      this could work, too. maybe an online magazine article or post on a blogging platform like medium or substack

    2. The normalization of mental illness and better accessibility to treatment has had a significant influence on decreasing the criminalization of the mentally il

      can you illustrate this decrease statistically?

    3. It is common for many individuals with mental health issues to develop substance abuse issues.

      Individuals with mental health problems often develop substance abuse issues.

    1. covering how specific subsections of the industry operate and gaining the knowledge necessary to enter the industry competitively

      awkward: verbs covering and gaining apply to different subjects (one merely implied)

    2. .

      take-aways: a solid selection of sources; well formatting sources; annotations focused despite being somewhat wordy and very repetitive structurally

    3. The author discusses the negative effects TikTok has on the music industry. Baiver claims TikTok is ruining authenticity and allowing low-quality songs to top the charts.

      Word economy: The author argues that TikTok has had a negative impact on the music industry by allowing low-quality songs to top the charts.

    1. The final main discovery I made was how vapes have been

      wordy

      Finally, I was shocked to learn about the unethical marketing techniques vape companies use to attract teenagers.

    2. .

      take-aways: solid selection of sources; excellent citations; thoughtful annotations showing main point, strengths, and weaknesses; phrasing issues (too much "to be," lots of passive voice)

    3. The article weakened because of its lack of exploration into whether vaping is a better option than smoking health wise.

      Awkward phrasing: The article weakened because of its lack of exploration into whether vaping is a better option than smoking health wise.

      The article fails to explore whether vaping is healthier than smoking.

    4. The need for stricter regulations on vaping products is the text's main argument

      object before subject; weak linking verb; consider restructuring:

      The authors argue in favor of stricter regulations on vaping.

    1. the intended audience being stakeholders in global mining industries

      when you say international community and stakeholders in global mining, who are you talking about?

    2. This has reflected a lack of indigenous consultation by governments and private entities responsible for these violations. Argentina however, addressed self-determination and recognized indigenous sovereignty over ancestral territories.

      seems like you could cut these sentences

    3. Mining and Natural Hazard Vulnerability in the Philippines: Digging to Development or Digging to Disaster?

      a book? why the question mark? italicize book titles

    4. Africa is a continent that has been exploited for its abundance of natural resources. Chapter 5 of this book explores the pollution in Zambia caused by hazardous mining conditions in the Copperbelt.

      may cut (depending on factors noted elsewhere)

    1. There was a lot of  craze when real estate gurus first started hearing about this.

      awkward phrasing; tonally out of step with most of your reflection

    2. .

      take-aways: a solid selection of sources; mostly formatting properly (some errors); annotations mostly structured in a repetitive way; room for improvement re: phrasing (to be and passive)

    3. This is an ongoing debate whether employees should return to the office; does productivity increase in-person or at home?

      Create a new sentences rather than join a question to a statement

    4. Class A buildings are top-of-the-line buildings that are modern-looking and up-to-date with current technology. Class B and C buildings are more run-down and dated with much higher vacancy rates. This is where most of the environmental issues and violations are found.

      Too much "to be" in these sentences. Your wordiness will lessen we you prioritize active verbs.

    5. From this, it is assumed that companies' desire for employees to be in-person will not be prioritized.

      Lots of passive voice here. assumed by whom? prioritized by whom?

    6. “COVID Continues to Weaken Office Market.” Gale Library, 4 Nov. 2020, go-gale-com.libproxy1.usc.edu/ps/i.dop=ITBC&u=usocal_main&id=GALE%7CA643304441&v=2.1&it=r.

      cite the journal, not the database:

      Real Estate Weekly(Vol. 66, Issue 2)

    1. Due to the fact that I am only a student and still practicing my screenwriting skill, I know that conventions of traditional screenwriting had served me in the past and was a good platform to begin.

      good

    2. I couldn’t have found a more true image for my vision than that.

      it would be useful to know: 1) some basic information about how your write (at night, in the morning, in spurts, in single sittings -- do you micro manage or macro plan?), and 2) how your approach to writing resembles or differs from that of gerwig and others you admire

    3. This narrative serves as a catharsis and representation of my identity as a Bolivian woman and daughter to a mother. It felt important to me to use this film to write about something I felt needed to be told, but also that other people would be able to resonate with, or at the very least, to learn from.

      can you elaborate on this? how does your national heritage figure into the story?

    4. This is a story about a 19-year-old girl named Alma and her mother Maria, who she has trouble seeing eye-to-eye with at times.

      phrasing:

      It's about a 19-year-old girl named Alma who often has trouble seeing eye-to-eye with her mother, Maria.

    5. My most recent work was a short film screenplay called “Roots”, about 10 minutes long.

      phrasing:

      Recently I completed the screenplay for a 10-minute film called Roots.

    1. Foucault, Michel. 2014 [1979]. The politics of health in the eighteenth century. Foucault Studies, 113–127.

      is this an essay from an edited volume? a republished book?

    1. place.

      contextual details that would further enliven this piece: who are your heroes? how do they prep? how different is your process/approach from theirs? do freelance musicians have conventional wisdom? if so, what do you acknowledge? what do your dismiss?

    2. I know what you’re thinking- we’ve done all this work and still haven’t gotten to the day of the show…

      unlikely, given that you're writing to other musicians or to people interested in how musicians work

    3. At a rehearsal, you want to be solely in phase 3, so you have to master the first two stages.

      at rehearsal, you want to me in phase 3, which means mastering the first two phases beforehand.

    4. I listened to a podcast that first call bassist Sean Hurley did where he told the story of getting asked to do a show the day before

      The amount of time you have to prepare can vary from a couple months to a couple weeks to, literally, a couple hours. On a recent episode of Corey Wong's podcast Wong Notes, first-call bassist Sean Hurley told the story of getting asked to do a show the day before, flying to the venue, and playing the music with the band for the first time on stage. Stories like this one aren't uncommon among freelance musicians. I've faced my own share of time constraints preparing for gigs while simultaneously managing things I'd already committed to in life aside from the gig.

    5. This entire piece is from the perspective of a freelance musician: I am not writing this as the headlining artist, but rather the sideman hired to play someone else’s gig.

      I would establish this earlier