Major Project 2: Media and Discourse Analysis Essay

This page contain my working progress for my Major Project 2: Nuclear Bomb Testing at Marshall Islands 

Essay#2 Intro and 1stfadBody Paragraph

Draft 1- Introduction and 1st Body Paragraph

This is my Media and Discourse Analysis Essay draft explaining my topic regarding the event that happened during the Nuclear Bomb Testing that occurred in the Marshall Islands between 1946-1958

Peer Review

This is a class peer review my classmate and I had a discussion about my strengths and weaknesses, I valued her feedback


 Receiving feedbacks from my classmates helped me set up a revision plan for my final draft for essay 2.


In this essay, I will use Silverman and   Rader’s (2018) framework of semiotics, lens, and microscopes and reliable source to support my claim that the poem, Anointed, is about awareness and truth of what became of these islands and it’s people focusing on Kathy Jetnil- Kijiner’s poem, Anointed, to say this was an island once before it became a tomb, it became a testing ground consumed by nuclear weapons and who anointed them with the power to burn it?



Revision Plan

I had a one to one discussion with my professor in class of few ideas and changes I can make to better shape my essay for my readers to better understand the purpose of my writing. 


Here I tweaked my thesis statement and include a reliable source to support my claim after receiving feedback from my professor. 

Essay #2 Final Draft

Essay 2 Final Draft 

"Nuclear Justice for Marshall Islands" is about bringing more awareness out in the open about the nuclear bomb testing that were conducted in the Marshall Islands that in which affected many lives to this day.

Self Assessment Reflection 2

Self Assessment Reflection 

This is my self assessment reflection of how I learned to do  research, evaluate, and synthesize sources to support a thesis statement in my academic essay writing.