To a lot of folks, theatre starts with a script. Day one you are given a book, a proverbial guide of sorts, to tell you what to say, where to stand, and what to design.
But there is no script for 2020. Even as we filmed, the world continued to evolve. Restrictions were lifted, and then locked back down. The presidential election was called one day while we were in the middle of a film shoot. Protests continued across the country.
Who can say what the world will look like after this journey. In whatever ways we move forward after this, we are glad you decided to come along. We truly believe in community being the backbone of what makes us great, so thank you.
These amazing writers are up to again!
Check out our second batch of narratives written in our ENG 111 classes this semester. It is so inspiring and remarkable how unique each experience is.
#2020 #narrativeessaywriting #keepthemcoming #personalexperiences #collegecomp #JTCC
ENG 111 College Composition I Narrative Essays Part II
For those that don’t know, there have been protests calling for the defunding of police and racism within the police, all over the country (and world!) since the end of May when police in Minnesota killed George Floyd. While there have been protests like these in the past, we haven’t experienced protests in mass numbers like this before. I am all for the protests, and it is truly incredible to see millions of people come together, in the middle of a pandemic, might I add. But it shouldn’t have to be. This shouldn’t have to happen. The basic rights and respect for humans should already be there; established. Instead, we have a racist president who can’t seem to take a step back and have a real look at the state of the country. He continually calls for more violence against his own population. Please vote this November. I have supported the Black Lives Matter movement for a few years now, through retweeting and reposting links and images, like the one below from @rvamag, basically trying to get my followers to wake up and realize that things that were occurring since the beginning of time are still happening today! I have only recently been able to contribute fiscally to the cause, and it feels good to know I am supporting in ways other than word of mouth. I enjoy @rvamag’s page because it is local. While it is good to know what’s going on in the rest of the country, it is even better to have knowledge on what is going on right next door. The images are powerful, and sometimes don’t even need a caption. Which is why I like the image I provided so much. It is incredible how we are still fighting racism after hundreds of years in this country. It’s no wonder the COVID-19 pandemic is only getting worse as ignorance is still ravaging the United States.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEmaMOLHft_/?igshid=itseq02rd50q
We had a few folks request to remain anonymous, but their stories were definitely still worth sharing!
More great narratives written in our ENG 111 classes this semester below.
#2020 #narrativeessaywriting #anonymous #perspective #collegecomp #JTCC
ENG 111 College Composition I Anonymous Essays
Some recent pieces I've done, inspired by and focusing around the events of 2020.
It is so devastating to see people still fighting for human rights. It is 2020 and we have to destroy our cities to make the government listen to us. We are supposed to feel safe around the police, not feel uncomfortable or scared that we may lose our life in .2 seconds. I may not understand the feeling of being scared for my life because I have that privilege but I hear you and I will fight for you all. I could not IMAGINE being in that type of situation and it makes me sick to my stomach to know that people see others differently because of the color of their skin. We cannot choose who our parents are, the type of family we are going to grow up with, and especially not the color of our skin we are born with. We are all human and we all have families to go home to at the end of the day.
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/06/22/mapping-black-lives-matter-protests
Many people have talked about the case of Cannon Hinnant and most of what I have seen are white people trying to make a big deal about it. In my opinion, Cannon’s killer has been brought to justice immediately. When George Floyd’s killer needed to be brought to justice, it took multiple protests and sadly even riots, just to get any news coverage. Breonna Taylor still has no justice. There are countless upon countless cases involving the death of African Americans, where the killers are still free. Many white people think that Cannon Hinnant did not get the publicity he deserved. It should have never been considered an issue because he was immediately given justice. His own family even made comments about how there was no reason to deem his death an issue of race. When white people are killed, regardless of the race, their killers are brought to justice almost instantaneously. The same cannot be said for African Americans. So we should all hop off of the Injustice train of Cannon Hinnant and hop back on the train that is still fighting daily to get justice for people like Breonna Taylor.
Check out this link to find out about only some of the great accomplishments of #BLM.
Here is an except from my essay for ENG 111 with Professor Means. The link to the full essay is below!
"This surreal experience started on Friday, March 13th on taking precautions against COVID-19. The irony of a bad luck day of Friday the thirteen, not that I am superstitious, was the first day people at work started talking about exasperation or fear of COVID-19. One employee said, “It’s just a bad flu. I’m not scared of it.” Another employee said, “You can work-from-home, starting tomorrow, if you have fall under the high-risk category groups.” High risk means over 65 years in age or having a preexisting medical condition like diabetes or heart disease. By the following week, before the work management leaders even approved the work-from-home option, about 25-percent of the employees started working at home without telling their peers and the bosses kept quiet about who was missing. "
It seems like decades ago that I was serving tables mask free. In the midst of a pandemic how has our restaurant work life changed? Severs, bartenders, and kitchen workers are facing new challenges all over the country as we adjust to not only a new style of service, but adjust to being back at work after being furloughed for several months. After months of struggle and several arguments with the unemployment office we have been tossed back into the fire with face coverings, gloves, limited sections and more, yet we are still happy to be back. But the question still remains, will we be able to survive on reduced tips? Will we inevitably spread the virus because some will be terrified to take sick days due to lack of income? The restaurant world still has much to figure out, and we will continue to pivot in order to keep up with all the changes that have come our way.
Check out some more musical inspiration from our cast below!
WARNING: Some songs may contain explicit language.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEBtVk10N6tV9uYWjk7Z5zDv1CapLVyIc