http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/undergraduate/interdisciplinary.html
This is a list of the interdiscplinary seminars I can chose from my first year.


http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/undergraduate/requirements/liberal-arts-foundation.html
this is the foundation course i have chosen

First- Year College

As a first year Gallatin student, I will take 3 classes that foster my ability to work as an independent study student: first year interdisciplinary seminar, first year writing seminar, and first year research seminar. My classes mainly focus on improving my writing skills and are relatively small. At home, I have a course catalogue I will bring into class. Through my classes, I will build a thesis closely with my advisor that will eventually lead up to my senior project: a presentation to the board of Gallatin that presents 20 books revolving around my thesis. 

The following link shows all the credits I need to graduate: 

http://gallatin.nyu.edu/academics/undergraduate/requirements.html

Safe Sex

Between Safe Sex and Sex Without Love, I feel that Safe Sex is much more detached than Sex Without Love. In Sex Without Love, Olds presents the lovers in a romantic way, calling htme "dancing gliding over each other like ice skaters." Contrastingly, Donald Hall talks about the lovers in terms of their reactions to their love, as one grows "insensible skin." Lastly, Hall ends his poem with "apparition of a body floating face-down at the pond's edge." As the person is face down, there is no emotional attachment between the two people as they can't look at each other in the eyes, back turned to the emotional possibilities.

Blog

For my blog, I would do a fashion blog. As my inspiration I would use www.refinery29.com, except I would have everything on one page so that my viewers wouldn't have to skip through pages. Each post could be a solid box with looks, how to shop that look, and maybe some information on the bottom. There would also be posts of just looks or new designs out by designers. Hopefully I could post some of my outfits on there as well. Since I am an avid www.nastygal.com follower and their new clothes come out every Tuesday, I would ideally post every Wednesday with updated looks from their website. It's also a perfect time to start setting up outfits for the weekend. I don't have a high patience level, but fashion is something I love so I think I could do it as a hobby and also to keep track of styles.

Essay Idea

For my Camus essay, I really want to explore the idea of how one's college begins to define them as a person. Growing up at Buckley since the age of 3, I've let it shape who I am today, who I'm friends with, and the way I act. Once we all leave Buckley, I'm curious to see how people change and lose that identity while trying to adapt to different surroundings.

Lauren's Photo

This is one of my favorites of Lauren's photographs. The tonality throughout the photo is incredibly diverse. Between the washed out whites along the window paired with his dark silhouette, the photo leave its meaning to the viewers interpretation by questioning the man's true purpose. I also love the camera set. The actual photo itself contrasts greatly with the storm as one has many whites and the photograph is mostly darks. Lastly, I love the positioning of the an. If he was dead on center, the photo would have lost its artisitc elements. But the angles against the window panes create sharp tangents that reflect his dark and confused body language of mixed feelings.

Romania 1975

This photograph is absolutely beautiful. As a person who lives for black and white "moment shots", this photo really captures a random yet significant moment of these youth throughout their travels. Although their destination is unclear, this photo illuminates their struggle and exhaustion, but also represents the strength of their relationship as they remain close and cudddled through this struggle. Technically, I love the tonality between their skin tones, along with the angles of the arms that surround their facial expressions. The couple is definitely married as signified by the ring on the mans finger as they are closely cuddled through their exhaustion. Possibly an exhausted relationship? The man is completely asleep while the woman appears stressed and uncomfortable.