Author Archives: hannahsusslin
Waste Your Time Elsewhere
I Hate the Internet by Jarett Kobek is a fictional novel that follows the life of a character named Adeline in San Francisco. Adeline is a comic book artist, and first encounters the Internet after a video of her voicing controversial opinions is uploaded to the World Wide Web. After this incident, Adeline, along with …
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
The gif poem I created is all about Christmas, if it is not already obvious. Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, and although we do not have much of a winter down here in Louisiana, these gifs make up my ideal Christmas. The gifs are placed in order of when Christmas activities …
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Leave Me and My Mans Alone, Cosmo
As I scroll through my Instagram, I see yet another couple holding hands into a sunset in some exotic location. The Internet, and social media, especially, has taught me that pictures and relationships should look a certain way to gain popularity. Almost all social media relationships seem so perfect and has always made me question …
Notes in the 21st Century
Freshman year of high school, students were required to purchase their own iPads, as this would make it easier for students and teachers to communicate, teach, and learn. This was the first year, in my years of being in school, that we were allowed to take notes online. An app called, Notability, was one that …
The Future(ish)
Old school education, we picture chalk screeching on blackboards, the sound of the teacher’s droning voice, and carrying your five-pound textbook to class every day. New school education now has a whole new image. When we think of education today, we think of online textbooks, PowerPoint presentations, and lots of online homework using websites such …
Internet for the Win
Being born in 1999, my childhood years were spent playing outside with friends, participating in sports after school, and occasionally watching TV. As I got older, technology started advancing and making its way into my life starting out with the first iPhone in 2007. While most people would argue that technology is not educational, I …
Literature & the Internet 