Author Archives: Samantha Szumloz

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About Samantha Szumloz

Samantha Szumloz is a Writing Arts student minoring in Creative Writing, concentrating in Publishing and Writing for the Public, and gaining a CUGS in Technical Writing at Rowan University. She has been published in places such as MORIA, Blue Marble Review, R U Joking?, Blood+Honey, Viridine Literary (forthcoming), Singularity Press, Halftone, and DisLit Youth Literary Magazine. Other than submitting to small publications, she serves as EIC of her literary and arts magazine Art-emis, posts religiously on social media, and obsesses over the latest Hunger Games novel. She resides in central New Jersey with her family. To get in touch with Samantha, her Instagram is @poemsbysammsy.

Reflective — Shazammm

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Samantha Szumloz

Core Value 1. My work demonstrates that I used a variety of social and interactive practices that involve recursive stages of exploration, discovery, conceptualization, and development. I believe I have demonstrated this core value proficiently in my “Definition Argument” paper. … Continue reading →

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Bibliography — Shazammm

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Samantha Szumloz

Background: This article poses the question as to whether or not the performing arts help the mental health of young adults/adolescents. It also dives into some of the psychological and societal benefits of getting involved in the performing arts and … Continue reading →

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Enough About You — Shazammm

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Samantha Szumloz

Taxpayers wonder whether the amount spent on students makes a difference. If we really think about it, yes it does. Ask any parent whose child goes to an expensive school. There are different types of injuries that happen in each … Continue reading →

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Grammar Exercise — Shazammm

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Samantha Szumloz

If a primary caretaker has a negative attitude {is abusive} toward their child{,} it increases the risk that {of} they’re {their} child {young one} will grow up {growing up} hostile towards others. And its not just aggression toward others that … Continue reading →

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Research — Shazammm

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Samantha Szumloz

Theater and the Child As someone who grew up performing in school plays, musicals, and choir concerts, it is impossible for me to imagine learning in an educational setting where the performing arts is absent. My high school’s drama club … Continue reading →

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Rebuttal Rewrite — Shazammm

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Samantha Szumloz

To My Objectors It has been proven over the past decades that theater is a beneficial instrument to helping kids reach their full potential in classrooms and social settings. However, there are still school boards in America that do not … Continue reading →

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Rebuttal — Shazammm

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Samantha Szumloz

To My Objectors It has been proven over the past decades that theater is a beneficial instrument to helping kids reach their full potential in classrooms and social settings. However, there are still school boards in America that do not … Continue reading →

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Visual Rewrite—Shazammm

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Samantha Szumloz

“Child Car Safety” 0:00–0:01 Within the first second of the advertisement, the camera shows a heterosexual, African American couple standing in front of their house with their two children. The father looks like he could be in his mid-40s. He … Continue reading →

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Visual—Shazammm

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Samantha Szumloz

“Child Car Safety” 0:00–0:01 Within the first second of the advertisement, the camera shows a heterosexual, African American couple standing in front of their house with their two children. The father looks like he could be in his mid-40s. He … Continue reading →

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Causal Rewrite — Shazammm

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Samantha Szumloz

The Beauty of School Theater… Unmasked  From what I have observed as a teenager growing up in the public school system, children with enough support and resources at their fingertips all have some sort of activity outside of school that … Continue reading →

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