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Welcome to my Minor in Writing Final Portfolio.  Throughout these pages, you will find pieces of writing from my undergraduate career that I have compiled to show how I have evolved as a writer, a student, and a woman.  I hope that most of my progress is evident in the advances I've made in how I write, but I also hope you are able to see my gradual evolution through feminism and the journey I've taken to find out what that word means in my life.  

 

I have walked down this path with Beyonce as my guiding light.  Her fierce performances, unapologetic beauty, and never-ending ability to push peoples' buttons (especially those ready to label and critique her every move) has allowed for me to analyze feminism through a focused scope on sexuality, race, wealth, family, and marriage.  The ways in which Beyonce represents herself gives me a platform to ask the hard questions about what it means to be a feminist, how far a woman can go in her sexual appeal, and what the complications are of black and white feminist projects.  

 

I encourage you to make your way through this portfolio by following the natural order of the menu: about, evolution, capstone, and blog.  In the evolution tab, you will find my evolution essay and the several artifcats that I have compiled that display my evolution as a writer.  The next tab, capstone, is where the crux of this whole project lies.  I recommend reading the writer's evolution essay before proceeding to the final project, as the final Beyonce project will be more exciting if you first understand and become invested in my personal journey and how I got here.  Thank you for taking the time to navigate this site, and I hope more than anything that you will enjoy what you find.

samantha hays

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