Personal portfolio by Karyssa Ixchel Almanzan

Uzumaki

karyssaalmanzan — 2024-04-30 00:50:44 UTC

This essay is a critical analysis of one chapter in Junji Ito's graphic novel Uzumaki. The novel centers on an evil entity known as "the spiral" that takes possession of everyone in the town of Kurouzu-cho. I focused on Chapter 11, "The Umbilical Cord," for my critical analysis.

Karyssa Almanzan

karyssaalmanzan — 2024-04-30 00:58:31 UTC

Tory Adkisson

Section 13

Reflection Word Count: 935

Final Draft Word Count: 3385

Us and Get Out

karyssaalmanzan — 2024-04-30 01:09:47 UTC

For this essay, I was tasked with writing a comparative film critique on two films from a particular subgenre of horror. I chose to compare how Jordan Peele's films Us and Get Out uniquely depict elements of the Black Horror subgenre.

Early Draft- The Only Good Indians

karyssaalmanzan — 2024-05-01 23:32:19 UTC

Final Draft- The Only Good Indians

karyssaalmanzan — 2024-05-01 23:32:52 UTC

For this essay, I was tasked with writing a literary analysis of Stephen Graham Jones' novel The Only Good Indians. This novel follows four Native American men from the Blackfeet nation and their haunting by a vengeful entity known as "The Elk Head Woman, " an elk spirit who wishes to exact her revenge on the men for killing her during an unsanctioned elk hunt.

Self Reflection on College Writing R1A

karyssaalmanzan — 2024-05-02 22:32:19 UTC