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The Works of Melissa Danko

Repurposed

My second project for the gateway course involved repurposing an essay that I had written previously for another course.  This assignment was unlike any I’d ever completed before, because I typically turn in an essay for a class and never work with it again (and sometimes never see it again).  For this repurposed project, I choose to use an essay I wrote the previous semester for English 225.  My essay titled “Challenging the Genre He Calls Home” focused on rap artist Macklemore’s song called “Same Love,” a song about the need for same-sex marriage equality.  I wrote about how Macklemore challenges typical hip-hop ideals by rapping about marriage equality in a genre so heavily dominated by the use of homophobic slurs.

For my repurposed project, I wrote a letter to Eminem regarding his liberal use of the word “faggot.”  While I adore Eminem for his writing prowess and delivery skills, I know that much of what he says in his music is incredibly offensive and hurtful.  My letter was written in the style of something that might appear in an editorial section of Rolling Stone magazine, and I formatted my final draft as such.  I’ve included my Draft 1 and Draft 2, as well as my Reflection and Annotated Bibliography.

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