Document Type
Panel Presentation
Start Date
21-4-2017 10:45 AM
End Date
21-4-2017 12:00 PM
Keywords
creative nonfiction, ethics, charity
Biography
Kathryn Thompson is a senior majoring in History and English with a Creative Writing emphasis. She is a member of the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Society. Her poster presentation brings together her professional interest in scholarship and her personal passion for art. Most recently, she has participated in two roundtables applying critical lenses to Disney Princesses. She is excited about her future, which will likely include graduate study in English in either an MFA or Ph.D. program. Her ideal job would be to teach at the university level, and be a novelist and artist on the side.
Major
English (Creative Writing) & History
Advisor for this project
Kristen Lillvis
Abstract
The creative non-fiction essay “Seeking Compassion” is submitted. The essay centers on the meaning of ethics, through the topics of compassion and charity. The essay follows the author’s experiences and failings in ethics and charity. Braided throughout are quotes on the topic from the works of C.S. Lewis.
Seeking Compassion
The creative non-fiction essay “Seeking Compassion” is submitted. The essay centers on the meaning of ethics, through the topics of compassion and charity. The essay follows the author’s experiences and failings in ethics and charity. Braided throughout are quotes on the topic from the works of C.S. Lewis.
