Analyzing Mad Men through Semiotics & Feminist Analysis 

​The below paper is a textual analysis of the last two episodes of the AMC series Mad Men. It was written as a final project for an American Popular Culture class. Using semiotics and feminist analysis, the paper establishes examples that demonstrate two of Mad Men’s dominant themes: personal growth & women's roles. The paper was presented at two academic conferences: the Southeastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education (SEPCHE) Honors Conference and the Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association (MAPACA) Conference. The slides were used during the conference presentations and serve as a visual compliment to the paper.

Paid Parental Leave in the
​United States

This paper presents the subject of paid parental leave in the United States as a proposed research topic. It was written for Communication Research Methods. The topic is looked at through three perspectives: how paid leaves affects maternal and infant health, how attitudes on paid leave are shaped by American culture, and how businesses are affected by paid leave. 

Maternal Expectations in We Need to Talk About Kevin

The below paper was written as a final project for Holy Family University's Senior English Literature Seminar. The theme of the seminar was motherhood, connections, & disconnections. The paper uses interdisciplinary Communications research (Gerbner's Cultivation Theory) to analyze maternal expectations found in Lionel Shriver's novel We Need to Talk About Kevin.

Website content written for PatioEnclosures.com

The article linked below was written by Angela Smith as a "before and after" story for Patio Enclosures brand sunrooms. The article was written as website content with SEO keywords in mind. It was written in the style and tone of Patio Enclosures in order to keep the branding consistent.
​Angela interviewed the customer and obtained the before & after photos for the piece.

Four Season Room Addition | Philadelphia Patio Enclosures

Patio Enclosures transformed this weathered patio and awning into an amazing backyard living space.

The images from Mad Men are used under copyright fair use: for parody, criticism, or educational purposes.
Sunroom "before & after" photos belong to Great Day Improvements.
​All other images on this page belong to Angela Smith.

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