DD For All: An Exploration of Dunkin' Donuts and its Class-Independent Enjoyment
- abdalls
- Apr 30, 2022
- 2 min read
by Sam Abdallah
Sam Abdallah, a Masshole and Dunkin' Donuts lover, takes these two aspects of his life and sits down to discuss how class affects the consumption of Dunkin'. By touching on people like Rob 'Boston Rob' Mariano, his grandmother in New Jersey, and popular YouTubers and other social media influencers, Sam is able to create a map of these concepts. Sam’s passion for the coffee franchise and its importance in the state of Massachusetts fuels his research to get a better understanding of class in relation to Dunkin’ Donuts and how it is enjoyed by consumers.
I used my remediation to take the parts of my essay I truly loved and be able to put my full focus into them. Additionally, I was able to use skills like video/audio editing that I am passionate about and experienced with to display this information rather than just writing. Since I have been filming and editing videos for years now it would seem that a documentary would be my medium of choice. However with that experience I have developed a form of perfectionism with it and know how difficult it can be to have quality footage especially with little equipment on hand. A podcast was perfect since I was able to use skills I have with audio editing and delve into a bit of graphic design with the cover photo (it took a while but I am proud of the effort I put into it to make it a more complete and cohesive project). I used short clips of “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond to make the podcast special to Massachusetts, I used a short royalty free music byte as a transition, and finally I used a clip from Michele Fitzgerald’s IG Live all to enhance the podcast since there are no visuals to go off of. Overall, I am very excited and proud of the work I put into this whole process, the essay and the remediation, and am happy to be so enlightened by my research on such a close-to-home-concept.
Works Cited
these is a good blog about the dunkin donut also you can see chick fil a menu with prices
https://chickfilamenu.info/
Something interesting about Dunkin that I encountered during my remediation was the Dunkin is a very popular location for Cars and Coffees in Massachusetts. This relates to your research on how Dunkin is so important to New England communities.