A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor was by far my favorite short story that we have read thus far in class. I was not a fan of most of them because I felt that they lacked depth. A good man is hard to find was thrilling to read because I honestly had no idea it would end the way it did. When the grandmother mentioned “The Misfit” it was ( Read more... )

During class we dissected a poem entitled Ode on a Grecian Urn.  The poem was about a man who was looking at an urn in a museum. He was trying to describe what was depicted in the urn. I believe that the man is entranced by the age und beauty of it. I think that it is amazing that he had such strong feelings about the urn upon looking at it. He ( Read more... )

The tax man is your stereotypical beurocrat. His life is predicted by time. He counts his brush strokes as well as footsteps. He is stuck in a routine. I think that the reason the narrator is finding a way to kill him because no one can ever be happy living like a robot. He does the exact same thing day in day out. I believe that the reason he ( Read more... )

1)      After reading chapter 1 in the textbook, think about the way you approach reading books. How do you read? Do you read just for the story? How do you respond to the text when you don't understand parts (or all) of it?

a.       When I read a book whether it is for fun or for a class I tend to read it as fast as I can. I often skip over ( Read more... )

My name is Adam Albright, I am nineteen years old. I live in The Colony, Texas. This is my second semester at Collin College. I went to the Colony High School and graduated 2010. My dad promised me that he would let me live at home for as long as I wanted as long as I am still in school. His exact words were “I may not be able to pay ( Read more... )