I’d like to use my last journal article to talk about how much I enjoyed English 1302. I may have had my rough times with some of the papers but I honestly believe I have learned from my mistakes and have become a better writer because of it. I’ve never been a good writer as many of you can tell by my previous journal entries but I do attempt to do ( Read more... )

When we were on the poem unit I read a very emotional poem called  “Hidden” by Naomi Shihab Nye. I believe that this poem mainly presents the pain of silence. The poet brought her thoughts about her loved one to her tongue but failed to vent out. Naomi presents ordinary images in a unique way and tells a story from her heart. There are many ( Read more... )

“Hamlet” by William Shakespeare is a tragic story that was beyond bizarre. Much like a lot of other short stories by William Shakespeare the hero dies in the end.  I tend to like stories like this, not because I’m gothic or anything where all I like is death and sorrow but just because I like something with a different ending. Don’t get me wrong, I ( Read more... )

I have a bit of a modest proposal for everyone…If there is one problem to be stated among America’s society, among the surprising amounts of murder and crime, influx in both legal and illegal immigrants, corrupt politicians and absurd laws, child abuse, bullying and peer pressure, in addition to war, poverty, and the lack of health care, there is ( Read more... )

“A very old man with wings” by Gabriel García Márquez was a very interesting short story with a very interesting message. The story is about a very old man who happens to have wings and is mistaken for an angel. Nobody knows what this man could be, he could be a random Norwegian or in fact an angel with a disability. all of that aside this story ( Read more... )

We’ve learned a lot this year about tragic stories, mainly Shakespeare’s work with Hamlet or the Greek story Antigone. What is tragedy? Is tragedy someone dying in a story? Isn’t it always sad when someone dies in a story or is it? Some people may want the antagonist to die in stories and it may not seem so tragic but what if there was never an ( Read more... )

I really liked writing my research paper because I’ve always loved the study of people and why people choose to fight. After I read the novel “Fight Club” by Chuck Palahniuk, I knew I wanted to write about the study of why people do certain things. This is something that is becoming more and more a problem in modern day times. When I first realized ( Read more... )

When I first heard about Antigone, I thought it would be difficult to read because it was written in greek the era, but it is easy to read and understand. The plot was really good and it was heart breaking as well. Antigone was the hero in the story. she was really brave to want to bury her brother, Polyneices. To hear that the King has made it ( Read more... )

When I write a paper I don’t always see my mistakes, that’s why it is important for my peers to help me edit my paper. I always find myself writing in the same style and with the same mistakes, and not being able to visualize my mistakes with the number of times I reread it. That’s why I was happy to hear 1302 English class has designated peer ( Read more... )

One of my favorite short stories is “A Modest Proposal”. In this story Swift vents his anger towards the corrupt Ireland politicians, the hypocrisy of the wealthy, the tyranny of the English, and the squalor and degradation in which he sees so many Irish people living.  "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift, it is hard to miss the satire and  Swift ( Read more... )