After reading Love and other Catastrophes: A Mix Tape, by Amanda Holzer, I was encouraged to research more about the author. The title is interesting because it seems to describe love as a catastrophe. There are many faults that love can face. For example divorce, adultery, and sexually transmitted dieases can all be a heart break and have life ( Read more... )

After reading Greasy Lake, by T. Coraghessan Boyle, I had many opinions of his writing. I though his writing was very dark and evil. The boys in the story are being very rowdy and experimenting with drugs and alcohol. The group nearly rapes a girl, but decided to leave her alone. This shows the changes from adolescence to adulthood. Every teenager ( Read more... )

 I love all of Shakespeare's plays. He is one of my favorite authors. He puts so much emotion into his plays and his use of old English. Hamlet is a true tragedy and highlights the moral corruption of mankind. Hamlet wanted revenge in the play to seek to gratify his own pleasures. Hamlet experienced ghosts in the play, meaning he was torn between ( Read more... )

 One of my favorite critiques of writing has been peer editing. I think it is mandatory to get another person to read an essay because they will find mistakes one may have missed. It is important to get other peoples' input because every person has been taught differently and has unique ideas. Students should not be afraid to correct another ( Read more... )

 I wanted to share my opinion of Doll's house because I know how much everyone wants to read all about it! The play and movie make light of the marriage norms at the time. The women's rights movement is a strong theme. Nora is seen as a woman who does not spend money wisely. She wants a rich man to provide for her. This shows that women truly do ( Read more... )

 Since our parents studied in college, there have been many changes added. My mom tells me about the days when she would sit in the library looking through book after book to find the information she needed for her research paper. Now, most of the research is found on the internet in scholarly journals. It is rare to find a student write an ( Read more... )

I thought an entry on cupcakes would be a brilliant idea because it pertains to what we watched and learned in class and I can also apply in to knowledge I know in the outside world. I loved how in the movie Stranger Than Fiction, the Harvard educated Ana Pascal gave up a high stress, money winning career in law for a bakery. The sweet, sugary ( Read more... )

 I thought live journal was a key element of the course. Many students also prefer to work on their own pace and this gave us a chance to manage our own time how we pleased. I think writing is one of the most important ways for a person to express themselves. Writing gives a person a chance to think strongly and collect their thoughts before they ( Read more... )

 For my research paper, I chose to read Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen and write about the novel. I would highly recommend this book for many reasons. The book is so finely written in well English. Jane Austen describes the power of good conversation when she says, "They could describe an entertainment with accuracy, relate an anecdote with ( Read more... )

 Short stories are a great way to share stories and entertain readers. They are so must less time consuming than writing a entire novel. I like short stories because they quickly come to the point. Also, it seems more varied, because I often read about love in poetry and this gets overplayed. Since a short story is only 250-300 words on average, ( Read more... )