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[cleak_cu09]

I just thought that I'd leave some real reading for you guys since my journal entries are crap. I think that I'll start doing regular writing posts.  Happy reading, feedback is always welcome...

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[collegegirl2]

Wow! Courtney that was awesome! I am truly impressed. As a minority I can relate to everything you mentioned in this essay. I truly enjoyed it and would love to read more of your work.

I am tired of being considered "white" because I can formulate actual sentences and have no need for excessive slang. Its puzzling to see my classmates and even some of my family members search the Internet for the release date of Jordans. The people in my community seem to believe that they can prove their superiority through $150 sneakers and $300 jackets instead of with their mind. This mentality along with the continued use of the offensive word "nigger" are just some of the problems that many African Americans have yet to overcome.

[mitcha]

I really like your writing. Sometimes I read things that people in our class have written, and as awesome as they are, it feels like I'm struggling through Virginia Woolf or something. You write so well but it isn't like I need a decoder to get it. It's emotional and well done but not overly intricate, and I can see why it got an A.

I'd love to read more of your essays. Interesting little essays are good for avoiding work. :-)

[cleak_cu09]

I wish I could say the same thing about the writing of my peers, but unfortunately they all need a little help in the writing department, and this is the AP class we are talking about. I mean, everyone isn't a treacherous writer, but they get pretty bad. The Yale English class gave me the opportunity to read real writing that wasn't mine or Alisha's.

[mitcha]

lol I meant like CU Class of '09, but I guess the same does apply for a few people I know. There are some amazing writers whose essays I've read recently, but some of their stuff is too advanced literature-y for a math person like myself to really understand and appreciate. I guess that's why I like Steinbeck; he's descriptive, sophisticated, and logical without being difficult to read. While your writing isn't like Steinbeck's at all, it gives the same kind of feeling: sophistication and logic that flows smoothly and easily.

:-)

[cleak_cu09]

Ahh, misinterpretation of the "our." I have read some of the things from our classmates and i agree. I felt that way in my Yale class too, some writing is good, or great, but too complex-like. I like the simple stuff that flows and keeps readers interested and clued in. I try to mimic that. I'm glad that you enjoyed it. I guess I'll post essays and writings regularly, but not too regularly that people (hint, hint) get distracted from their work.

[lizix]

wonderful.