Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 29th, 2010 Comments Off on “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer”
Hey Guys, So I thought it would be interesting to hear what the poems sound like. Personally I find it easier to understand poems after hearing it read out loud a few times. So heres what I found so far… http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbqv9a_john-keats-on-first-looking-into-ch_creation
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 26th, 2010 1 Comment »
Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Confessions is an autobiography, meaning it is the story of his life, written by himself. Rousseau begins in a way that seems self-centered and conceited to some. He writes things like, “I venture to believe that I am not made like any of those who are in existence.” But it’s only human nature […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 26th, 2010 1 Comment »
So you’ve seen a picture I’ve found on google of Cunegonde, and I know some people wanted to see the Old Lady and how ugly she was. Well, i found this in a new york times article, this was a musical/opera done of Candide, and this was Judith Blazer playing the Old Lady. In my […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 25th, 2010 2 Comments »
After reading Wordsworth two poems, “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” and “The World Is Too Much with Us,” I realized that he likes using nature in his writing. In both poems, I believe nature is his central theme. However, for me “Line Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” was a lot […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 25th, 2010 1 Comment »
Before i start my blog about William Wordsworth’s poems, I have to admit I’m not one who understands poems too well. Now that I got that out of the way, after reading Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey I picked up a sense of appreciation and admiration the poet has for nature. Wordsworth […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 23rd, 2010 Comments Off on “Confessions” of a Teenage Drama King
Rousseau’s “Confessions” is an avant-garde approach to writing an autobiography. His opening line in which he promises to ‘tell the truth and nothing but the truth’ is almost as avant-garde. His confessions which we have read are not as important as is the way and medium in which he writes them. His confessions, most notably […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2010 83 Comments »
I was having trouble visualizing Cunegonde when she was ugly. When I found this picture of Cunegonde, I found it intriguing. I definitely didn’t expect Cunegonde to be visualized this ugly. Anyone agree? Disagree?
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 19th, 2010 5 Comments »
When I read this story the first thing that came to my mind is the famous quote of “don’t judge a book by its cover”. Toyo-o thought he had met the girl of his dreams when “in stepped a beautiful woman less than twenty years of age. Her features, the way she wore her hair, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 14th, 2010 1 Comment »
The first thing that came to my mind after finishing this piece was how can so many things happen to so many people all at the same time? The misery that each character went through was quite astonishing. Each of the characters went through many different situations which should have broken their spirits but didn’t […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 5th, 2010 33 Comments »
Jonathan Swift is widely known for his style of writing. He uses satire to address many of the issues he faced during his time. “A Modern Proposal” is no different. Swift uses this style to get his audience attention. It is not clear at first who his audience is, but as the proposal continues it […]