Author Archives: EKaufman

Hi all, It sounds like you are all hard at work on your final projects (both digital and written) and I am really enjoying reading your process notes…keep them coming! I’m at a conference today and just heard  someone say … Continue reading →

This is the poem i came up with after reading “when i have fears” by John Keats. When I fear I may die When I fear I may die Without showing my full potential Without making a change, Or being … Continue reading →

Option #2 This is my interpretation of the poem of Emily Dickinson “Tell All the Truth, But Tell It Slant” “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant- “ I think Emily might have meant that while saying the truth, … Continue reading →

Dictionary dot com defines tragedy as , ‘a tragedy is a drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow.Especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw,moral weakness or inability to cope … Continue reading →

As you all know, I am quite fascinated by the recent art installation in and around Madison Square Park–Event Horizon by Anthony Gormley. The installation is “public art”–naked bodies that are supposed to resemble the artist (self-portraits in a way, … Continue reading →

[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/lqT_dPApj9U” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] I find this video to be very interesting.  Other than the fact that Coca Cola is advertising its soda, I feel that the advertisement is also sending a very strong and important message.  The … Continue reading →

In a classroom the law is the teacher; on a team the law is the captain. In Thebes the law is Creon. The new king makes decisions on his own and can choose not to accept any advice. It seems … Continue reading →

[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/bquMAO4z_LY” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] So, the nucleus of our English 2150 class is “happiness”. What it is, why it is, how it is, etcetera. Its hard to say what can make everybody in the world happy. All I … Continue reading →

Antigone symbolizes the modern woman who knows how and when to fight for her and her family’s rights. Unlike Ismene, she was not afraid to disobey Creon in order to give her brother a proper burial. She strongly believes that … Continue reading →

In Sophocles’s Antigone Oedipus’s two daughters, Ismene and Antigone are portrayed to have completely different personalities.  While Ismene is one who seems to be easily frightened and sympathetic, Antigone possesses the traits of persistence, courage and fearlessness.  These qualities are … Continue reading →