Monthly Archives: October 2012

Suggestion for Midterm Question

Posted on October 16, 2012 by ht146886

My idea for the midterm question is to take William Wordsworth’s The World is Too Much With Us, specify its theme and give examples to how this literary work is related to the life in New York City. In addition, … Continue reading →

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Midterm

Posted on October 15, 2012 by lr129344

I have been reading the perevious posts suggesting that the essay consist of a question relating to the enlightment. I, also believe the essay should relate to the enlightment, but instead, maybe to explain how some of the works of literature … Continue reading →

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Idea for Midterm

Posted on October 15, 2012 by rp129989

A possible question for the midterm could be to discuss the themes and motifs in Fredrick Douglas’ Narrative.  Elaborate on what these themes and motifs say about the time and discuss how they relate to themes of the Enlightenment and how it … Continue reading →

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“A defense of the poetry”

Posted on October 15, 2012 by zl139112

I kind of like poetries and i like Chinese poetries better. Because they are in ancient Chinese, even though not in modern Chinese, i could still understand them better than old English. Nevertheless, no matter what kind of language is … Continue reading →

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Ideas for Mid-term

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Naotaka Washimi

We’ve been studying about the theme of “Enlightenment” since the beginning of class. For the idea for our mid-term exam, I think we should write short essay on “How the Education influence people to reach the Enlightenment since some writers … Continue reading →

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Browning, Sonnets from the Portugese XLIII

Posted on October 15, 2012 by ir130090

(I know I was supposed to comment. Consider this my comment.) I liked Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnets from the Portuguese. The last poem especially caught my interest: XLIII. The poem is must assuredly in sonnet form, but I cannot be … Continue reading →

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Midterm Idea – Would this be easy, moderate, or hard?

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Lei.J.huang

Since Enlightenment is the central theme of the class, I would suggest that we write a short essay that relates to the theme of the course for the midterm. For instance, the declarations, memoir, letter, Narrative of Frederick Douglass, and … Continue reading →

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Going Green

Posted on October 11, 2012 by jv148085

Though short, The World Is Too Much with Us by William Wordsworth left a lasting impression. This poem written in the 1800’s deals with a subject that is very much apart of our postmodern society. We as humans have taken … Continue reading →

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London

Posted on October 10, 2012 by ic146829

When I read London for the first time I got the sad vibe. Especially since the words that kept appearing were weakness, hearse, fear, tear and etc. I understood the poem, but when I analyzed it I understood it a … Continue reading →

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The Narrative of the Life

Posted on October 10, 2012 by ir130090

One thing that stood out in my mind while reading Frederick Douglass’ narrative is the part of the story where he described how slaves would often fight among themselves for the honor of their masters. I was reminded of the … Continue reading →

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