Author Archives: ht146886

About ht146886

NO-CARD

Test question

Use “The Tattooer” to compare and contrast his obsession to your own obsession.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Test question

The Tattooer

Obsession is definitely a word that describes a lot about this story.  As exceptionally skillful as Seikichi was to everyone, somehow I do not think he cared about that at all. He was just doing what he loved, or rather … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 13 Comments

Suggestion for Midterm Question

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

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Suggestion for Midterm Question

Journey to the West

Even though I’m supposed to be commenting instead of posting but I guess I will do the opposite this one time.  Surprisingly, I have never thought of reading this mythical story, although I have seen this film several times and … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 13 Comments

Candide, or Optimism (15-30)

As I finished reading this story, I must say that it was one the few stories I ever came across that actually kept me interested and entertained the whole time. I loved how Voltaire had Candide struggled with trouble after … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

The Enlightenment in Europe and the Americas

In week one’s reading of “What is Enlightenment?”, one of the few aspects that caught my attention the most was the reason why we are still living in the age of enlightenment and not the enlightened age.  After the reading, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 11 Comments