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Question for final Revision

Posted on December 9, 2012 by wc130361

I was looking at the questions some of the other students had submitted as test questions. One caught my attention, however, I wanted to change one of the readings used. The student said “Examine both “The Tattooer” and “Girl” on … Continue reading →

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Response to Jamaica Kincaid’s Girl

Posted on November 14, 2012 by wc130361

“Girl” is a great work that shows how women are brought up to meet certain expectations in some societies. What makes this work great is that it is really simple and fathomable to see such events happening. The use of … Continue reading →

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Midterm Question

Posted on October 16, 2012 by wc130361

I believe that a possible question on the midterm could be based on Frederick Douglass’ narrative as well as connecting it to a separate reading or concept that we have worked on in our prior classes. Douglass’ narrative had a … Continue reading →

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Response to the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

Posted on October 10, 2012 by wc130361

It was painful to see the events that occurred before Frederick Douglass liberated himself from the oppression of slavery. I felt that Douglass was a really strong person for his tenacity and perseverance to attain his freedom. His dedication to … Continue reading →

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The Journey to the West (Chapter 1)

Posted on September 16, 2012 by wc130361

I did not have any background on Chinese Literature, so it was interesting just to see how the story was going to turn out. The style of the novel was what caught my attention. The constant shift from prose to … Continue reading →

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Voltaire’s Cancide, or Optimism Chapters 1-14

Posted on September 9, 2012 by wc130361

Here is yet another satirical work by one of the enlightenment thinkers. Voltaire certainly mocks many notions throughout these chapters, but his focus is certainly on the philosophical teachings by Dr. Pangloss. Pangloss mentions that this is the “best of … Continue reading →

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Response to Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”

Posted on September 2, 2012 by wc130361

I began reading Swift’s so called proposal with a serious and attentive approach. As soon as I saw what Swift declared as a solution to improve the poor conditions that the destitute experienced in Ireland, I thought that the man … Continue reading →

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