Monthly Archives: March 2015

Hello Classmates, I want to point to the section in the text where Johnny is referred to as a pet. I’ll leave it up to you all and your interpretation on whether “pet” has a negative or positive connotation here. … Continue reading →

Omarosa’s statement: “It’s different for you and I, I’m an African American woman, you get to walk around and be mediocre and still be awarded with things. We have to be exceptional to get anything in this business.” The first … Continue reading →

The Coquettte By Hannah W. Foster, is a book or also known as a females guide to love. This book has extreme radical views for 18th century America, focusing on women and how they should be able to make their … Continue reading →

In the music video, “Aston Martin Music” by Rick Ross featuring Drake, Ross expresses his contentment about achieving a form of personal success through rap music. In the beginning of the video, there is a small clip of a young … Continue reading →

Melancholia is a 2011 film by Lars fon Trier, an award winning film-maker, about planet Earth coming in with collision of another planet named Melancholia. Earth is doomed; two sisters struggle through the movie in different ways, coping with the … Continue reading →

Symbolism is one of the greatest literary devices an author can utilize in order to convey a meaningful message that a reader alone cannot perceive without being provided some insight. One symbol that is present within the novel American Born … Continue reading →

Close Reading Post: In this post, you should practice close reading using one or both of the close reading methods I presented in class [Follow the Trail or Archaeological Dig]. The most important part of this blog is that you … Continue reading →