— Jose Marin When we went over this text in class, I connected to it most because I heard of this song before. “Swimming Pools”, written by Kendrick Lamar was the first Kendrick song I’ve heard. Looking back at it now, I can tell why I enjoyed it so much and why it was the […]
Contemporary (2001–Present)
Sometimes I feel that I need an escape from the realities of life
— Anonymous After reading the “Bar Napkin Sonnet #11” written by Moira Egan, I felt a personal connection to her writing. Even though alcohol is thankfully not something I consume, sometimes I feel that I need an escape from the realities of life. Weather it would be a great book, or a funny Adam Sandler […]
Readings that are read for class…
—Anonymous Readings that are read for class are usually about something to argue about, taking sides of what the author says versus what we think. Texts like this are dated pretty far back in time when society is not as accepting as they are today. Some of the texts that we read this semester were […]
Not a short horror story
—Hugo Rodriguez This semester the text that made me feel uncomfortable was the text called “Ghosts” by Edwidge Danticat. This text challenged me intellectually, as I did not understand why the author of the story, named it “Ghosts”. “Ghosts” despite it’s name was not a short horror story. The short story was about a boy […]
talking to barbie
—Anonymous First of all, what made me uncomfortable is that I can not get what the author wants to tell us. Why you did not understand the text until after thinking is that the whole story between the protagonist and barbie is easy. But after I see the professor states some question, I finally realize […]
