— Jose Marin I am usually never the one to be in an uncomfortable situation. However, it still happens to me every now and then. During the duration of the English 2850 course, I have come across texts that have impressed me, opened my mind, or a combination of the two. A lot of these […]
REGION
The poem does deal with intoxication but not of the drinking kind
— Jose Marin When I first read “In my eyes he matches the gods” by Sappho, it was my first time reading this work of literature. I had read the short poem two days before meeting in class so that I could have a lengthy discussion. Of course, for my own knowledge, I read the […]
Inspiration from both past and present day
— 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 […]
Childhood Memories
— Anonymous The following response will be based on “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor. Firstly, I want to say that I am someone who does not like to read a lot. Whenever I read a text which consists of too many complex words, I tend to get bored as I keep going looking for […]
Real Life Issues
— Anonymous The following response will be based on the short story “Adults Alone” by A.M. Homes. The story seemed a bit boring at the start and I did not appreciate the story as it seemed simple. There were many parts in the story, which was self-understandable, but there are many parts were I needed […]
