—Anonymous After my first-time reading Kant’s view on what Enlightenment is on a Sunday, I couldn’t help but think about its inherent view on religion. Being Christian myself, there are a lot of ways to perceive Kant’s writing. A lot of what Kant states in his view on enlightenment is opposite to what Christians typically […]
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On my first read through of the text I found it very boring
—Hugo Rodriguez The text that I did not understand was “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor. On my first read through of the text I found it very boring, which definitely impacted my understanding of the text. I read through the text and didn’t even stop and think about what I was reading. In my […]
What is great work?…
—Anonymous What is great work? We define literature as great work, by looking at three approaches. Existence and immortality, meaningful themes of the story, and well-written work. “The Epic of Gilgamesh” has lasted for thousands of years since the Mesopotamian times. A story that was written in 2000 BC, translated and taught still in 2020, […]
Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man is one of the most profound poems I’ve ever read…
— Jeremy Ramirez Alexander Pope, An Essay On Man is one of the most profound poems I’ve ever read. It left me feeling confused and unsettled because it hit on topics that I always been curious about. Pope argues that man shouldn’t be poking their noses into nature, leave nature as it is because then […]
To be considered a “great work” the language use speaks on another level…
—Alicia Soares To be considered a “great work” the language use speaks on another level; meaning there must be several understandings of the different concepts that are in the book. The ambiguity of concepts expressed in literature is what makes it a potential “great work”. These concepts may not be clear but reading between the […]
