Monthly Archives: March 2013

2nd paper

I thought this essay was easier to write because we actually had a base as to what we were going to write about. For the first essay it was really difficult to formulate a thesis not to mention having to … Continue reading

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Essay #2

Essay #2 was more difficult for me than the first paper, simply because I don’t like reading and especially analyzing a piece with little relevance to me personally. “Queens, 1963” by Julia Alvarez doesn’t relate to me,  considering that I … Continue reading

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Evidence from Thin Air?

For the second essay, I chose to write about Luc Sante’s Low Life. It was one of the only non-poem pieces and I thought that it took an incredibly new perspective on New York City. Because this piece was a … Continue reading

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Second Paper Revision

This paper seemed easier to write than the first since this assignment felt more structured. Still, the intro received criticism.  I knew that the thesis did not capture the entire essence of the paper very well but I felt that … Continue reading

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Poets as Managers

I came across this quote today and thought that it might shed some light on the poetry frustration many of you are feeling! Poetry speaks to many C.E.O.’s. “I used to tell my senior staff to get me poets as … Continue reading

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Is it good? Or is it not good? That is the question…

This assignment has felt sort of like a shakespeare play with respect to the fact that a lot of the poems have cryptic and non straight forward meanings. However, with that being said, it came as a shock to me when I … Continue reading

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The Annoying Paper

After writing the first paper, this paper was a little bit easier because the topic was simpler. We were told to write a paper on one of the several poems or pieces of literature that were given. I chose to … Continue reading

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Essay #2: Good and Bad

I found this essay to be the most frustrating piece I’ve written. I think that there are some people who really like the idea of having the freedom to write about whatever they want, while there are others who like … Continue reading

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Essay 2

For me, revising is as difficult as writing a brand new essay. it is because i already have laid out the ideas and written my best for the rough draft, so that I don’t have much left. As usual, I … Continue reading

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Essay #2

I found this essay, despite other posts, to be easier than the first essay. I hate it when I’m given freedom to write about whatever I want. Given such freedom I struggled to find exactly what I wanted to write … Continue reading

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