Author Archives: d.rodriguez11

“The Metamorphosis” in Relation to “Kaspar” Group Members: Chi Zhang, Myra Khan, Diana Rodriguez Gregor’s death in the ending of “The Metamorphosis” isn’t the most melancholy part of the story’s ending. The fact that his own family, in which he … Continue reading →

This course gives many writing activities both in class and online, it also allows students to write in different styles informal and formally well constructed paragraphs. I really like the idea of weekly blog posts, it has been keeping me … Continue reading →

Narrator – No Hero At All Aside from the point of view of trying to decide whether Bartleby is a hero who attempts to disobey the orders of society which he believes to be ineffective and not worth following, Bartleby … Continue reading →

Bangkok contains lots of red light districts, so much that just one search regarding its red light districts gives results of guides, hotels with special services, and thousands of related pictures immediately. In order to sustain such a large market, … Continue reading →

Threshold: Point of letting go, At the beginning of the story, Monkey was willing to accompany Tripitaka and he did so in a cheerful manner because he was happy that he is finally freed from five hundred years of solitude. … Continue reading →

Monkey’s given name Sun Wukong, Wake-to-Vacuity, in other words the acknowledgement of emptiness can be interpreted in the aspect of the ability to not overvalue materialistic and other forms of benefits. This can be connected to the generosity sector of … Continue reading →

When reading this poem what sticks out to me as the most prevalent theme is that wholeness is found when you live a simple and humble life. The poem says “empty and be full”. I believe it is pointing out … Continue reading →