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I have developed a lot in English since the midterm. I definitely improved on my critical thinking skills throughout the class. I was able to get a better understanding for each text we read, and I was able to clearly … Continue reading →

Hi everyone! This is our presentation on Saikaku’s Life of a Sensuous Women.    

Part 4: Original: “You clim up to your room, go in, and brace yourself against the door as if you were afraid someone would follow you: painting sweating, victim of your horror, of your certainty. If something or someone should … Continue reading →

The settings in both of the Endgame and in the short film “Breath” are very similar to each other and create the same sense of hopelessness. In the short film breath, there is a dark room with little light, which … Continue reading →

In the Endgame text and performance both had a very dark and deep story line. In both, I felt the loneliness and the sadness that each character expressed. The big difference for me was when I was reading the Endgame, … Continue reading →

1) Plato’s theory of the Allegory of the Cave suggest that it is better to be the just man who encounters countless sufferings than the unjust man living life ignorantly. In “Bartleby the Scrivener,” by Herman Melville, Bartleby witnesses the … Continue reading →

In Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave”, the prisoners were happy and embedded within their own ignorance. Which is why they were so outraged by the other prisoner who obtained so much knowledge. This is very similar to “The Metamorphosis”, Gregor was … Continue reading →

2) What is the significance of the very last line of the story: “At this moment, almost endless traffic rolled across the bridge”? The significance to the very last line of the story is that life is very repetitive, and … Continue reading →

I have developed a lot of strengths in writing and analyzing through the online postings. The online postings allow me to think creatively, which was something that I always struggled with. The online meetings also have helped me look at … Continue reading →

Both the narrator from the Life of a Sensuous Women and Monkey from the Journey to the West are on their own personal heroic journeys. Compare both of their journeys and describe their self awareness that emerges throughout the texts. … Continue reading →