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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 →

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 →

During this semester, I developed some strengths in this class that I’ve noticed so far. I like the idea of free writing in class which helps me understand the text more. I usually just read the text without thinking it … Continue reading →

Although I consider myself a decent writer, I know that there is always room for me to grow and improve my writing skills. Writing a post every week, usually analyzing a certain concept, has definitely helped me develop a better organization … Continue reading →

Weekly posting has given me the ability to further analyze a text or a theme of a text, and make connections. In addition to writing strengths, learning about a culture or an era in history such as the Buddhist religion, … Continue reading →

Hello everyone, thanks to all who responded! Many of you are making some really interesting connections between texts, with valid comparisons and contrasts. The biggest challenge for most of you in this exercise, I think, is to narrow your topics/questions … Continue reading →

In The Journey to the West and in Life of a Sensuous Woman, both of the main characters  (Monkey and the Sensuous Woman), experience social isolation at some point in their lives, but for very different reasons. Contrast the two characters’ reasons for living away … Continue reading →

What are some common themes that you found between The Life of a Sensuous Woman and Bartleby the Scrivener? What do these themes tell us about the human condition? Do these similar themes explain how the main character eventually end up on the same path … Continue reading →

Although Journey to the West(Chapter 1, Norton,1st Edition) and Jounrey to the West(pdf from Norton, 2nd Edition) may be the same story, both editions share key differences. In a well thought out essay, use evidence from both texts that highlights … Continue reading →

In Journey to the West and Life of a Sensuous Woman we are presented with characters who seek a form of enlightenment to feel more complete in their life. Using references from the stories, explain how they both did or … Continue reading →