I am an immigrant to the United States. I am originally from the Dominican Republic, immigrated in 2009. The vignette “My Name” echoes with me because when I was in 2nd grade I didn’t like my last name. I didn’t because my classmates were laughing at my last name. I […]
Eldred
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Korb describes “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” as an “inverted fairy tale.” Elements of the short story suggest this interpretation. Connie is being taken away by Arnold Friend, who Korb describes as the “devil.” Arnold Friend is in a disguise which is supported when Connie sees Friend’s […]
Reading a poem requires an open mindset and having analytical skills to understand the poet’s intent. In the Italian sonnet, “What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, the speaker describes a past lover that they have forgotten. The speaker says, “And in […]
Looking back at Covid, it was an odd time to live in. Many Americans were scared because to them it was an unknown virus rapidly spreading across the country. I was aware of COVID around late 2019, while the majority of Americans heard about it early 2020 due the virus […]
Having “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” by Gabriel Garcias Marquez be the first course of this course is to expose us the a unique style of story telling. It will allow us to think more critically about what the narrative of the stories that we will be read […]
