English Composition 1302 (24374)

Project 2

POV Adaptation and modification of “So Much Water” by Raymond Carver

I make a point to appreciate my wife’s meal even though I am not really that hungry. I’m a little tired and she catches me staring off into the distance. Claire seems concerned but I don’t understand her worry. She remarks…

Project 1

Where the Rainbow Goes → Michiko Dead by Jack Gilbert

He lives as if he is riding the train to

where the rainbow lands. When the dark clouds

are over him, he looks beyond and into the light

Time and Distance Overcome

Time and Distance Overcome

At the start of the essay Time and Distance overcome by Eula Biss I expected merely a historical recounting of the historical background of the telephone poles. Although it did not take long to realize the telephone poles had a…

ENGL 1302 / Fall 2020 / Schedule

Week 1 10/19–10/22: Reading As A Writer

Response to “If” by Jenny Patton

I think this author has an interesting take on her mother’s death. We tend just to believe doctors: even though they’re just people, like us. They make mistakes, and their mistakes can cause people their lives or their quality of life, and in Jenny’s case, it was her…

Argument Essay

As I look around today, I see a lack of community. I have spent much time thinking about what has happened to cause the loss of this essential element of society, and I have landed on one thing — the destruction of the nuclear family. The foundation of the family begins with committed parents. In the…

POV/Voice

In “First” by Ryan Van Meter, the point of view is first person participant. The narrator, Ryan (the author), is obviously the main character. He tells the story from his side, only revealing his feelings. The story only shows his side, not taking into consideration how the other characters feel and what they…

POV and voice in “Varsity”

In the short story “Varsity”, The narrator is writing in a 1st person point of view. He is in his football locker room at school and he is describing how everything looks and feels. He includes memories and also quotes the people who were talking throughout the story. At the end of…

Interpretations

Many teachers will tell their students that there is no such thing as a ‘wrong’ answer in English Literature. This is true, but can be quite misleading. For the sake of simplicity, this statement sacrifices clarity, and needs some expanding on.