August 29 Class
We began they year out with a single question that arose in class....."What is the first thing that comes to mind when the word American is used?"
Words such as cowboy, baseball, freedom, liberty, pride, and growth were mentioned. As I sat in class I realized how much this nation has to offer and how so many things make up the United States of America. I thought it was an extremely interesting conversation and it did make me think of all of the things that make up this great country. Obviously we are going to cover the historic literature in this class that comes from the great late American authors.
We mentioned all of the authors and books that will be covered in class and Wallace Stevens was the author we spent the most time on. He makes the notion that we all must wash ourselves clean of the old but remember to connect it with the past. I believe that this is a very true statement. We remember what has happened to us to improve on what is to come of us.
Another thing that was talke about was how great literature is made. It must give pleasure to the reader, must show some amount of change, while being experimental and exciting! I can go without commenting on that because that what every single person looks for when reading anything!
For those of you who don't know me, my name is Kim and feel free to say hello and introduce yourself to me whenever you want! I look forward to a fun semester of class with all of you!
Words such as cowboy, baseball, freedom, liberty, pride, and growth were mentioned. As I sat in class I realized how much this nation has to offer and how so many things make up the United States of America. I thought it was an extremely interesting conversation and it did make me think of all of the things that make up this great country. Obviously we are going to cover the historic literature in this class that comes from the great late American authors.
We mentioned all of the authors and books that will be covered in class and Wallace Stevens was the author we spent the most time on. He makes the notion that we all must wash ourselves clean of the old but remember to connect it with the past. I believe that this is a very true statement. We remember what has happened to us to improve on what is to come of us.
Another thing that was talke about was how great literature is made. It must give pleasure to the reader, must show some amount of change, while being experimental and exciting! I can go without commenting on that because that what every single person looks for when reading anything!
For those of you who don't know me, my name is Kim and feel free to say hello and introduce yourself to me whenever you want! I look forward to a fun semester of class with all of you!
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