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Although this was optional, I wanted to reflect on how much I have learned during this course. I have always loved english and valued it. This course has taught me to have an open-mind and to try to view things differently. Perspective and borders were things that I have never really thought about but theyContinue reading “Final Friday post”

Malibu Hess  English  4/18/20  Final MP4 Hi! Many of you know me from class, but here is just a little bit of a “get to know me”. My name is Malibu (yes, that is my real name). I have Phenylketonuria. Many of you probably do not know what that is. It is an illness thatContinue reading “Mp4”

Malibu Hess English  4/20/20 Mp3 I have thought about literature a lot during this time of crisis. Literature is something that can connect to people in many different ways. A good book can completely captivate you, to the point where you can not put the book down. I re-read the whole “Twilight” series because itContinue reading “Mp3”

Malibu Hess English  3/26/20       MP2 Throughout this semester, we learned all about borders, culture, and perspectives. We have dug into the depths of these and incorporated many ideas of how we have certain cultures or views. I personally believe society, and the views our family/parents or friends give us play a HUGEContinue reading “MP2”

Malibu Hess English  4/8/20 Throughout reading Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows, I have notices borders in womens lives and how they are viewed and/or treated. It is all about the community, friendships and women’s lives. I have noticed a lot throughout reading that there are so many stereotypes with the women in these novels becauseContinue reading “week 12”

Write an 800+ word draft of MP2 using at least five sources. As discussed during class on Wednesday, the idea here is that you’ll be engaging with sources meaningfully for your own purposes as you analyze the two texts you are working with for this essay. The two texts that I have chosen to analyzeContinue reading “post 9”

Focus on how a text option for MP2 reflects and / or shapes the culture/s depicted. Consider how your own cultural background shapes your reading of that text and your approach to and understanding of the culture/s in the text.For my text, I am going to speak about the novel Boxers and Saints. I amContinue reading “post 8”

Malibu Hess In 500-600 words, compare Boxers and Saints with another text (something we have read in class or something else of your choice). You obviously won’t be able to do a complete and thorough comparative analysis. Simply choose a specific idea or element of the texts for comparison. For example, as discussed in class,Continue reading “post 7”

Write a 500-600 word personal reflection on how your own perspective (opinions, identities, experiences, ideas, interests, etc.) shaped your reading of Wide Sargasso Sea.  Wide Sargasso Sea is a novel by Jean Ryhs. it is a feminist and anti-colonial response to Charlotte Brontes “Jane Arye”. At the end, Antoinette, is left as a mad womanContinue reading “Post 6”

Malibu Hess English  1/04/2020 Learning Narrative Throughout this process, I tried to think of the whole concept of borders and what seemed most interesting to me. Looking at borders as a whole is such a huge and broad topic. We have talked about reality vs. fantasy and we have read stories that involve this. IContinue reading “Project”