This post details what I learned as an English major and explains how a degree in the humanities is not useless.
An Overview of my Education as an English Major
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Gender and the US South Term Paper
A final project term paper that wrapped up my entire semester of class.
Wired for Story Reflection
This book was full of incredibly useful information regarding novel writing. The book explains what stories are, their purposes and the many different ways that you can go about creating your own. The most important parts that a story needs, according to Lisa Cron, is a plot, a protagonist, a "goal" or story question and… Continue reading Wired for Story Reflection
A Secret History by Donna Tartt – A Psychoanalytical Approach
Written January 22, 2019 The Secret History by Donna Tartt is a mind-boggling novel about 6 students studying Greek at a college in Vermont where two of the students actually die. There is a lot going on from a mental standpoint in these characters, which Freud’s theory can help with. Despite how horrific the events… Continue reading A Secret History by Donna Tartt – A Psychoanalytical Approach
Claudia Rankine and Her Powerful Poetry
A deep reading assignment of a poet named Claudia Rankine who speaks out on the injustice of racism in our society.
How I Came to be an English Major
A literacy narrative done for class on why I chose my major and how I wound up loving it.
Wink & Wag Photography 