November 29, 2005
My Final Blog Compilation
Here is my last compilation of blogs. Enjoy!
Coverage:
The Atlanta Exposition Address
Depth:
Gold Rush extras
Looking into the Atlanta Exposition Address
Interaction:
Discussing race in Washington
Comparing Addresses
Respect in Washington
The burden in Du Bois
Discussion:
Oops. I thought Washington was white. I guess it was because he was so accomodating during his address. He even looked white in the picture! Oh well, you learn something new everyday.
Sparked a little with Washington
Timeliness:
Atlanta Exposition
No story yet, but trying to put something...Gold Rush
Xenoblogging:
Gold Rush
Comment Primo on Stacy's
Posted by AshleyHoltzer at 01:19 PM | Comments (0)
November 13, 2005
My 2nd Compilation of Beautiful Blogs
Portfolio 2 -- American Literature, 1800-1915 (EL 266)
Here is my second Blog Portfolio. I'm finally getting the hang of this...hope you enjoy!
Coverage:
Nature Meditations (Thoreau)
Side Note: I loved reading Thoreau!
He's Genius! (Thoreau)
I liked Emily Dickinson, too!
Raft or Shore: More Huck Finn
Huck, Jim, and American Racial Discourse
More Huck: Jim Stands Out
Depth:
These are some blog entries where I found myself searching for more, or just thinking in depth about something.
Connecting Don Quixote and Huck Finn
Find Out about Lilburn Boggs and Boggs in AHF
Why The Negro is Black and Race Evolution
Interaction:
I liked commenting on what others had to say about the selections I have read. Read with an open mind and it's interesting to read my classmates' points of view.
Talking with Stacy about Walden selections
Talking with Stacy about Poe and money
Commenting on the Introduction to AHF
More talk on Huck
Poe with Meredith
Emily D. with Meredith and class
I helped things get rolling for Michelle
Discussion:
I thought Thoreau might be lonely, which sparked some conversation.
Other classmates thought Thoreau was a genius, too.
Race evolution was a big one
Timeliness:
Here are some of my on-time blogs...
Xenoblogging:
I got things rolling for Michelle.
Also for Stacy.
Wildcard:
Since I read Don Quixote in Spanish, I immediately noticed a connection with Tom Sawyer and the books he reads.
Posted by AshleyHoltzer at 05:15 PM | Comments (0)
October 31, 2005
Jim stands out
Well I didn't get quite to the end of Huckleberry Finn yet, but I do have something to say about what I have read thus far. It seems like Huck is seeing Jim more and more like a human, rather than a slave. For example, like when Jim admits to his fault about beating his daughter, I think, it shows he is only human and makes mistakes in which he can forgive himself. Above all, I think the "royalities" that they've picked up make Jim's honest and good character stand out even more to Huck. I feel like Jim is becoming like a role model for Huck. Until I finish the rest of the novel....let me know what you think!
Posted by AshleyHoltzer at 03:17 PM | Comments (1)
October 09, 2005
Nevermore!
"On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before." (The Raven)
It sounds here like the Poe is not quite sure how he feels yet about the bird's presence. The bird has broken his lonliness, which seemed to have made him uncomfortable, but at the same time he seems to like the company. Even though he is unsure about "the visitor" he is expressing in this quote some despair about his "hopes" leaving him before. I think he's speaking of Lenore leaving him before and he's kind of sad because even if the bird is Lenore in another form, its just going to fly away like her dying. Maybe by the raven saying "nevermore", it is trying to send a message for Poe to not be lonely anymore...like Lenore's spirit is still present. I really like the rhythm this poem gives the reader while reading it; it reminds me a Halloween poem which fits the season perfectly!
Posted by AshleyHoltzer at 03:47 PM | Comments (2)