http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/ en-us 2005-05-27T19:33:51-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/009567.html This is my second blogging portfolio… which simply means you will find a convenient list of links to my best blogged work in the Spring 2005 semester of American Literature 1915-Present course with Dr. Jerz. Although I fell behind during... KaylaTurano 2005-05-27T19:33:51-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/009566.html Trackback “Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily’s fierce-hearted black ‘stand-in-mother,’ Rosaleen,... KaylaTurano 2005-05-27T19:09:04-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/009565.html Trackback I really don’t know what to make of this story. I am mostly angry at the stepmother, for being so inattentive and uncaring to her husband’s children (from his previous marriage), Cato and Emerson. Why would she put an... KaylaTurano 2005-05-27T19:06:10-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/009564.html Trackback This was a truly eye-opening and touching story. After reading about Mrs. Wilson’s battle with cancer and approaching death, it just makes you want to live and enjoy life. So many passages stood out to me within this story.... KaylaTurano 2005-05-27T19:04:07-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/009563.html After having read this story over spring break, I was rather surprised at the ending involving Blanche’s demise. Although I didn’t necessarily support Blanche’s lies and insecurities, I also do not condone Stanley’s actions leading to his sister-in-law’s tragedy. It... KaylaTurano 2005-05-27T19:00:29-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/009132.html Although this story isn’t very realistic, I liked it. This story was difficult to follow at first because it is constantly incorporating the past and present – fiction and what I believe to be true? Anyway, I really enjoyed the... KaylaTurano 2005-04-20T20:46:45-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/009131.html “Up from the skeleton stone walls, up from the rotting floor boards and the solid hand-hewn beams of oak of the pre-war cotton factory, dusk came. Up from the dusk the full moon came. Glowing like a fired pine-knot it... KaylaTurano 2005-04-20T20:42:04-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/009130.html I thoroughly enjoyed Pam Houston’s, “The Best Girlfriend You Never Had.” Lucy and Leo seem to share a great connection. They spend a lot of time together. “A perfect day in the city always starts like this: my friend Leo... KaylaTurano 2005-04-20T20:37:35-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/009129.html Dorothy Parker’s “Here We Are” was a very enjoyable short story. First off, I feel it is important to mention that this story was written in 1931, and times were much different in regards to romantic relationships and marriage. It... KaylaTurano 2005-04-20T20:04:00-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/009128.html Flannery O’Connor’s “Greenleaf” truthfully annoyed me to the end! Mrs. May had such a miserable and annoyed outlook on life. She tried to justify why she put up with her living conditions and business with the Mr. Greenleaf… because no... KaylaTurano 2005-04-20T19:57:55-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/009127.html Upon meeting Zoë Hendricks in Lorrie Moore’s “You’re Ugly, Too,” I was intrigued at the honest portrayal of an unwed career-focused woman who was self-conscious about her age, beauty, health, and life. Her ongoing sarcasm with everyone in her life... KaylaTurano 2005-04-20T19:21:05-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/008157.html http://dictionary.reference.com/ defines Blog as: "An online diary; a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page; also called Weblog, Web log. Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author." OR "A shared on-line journal where... KaylaTurano 2005-03-03T15:15:01-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/008102.html Hart Crane's "To Brooklyn Bridge" and David Lehman's "The World Trade Center" shared some similarities. Both focus on two New York City landmarks~ The Brooklyn Bridge and World Trade Center. Although I have not yet been to New York, I... KaylaTurano 2005-03-02T20:03:16-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/008071.html http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL267/2005/007828.php Upon the very first time of reading Sylvia Plath’s "Daddy,” I was shocked and also rather confused as to the direction of her poem. However, some obvious struggles were found within. It is well-known that Plath struggled in her... KaylaTurano 2005-03-02T14:33:51-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaylaTurano/007820.html I was thoroughly impressed at how well this play was written... all the while knowing from the beginning the plot tells "the story of a woman who murders her husband -- an ordinary young woman, any woman." As a young... KaylaTurano 2005-02-24T15:09:01-05:00