http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/ en-us 2004-12-08T13:39:33-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/006300.html Yay! This semester is finally coming to an end! This entry is where I pull everything together and reflect on the readings as a whole. For my depth entries: Native American Oral Literature The Devil's Dictionary The John Henry Legend... Sarah Elwood 2004-12-08T13:39:33-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/006295.html I thought I would hate reading this book! Just the title kind of turns me off, and I still wonder why "Huckleberry Finn" is someone's name..... But surprisingly, this book was good! I think it had a lot of suspense,... Sarah Elwood 2004-12-08T13:17:51-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/006293.html I really enjoyed reading "The Girl of the Golden West," just for something different. Being an art major, I appreciated the construction of the play. I liked how all the scenery and stage directions were given: descriptions of every little... Sarah Elwood 2004-12-08T13:07:33-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/006291.html Robinson's poetry was interesting in that everything seemed fine right up until about the last line of each poem. In "Richard Corey" we are introduced to a man that everyone love and admires. Everyone wants to be him. And then,... Sarah Elwood 2004-12-08T13:00:10-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/006262.html Wow, we have analyzed "The Yellow Wallpaper" so much I think it is starting to make ME crazy! I did really enjoy reading this story though. It is kind of ambigous; you can bring in so many different viewpoints and... Sarah Elwood 2004-12-05T23:28:21-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/006175.html I love everyone's wild card entries this time! A lot of people wrote about what they want for christmas, and some wrote about some weird "phenomenon" they possess or have experienced. I think I am going to kind of use... Sarah Elwood 2004-12-01T00:55:23-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/006072.html In class, when we discussed the John Henry Legend, the point was brought up that did it matter if john henry was real or not? I thought about this, and I have come to the conclusion, that no, I really... Sarah Elwood 2004-11-29T22:32:14-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/006064.html Reading the Native American Oral Literature passed down from generation to generation was interesting. It is neat to see the differences between cultures. But what fascinates me the most, with any culture, is that people feel the need to explain... Sarah Elwood 2004-11-29T21:38:10-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/006056.html I really enjoyed reading "The Devil's Dictionary" by Ambrose Bierce. It came at a good time in the semester, right between two novels. I liked its setup: how it was arranged into definitions rather than paragraphs; it made it easier... Sarah Elwood 2004-11-29T20:43:13-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/005807.html "The Girl of the Golden West" is a play written by David Belasco. The play is set in Cloudy Mountain, California during the Gold Rush. The center of the story is the Polka Saloon, owned by Minnie, or "The Girl."... Sarah Elwood 2004-11-10T00:37:55-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/005100.html (I hope to figure out how to add pictures to blogs soon, because I have so many, and I would like everyone to see them) I went to France this past May with Dr. Chossat, and 4 other students. It... Sarah Elwood 2004-10-11T00:13:59-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/005082.html I think that I have come a long way in the world of blogging this semester. Last year, I didn't even know what a blog was! Now I read other student's blogs, write my own entries, and I even figured... Sarah Elwood 2004-10-10T20:18:02-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/005080.html I can definately relate to Thoreau's opinion on the purpose of the government, "That government is best which governs least." In "Resistance to Civil Government," Thoreau reflects on his experiences with taxes, prison, and the government. I think he feels... Sarah Elwood 2004-10-10T19:45:22-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/005014.html In reading "The Raven" in high school, and again for American Literature, I have begun to look at the raven as sort of a personification of Death. Personification is when a non-living object is given human characteristics, or as Merriam-Webster... Sarah Elwood 2004-10-08T22:22:19-05:00 http://blogs.setonhill.edu/SarahElwood/004969.html Hey guys, I need some help! I thought I had a really good idea for my paper, but know I am running into problems! I wanted to analyze The Scarlet Letter, but I am having a hard time narrowing my... Sarah Elwood 2004-10-06T20:26:39-05:00