Portfolio 3 (and remnants of 2)
I realize that I haven't put up a portfolio for mid-semester time. I don't exactly know what happened, but this my public apology and an amalgammated portfolio, with some posts dating back to (ahem) October. There goes my timeliness grade.
Following the style of the first portfolio, my entries will be presented under one common umbrella because they tend to overlap.
And so, another semester comes to a close. Just like that. It's been a great, fast ride, sometimes so fast that it kept zooming out of focus. We win some, we lose some, we learn a lot, and treasure what we're left behind with. My love and wishes for good fortune to all who move on from here.
Coverage, Depth and Interaction
Walden by Thoreau - Thoreau, in the tradition of the Romantics, returns to nature and reminds us that perhaps we might need to think of the "forward" progress that our society has been making. There's something to be said for the pleasure that comes from building with our own two hands.
Huck Finn and First Impressions - After The Scarlet Letter, Huck Finn was perhaps my next favorite read in the course. My second Twain read after Innocents Abroad, Huck Finn stole my heart because I haven't read any other book that brought me in such close contact with American culture.
Uncle Remus n' Brer Rabbit - Visions of Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury, but only in terms of dialect. There's not quite as much disintegration of culture with Brer Rabbit as there is with Faulkner.
"A" is for Average - Another in a long line of firsts, this post was a reflection on Booker T. Washington's address. Education is a topic that has always been close to me. I have to admit, I do tend to get charged about it.
In the Temple of Knowledge - Knowledge. Education. The good stuff.
The Golden Girl - The resurgence of emotion and passion in a play by D. Belasco. It's always a good thing.
Xenoblogging
Commenting
Meredith Harber's post titled "Two Thousand Miles for What?"
Vanessa Kolberg's post titled "Washington."
Valerie Masciarelli's post titled "W.E.B DuBois."
Jason Pugh's post titled "Girl of the Golden West."
Vanessa Kolberg's post titled "Goldigger."
Wildcard
My own post titled All Time 100 Novels on my personal web log, Wanderlust. Books are beautiful. That's all I have to say.
And so another semester comes to a close. Just like that. We win some, we lose some, we learn a lot and we treasure all that we're left behind with. My love and wishes for luck and happiness to all who move on from here.
Posted by NehaBawa at December 5, 2005 12:28 PM