Chose a phrase or a sentence from Emerson’s essay “Nature” that really struck you as being accurate to your own experience of nature. Write a paragraph that captures an experience of nature of your own that supports what you understand to be Emerson’s vision of nature. The natural world and its revelatory characteristics, enticed the…
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Peer Review 4
You can access Julia’s blog here. Hey Julia, I admire your succinct ability to encapsulate the entirety of Shakespeare’s play! You have constructed your blog to demonstrate all of Shakespeare’s themes of forgiveness and reconciliation despite the darkness of vengeance lurking within society. I believe that the saying, “The rarer action is/ In virtue than…
Blog 5 – Life is a Dream, Death is Awakening
4. Why did Tolstoy lose faith with his own class and identify himself with the Russian peasants? Write a succinct short paragraph that explains this curious turn of events in his life. Leo Tolstoy, suffered great loss in his 82 years of life (1830-1910). This was due to the death of 2 of his children…
Summative Entry
Studying the literature and culture of the Renaissance has amplified my understanding of what it is to be human. The richness of human nature that Shakespeare employs within his literature, allowed me to truly understand what it means to be human in each passing moment. Despite the highly challenging nature of reading his work, (as…
Summative Entry
Studying the literature and culture of the Nineteenth Century has amplified my understanding of what it is to be human. Studying 19th Century Literature has enabled me to understand the diverse experiences of humanity, which derives from the mirroring of society’s expectations and values within literature. The writers throughout the Enlightenment, Romantic and Victorian eras were…
Peer Review 4
You can find a link to Vivian’s blog here Hey Vivian, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog. I study art as another one of my units and I believe you have formally analysed the tapestry’s icons and deeper meanings with great insight. I particularly like your last line, “With its beautiful design and unique presentation…
Blog 5 – O brave new world!
Imagine yourself on a remote island on which you have never seen anyone else than your father and one or two of his strange helpers. Describe how you will react when you suddenly see a group of young people coming to greet you out of nowhere. Miranda says O wonder! How many goodly creatures are…
Blog 4 – Moon-calf
In the role of any one of the characters you have met in the play so far, give a brief account of what it is like being who you are. The except of The Tempest that we studied in class gives a monster-like, naive perspective of the character Caliban. Caliban who is a monster of the Earth,…
Peer Review 3
You can find a link to Veronica’s blog here. I attempted a similar question in my blog, so I was initially intrigued to see a counter argument to my belief that Heathcliff is a demon. I was amazed to see how you realised he is both a daemon and demon as a result of his…
Peer Review 3
You can find a link to Yasmin’s blog here. I thoroughly enjoyed reading your poem that you have dedicated to your children, I believe this is a beautiful gift, regardless of whether it is for a uni blog or not! I know that once your girls are old enough to understand the skill in which…
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