Review: How to Read Literature like a Professor

I was introduced to a book called How to Read Literature Like a Professor, written by Thomas Foster, in the past year, though I only recently found the time to read it. I was apprehensive to reading the book at first because I though it might be stuffy, or inapplicable, or even repetitive. And while many of …

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Commentary and Review: Alien Intrusion

I am going to write on something I do not typically write on: I am going to do a movie/documentary commentary and review. I find it difficult to define what this film actually is. It is part movie, part documentary, part engaging information. So I will call it just this: a film. Alien Intrusion: Unmasking a …

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Review: If on a winters night a traveler

Since you are about to begin reading a rather unique review on Italo Calvino's If on a winters night a traveler, I will begin with this disclaimer: I am not a fan of the postmodernist movement. In fact, I particularly dislike most of what came of this time, including works from art and music. However, there …

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Draft Day!

I know; it is a corney joke. That day has actually already come and gone, but it's true: I'm done with the draft! yes indeed, the draft of my book is complete. Well, rough draft. And there is an intro and conclusion I need to write, but I cannot do that until I get past …

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Researcher’s “Block”

Most people have probably heard of writer's block. This comes in a variety of forms: interruption, lack of focus, multiple projects, too many ideas, or procrastination. I personally find the final one the common definition for most college students. As a writer, I stumble into the mind of writer's block from time to time, which …

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