We began class Tuesday with an exercise designed to help fix run-on sentences. We split into groups of two or three, and worked on sentences pulled from our previous essays. Then, each group shared one of the sentences and explained why it was either run-on…

In my sophomore year of high school, Ke$ha came to Dartmouth for a concert. My friends had tickets so I reluctantly decided to attend. I was pleasantly surprised with the show and decided to buy her first album, “Animal.” If one were to look at…

Jennifer Weiner’s Good in Bed both comments on real life struggles of the main character, Cannie, while ultimately providing a pleasant escape to readers. The novel is not “escapist” as a whole, as Cannie grapples with her weight and heavier life issues, but retains a…

“My lady had not fainted; she allowed the girl to assist her, and rose from the ground upon which she had grovelled. Her golden hair fell in loose, dishevelled masses about her ivory throat and shoulders; her face and lips were colourless; her eyes terrible…

I chose to juxtapose our Oxford edition cover of LAS with the movie adaptation cover. Overall, the two covers are completely different. The book cover is far more mysterious and inconclusive whereas the movie cover reveals more about the story. A notable difference between the…

I find it funny that when snapchat came out it was considered a “girls” app, and many guys (myself included) were reluctant to download it. Now, it’s probably my number one social media outlet, and there is no shame in using the app. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-02-07/snapchat-and-the-erasable-future-of-social-media

The first paragraph of Lady Audley’s Secret describes Audley Court in vivid detail. The “avenue of limes” creates a lasting image of a row of lime trees, forming a path to the Court (7). We get the sense that Audley Court is a swanky place…

For better or worse, YAL is extremely prevalent in today’s society in a variety of ways. YA novels pack bookstore shelves, inspire movies, and even find themselves in syllabi of college English courses. David Cappella’s article, “Kicking it Up Beyond the Casual: Fresh Perspectives in…

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon) became famous after releasing “For Emma, Forever Ago” in 2007, an acoustic album recorded in the woods of Wisconsin while battling mononucleosis. Many of his songs are about getting over his ex-girlfriend, and as a result come across as sad but…

In the opening chapters, Hazel and Augustus bond over reading each other’s favorite novel. Through this sharing we begin to learn more about the main characters individually, but also what they mean to each other. Augustus clearly likes Hazel enough to invite her to dinner,…