Thursday, September 29, 2011

Thesis statements

Tell-tale heart
Poe's greatest feat in this story to me was his ability to create a dark and tense atmosphere by using repetitions and gloomy vocabulary. Making us feel as trapped , nervous, almost as mad as the protagonist, you reach the conclusion of this nerve-wrecking narrative sharing a part of the killer's relief that all of this is over.

The Lady or The Tiger?
  • The most important conflict in the Lady story  takes place in the mind of the princess. This effectively engages the reader because it is unresolved.
  • Bierce keeps readers interest high through vivid imagery and intentionally misleading shifts in settings and point of view.
Poetic elements (Nightingale)
Although the Nightingale is seemingly a fairy tale, it uses many poetic elements such as figures of speech, imagery and symbolism (as tree having humanlike souls). Uses a lot of colorful imagery (roses)

Thursday, September 15, 2011

http://www.library.spscc.ctc.edu/electronicreserve/eng9697/agar/11WaystoBeginanEssayand10WaystoEnd.pdf
1. Biographical information : "in occurence..." Ambrose Pierce was a northen soldier who wrote film a southern perspective.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Wiki Quizz 08/09/11

  1. Where is Mr. B's office? C-150
  2. What percentage of the course is writing and speaking worth?
  3. How many items are on the "Writing Correction Code"?
  4. What are Mr. B's office hours?
  5. What is the 48 hour rule?
  6. What is the first assignment?
  7. How many references are made to "thesis statement"?
  8. How can I reach Mr. B?
  9. How many short stories are we going to read?
  10. How many pages on the site refer to "grammar"?
  11. How many items are listed in the Student Agreement?
  12. What are the summative writing assignments?
  13. Write down two questions you have about the course?

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Determination to the service of the whales

It is said that a large majority of students pursuing their learning at Saint-Laurent College are more susceptible to investigate social causes. Be it true or not, Jonathan definitely has social issues in mind, and one of the main problematic he devotes his time to is the survival of near-extinct whale species. The hunting of whales, condemned internationally, is still taking place in the waters of Japan. Belonging to the department of bioecology and witnessing this outrage, Jonathan has decided to take matter into his own hands and now tries to learn new languages, notably Japanese, aiming at being able to work directly where the slaughter is happening.

Along with his studies in the field of bioecology, he got the chance to overcome one of the most difficult class available; differential calculus. Admittedly challenged by the task, he followed by revealing his relish for solving puzzles, telling us about the vast amount of adventure videogames he enjoyed playing, most of them requiring a brain trained to find solutions in a world of logical, mathematical enigmas.

As of now, Jonathan is living in Laval, his birth town, where he works as a lifeguard. His pastimes include watching documentaries, listening to music and the reading of magazines. His passion for ecology and his obvious determination can only confirm that it is only a matter of time before he flies to a destination where his actions will have a deeper impact regarding the preservation of our precious nature.