Pest Control

I'm not sure how this blog managed to escape my deletion frenzy, but I guess I'll go ahead and plug this website while I'm at it. It's about pest control. If you're looking for information (well-organized, and well-written) about getting rid of pests. Well, this is the site for you.

Essay #3: Torture discussion.

The assignment: 500-750 word essay defining the term torture from a particular perspective and how it relates or what it means to you, today.

Please post some of your ideas about how you intend to approach this subject and from which perspective, as well as any information or articles you may have found, and maybe even a little debate about what "torture" is or can be.

"A Good Man is Hard to Find" citation info

Here you go for Flannery:

"A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor is found in an anthology called Literature and the Writing Process , edited by Elizabeth McMahon, Susan Day, Robert Funtz, and is found on pages 320-330. The anthology is in its Sixth Edition, and was published by Pearson Education Inc. in 2002, in New Jersey.

Hope you all had a splendid revisioning weekend.

Citation information:

The citation information for Dry September is this:

The story itself is found in an anthology of William Faulkner's works entitled Collected Stories of William Faulkner, published by Vintage International in November of 1995, and there doesn't seem to be an editor. The story is found on pages 169-183, if that information is at all relevant. If you have trouble creating a work cited entry with the information provided above, just email me.

[Update: Yes, Vintage International in New York]

The citation information for A Good Man is Hard to Find will have to wait until I can get the book I copied it from back from my colleague, Amber.

A Woman President in Chile

This is inspiring news, comrades. Any comments?

"A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor

Use the comment section under this post to explain to us what you think Flannery is getting at in "A Good Man is Hard to Find". Notes about Flannery's history, writing style, and anything else are welcome. Again, don't be afraid to ask questions. This is yet another opportunity for us to pursue a dialogue which will probably help you form some more opinions about the short stories we're going to write about.

William Faulkner's "Dry September" notes.

Comment under this post what you think the meaning (or meanings) are beyond the surface level in William Faulkner's "Dry September." Don't be afraid to ask questions or pose questions. We're encouraging a dialogue here.

The Big Question:

What does all of this (the arguments presented by Orwell) really mean to you, to us, and to society as a whole?
Don't be shy. Let us know what you think.

A Work Cited Entry for Orwell

I will give you the information for the Orwell essay "Politics and the English Language" and then you let you craft the MLA citation. So, here is the information:

George Orwell's "Politics and the English Language," is an essay from an anthology of essays entitled In Depth: Essayists For Our Time, edited by Carl Klaus, published in 1993 by Heinle in Boston. The essay is found on pages 540-550.

That should be all the information you need.

Faculty Email is Down

I'm not able to send or receive any emails I have't already responded to. The server won't even allow me to log in. So, I'll just see all of you in class today. I hope things went well. I will bring the MLA Style guide as well as my book, and you might want to bring your book too. We're going to practice MLA citations and workshop.