So, I've made a decision ( Read more... )

It's been a tough week. I have this really simple assignment I have to do for my course on Tolkien and Fantasy, which involves coming up with a thesis and sample argumentative paragraph for my essay, and writing a one page summary of an article. As I said, it's a simple assignment, but I just haven't been able to do it. Last Wednesday I spent all ( Read more... )

As my apartment-mates know, I've spent a lot of time this year trying to figure out what the heck I'm doing in English Literature. I used to really love the challenge of analyzing literature and writing essays, but after three-and-a-half years in English, I'm just no longer as passionately interested in the material as I once was. And when you're ( Read more... )