I continue to be disappointed with the human species and I see no end in sight. We are not capable of being much more than we are in a physical sense... there is no X-man, no Superman, no Incredible Hulk in our physical future. We are, like it or not, a mass of flesh and blood, unable to keep ourselves focused on anything for an extended period of ( Read more... )

Hello, fellow English lovers! My name's Erica and I just joined this community after a two-year long hiatus from LJ (I can be quite forgetful) so I thought I'd pop in ( Read more... )

Ladies and gents, I thought I’d let you know that re my „oh my god thesis aaarrrggghhh” entry, it was helpful and thank you if you commented. My idea has been accepted, and now that it has, I’ll write it here.

Taken from the email I sent a day or two ago, written as is:

“[...]  poetry in heavy metal lyrics, plenty of it about. Specifically I would ( Read more... )

Hello all, new member. Dehlia, 24, current sophomore ( Read more... )

I have a thesis idea. It's a bit out of left field. How do I write the proposal so that it sounds good- regarding detail and stuff? I'm terrified of writing it because if it's shot down, I have nothing else.

Any ideas? Ta, all.

While doing a paper on my research so far, there was a part that involved stating the method of our research. Well, for all the blather I wrote there here is the real, daily, method ( Read more... )

Hello, I'd like to share a few short stories (or maybe poems) with a friend trying to practice her English, do any of you have some ideas as to what I can recommend? Preferably well-known stories, or stories with some cultural/historical significance to them, as well as she's interested in great works of literature and writers ( Read more... )

Hi all,
I've spent the last two weeks on an essay about Enobarbus (from Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra), but I can't seem to reconcile my ideas into a coherent whole and I'm superfrustrated, so I'd really appreciate any advice/thoughts from the community! My thesis has gone through several iterations and I'm not satisfied with any, but I've ( Read more... )

Ladies, gentlemen, people who probably have PhDs and therefore know more than me, I come again.

Can someone please explain, in as simple language as is possible:

“This paltry age’s gaudy livery, I love it not.” and aestheticism. What is Oscar Wilde saying here, why? What is he rejecting? Royalty’s finery? (Couldn't be that. excuse the stupidness, my ( Read more... )

Exam. On the 3rd. Oh god. I failed once, I need to pass, this is hopeless. History of Brit Lit, it'll focus on Old English but there's way too much to take in and remember. It'll be fine, right?