Thursday, February 17, 2005
Thesis Exercise
Task: In your group, come up with a thesis for each essay or video segment. Best thesis gets a prize.
1) Jonathan Franzen’s essay “Imperial Bedroom.”
WINNER: Group 5
We as Americans want to keep our private private and our public public. It
appears as though we are losing privacy through increases in technology and a
blurred line between private and public space; but the illusion of privacy
still remains important.
The Blog Begins!
Welcome to the English 101-J weblog for Spring 2005! Bookmark this blog and return soon to read our journal entries, paper abstracts, and other writing we’ve done for class. We’re trying to prove that the blogosphere doesn’t have to be dominated by drivel; weblogs are a dynamic and engaging medium that can nourish creativity and interaction. For more on better blogging, see this introduction to my weblog at booksandculture.com. This weblog is part of a pilot program at Calvin College. See you back here soon!