Tuesday, April 16, 2019

TODAY (TUESDAY APRIL 16TH) IS THE LAST DAY TO HAND IN PAPERS


Spring 2019
  O’Connell
Today (Tuesday April 16th) is the LAST DAY I will be on campus this semester.

IF YOU LEAVE A PAPER AT MY OFFICE AFTER 1 PM ON TUESDAY—YOU NEED TO EMAIL IT TO ME OR I WILL NOT GET IT!

PLEASE EMAIL IT IF I AM NOT IN MY OFFICE WHEN YOU DROP OFF THE PAPER OR I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GRADE IT!

Monday, April 1, 2019

REMINDER FOR THE REST OF THE SEMESTER

I will not be on campus tomorrow Tuesday April 2 but I will be in my office (1137) for the rest of the semester from 10-2 (Mon-Thurs).

The final paper is due Mon 4/15 for Mon/wed classes
 AND
Tuesday April 4/16 for Tues/Thurs classes.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Essay 3 Questions---due April 16


USE THE CLASS BLOG FOR 2 OUTSIDE SOURCES:                                                  
Eng102spring2019.blogspot.com
3 PAGES, DOUBLE SPACED, SIZE 12 TIMES NEW ROMAN
Pick ONE of the essay topics below for your paper. USE TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES!!!

1)      Discuss the role of PTSD in “A Perfect Day for Bananafish.” This would require some research into PTSD and comparing it to what we see from Seymour in the story. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
2)      How does Nawabdin change over the course of his story? What is like in the first half of the story and what/why does he change in the second half? How does this complicate your view of him as a character? Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
3)      Explain how the main character from at least two of the stories: “Nawabdin,” “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” and The Castaway change over the course of their respective stories. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

AVOID USING DIRECT QUOTES IN YOUR INTRODUCTION OR CONCLUSION.
Do not retell the story! Analyze and explain your thesis (which is your main point).
Quote the stories we read and your two outside sources/
Read over your work. Have someone else read over your work.
 “Short Stories” (Quotation Marks)----Novels, Plays and Films (Italics)

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Article for Castaway

https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/22/movies/film-review-ultimate-survivor-man-against-nature.html

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturereviews/10514113/Cast-Away-2000-original-Telegraph-review.html

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/jan/12/culture.reviews

https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2000-12-29/79994/

https://brightlightsfilm.com/wp-content/cache/all/the-volleyball-in-the-void-tom-hanks-is-cast-away/#.W_w2D85Ki70

Nawabdin

These are articles about the psychology of revenge and why it feels so good:

http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2011/october-11/the-complicated-psychology-of-revenge.html

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/06/revenge.aspx

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/06/04/revenge-the-psychology-of-retribution/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pamela-gerloff/the-psychology-of-revenge_b_856184.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/27/science/payback-time-why-revenge-tastes-so-sweet.html?action=click&module=Search&region=searchResults&mabReward=relbias%3Ar&url=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fsearch%2Fsitesearch%2F%3Faction%3Dclick%26region%3DMasthead%26pgtype%3DHomepage%26module%3DSearchSubmit%26contentCollection%3DHomepage%26t%3Dqry949%23%2Fwhy+does+revenge+feel+good

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/08/the-cycle-of-revenge/?_php=true&_type=blogs&action=click&module=Search&region=searchResults&mabReward=relbias%3Ar&url=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fsearch%2Fsitesearch%2F%3Faction%3Dclick%26region%3DMasthead%26pgtype%3DHomepage%26module%3DSearchSubmit%26contentCollection%3DHomepage%26t%3Dqry949%23%2Fwhy+does+revenge+feel+good&_r=0

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

No Class Tuesday March 19th

Whatever my daughter had yesterday, I know have so there will be no classs today Tuesday March 19th.

We will pick up again on Thursday March 21.

Thank you,

Prof. O’Connell

Monday, March 18, 2019

No Class Monday March 18

My daughter was up most of the night sick and I have to bring her to the doctors this morning so I cannot come into today. I apologize and we will pick up on Wednesday.

TODAY (TUESDAY APRIL 16TH) IS THE LAST DAY TO HAND IN PAPERS

Spring 2019   O’Connell Today (Tuesday April 16 th ) is the LAST DAY  I will be on campus this semester. IF YOU LEAVE A PAPER AT M...