tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28544247851140203402024-03-13T15:30:13.606-06:00Literary WonderlandGideonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13328578010572353558noreply@blogger.comBlogger277125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-56276601007895450412014-04-24T10:53:00.001-06:002014-04-24T10:54:46.454-06:00The End.So I submitted my paper to three different venues as mentioned in a <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/04/formal-publications-here-i-come.html">previous post</a>. <a href="https://cas.byu.edu/cas/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Flas.lib.byu.edu%2F2.1.3%2Fservice%2Fauthenticate.php%3Fdk%3DjlawfcejpJPAF38Phj098af3w%26c%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fscholarsarchive.lib.byu.edu%252Flogio.php%253Fnext%253Dc3VibWl0LnBocD8%253D">BYU Scholars Archive</a>, <a href="http://womensstudies.byu.edu/journal/">AWE: A Woman's Experience</a>, and <a href="http://www.studentpulse.com/">The International Student Journal</a>. It was scary at first, but now that it's done I feel more confident. I am excited to explore more publishing options with upcoming projects that I have in mind.<br />
<br />
Goodbye to all my classmate bloggers! I say goodbye to this blog, but not to blogging. Here is my <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XwoAkS-IQXuUt-TUvPlz75ER1znQpS9G_6SHNsGFxsc/edit">finished product</a>. What a journey! I've learned so much.Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145950875496552661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-2826026389967061522014-04-23T16:38:00.000-06:002014-04-23T16:38:33.475-06:00A Thousand Splendid WordsWell, it's been a journey. A journey of a thousand splendid hours, sources, and words to get to where I am now. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16whcLigYkSYezul7fLRBJP1Y6dVWOUho6UKtVnF02_Q/edit?usp=sharing">And here's the final draft of my paper, titled A Thousand Splendid Suns and Sons</a>.<br />
<br />
I always knew that I wanted to write about Khaled Hosseini's <i>A Thousand Splendid Suns. </i>While I am not a strong advocate for feminism in America (simply because I feel that feminists should work on getting other countries to where we are now in regards to women's rights) I am a strong advocate for feminism in the Middle East. I remember the first time I had heard that it is legal and encouraged to kill a female family member for "dishonoring" your family--such as having a baby out of wedlock. I was appalled, and all of the sudden, advancing feminist agendas in America didn't seem that important when there are still areas in the world where they can kill their daughters for having sex--<i>legally </i>kill their daughters--without a trial. It's absolutely wrong. And there is no way to make it ever seem right.<br />
<br />
<i>A Thousand Splendid Suns </i>and my essay on it is the perfect outlet for my emotions and feelings. And I hope that it feels like I poured my heart into this essay, because I honestly tried to. I ended up submitting my essay to the Awl, an online New York based journal that publishes hot-topic submissions. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11091331295137744421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-86263883708108012832014-04-23T09:25:00.002-06:002014-04-23T09:25:47.458-06:00It's Submitted!I recently submitted my paper to <a href="http://www.studentpulse.com/" target="_blank">Student Pulse</a>, which is an international online student journal. In order to submit it I had to change the citations from MLA to APA, which took some time since I've never used APA before. It was nice that that was the only restriction because they accept work from both undergraduates and graduates and the word limit was 2,000-7,500 (my paper is just over 3,250) Now it's submitted and in 2 to 3 months I will now if it's been accepted or not. <div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Here's my paper with the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVKghzDp8hPcXc1aVFIcjItM3M/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">APA</a> formatting</div>
<div>
And here it is with<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVKghzDp8hPMjRWVVJIWWdyQjQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"> MLA</a> (if you were unable to see it in <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/04/i-love-it-when-plan-comes-together.html" target="_blank">this post)</a>.<br /><div>
<br /></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412535273135132808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-79282824628102395342014-04-23T02:35:00.000-06:002014-04-23T02:38:57.078-06:00This Video Took Forever#technicaldifficulties<br />
<br />
Finally, after a seemingly never ending trail of technical problems, I finally loaded this masterpiece to Youtube. Now the whole world can share it. I enjoyed being able to write about something personally meaningful that could engage further discussion from an informed audience. If I get a fair response from this short intro vid, then I might have to circulate it on the social webs. Anyway, you better appreciate this because I put too much work into it. Thanks, everyone. (I love you)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/sr2gXKzG4AM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
P.S. If anyone would like to read my finished <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9ccdVvfAICPRmtVLVRUNzdvTXM/edit" target="_blank">Paper</a> . . . </span>there you go.</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08830815865203976824noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-91960024730104161152014-04-23T01:28:00.000-06:002014-04-23T08:31:05.870-06:00The Rabbit and The Hobbit HoleHere is my video. Shared on my Google+ account.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/qgE03MZfGTw?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Here is the <span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/107qt0MDKmTlow5zNps1OeqPAamCa_8i8Na8lMmvARlA/edit">Paper</a>.</span> I think the video is probably more entertaining. At least that is what my dad said in between deep breaths and laughter.</div>
cristianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082118363559675639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-66823065706179777362014-04-23T00:02:00.001-06:002014-04-23T00:02:44.491-06:00Faulkner and Carroll on the Little ScreenI begrudgingly shared a video of myself...talking...to a camera...on Google+. Here it is!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://i1.ytimg.com/s_vi/qmu2upLJk6c/default.jpg?sqp=CLSr3ZoF&rs=AOn4CLAum8BklwTiuLgKEwSQIJS2Q3A7sg"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/qmu2upLJk6c?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/qmu2upLJk6c?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div>
<br />
As reluctant as I was to talk about my paper on video, I am a little sad to let it go. It's occupied so much of my thinking time these past two months, and I might go through some Alice withdrawals. In fact, I'll probably read both books again this summer.<br />
<br />
Thanks for a WONDERful semester, everyone!Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333180424215967945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-13619923705773032812014-04-22T23:08:00.001-06:002014-04-22T23:40:14.509-06:00The Last MelonAlright, you guys. Here it is. The video introduction to my essay, which I shared via Google+. Because of this, Anonymous Gopher, Anonymous Wolf, and Anonymous Pumpkin are now reading "Woman, the Unsuccessful Colonist."<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/28ziltwJEqA?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
I have learned so much this semester about claims, the research process, and social proof-- all of which have been extremely helpful in learning how to become a better essay-writer. As I reflect back on the progression of my blog posts (which I now realize I was supposed to do on the 15th), it's neat to see the growth-- from absolutely no idea where I was going to go with it (as in <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/broken-bangala.html">"Broken Bangala"</a>) to beginning to gain ideas (like in <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/displaced-female-colonist-loses.html">"Displaced Female Colonist Loses Direction"</a>), to sharing my ideas through social networks (in <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/taking-it-to-old-fb.html">"Taking it to the Old FB"</a>), to getting frustrated, bouncing my ideas off classmates, and finally striking gold with Edward Cutler, an American Literature professor with an incredible knowledge of feminism and colonialism and who also let me borrow four books that helped me out a lot (<a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/how-conversations-spark-ideas.html">"How Conversations Spark Ideas"</a>), and then, at last, to the point where I have a finished essay. (For those who would like to read it, here is a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uVgAVYYTDkkSVKdVAi5B0bmz7E4cVJmIIWlSJhl28fc/edit">link</a>.) This really has been such an awesome class and I have learned so incredibly much. I want to give a big "THANK YOU!!!!" to everyone! You've all been wonderful people to learn from and talk with. It's been a great class!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14406605969810040542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-81282651004201092242014-04-22T22:24:00.000-06:002014-04-22T22:24:04.406-06:00A Video is Worth However Many Words Are Spoken in the VideoHere is my video introduction of my final paper:<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/netbqGO-OwI" width="560"></iframe><br />
<br />
I shared this video on Facebook and Google+. Enjoy!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653770550310836270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-89851868870603261622014-04-22T22:15:00.000-06:002014-04-22T22:17:16.097-06:00A Picture is Worth a Thousand WordsIf a picture is worth a thousand words, then what is a video worth? As I've stated previously, my final paper draws comparisons between <i>Alice and Wonderland </i>and <i>Dracula</i>. So, without further ado, here is my final paper trailer:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/9pc7qMEERqg?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15289006984744584074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-56011037391609428412014-04-22T21:22:00.000-06:002014-04-22T21:22:00.914-06:00Beyond ExpectationsI have had a lot of fun writing my <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7nUykh3l2cDb1Rrd0RTN1BmbGM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">research paper about the Phantom Tollbooth</a>. I ended up deciding to focus on the importance of perspective in the novel, rather than <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/joy-in-heros-journey.html" target="_blank">identifying The Hero's Journey</a> like I originally planned. To be more specific, my thesis was that "Milo saved the day not because he gained new <i>knowledge,</i> but because he gained new <i>perspective.</i>" I made this change because I felt it was more close-to-home in my own mind and heart, and I figured it would make a more significant argument.<br />
<br />
Here is a masterfully rendered video of me telling you what you just read:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/3RsBx2iK_IQ/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/3RsBx2iK_IQ?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/3RsBx2iK_IQ?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div>
<br />
<br />
And, for those curious fans of mine, this was my writing process<br />
<br />
I had found plenty of examples of "perspective is more important than knowledge" in the book, so in a very rough-hewn way I slapped down as many as I could think of onto the page. Then I picked the ones that would tie together well, fleshed them out, rearranged them and polished them.<br />
<br />
While I was doing all of that, I got feedback from my classmates (special thanks to <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/04/its-end-of-paper-as-we-know-it.html" target="_blank">Robbie</a>!); I got ideas from people I had contacted on Goodreads and Facebook; and I found lots of useful articles and sources through BYU's Harold B. Lee Library website, <a href="http://lib.byu.edu/">lib.byu.edu</a>. These sources of input helped me figure out what was most important to my paper and what I shouldn't care about so much, and I'm really glad because I had a lot of useless stuff in there to begin with.<br />
<br />
In the end, I think the thing that helped me most to write the paper was my love for the subject. <i>The Phantom Tollbooth</i> has been a favorite book of mine for a long time, and I'm glad I finally got to sit down and take a more formal look at what makes me love it so much.Adam B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00401846570560517207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-38993293797987978002014-04-22T21:13:00.001-06:002014-04-23T11:08:51.103-06:00Last Post...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwW19wo1EoDPM6AO9t-0M4StAjSoyv74KO8lnTCeV2WkZisFZ7ahTdptuNvjoWluswCQ963emvnWPGvpr0o1w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JAyLPzqA78<br />
<br />
Here is the introduction of my paper.... I've done it so many times I can't even remember, but I'm still not completely satisfied with it. But I feel like it'll be 1 in the morning if I want it to be perfects...<br />
I'm circulating the video through email to my family and my friends, and peers who helped me with the paper. I've thought about facebook, but I was too scared...<br />
Enjoy.<br />
Oh, and here is my <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5QgGFMcEQh_YndkNFRyNWJZM28/edit">paper</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138309985806683969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-31587795196157393232014-04-22T18:34:00.001-06:002014-04-22T18:34:38.235-06:00I am Empowered <div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>EMPOWERED WOMEN </i></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1VrB56uB20g/U1cKSCjmKhI/AAAAAAAAAJg/se1WIXgGuxw/s1600/picstitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1VrB56uB20g/U1cKSCjmKhI/AAAAAAAAAJg/se1WIXgGuxw/s1600/picstitch.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been avoiding this retelling, because it means that a journey has ended and my time with Alice and Elsha must at least come to a pause. </span></span></div>
<div style="min-height: 13px; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like a few of <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-little-paper-story.html" target="_blank">y'all</a> have commented, when we first were told that we could choose the book for the next round of writing I simply chose a book that seemed like it would be not only intriguing to write about, but also one that would provided enough content that it COULD write about it. </span></span></div>
<div style="min-height: 13px; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Things got a little more complicated when I realized that I would have to find common ground with <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/sharing-heart-of-fire-tale-that-set-me.html" target="_blank">“Winter of Fire”</a> and “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first thought “Oh man! How can I BS my way through this one??” </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first couple posts online were done more for the assignment, and less for the growth and development of my ideas. But then social media got involved.</span></span></div>
<div style="min-height: 13px; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After my first post to my peers via <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/why-do-i-read.html" target="_blank">Facebook</a> I actually became excited and invested into this project. It was so neat to get input and ideas that sparked more and <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/next-question.html" target="_blank">more thoughts</a>. That week after that first round of posts, my thoughts felt like dominoes — one thought or idea would set off another, which would lead to ten others etc. Although I didn’t go the direct that those Facebook posts could have led me, <b>I was now fully committed to the project at hand</b>.</span></span></div>
<div style="min-height: 13px; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span><br />
<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/tlc.html" target="_blank">re-reading</a> through parts of both novels, I returned to my original musing of possibly doing a paper about feminism. Honestly, the topic was daunting. I knew how deep, and sometimes heated the topic could go and I was constantly afraid that I wouldn’t do it justice (which is true!). But a paper JUST on feminism didn’t seem enough. Somewhere, there was more to be found; a new idea to explore. Cue the paper-changing moment! The moment when I received a reply back from an enthusiast.</span></span></div>
<div style="min-height: 13px; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After deciding on feminism I formulated a question = was becoming a feminist, or an empowered woman, a gradual process, or was there one defining moment? </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I posed this question to an <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11SGFHOEJugFyBBh4eJx3Xkz-WmBORx9Xnqw2jgwdIxU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Alice Enthusiast</a> and her reply sparked my thesis.</span></span></div>
<div style="min-height: 13px; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She said, is short (or at least as I interpreted it) that Alice had feminist qualities, but defining her as an empowered woman wouldn’t fit because here was never a moment when she stood up against a man. </span></span></div>
<div style="min-height: 13px; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A man?! <b>Why could a woman only gain empowerment if she was up against a man?</b> Alice faced the Queen, the footman, the caterpillar, Wonderland itself as she proved her strength over oppressive influences. So why couldn’t and shouldn’t she be defined as empowered?</span></span></div>
<div style="min-height: 13px; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was extremely grateful for her reply, but I wasted to prove her wrong. I took the idea and applied it to Elsha in “Winter of Fire”. There too, I found that Elsha fought against social structure, traditions, men and woman in her pursuit to fulfilling her potential and becoming an empowered woman. </span></span></div>
<div style="min-height: 13px; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the end, <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oTKjrrmsKzm9kKLUcU9_DJ1qmgcLy22RKxWlD9IJjks/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">my paper </a>seemed to evolve itself. The more I looked at these female characters as empowered woman, the more examples I saw them standing up against any and all oppressive influences. </span></span></div>
<div style="min-height: 13px; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because of this paper, this process and most importantly Alice and Elsha, <b>I too feel like I have become empowered</b> as far as my writing goes. I can get my voice out there! I can form new thoughts and ideas. I can write for the love of writing AND love writing for the sake of academia. I don’t think my relationship with Alice and Elsha is over yet. One day, I’ll return to their stories, and possibly other stories, to show the world that feminism is more that just overcoming the oppressive male. </span></span></div>
Chalene Longshorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15860932885588331788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-7110150324972388032014-04-22T18:00:00.003-06:002014-04-22T18:01:15.172-06:00Hello to Youtube and Goodbye to this Blog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/MRbAnr5wORc?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
Here's the video explanation I did about my paper that I posted on Facebook. In it, I summarize the main theme of my paper and how I went about analyzing it. I'm a little sad that this is my final post on this blog! Especially since its starts with an awkward thumbnail of me.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017481339439458981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-23348312237392634012014-04-22T17:46:00.000-06:002014-04-22T17:46:22.086-06:00Apparently I Blink a Lot in VideosI'm not even kidding, I've never seen anyone blink so much. I had to redo every little chunk like six times because I blinked the whole time. I don't think I blink that much in real life, do I? This project is throwing my whole world into chaos.<br />
<br />
Anyway, I'm very self-conscious about showing people personal videos, so I've only shown this to a couple of friends and my parents, but there you go. A few people have seen the video and a few people have read my paper, and that's much better than it usually is!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/iNJ-qyLh-zQ?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
Happy end of semester, everybody!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413541377866557587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-75303110847460710572014-04-22T16:42:00.002-06:002014-04-22T16:43:28.294-06:00Faulkner, Carroll, and Me: A Brief History<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What a journey this has been! The most amazing thing to me about writing my paper on <i>As I Lay Dying </i>and <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> is how much my ideas evolved throughout the process. I began with a general idea that I would write about how damaging some parenting styles are on children, and through my blogging process, I thought of many different styles that are represented in <i>Alice in Wonderland. </i></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yet, my ideas were still very broad. I received great feedback from my peers, and found, through them and my own research, many sources that helped me focus my thoughts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">One of the biggest turning points for me was Jessica's comment on my <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/taking-risks-and-owning-my-thesis.html#comment-form" target="_blank">post</a> where I discussed how different the two genres I'm studying are. She mentioned universal ethics, which eventually became a main focus point of my paper. The way that I was able to combine the two authors was with universal ethics: the idea that the morals that they believed in and wrote about transcend time and location. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><br />
<a name='more'></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Finally, when I decided to list all of my thoughts on paper <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/newborn-research-paper.html" target="_blank">here</a>, I found the missing link that tied them together. It was an idea that I had while brainstorming for one of my previous <i>Alice </i>papers: the central problem for the authority figures is egocentrism. Their inability to show compassion, love, and respect for the children stemmed from their selfishness.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I thought it was interesting that, through writing a paper about two of my favorite novels, I was able to learn more about the kind of mother I want to be--or rather, the kind of mother I most definitely will not be. It is beautiful to me that fiction can possess the eternal truths of reality.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And so, here is the result of my research:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o4LAmcNJDUlIGN3uRnhYAx8qZTxkZwEt_DaGD3r07xs/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Universal Ethics in Faulkner's <i>As I Lay Dying </i>and Carroll's<i> Alice in Wonderland</i>: The Effects of Egocentric Parenting</a></span>Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333180424215967945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-58199563786610475142014-04-22T16:24:00.002-06:002014-04-22T16:24:37.971-06:00Signed, Sealed, Delivered...I'm done!The deed is done!<br />
<br />
Despite a tiny panic attack and some very sweaty palms, I successfully submitted my paper to a literary conference. This conference is for the organization called The New Direction in the Humanities Knowledge Community, and I thought my paper, about both literature and its accompanying media, might just fit right in.<br />
<br />
Here's the link to where I <a href="http://thehumanities.com/submitting-your-work/conference-presentations">submitted my paper proposal. </a><br />
<br />
Here's what it looked like right before I hit the submit button! Eeek!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HqZemjGwcDk/U1bpjqCwdEI/AAAAAAAAAT0/NSQiX-MKPBU/s1600/screen.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HqZemjGwcDk/U1bpjqCwdEI/AAAAAAAAAT0/NSQiX-MKPBU/s1600/screen.png" height="401" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
How exciting is that?! And at last I mustered up the courage, believing that my paper was worth all this nervousness... and submitted a paper of mine to a conference, a very official one I might add, for the very first time! What an adrenaline rush!<br />
<br />
Here's my acceptance letter!<br />
<br />
Naw, just kidding. But it is a confirmation that they got my submission and will call me back about it in a few weeks. Here's to hoping I make it.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mfle_WVCCiI/U1bqcn7wsiI/AAAAAAAAAT8/TTtszndF6s0/s1600/email.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mfle_WVCCiI/U1bqcn7wsiI/AAAAAAAAAT8/TTtszndF6s0/s1600/email.png" height="380" width="400" /></a></div>
This has been such a cool experience for me. Although it has been stressful, and sure, maybe I've cried myself to sleep a couple nights (kidding again), but my confidence in myself has grown. I never thought I could even submit to something like this, and just in knowing that I can has opened my world up so much.<br />
<br />
<br />
I'd like to thank my-<br />
<br />
Kidding, once again. Man, I'm on a role.<br />
<br />
But it really has been a great experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-21832263143232804312014-04-22T14:16:00.000-06:002014-04-22T14:19:26.504-06:00The Perks of a Video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/c08nmBaUUaQ?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here is my introduction video of my final paper. I summarized what my paper mainly focuses on and how I supported it. I uploaded it to YouTube which does scare me. There are a lot of people (nice and not so nice) on there but I'll get over it. I also circulated it by tweeting and posting it on my personal blog on Tumblr. Also, am I the only one that gets uncomfortable watching their own video? I'm super self-conscious....</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667121939379889453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-76762314035341385432014-04-22T13:10:00.000-06:002014-04-23T09:39:49.521-06:00It's The End of The [Paper] as We Know It<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/tubGDpJv-Bk?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
This video is a summarizes the details and theme of my final paper. I uploaded it to YouTube, and then posted the link to my Facebook wall. The post received several "likes" and I heard from several people personally that they watched it and enjoyed it. I hope you may say the same. Below, you will also find a link to the google doc of my paper.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PCWJ7NTRvZ9TC3_Q_IEv5ayuFkC0YNPPI-ibAENlcqc/edit?usp=sharing">Final Paper</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-13669733222813552142014-04-21T22:14:00.000-06:002014-04-21T22:15:35.444-06:00Empowered Women <div style="text-align: center;">
I personally feel empowered after writing this paper and filming the video. I'm getting my name and ideas out there. Doing the video was extremely daunting, especially putting it up on YouTube -- which can be a rather unforgiving environment. Posting my video to Facebook, where friends and family would see isn't so terrible (they love me after all!).</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
But after conquering these fears, I too feel like Alice and Elsha -- an Empowered Women! </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Enjoy! </i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/U_2g3mwaGQE/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/U_2g3mwaGQE?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/U_2g3mwaGQE?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div>
Chalene Longshorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15860932885588331788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-47638332092645995662014-04-21T21:56:00.000-06:002014-04-22T22:18:17.666-06:00The Journey's End<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2798/4450623309_5a01157463_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2798/4450623309_5a01157463_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creative Commons License 2.0 / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jayneandd/4450623309/in/photolist-7MhBfD-fcDLJM-9ECRw3-PiKfJ-6C9dCf-55z2tc-52mhVh-9ECSoC-9EzYhk-9EzXNc-dyHQs-7MGvsc-KojCz-Koj1n-8Cgnw3-dyHpR-dyHTk-Kpnsc-Kpnsg-kiCNzH-dyHNe-4gv3Rv-3Jza9Q-66nKGe-ccX241-5qg9oy-4RCjCK-9JNc9z-fMRSA2-a8Ek7j-jZR5X4-jXsAd8-b73aBB-kkrnXf-efcRq9-h8mKFd-9Au8Nq-jZthne-phasH-pSCoG-5xAngE-kkrosd-KoeaS-KodTw-KoftS-Kogms-afrHDV-a1ZPZ-dyHBH-KohYF" target="_blank">jayneandd</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Initially, I had no idea what direction to take for my paper. I knew I wanted to write about Anthem, and I knew I wanted to write about either Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass, and I knew I wanted to tie the two together somehow, but I really didn't know which way to go.<br />
<br />
Then I looked back at the <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-power-of-words.html" target="_blank">Personal Literary Narrative</a> I'd written about Anthem, and the thing I said I loved the most about this novel was the language. And then, as I thought about it, I realized that all of the papers I've written in this class so far have had some sort of linguistic twist. Language is my thing, apparently. And since language is such an integral part of both novels anyway, it seemed like a good topic to discuss.<br />
<br />
But even though I had a topic, I still didn't know exactly which route to take. My first idea was actually to write about <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/anthem-in-wonderland-linguistic-approach.html" target="_blank">how language controls thought</a>. I circulated this vague idea around to a few of <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-slightly-new-direction.html" target="_blank">my friends</a>, who gave me some decent feedback and suggested that I talk about how language affects identity.<br />
<br />
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
But as I started researching and doing a bit of writing, I realized that I was taking some sort of scientific, psycholinguistic approach instead of a literary analysis, and that's not what I wanted to do. So I stepped back and looked at <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/finding-similarities.html" target="_blank">the effects of language in both novels</a>, and tried to form my new topic around the similarities I found. Then I had a small crisis a week or two before my paper was due, where I decided to write about names and how they create identity.<br />
<br />
In the end, I combined all of my ideas--language's control over thought, behavior, and reality, as well as the power of names to shape identity. I think all of these ideas ended up playing together well enough.<br />
<br />
Here is my final paper if you'd like to check it out: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16QBkl3UtDIw2hVeZBD7K5EQg-iJDZtqHcxzXu96gEL4/edit" target="_blank">The Power of Language and Names in <i>Anthem</i> and <i>Through the Looking Glass</i></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653770550310836270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-53940487246747314312014-04-21T19:28:00.002-06:002014-04-21T19:28:52.682-06:00Education and Agency<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/TqfJXxvQz_Y/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/TqfJXxvQz_Y?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/TqfJXxvQz_Y?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This is my video presentation of my research on <i>The Count of Monte Cristo</i>. I distributed this among my social network by posting it publicly on YouTube and sending links to the video to my peers via Facebook and Email. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05643897596800770867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-62380199104502117552014-04-21T18:50:00.000-06:002014-04-21T18:50:31.067-06:00My Odd Video!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/u93Gv4xZmAM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
There is more I should post I guess. For one, I am not really sure how to link my paper, or rather how I should. Should that be included on Youtube, or on here? That will be included with this blogpost as soon as I finally get some sleep for the first time in a few days.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Anyway, making this video seemed a bit odd. I realized that I had to write a bit of a script so I would know what to say, and not stumble on my words. Just ignore the fact that my eyes follow a weird pattern... yo do not see that!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This is scary. What about it is scary? I kind of have this fear of my "friends" making fun of my video for the title, the subject of discussion, the way my hair looks, the fact that I cut my upper lip in a way that does not need to be mentioned (that may or may not involved shaving), for the way I talk, for being told I am socially awkward with no provocation... the list goes on and on. But, why should I worry so much about mean criticism like that? Should I be concerned with what other people think? If, perhaps, I should consider what other people think to an extent, should I let that determine everything I do or say? Well, I can safely post this to my little sister and my mom. I will try and do that tonight or tomorrow.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
By the way, it should be mentioned that my super rough draft was peer reviewed by Morgan, and my rough ish draft and the meaning behind my ideas by Kimberlee. I got mixed criticism/reviews/acceptance. I hope I was able to change it enough to assuage the first criticism. And I hope that this is an interesting point that can be argued. I mean, who could say definitely that my thesis is completely wrong or completely right? That is what I love about it. You can have a long discussion on the simple idea.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389279001948464767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-16171413491167423472014-04-17T14:20:00.001-06:002014-04-17T14:20:24.498-06:00How to Richard, A Literary JourneySo, where should I start?<br />
<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QnLUFjxH9qM/U1A3YHzI-jI/AAAAAAAAADM/SO7l7PlqFn8/s1600/hand+writing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QnLUFjxH9qM/U1A3YHzI-jI/AAAAAAAAADM/SO7l7PlqFn8/s1600/hand+writing.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a>First of all, my process for anything is never the same, but very particular. Even though things are always different for me, there are certain patterns I go through. Call it something obsessive, or maybe even compulsive, but my writing is like my drawing. All of my art is like each other. As in drawing, I will erase <br />
over and over and over and over and over again. There is something about not getting something just the way I want it that bugs me. <br />
<br />
This isn't to say my writing is perfect, but I liked this paper. It actually would have been a much better paper to go with for some kind of dissertation or something... that way I could fully explore every single relationship, and how they relate to literature through different stories. Granted, I am kind of happy with the page requirement.<br />
<a name='more'></a><br />
<br />
Anyway, there was a lot of random research, most of which seemed kind of odd to me. All the while I was scared that I was focusing too much on themes, but I did stick to my central ideas involving plot, and characterization. If there was one thing I know I could have improved, it would have been to have found a better way to say stuff about the episodic nature of the stories, and how that inexplicably related to the idea of nothing mattering.<br />
<br />
By the way, I hate forced research. I love it when it comes naturally, but it is hard to get into research when I have to, but I was okay with studying stuff in the 20s, not so okay with studying the Victorian Era. The Victorian Era is just so dull to me.<br />
<br />
My research evolved to include talking to different professors, fans of literature, and overall nice people.<br />
<br />
There were a few ideas that were shot down, and I got mixed reactions to my paper. The very rough rough draft was rejected by Morgan, but Kimberlee liked the basic idea. So I tried to tweak it a bit, and came up with a paper that I could stand by.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389279001948464767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-16290164039975072292014-04-16T22:59:00.000-06:002014-04-17T00:30:08.921-06:00A Little Paper Story<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NTFPpXCv3Pc/U0903IdzCbI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/93H5wOhWbgE/s1600/IMG_20140416_223939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NTFPpXCv3Pc/U0903IdzCbI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/93H5wOhWbgE/s1600/IMG_20140416_223939.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
When we were asked to bring a favorite book to class, I didn't
fully realize that those would be the books that we wrote our papers on. So I just brought my favorite book,<i> A Little
Princess</i>. I wasn't very pleased when I
realized that I would have to compare that book to <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> in a
paper, because it didn't seem like the type of book that would work very well
for a paper. I also couldn't see
anything those two books had in common.
Fortunately, I discovered along the way that it is very possible to
write a paper on<i> A Little Princess</i> and that both books do have things in
common.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
I first got a general idea for a possible<a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/in-which-princess-goes-down-rabbit-hole.html"> thesis</a> while
brainstorming similarities between <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> and<i> A Little Princess</i> in
my notebook during class. I came up with
several possible angles, but I decided that I wanted to talk about how
imagination worked for Sara and Alice. My
thesis was somewhat vague at that point, but I cleaned it up a bit with more
brainstorming. I think that I had my
idea for the thesis and the direction my paper was going in mostly figured out
while pondering my paper during<a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/unexpected-benefits-of-english-symposium.html"> English Symposium</a>. It also helped to get different perspectives
from other people along the way.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The feedback I got didn't really figure into my paper very
clearly, but it helped me to see the different ways in which my thesis could be
looked at. First I tried talking to <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/here-we-see-self-conscious-writer-in.html">my roommates and family members</a>. They mostly just
provided encouragement, but my roommates did help me to consider a “so what?”
for my thesis. I also tried Facebook and Goodreads. Neither of those were very
helpful. I did get an interesting
comment on a discussion thread that I started on Goodreads, but it didn't
really apply to my paper. I looked up
<i>Alice in Wonderland</i> and <i>A Little Princess</i> on Pinterest and Tumblr, but I didn't
expect them to be very useful, and they weren't. The most useful feedback came from comments
on the blog and from Reddit. I never
would have thought to use Reddit for anything academic before, but I thought
that I might as well try, and I was pleased to discover that there are some
very intelligent people there if you look at the right subreddits. Mostly, Reddit helped me to see places where
I would have to make sure my argument was clear and firm.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I started the research process online, and there were a few
interesting directions I could have gone there, but it was kind of slow
initially. Later, I went to the library
and found several good sources. Then,
after getting an idea from those sources of the kind of things to look up, I
went back to the internet, which was a little more effective. I don’t think I used this as well as I could
have for this paper, but I discovered for future papers that it can be useful
to look up the articles that are quoted in other sources, especially if they
are referenced in more than one of them.
There was one article that seemed very relevant to my paper, which was
referenced in two of my other sources, but unfortunately, I couldn't find it in
time.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
After all of that, I still wasn't completely sure of what I
wanted to say in my paper, but that became clearer as I started writing. Soon enough, it was finished and a project
that had initially seemed far too long suddenly seemed too short as I realized
that my paper was far from perfect. I
edited as much as I could with some more feedback, and now, for better or
worse, it is <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1byIR1N8jF1-yocUCVB02K8HYM4rc3L_R80y0YkV74O4/edit?usp=sharing">finished</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854424785114020340.post-10063132070160604692014-04-16T19:55:00.003-06:002014-04-21T11:22:10.220-06:00A Journey to a Miracle (believe it or not)...I almost feel like I've done some miracle for the past month... I've had a lot of obstacles on the way but I'm finished! Not that I enjoyed the process, but I feel like I've run a mile in that process. My <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5QgGFMcEQh_YndkNFRyNWJZM28/edit">finished product</a> has somewhat changed from the direction I've taken from the beginning, but I feel good about it.<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IoMv_g929Ug/U080jnjtVAI/AAAAAAAAAFU/GC2IiTW3N2U/s1600/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IoMv_g929Ug/U080jnjtVAI/AAAAAAAAAFU/GC2IiTW3N2U/s1600/images.jpeg" /></a><br />
<br />
I remember when I first uploaded my first post, my <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/miracle.html">personal narrative</a>--which unfortunately had no comments (not that I mind). I was quite embarrassed to upload it in public view, but I quickly realized "everyone else put it up, so what's the use of being shy?" When I got around to writing my thesis, I was devastated not because I couldn't find anything in common between Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Sara but because I couldn't find the words to express/describe my thesis. My pick, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/237454.Sara_Book_1">Sara</a> is not a well-known book. Its genre is spirituality and New Age (or metaphysical), which isn't really sought out by many people. It was difficult not to go into too much depth with my book because it would confuse many people who are unfamiliar with this kind of genre. That is why I needed help from my mom, who was familiar with Sara and also Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, who could guide me to see the similarity and differences between these two books without going off tangent with Sara.<br />
<a name='more'></a><br />
<br />
I circulated my <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/sara-book-1-why-do-they-keep-bothering.html">teaser</a>, which was quite lengthy, to my friends back home in California and my roommate Michelle. If you read my finished product, you'll notice that I used some of the quotes from my teaser. My friends and family helped me make the connection between the two novels, as you can see in other posts, <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/shell_17.html">Shell</a> and <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/feedback-and-publication.html">Feedback and Publication.</a><br />
<br />
I started my outline from that point on, with feedback streaming in. I did have an incredibly difficult time forming my thesis because my support would often stray from the thesis, or the thesis wouldn't encompass all I wanted to say in my essay. But, of course, I overcame this slump with the help of my teacher back home (as I mentioned in my previous <a href="http://aliterarywonderland.blogspot.com/2014/03/process.html">post</a>).<br />
<br />
Through all this process I've learned many things but one thing stuck out to me the most: <i>you can't procrastinate. </i>I had to constantly visit different blogs or reviews online to get support for my essay, especially concerning Sara. I had many critical reviews and sources for the Alice book, but I could't find any critical writings on Sara for the life of me. In the end, phone interview with my mom came in most handy, but blogs and reviews also helped.<br />
<br />
So the journey ends here. To end this post, I invite everyone to read Sara Learns about the Secret of Law of Attraction! It is truly inspiring!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138309985806683969noreply@blogger.com0