Entries from January 2007

January 25, 2007

Mooring Against the Tide by Jeff Knorr and Tim Schell

I’m taking a creative writing course this semester, and the required text for the course is actually turning out to be quite helpful. It is written in plain language that is easy to understand. The book is broken into two parts, one for poetry and one for fiction. Each chapter so far [...]

January 24, 2007

Contemporary Native American Political Issues by Troy Johnson

This semester, I’m taking a course called Contemporary Issues in Native American Culture.  There were two textbooks  required for this course, the one listed here, and Contemporary Native American Cultural Issues by Duane Champagne.  We haven’t yet delved into the Cultural Issues book yet, but we have read the first essay in the compilation by [...]

January 23, 2007

Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility *updated*

Since I’m working on my Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts, a lot of what I’m currently reading has to do with courses I’m taking.
Currently I’m reading Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility.  I must say, this book puts me to sleep.  I can’t read very much of it at a time.  I’ve never been a fan [...]