Makenna G. Horne Prof. Nic Helms Critical Theory 7 May 2024 Reading and Compassion: Neurodivergence as Dyslexia Does reading aid our empathy? Or do we already have that embedded in our brains before we learn to read? Is there a norm to reading? There is a stream of constant questions when it comes to cognitionContinue reading “Reading and Compassion: Neurodivergence as Dyslexia”
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Déjà Rêvé and Metempsychosis in “The Gloom” of Mexican Gothic
Makenna Horne Prof. Nic Helms Rethinking Modern British Literature 7 May 2024 Déjà Rêvé and Metempsychosis in “The Gloom” of Mexican Gothic Have you ever had a dream that then happened almost exactly in the following days, when you were awake? You go to class and someone says something that you dreamt them sayingContinue reading “Déjà Rêvé and Metempsychosis in “The Gloom” of Mexican Gothic”
Post-Structuralism and Genre: Ain’t Burned All the Bright
Makenna Horne Prof. Helms Critical Theory 8 March 2024 You may consider Ain’t Burned All the Bright a poetry book, or maybe a mature picture book, or maybe something in between. Written in one sitting and drawn onto pocket-sized moleskine pages, Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin created a masterpiece, engulfing the intense images and feelingsContinue reading “Post-Structuralism and Genre: Ain’t Burned All the Bright“
as snow (poem)
names i do not know women, many women first lady and her daughters, so handsome and so proud, children, many children lady so stout and rich a woman of diamonds and gems women, many women mrs. slight and classy, oh please be gentle her children, many children white as now please beg for a showContinue reading “as snow (poem)”
She’s Just Not That Into You: Female Resentment and Hysteria in Literature
Madwoman, hysteric, insane, crazy…the list goes on and on. The labels slapped on women showing intense emotion, including anger, confusion, disinterest, and fear. Hysteria became the diagnosis for women perceived as “mad”. Women who showed symptoms of serious mental illness, such as anxiety, depression, and aggression. A common trope found in literature featuring male/female relationshipsContinue reading “She’s Just Not That Into You: Female Resentment and Hysteria in Literature”
Sacrifice Makes the World Go ‘Round
Makenna G. Horne Professor Helms Currents in Global Literature 13 October 2023 Sacrifice is central to our life, we sacrifice little things each day, less time for lunch because of a project deadline, and less time reading in the evening so you can call your mom. It goes around and around. This can be seenContinue reading “Sacrifice Makes the World Go ‘Round “
Sprockets and Springes 