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English majors or people that read a lot
I am going back to school in the summer and I need a few filler courses. I am going to take at least one of these in English. These are some courses that I could take. Which do you think would the be the most interesting or enjoyable? ty in advance.
1) Romantic Literature
2) 19th Century British Novel
3) 20th Century British Lit. to 1945
4) American Lit. to 1945
5) American Lit. since 1945Man, if he do but live within the light of high endeavors, daily spreads abroad his being armed with strength that cannot fail.
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I took American horror fiction. Too bad you can't take that. If it was me I would pick #5. I like the more current stuff as opposed to the old stuff. That's just me though.
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Really depends on you. What do you like? I would take American Lit. since 1945 or possibly romantic lit since it would be mostly girls I assume.
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heh, any English course always seems to be great for lots of girls
Thanks for the replies guys. I'll probably do one of the American lits as I have read the least there. Hoping that maybe someone here knows a lot about American lit. I'm leaning towards the older one right now.
Man, if he do but live within the light of high endeavors, daily spreads abroad his being armed with strength that cannot fail.
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American lit to 1945 would probably be a lot of crap like Melville (Moby Dick), Thoreau, Hawthorne (The Scarlet Letter), and Walt Whitman. I would hate it, but it may be your bag. Since 1945 would be probably John Cheever, etc - lots of short fiction and a few novels, I would guess. Probably a little more accessible.
And Romantic lit would not necessarily have girls. It's not Harlequin romances, yo. It's like Byron and Shelley and Wordsworth.
I think that one would blow worst of all. And I'm a chick.You can't babysit this.
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yeah or throw something at them
rookiebldr says:
like a couple of 45's
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The English Teacher
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As an english major I prefer British lit over American Lit.
Most of the American Lit is hard to get into while the British Lit is more intresting."The only good race pace is suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die." -Steve Prefontaine
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Definitly not #1, gag - it will prpbably be all Napolian era French crap - can't stand it. Contemporary American would be my choice. There seems to be new interest in writing from the American West and Northwest and it's really powerful stuff and then there are all the Southern writers, you just can't get better then that.
How does the catalog description read? Will you be assigned readings or do you get to pick from a list? I've had it both ways.sometimes slowly
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either #2 or #5.
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I'm taking Modern Lit 1950-Present and it blows. It's all to Modern and Post-Modern. If you like Beloved and Invisible Man(Not "The Invisible Man") I guess it's okay. I like Older Brit Lit where it took a deper evaluation to get the meaning behind the literture.
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Where are you taking these classes at, SFU?
"It is often said, mainly by the "no-contests", that although there is no positive evidence for the existence of God, nor is there evidence against his existence. So it is best to keep an open mind and be agnostic. At first sight that seems an unassailable position, at least in the weak sense of Pascal's wager. But on second thought it seems a cop-out, because the same could be said of Father Christmas and tooth fairies. There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?"
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Romantic does not mean Harlequin, dillholes!
Frankenstein was a Romantic novel. Basically 1865-1900. That would be a good choice, as would either of the American Lit classes, though I personally prefer to 1945. Things got weird after the war.
Unless you want a good nap, do not take Brit Lit of any form. :lol:There is no better way to fight weakness than with strength. Once the mind and body have been awakened to their true potential, it's impossible to turn back.
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i loved brit lit. of course my course was a span of ancient to modern tho.
we covered everything from beowulf to monty python tho.A little learning is a dangerous thing...
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we get both american and british lit in our program
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take #3
read lots of Kipling
then go rent 4 feathers
write a term paper on the parallels
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Yes SFU. You gonna be up there in the summer Manveet?Originally posted by Manveet
Where are you taking these classes at, SFU?Last edited by orbital; 03-20-2003 at 07:57 PM.
Man, if he do but live within the light of high endeavors, daily spreads abroad his being armed with strength that cannot fail.
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I ended up registering for 19th Century Brit Lit. For my main degree I am doing a course on British Colonialism so they fit nicely. Thanks for all the replies.
Man, if he do but live within the light of high endeavors, daily spreads abroad his being armed with strength that cannot fail.
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Yes I think I will be up there this summer. Hopefully taking Crim 103 (psychological explanations) and taking Kin 133 I think, it's called excercise managment, through distance ed.
"It is often said, mainly by the "no-contests", that although there is no positive evidence for the existence of God, nor is there evidence against his existence. So it is best to keep an open mind and be agnostic. At first sight that seems an unassailable position, at least in the weak sense of Pascal's wager. But on second thought it seems a cop-out, because the same could be said of Father Christmas and tooth fairies. There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?"
Richard Dawkins
"Out of all of the sects in the world, we notice an uncanny coincidence: the overwhelming majority just happen to choose the one that their parents belong to. Not the sect that has the best evidence in its favour, the best miracles, the best moral code, the best cathedral, the best stained glass, the best music: when it comes to choosing from the smorgasbord of available religions, their potential virtues seem to count for nothing, compared to the matter of heredity. This is an unmistakable fact; nobody could seriously deny it. Yet people with full knowledge of the arbitrary nature of this heredity, somehow manage to go on believing in their religion, often with such fanaticism that they are prepared to murder people who follow a different one."
Richard Dawkins
"Bah. You know I hate poor people."
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Cool man. I love it in the summer up there, no crowds, sun and highland pub classesOriginally posted by Manveet
Yes I think I will be up there this summer. Hopefully taking Crim 103 (psychological explanations) and taking Kin 133 I think, it's called excercise managment, through distance ed. Maybe we could workout up there or meet up sometime. PM me or I'll pm you sometime in the summer.
Man, if he do but live within the light of high endeavors, daily spreads abroad his being armed with strength that cannot fail.
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For sure man, i'll PM ya this summer.
"It is often said, mainly by the "no-contests", that although there is no positive evidence for the existence of God, nor is there evidence against his existence. So it is best to keep an open mind and be agnostic. At first sight that seems an unassailable position, at least in the weak sense of Pascal's wager. But on second thought it seems a cop-out, because the same could be said of Father Christmas and tooth fairies. There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?"
Richard Dawkins
"Out of all of the sects in the world, we notice an uncanny coincidence: the overwhelming majority just happen to choose the one that their parents belong to. Not the sect that has the best evidence in its favour, the best miracles, the best moral code, the best cathedral, the best stained glass, the best music: when it comes to choosing from the smorgasbord of available religions, their potential virtues seem to count for nothing, compared to the matter of heredity. This is an unmistakable fact; nobody could seriously deny it. Yet people with full knowledge of the arbitrary nature of this heredity, somehow manage to go on believing in their religion, often with such fanaticism that they are prepared to murder people who follow a different one."
Richard Dawkins
"Bah. You know I hate poor people."
Paul Stagg
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