Okay, so I wasn’t actually comparing the Lana Del Rey to Margo Roth Spiegelman from John Green’s young adult novel Paper Towns. But it was pretty close. In one of my English classes we were each assigned to lead a discussion on a section of Paper Towns. Since I was going last, after we had … Continue reading That Time I Compared Lana Del Rey to Margo Roth Spiegelman
Tag: English
Advice from an Almost Graduated English Major to Future English Majors
I would like to start off by saying: Congratulations! You’ve passed the first test that all aspiring English majors encounter when choosing a major. That is, when people found out you graduated and launched into the same three questions (Where are you going to school? What are you majoring in? What do you want … Continue reading Advice from an Almost Graduated English Major to Future English Majors
Grammar Goals
Why do we care about grammar? Among clauses, modifiers, pronouns, transitive and intransitive verbs, punctuation, and gerund phrases, it seems like the English language is unnecessarily over-complicated. However, it only appears useless to those of us who grew up immersed in the language, hearing it all around us without an additional voice saying “Mommy just … Continue reading Grammar Goals
How to be Successful as an English Major
I am an English major and I am proud of it. You should be too. “And what are you going to do with that major, Megan?” asked one of my relatives, incredulously. And once again, I found myself having to defend my choice of going into Editing and Publishing as an English major at Oakland … Continue reading How to be Successful as an English Major
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