A) For this semester, I would probably give myself a B. I've done almost all of the assignments (with the exception of Lit Terms Rising Action-Zeitgeist) and have done them to the best of my ability (at least to me). However, I also have been late on a couple (Lit Terms 31-56, I am Here and Lit Terms 57-82) which for me is unacceptable. Regarding the Senior Project, the musical with Josh, Alex and Co. is already beginning beta stage, and I've been reading up on Dr. Seuss to see which rhyme scheme I like the best.
B) While I have previously said I'm not good at goals, my goal is to stay more prepped and focused for the journey ahead. I feel I went off the beaten path, and it lead me to no where. Fast. Hopefully, that can change.
C) My suggestion for the course is as follows: if we are indeed to read Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, then why not finish off the trifecta? 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 are simply begging to be read in conjunction with Brave New World. To simply read one and not the others is criminal. Another suggestion of mine is to abandon Shakespeare. I like Shakespeare moreso than many others, but it's time to move on. In terms of the course, he's stale old news. He's the Carl Fredrickson to our Russel. Reading Macbeth, while certainly interesting, serves us no real benefit when we've barely moved on to Dickens, and still have a ways to go. Let's be honest. Will reading Shakespeare be more beneficial than reading, say, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Chekhov, or Poe at this point in time? I really don't think so. And if we *really* wanted to keep things interesting, if not a little creepy, why not add some H.P. Lovecraft? There's a perfect example of a prolix writer who uses way too many synonyms for "grotesque". There are so many great novels post-1500s and yet that's where we seem to be stuck on!
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