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Final
The process of writing and editing a Wikipedia article is not as easy as it looks. At first, I admit, I assumed that this project would be simple; I was certainly and strongly proved wrong. Writing a Wikipedia article, or … Continue reading → Continue reading
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The Big Blow
To be honest, I really wish we had had time to read The Big Blowdown! Maybe it was just me, but I kept noticing little things that seemed to reference other novels that we had read this semester, even if … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Rough Draft!
Jessica Philippon Hardboiled: American Detective Fiction Professor Groom 4 December 2012 Rough Draft The process of writing and editing a Wikipedia article is not as easy as it looks. At first, I admit, I assumed that this project would … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Picking Cotton
I knew what the Reverend was talking about after the first sentence in the book; the Back To Africa movement was most prominent back in the early 19th century, but it made an appearance again after the Reconstruction. This novel … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Noir!
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Mildred Pierce
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/25/entertainment/la-et-mildred-pierce-review-20110325 I stumbled upon this article from the Los Angeles Times and thought that it was very well written. The author of this Mary McNamara, did a wonderful job of summarizing the movie. What caught my eye was the way … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Double Standard
I really liked the movie Double Indemnity. It was interesting that everyone assumed that the main character was the “good guy,” but was he really? If the “good guy” does bad things, does that still make him a “good” character? For … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Living in Color
After reading Ask the Dust, I have to say that what most impressed me about the novel was Arturo’s thought process. The particular way in which the novel was written, through Arturo’s eyes and using his descriptions, left a deep … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Red Rum
I’ve finished Daschiell Hammett’s Red Harvest and I have to say that it was a very disturbing read. Peope were dying left and right and the flow of insubordination and crime never stopped. I had my own ideas about the … Continue reading → Continue reading
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T-Shirts Extravaganza
Okay, I finally got all of my t-shirts onto one post!!! This one’s for Big Two-Hearted River: Part II. I thought it worked because throughout the story, Nick takes everything purposefully slow and often pauses for mental breaks, such as … Continue reading → Continue reading
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