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Abstract: Waiting for a ‘Yes’: An Examination of Marriage Proposals in...

One of my favourite novels is Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. I love all of Austen’s work, but Pride and Prejudice is particularly close to my heart because it is the first Austen novel I read....

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Welcome to Jinotega: Summer Camp, Nicaraguan Style

Two flights, a couple delays, and a three-hour bus ride later, I finally arrived in Jinotega, Nicaragua last Saturday evening. Per usual, I was greeted with a misty rain-shower and some traditional...

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“Dare to Dream:” Focusing on the Future in Jinotega

Another week has come and gone in a flash of new volunteers, lesson planning, and various cultural excursions. Instead of day camp at the primary school, we were back at the German Pomares learning...

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Abstract: The Evolution of the Epic

The epic is a classic literary genre that usually takes the form of a long narrative poem involving heroic deeds that take place on a grand scale. The epic is one of the earliest types of written...

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Blog Post #1: Beginning My Research, An Epic Endeavor

As the first official week of my research comes to a close, I want to reflect on a few of the obstacles that have come up already. One of the main difficulties that I’ve come across even before...

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Blot Post #3: Destroying Definitions

In my last post, I talked a bit about some of the ideas I had about writing my paper. Well now I’ve been involved in the writing process for over a week, and I’ve written about 16 ½ pages of my actual...

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The Evolution of the Epic: A Summary

This summer I have spent my time exploring the history of the Western epic tradition. My goal was to gain an understanding of the genre and how it has changed, as well as its significance in relation...

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Abstract: National Myth in Fantasy Literature

In a letter to a publisher in 1956, J.J.R. Tolkien claims that in writing The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion he hoped to create a national mythology for England, rooted in Anglo-Saxon and Norse...

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A Start: Sherwood Anderson, Sinclair Lewis, and Feeling Overwhelmed

“In the beginning when the world was young there were a great many thoughts but no such thing as a truth.” Sherwood Anderson starts off Winesburg, Ohio with this grand thesis of human existence. I...

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Update: The UVA Collection of Old Things

Since my last update I’ve learned that some biographers are better than others, and it is important to know the difference. I’ve been reading Walter Rideout’s multi-volume biography on Anderson, which...

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