I find that all the words put together by Bartholamae and Petrosky could not have been said in any more of a perfect manner. I start to realize I couldn't have been any more poorly prepared for this coarse. Many things said in the introduction of this book such as imagine other ways of reading, and when reading, you hear an author's voice as you move along, believe a person with something to say is talking to you. I feel the things mentioned in this book if said to me at an earlier time, understanding the frame of mind in which I am asked to now be engaging in while constructing a paper for t

I think one of my most difficult aspects of this book is going to be understanding the conflicts and phrases used by the ever so educated authors featured in this book. I feel one of the biggest obstacles to over come is the opening up of the mind, and letting it go wondering and develop it's own perception of the text. I know that keeping focused on a not so easy to understand text could definitely be a battle in itself. I hope from reading these ever so intriguing

Adrienne Rich's "When we Dead Awaken" captured my attention when she quotes "We need to know the writings of the past, and know it differently than we ever have known it; not to pass on a tradition but to break it's hold over us". The words Adrienne Rich uses to express her strong belief in her statements help put her words across in a very stern, clear, appearance. I feel her style of writing just from reading bits and pieces of her texts are easily unde

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