ESSAYS

Here are some assignments I had for my AP English classes, if you're bored or interested enough to read any of them.

Personal Essay (2000) -- "Far, far away in a world of extremes, there lives a girl who wanders through life in search of a middle ground and the perfect balance between opposites..."

Dangerous Liaisons - A Feminist Criticism (2001) -- "...From its representation of some women as mindless, modest maidens and others as sexual predators to its leniency to the moral slackness of men, Dangerous Liaisons presents its audience with a poignant, though misconceived, portrayal of the relationship between and the roles of men and women and the inequity that is perpetuated through its audiences by its final outcome... "

Significant Influence Essay (2001) -- "We’re all bound to have that impossible crush on a teacher. It’s a fact of life, a rite of passage, and for a girl like me, a profoundly life-altering matter..."

Old School/New School (2000) -- "In the song "I Was Brought to My Senses" and the poem "Thine Eyes Still Shined," Sting and Ralph Waldo Emerson have created small masterpieces.."

Explications of the Poems of Marge Piercy (2000) -- "In What Are Big Girls Made Of?, Marge Piercy uses poetry as an instrument for voicing her political views and as expositions of human experiences that she has witnessed...Whether she writes of rapturous moments of pleasure or a daily routine fraught with danger, Piercy articulates these true-to-life moments with both embellished beauty and simplicity."

He Asks Her To Pin Her Panties To The Line (2000) -- "In "He Asks Her to Pin Her Panties to the Line," Lynne McMahon relates the commonplace episode in the life of one woman to a recurrent theme in literature - the theme of appearance versus reality. Though she maintains an exterior of modesty and propriety in her superficial, everyday relationships, the lady reveals her highly sexual character in the privacy of her home..."

Operation Behind Blue Eyes (2000) -- " 'I can't believe we're doing this.' I whispered. Jay stood before me with a wily smile on his face. We had mobilized in front of the house of my crush, preparing to execute the master plan for Operation Behind Blue Eyes..."

Snow-Covered Specs (1999) -- " 'Not again,' I protested. 'Just not today.' "