Megan Anderson Alias: Maanderson
Major/Minors: English Year: 2008 Contact Inf maanderson@loyola.edu Recent Reads: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Favorite Lines: Forbidden fruit is responsible for many a bad jam. "...there is in the lines of the brow and chin an indication of a desire for activity, while in his eyes there is visible an unquenchable tendency towards rest. His struggle through life has been a hard one, and his efforts have been handicapped by an inherited and self-developed devotion to "the might of design, the mystery of colour, and the belief in the redemption of all things by beauty everlasting". - The Shadow of a Gunman by Sean O'Casey Writing Center Work is like: Tim Gunn on Project Runway. . . You make it work! On Punctuation: is a beginning, not an end. In continuing with that thought, I enjoy the question mark. I love how the dot tames but at the same time complements the freedom of the curvy form. It connects the writer to the reader and encourages the mind to think. Intriguing Discourse Communities I Belong To: I suppose if I had to pick one discourse community I loved, it would have to be that of the English major. I love how in class we delve into the pages of a text, looking at specific words and draw back to observe how those words influence a broader concept. I find this community is in touch with every facet of life through the exploration of different genres and different time periods. And I love the community outside the classroom, as well. When talking to another person who has the same love of English literature as you do, there seems to be a hidden admiration and respect for one another. In a conversation, I can bring up a work by James Joyce or Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and immediately we are transferred to a world of fiction that forces us to take a closer look at our own realities. Each of these writers (as well as any writer, really) strikes a chord with the reader, and to explore the motives behind and effects of the works with others who share the same enthusiasm is extremely fulfilling.
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