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Literature is the original Internet – every footnote, every citation, every allusion is essentially a hyperlink to another text, to another mind.
Maria Popova (via writingdotcoffee)
They slipped briskly into an intimacy from which they never recovered.
— F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise
Paolo Bacigalupi’s novel The Water Knife exemplifies ecocriticism working to create change through the various characters in his literary work. Through his description of a post-apocalyptic world, he gathers the interest of his readers and provides them with the incentive to make a change. It is through his scholarship that Paolo Bacigalupi is able to draw the interest and attention that is necessary in order to educate individuals about the state of the environment.
John Green's new book is a series of essays focused on the way that humans have changed the Earth to the point of bringing about a new epoch. His work highlights a recent focus on the anthropocene and how the focus climate change in literature has broadened the scope of what can be considered the environmental humanities. Despite being completely different from his works of fiction, like The Fault in Our Stars, John Green's recent work is equally well written and incredibly relevant in the current discourse surrounding climate change.

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“What did you say of me, that I did not deserve?”
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
"we drink the poison our minds pour for us and wonder why we feel so sick." (atticus)
How To Approach A Poem
- Read it twice (aloud) - Look up any words/phrases/references that you don’t understand - Think about what the poem is about ( narrative ) - Think about what the poem is really about ( deeper meaning ) - Language Analysis - Structure - Style of writing - Context about the poet, when it was written and the subject - Link the poem to other poets/poems/styles
Problem: Your text is too new and you can’t find much, if any, research on it.
When you’re studying the classics, or modern classics, it’s very easy to find articles, journals or even whole books about them. If you’re studying a recent text, even something from the 2000′s, it can be difficult to find in-depth research to support your essays.
You can either give up on your text, get vague, or get creative.
Giving up on your text isn’t the ideal solution. You probably chose it for a reason, thinking that it would be the best text to support your ideas. Going for obvious texts means that you have heaps of secondary sources and material to choose from, but it might mean that your essay will blend in with the others.
Getting vague isn’t ideal either. Generalised statements about your text or the genre of book will not create a strong argument. It can also make it look like you haven’t read the text, done your research, or really thought about your essay in any depth.
The only real option, if you want to keep your text and look like you know what you’re talking about, is to get creative. That means that when you get to the library (or research online) you find anything on the book/author/genre/mode and pull any and all usable quotes, write/type them down (with references and page numbers) even if they seem vaguely related to your topic. For my dissertation, I used The Bees by Laline Paull, this was a 2014 text with no academic research, only reviews and interviews. I used all the reviews that I could find which only described the plot and offered no analysis, then I used interviews to explain parts of the novel which I supported with my own analysis. I also used historical journals, psychological journals, biological journals and melittology articles to examine the behaviour of actual bees in relation to the characters. I used articles on other texts (e.g. the ‘particicution’ in The Handmaid’s Tale) to analyse similar scenes, as they were used in almost identical ways by both authors, both to the same effect. In the end, this part of my dissertation was the strongest and most interesting as it pulled in other branches of study in imaginative ways.
It can be quite daunting to write an essay on something without backup, but challenges like this can develop your research skills and teach you how to approach future assignments.
so i’ve found that Legally Blonde/LotR crossovers are literally the best things

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yooo how do u email a prof for a recommendation letter?
Hi Professor!
I am in the process of applying to ____ and they require letters of rec. I sincerely enjoyed your classes, and felt that they gave me a particularly good chance to display my strengths, such as ____ [class participation, writing, etc.] and would love for you to write me a letter, if you’d be willing. The due date is ____, and I can send you further instructions for submission later if you accept.
Attached to this email is ____, the piece of work I did in your class which best showcases my abilities, as well as my current CV [or resume]. If you agree to write me a letter, soon I will also send you drafts of my ____ [statement of purpose, personal statement, application essays, other relevant material] for my application to aid in your writing. I am also happy to meet in person to discuss this with you.
I want to stress that this application is quite competitive, so if you feel you will not be able to write me a strong letter then I completely understand - but please let me know. Thank you so much for your time!
Sincerely, ____
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a few notes:
- you should have all your relevant materials (app essays, etc.) sent to them *at least* a month in advance to give them ample time to write the letter
- thus, your initial email asking them if they’d be willing to write a letter for you should be sent *over* a month in advance. professors are busy
- if you are applying for a really prestigious position/scholarship/fellowship, or grad school, it’s best to have at least a majority of your letter writers be professors (rather than adjuncts or post docs). ideally you’d want them to be full/tenured professors. in lots of cases, especially academic ones, *who* writes your letter matters - not just *what’s in* your letter
- the reason you send them the piece of work you did in their class that you are most proud of is to remind them of your abilities as a student and the quality of the work you produced for them. they have lots of students. sometimes they need a bit of help jogging their memory of exactly what you did in their class.
- the reason you send them your other application materials (personal statement, statement of purpose, CV) is so that they have information to draw from when writing your letter. they know what you’re passionate about, what you hope to do in the future, other experience you have, and can use this information when writing your letter
- on a similar note, this is also why you’d want to list the strengths you displayed in their class
- basically, you want to give them as much information as you can about your strengths, goals, and intentions - give them prompts they can use to write your letter
- the bit at the end about asking for a “strong letter” is important because some professors can only write you mediocre letters (e.g. “this student was always on time to class and gave their undivided attention during lecture” - what does this tell admission committees? well, it tells them that the professor has nothing positive to say about your *academic* abilities and so they’re resorting to other strengths. it’s a polite way of saying “this student was okay, but not spectacular in any notable way”. big red flag for admissions committees.) if all you’re going to get is a mediocre letter, you might as well not get a letter at all
- if the professor you ask accepts, then be sure to send them polite reminders as the date approaches. (i usually send a reminder at the 1-month-till-due-date mark when i send the other application materials, and then again at the 2 week and 1 week marks, and, if necessary, every day after the final 3 days leading up to the due date
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i know this was a lot, but i remember being in your shoes and being completely lost when it came to applying for stuff so i know how daunting it can be. i figured i’d just throw all this information at you to be of as much help as possible.
for reference, i’ve applied to graduate programs, fellowships, and scholarships. i have been accepted into several of the top 10 graduate programs in my area, as well as received multiple scholarships and a fellowship, and received honorable mentions for some of the most competitive fellowships in the US. i have also worked with the admissions committee at my graduate program to organize multiple informational events for those interested in applying to graduate school and, in the process, have learned a lot about what makes a strong application.
so while you should absolutely take my advice with a grain of salt (different circumstances call for different standards), i do have quite a bit of experience with applications and what makes a strong letter of rec.
i hope this helped! best of luck with whatever you’re applying for :)
Severance is a novel that focuses on the fictitious “shen fever,” but has striking similarities to the current pandemic despite being published in 2018. Throughout the novel there are details that are so in line with true events that it’s almost unbelievable. The nonlinear style of Severance creates a certain limitation of information to the audience which emphasizes the control of information in the novel and highlights a shift in credibility before and after Shen fever becomes widespread. The parallels between this fictional plague and our current plague raise questions about whether current events were predicable or even inevitable.
Mr. Darcy's Little Sister is a fun Austen adaption that explores what happens after the events that take place in Pride and Prejudice. While it does include some major events for Elizabeth and Darcy, it focuses primarily on Georgiana Darcy and how she makes her own way through the social dynamics of the regency era. It's a great spinoff of the original story that raises issues from the original text like what relationships are acceptable in regency society and does propriety matter when talking about love?
Gay Pride and Prejudice is a great twist on the events in the original Pride and Prejudice that looks at the relationships of characters who historians would call "best friends." It's an interesting look at what queer relationships might have looked like during the regency era and maintains the themes from the original text. In addition to just being a fun read, it reflects on what social aspects have changed when it comes to how queer relationships are viewed, or if they have changed at all.
"I love being called a 'bastard'. It somehow implies that the most heinous thing I've done is exist."
- Lord Byron

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Chesapeake Requiem is my favorite work of non-fiction to date. Earl Swift shares his experience as he immerses himself in the culture of the rapidly disappearing Tangier Island. His work raises serious questions about both place identity and climate change. When the world hears your struggles and still changes nothing, what choices do you have left?
— let's do this !