Cantos 10-21

Write ONE blog entry from this set of Cantos (to reduce the number of entries each week). For this entry, select an image or simile from the cantos, then describe a contemporary scene here in Brevard county that seems a parallel to Dante's experience.

For example, Dr. Patterson compared the crossing of the River Styx to crossing Babcock Street where he encountered sullen, angry drivers.

Inferno Cantos 1-9

Choose a line or image from the poem, quote it in your blog entry, and comment upon why it is relevant in your life today. Be sure to cite the Canto and line numbers after your quotation.

"Fooling with Words" Review

Write a movie review for the video, "Fooling with Words." Comment on what you discovered about poetry, what surprised you in the video, what were its strengths or weakenesses? Would you recommend that this video always be shown in this course?

Reflection for "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky"

The theme in Crane's story revolves around a paradigm shift created by the sheriff's marriage. What event in our world do you feel is causing or will cause an equivalent paradigm shift for the residents of Brevard county?

"Battle Royal"

Which of the symbols in the story do you find most powerful? What might be equally symbolic today for your struggle to enter the university of your choice?