In Act I, Shakespeare introduces the conflict between Prospero and Caliban by letting both characters tell their version of the past, and neither one feels completely neutral. Prospero frames himself as a teacher and caretaker who tried to civilize Caliban by teaching him language and knowledge, and he treats his authority as something earned through […]

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The setting of “Sonny’s Blues” is significant because Harlem is depicted as an active, repressive force that controls the characters’ mentality and restricts their futures, rather than just as a physical place. The narrator’s description of his students growing up in a rush only to have “their heads bumped abruptly against the low ceiling of […]

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I believe the central concern of Crossing Brooklyn Ferry is Whitman’s effort to dissolve the boundaries that separate individuals, whether those boundaries are time, space, or personal identity. Rather than focusing on the ferry ride itself, he uses it as a moment where the self expands outward, blending with the city, the river, and the […]

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After reading the ENG 102 information sheet, I can see how this course connects to ENG 101 while also being different in important ways. In ENG 101, which I took at another university in a physical classroom setting, the main focus was on developing basic writing skills such as organizing ideas, writing clear essays, and […]

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Hello everyone, My name is Jenisha Ale. I joined the class a little late here due to some problem, but everything is settled now, and I’m happy to be here. This ongoing semester is my first semester at LaGuardia. I am originally from Nepal. I am majoring in Biotechnology, a field that combines my interests […]

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