D.W. Harding: My Disagreement

Despite the fact that DW Harding admits he was playing "devils advocate" with the argument he posed on how Austen does not intend to use satire as a means of humorous fun about individual caricatures.  While Harding's argument is on one extreme end of the spectrum, i disagree because I interpret Austen's satire, though difficult to understand at times, as a means of poking light fun at characters who regularly ridiculed in society.  Furthermore, when an author instills emotions in a reader, like Austen did for me, the reader feels attached to the authors beliefs.  In this case, Austen's use of satire and animosity toward characters including Mrs. Bennet instill emotions of annoyance and utter disgust for individuals who even resemble Bennet.  Subsequently, Austen's satire is proven to be effective by creating an invasive emotion in the reader.  Finally, Austen's use of satire and wit to hyperbolize certain individuals in society puts into light the negative emotions people truly uphold toward individuals such as Mr. Collins or Mrs. Bennet.

P & P essay analysis

Several things I need to work on:
-Making sure that I eliminate all surface errors by reading the essay over and over again
-structuring the topics better and closer together so I can have more well-constructed essays

Some of my strengths as a writer include:
-The ability to draw inference and make strong analysis
-The ability to employ the use of strong sentences that thrive on complexity

One of my most eminent problems seems to word choice errors

REVISED assignment for monday, 9/20/10

• While there are many crucial aspects to a strong, well composed essay, I believe the single most important aspect of an essay is fluidity.  Of course, having a strong title that entices the reader, as well as a meaningful and impact-full first sentence that lure the reader are also important.  However, an essay can never be a good essay unless the reader can connect, and this can only happen if the reader has no problem understanding the essay, thus, having a fluid essay.  Out of all the essays that I read, the best one would probably be C for Cecilia because of Cecilia's ability to construct her ideas in a coercive essay that includes many strong points and had no analytical problem articulating her beliefs.  So, while there are many aspects to an essay that are necessary to have a good essay, the most important one is probably the ability for writer to construct a clear and concise essay in which her or her thoughts are explained though fluid writing. 

Critique #3, I for Imelda

I chose this essay to be the essay i write about because i was automatically enthralled by the topic at hand.  While i have seen better essays, i still thought this essay served it purpose.  I was fascinated with the writers original message of how Austen uses Elizabeth as a gateway to express her real emotions on marriage.  Despite the interesting writing position, i soon lost my interest in the essay because of choppy sentence structure, often poor diction, and a lack of analysis.  I realizes the writer had the ability to incorporate good quotes, however a transitional sentence or two were lacking; thus, creating for a choppy or fragmented read. This was a tough topic to write about and I commend the writer for making an effort.  Despite the small lack of interpretation, and often inability to use strong transitions, the topic and content of the essay were strong enough to earn a B+.  This was the best essay i read tonight, just not the best i've ever read

Essay critique, Day 2 - C for Cecilia

Out of the three essays that I read, the best one, was without a doubt, C for Cecilia.  First off, it is important to take note of the first thing that the reader takes note of, the title.  The title has the possibility of having a profound effect on the reader that can lure him in right from the get-go.  The title of C for Cecilia  is Not Knowing Anything Can Mean Something: How Not Giving Characters Any Initial Context Can Affect How We See Them.  This title is an example that lures the reader right from the beginning, and makes him or her intrigued to find out what the author's interesting argument may be.  Furthermore, the next topic of interest that stood out to me in this essay was the topic sentence of the intro.  While this sentence is simple, it allots the reader the ability to agree or disagree with the author right from the beginning.  Thus, because Cecilia has already lured the reader with a strong title and a strong first sentence, she has set high standards off the bat for the reader, which are often better than starting with low standards.  In terms of the context and grammar of the paper, they are fair.  Cecilia poses a strong and what seems to be original argument that is interesting.  However, a turnoff to any reader, and maybe even an insult to a teacher is that Cecilia has clearly forgotten to proof read her paper and has left some small, but, noticeable mistakes.  Lastly, the essay has fluidity, but also lacks some depth at some points.  While the quotes are meaningful, and well placed, they could be analyzed a little more to create a stronger argument.  In all, I would give the essay a B+ because it posed a good argument, enticed the reader from the get-go, and was very fluid; however, the essay wouldn't receive and A because it has some grammatical errors at at times lacks depth.

Rank 3 essay from the reader

I read Actions Speak Louder Than Words, The Infamous Mr. Darcy, and Faulty First impressions.  The best of these essays, even though still not amazing, was The Infamous Mr. Darcy.  I believe this because Actions speak louder than words used way too many quotes and did not analyze the text enough.  Moreover, Faulty impressions is an essay that lacks depth and analysis, and, often relies on quotes to substantiate for analysis.  Next, this essay also uses very basic language and does not use creativity or complexity in the essay.  Lastly, i feel that while the Infamous Mr. Darcy essay seems to be very elequently worded and verbose, behind all the big words, there actually is a meaning.  With that said, while this essay still isn't an amazing essay, it still has a meaning and sounds and reads very well, and also has a strong argument.  So, out of the three essays that i read, The Infamous Mr. Darcy essay was the best.

Show or Gossip & Tell, and how does Austen decide?

Thesis: In essence, Austen’s show method grants the reader the right to judge the character as they see fit and her methods of gossip and tell inform the reader of how that character is perceived in society, and why other characters act the way they do toward the character introduced.  Austen’s different methods of introduction are not only chosen wisely because of the effect Austen wants to have on the reader, but also chosen in concordance with the type of character introduced.