tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785065039608350318.post7584241560168140829..comments2023-09-07T04:49:10.648-07:00Comments on Literature and the Contemporary: Option 2Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785065039608350318.post-34390187338104003342011-03-27T17:08:36.562-07:002011-03-27T17:08:36.562-07:00You explained at least part of the essay you summa...You explained at least part of the essay you summarized well, although I think that you spend too much effort summarizing the aspects of it which are close to (although hardly identical with) conversations we had in class; you might have done more to focus on explaining the parts which are surprising or challenging in some way.<br /><br />This leads into the second, larger issue here: you aren't doing anything to apply your research to our class. What does it mean that you are emphasizing the infinite, cyclical nature of time in Borges to this extent? Does it extend something we talked about? Challenge something we talked about? In other words, it isn't at all clear what your agenda is here, and although this kind of summary/essay doesn't need to be as focused as some other prompts, you should have some kind of focused, although not necessarily a finished argument, by the time you're done.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.com