https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5 Commonplace book assignments en-us 2016-12-11 05:39:37 UTC 2025-12-16 12:37:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/155121240/0c216c9851be3a5fe3386326cddc361d/636068866557187343_471764569_1wYVzIK.jpg nlibe0021 https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143033509 Collier's use of descriptive imagery helps not only set the scene, but allows the reader to become immersed in the plot.
Phrases like: "dark and creaky stairs" illustrate the mysterious atmosphere of the old man's home.
I connect to this story in that I too would do what it takes to get my the person I adore to love me back.

]]> 2016-12-12 02:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143033509 nlibe0021 https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143033789 The author efficiently embodies the new found emotions of Mrs. Mallard when she is told about her husband's death. The author makes it clear that Mrs. Mallard believes that she is free from her husband when she whispers: "Free! Body and soul free".
I connect to this story in that often times I have felt like I am bound to do my parents will no matter the cost and when I decided to go away for college I felt free.]]> 2016-12-12 02:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143033789 nlibe0021 https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143034318 The author is successful in explaining the struggle of African American people in this time through Sonny's experiences.
I connect to this story because at times I feel like racism is preventing me from reaching my goals.
https://youtu.be/IcbOu8ff_8I  ]]> 2016-12-12 02:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143034318 nlibe0021 https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143034717 Faulkner is efficient in creating mystery about what happened to Homer and makes the reader speculate about what the smell is in Emily's home.
I connect with this story in that I often isolate myself from the world like Emily did in all that time]]> 2016-12-12 02:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143034717 nlibe0021 https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143034990 The author is successful in creating suspense about who is in the wallpaper. He also accurately describes Jennie's infatuation with the wallpaper.
I connect to this story in that I can obsess about my sketching to forget all the burdens upon my shoulders. ]]> 2016-12-12 02:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143034990 nlibe0021 https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143035301 The author is successful in making the meeting with Connie and Arnold Friend a very creepy one. Oat's describes the character of Arnold friend very efficiently through the strangeness that makes up this character.
I connect to this story in that I have been in uncomfortable situations where I've had people stalk me non stop.]]> 2016-12-12 02:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143035301 nlibe0021 https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143035783 Hemingway efficiently explains the operation without actually telling the reader what the operation is. Hemingway describe Jig's character through her confusion and doubt perfectly.
I can connect to this story in the fact that I have had to make decisions where I have been influenced to agree with another's point of view.]]> 2016-12-12 03:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143035783 nlibe0021 https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143036093 The author did an incredible job in explaining Traci Edward's experience in  being the first in escaping the grasp of the killer Jeffrey Dahmer. 
I can connect with this story in that I too would've done anything to safe myself from the atrocious fate that awaited Traci Edwards.]]> 2016-12-12 03:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143036093 nlibe0021 https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143036451 The narrator in Cheever's "Reunion" recounts the time he reunited with his father. The author aptly describes the feeling he has in his meeting with his father. The father is portrayed as a loud, disliked man.
I can relate to this story because I tend to view I love differently from how other's do.]]> 2016-12-12 03:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143036451 nlibe0021 https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143036741 The author of this poem gives visual imagery of how the the narrator is being treated by his drunk father. The narrator is still sticking to his father even when his father hurts him continuously.
I can connect to this story because I have had friends that have had to deal with abusive alcoholic parents ]]> 2016-12-12 03:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143036741 nlibe0021 https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143037109 Jackson successfully describes the interactions between the villagers. The normalcy in the villager's conversations creates suspense for the story. At first the tradition seems like a typical one, but the twist at the end completely shocks the reader. 
The story is relate-able because people have a hard time changing ongoing traditional values. ]]> 2016-12-12 03:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143037109 nlibe0021 https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143037309 In the visual rhetoric project we had to look at an image or clip and figure out what the meaning behind it was and if the advertiser used ethos, pathos and logos in the ad.]]> 2016-12-12 03:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143037309 nlibe0021 https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143037438 Angelou compares the actions of a caged bird with that of the free bird. Angelou uses metaphors and imagery to illustrate all of the things the free bird can experience. The author uses personification to animate aspects of nature such as the "sighing trees".
I can relate to this poem because we all have felt either trapped by our situations.
https://youtu.be/FIYG9zIUDF0]]> 2016-12-12 03:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143037438 nlibe0021 https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143037699 Revising other people's works has helped me develop and improve my own writing. Seeing mistakes other's have made helps me not make the same errors in my writing. I also found beneficial to learn about the different rhetorical strategies.]]> 2016-12-12 03:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143037699 nlibe0021 https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143037797 This class has helped me make my writing more organized, and now I am able to add in strong transitions. I have also learned how to write effectively from perspectives other than first person.]]> 2016-12-12 03:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nlibe0021/boylovs9h5v5/wish/143037797