questions to think about
questions driven by student inquiry and engagement with course texts
4 september 2013
readings:
Smirnoff "Declaration of Intent" from Oxford American issue 1
Chuck Reece "We Are Bitter" from The Bitter Southerner
Tianzhi (Tansy) Xu
1. What does Faulkner mean by "duality of the Southern thing", and in the southern life, what examples can indicate the "duality"? (We are Bitter)
2.What are the differences and common points between Oxford American and Bitther Southerner?
Hamilton Chen
1. Why most of the things about south, like people, accent, and even bars, are some kind of humble compared to the north in many people's eyes?
2. How the southern people react to these problems?
Wenda Xu
1.Why do we need to emphasis that the South is different
2.Where do all these discrimination about south derive from?
Tianyi (Robin) Song
1.According to Declaration of Intent, why the writers were forced to send their works Eastward?
2. Oxford American called themselves dirt poor but spirited, what things make them special?
3. The Deep South video shows varies kinds of lives in South Area, such as Kentucky, Georgia and Florida, why the boundary line between North and South is the South of Pennsylvania?
Qiaochu Dai
1.Why people has so much prejudices about south?
2. Though the bartender is not from the south, why he still considers himself as a southerner?
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. Why were the magazines from the South thought of as stereotypical and cliché? (Smirnoff “Declaration of Intent”)
2. According to The Bitter Southerner, why it seems that many people do not know much about the South?
Ipek Turan
1) According to which historical events and reasons did Mason Dixon create such a distinct and straight line between the south and the north? (What led him to its current placement, since it was placed years before the civil war?)
2) After having a look at the title of "The Bitter Southerner, We Are Bitter", what connotations does the phrase "bitter south" arouse in general, positive or negative?
Yun (Berry) Bai
1. According to Smirnoff’s "Declaration Of Intent", what is the value of a magazine like Oxford American of Southern areas? And what factors make Oxford American so special and successful?
2. According to "We Are Bitter", the word bitter has shown for times. What does the word "bitter" mean in the article?
1. What does Faulkner mean by "duality of the Southern thing", and in the southern life, what examples can indicate the "duality"? (We are Bitter)
2.What are the differences and common points between Oxford American and Bitther Southerner?
Hamilton Chen
1. Why most of the things about south, like people, accent, and even bars, are some kind of humble compared to the north in many people's eyes?
2. How the southern people react to these problems?
Wenda Xu
1.Why do we need to emphasis that the South is different
2.Where do all these discrimination about south derive from?
Tianyi (Robin) Song
1.According to Declaration of Intent, why the writers were forced to send their works Eastward?
2. Oxford American called themselves dirt poor but spirited, what things make them special?
3. The Deep South video shows varies kinds of lives in South Area, such as Kentucky, Georgia and Florida, why the boundary line between North and South is the South of Pennsylvania?
Qiaochu Dai
1.Why people has so much prejudices about south?
2. Though the bartender is not from the south, why he still considers himself as a southerner?
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. Why were the magazines from the South thought of as stereotypical and cliché? (Smirnoff “Declaration of Intent”)
2. According to The Bitter Southerner, why it seems that many people do not know much about the South?
Ipek Turan
1) According to which historical events and reasons did Mason Dixon create such a distinct and straight line between the south and the north? (What led him to its current placement, since it was placed years before the civil war?)
2) After having a look at the title of "The Bitter Southerner, We Are Bitter", what connotations does the phrase "bitter south" arouse in general, positive or negative?
Yun (Berry) Bai
1. According to Smirnoff’s "Declaration Of Intent", what is the value of a magazine like Oxford American of Southern areas? And what factors make Oxford American so special and successful?
2. According to "We Are Bitter", the word bitter has shown for times. What does the word "bitter" mean in the article?
11 september 2013
readings:
Cobb Away Down South "Cavalier and Yankee"
Hobson Tell About the South Prologue
Ayers "What We Talk About When We Talk About the South"
Hamilton Chen
1. What does Jefferson mean when he says both Northern people and Southern people are jealous of their own liberties, and these characteristics grew weaker and weaker with the gradation of south and north?
2. According to “Cavalier and Yankee,” middle and eastern states became like Great Britain to the south and received raw materials from the south, so the economic connection was built. Does that mean the south and north started to emerge from that time?
Qiaochu Dai
1. Why did northern writers consistently employ a first-person/third-person "we"/"they" dichotomy in describing southerners?
Campbell Lin
1. Why has been the South so self-conscious while it nearly does not happen in other regions of the US?
2. During industrialisation, Northern part of the British American colonies went through urbanisation and developed modernly, but why could not the South, a region where most of the resources were produced for the British Empire, go through such change?
Tianzhi (Tansy) Xu
1. Farmer James depicts the southern slavery in a chilling scenario, how would he possibly describe the northern slavery, to show "the northern slaves was far different in every respect"?
2. What are the northern writers methods to degrade southern?
Tianyi (Robin) Song
1. Since slavery makes the planter lazy and tempting him to immoral behaviour, why does slavery permitted through out the Southern states during the history?
2. What are several factors that result in a situation where a male slave tend to have female characters?
Ipek Turan
1. What is difference between being jealous of one's own liberty and being jealous for one's own liberty?
Wenda Xu
1.Why's south the center for the nation for a while if that is so out-dated
2.What makes Northerners feel that they are the superiority of the Nation?
Yun (Berry) Bai
1. Why did Northerners want a central powerful government, whereas Southerners do not?
2. What are other conflicts between South and North besides civil rights? What main factors caused great differences?
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. Why some northerners are more sympathetic to those who owned slaves than to the slaves themselves?
2.What does the word “cavalier” mean to the southern people?
1. What does Jefferson mean when he says both Northern people and Southern people are jealous of their own liberties, and these characteristics grew weaker and weaker with the gradation of south and north?
2. According to “Cavalier and Yankee,” middle and eastern states became like Great Britain to the south and received raw materials from the south, so the economic connection was built. Does that mean the south and north started to emerge from that time?
Qiaochu Dai
1. Why did northern writers consistently employ a first-person/third-person "we"/"they" dichotomy in describing southerners?
Campbell Lin
1. Why has been the South so self-conscious while it nearly does not happen in other regions of the US?
2. During industrialisation, Northern part of the British American colonies went through urbanisation and developed modernly, but why could not the South, a region where most of the resources were produced for the British Empire, go through such change?
Tianzhi (Tansy) Xu
1. Farmer James depicts the southern slavery in a chilling scenario, how would he possibly describe the northern slavery, to show "the northern slaves was far different in every respect"?
2. What are the northern writers methods to degrade southern?
Tianyi (Robin) Song
1. Since slavery makes the planter lazy and tempting him to immoral behaviour, why does slavery permitted through out the Southern states during the history?
2. What are several factors that result in a situation where a male slave tend to have female characters?
Ipek Turan
1. What is difference between being jealous of one's own liberty and being jealous for one's own liberty?
Wenda Xu
1.Why's south the center for the nation for a while if that is so out-dated
2.What makes Northerners feel that they are the superiority of the Nation?
Yun (Berry) Bai
1. Why did Northerners want a central powerful government, whereas Southerners do not?
2. What are other conflicts between South and North besides civil rights? What main factors caused great differences?
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. Why some northerners are more sympathetic to those who owned slaves than to the slaves themselves?
2.What does the word “cavalier” mean to the southern people?
18 september 2013
readings:
Cobb Away Down South "The South Becomes a Cause"
Hamilton Chen
1. What is the exact content of northern nationalism, according from Susan-Mary Grant? And how it evolved?
2.Why Republicans can represent then North but they drew on and orchestrated " a distinct antisouthernism"?
Tianzhi Xu (Tansy)
1. What did the south think of the insulation brought by slavery and slavery holding? How would they react when it was perceived as "a scapegoat for their problems" by the northern people?
2. How does the south form and maintain "resentment against the north", while never obliterate their loyalty to the Union?
Wenda Xu
1. Why does the passage say 'this self-perception of white southerners as the true defenders of american ideals is still with us today?
2. In which way is this perception still with us?
Qiaochu Dai
1. Why the southern fantasy gives other people a vision that south is an invasive, potentially mortal threat?
Tianyi Song (Robin)
1. While the South and the Northeast had some notable similarities in 1800, what made them become different and the latter become significantly more urban and industrial?
2. I don’t quite understand what Jefferson Davis means when he says “we may not hope to see the rebuilding of the temple as our fathers designed it…we can live on praying for that event and die with our eyes fixed on the promised land.”?
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. In the view of the northern editor, "the absence of 'enlightened enterprise' and the 'enervating influence of Slavery' had 'stripped them of almost all of the distinguishing traits of the American identity'". What is the distinguishing traits of the American identity?
2. Why the South can control such large official influence and executive power?
Campbell Lin
1. Why did the Northerners think that the North should be the norm of the United States? Did the Southerners think that the South with Slavery system should be the norm of the United States?
2. As the South during 1850s was the leader of cotton production of the world and accounted for "over half of the value of American exports", why did the North still want the South to be more like New England as this change would harm the economy of the US?
1. What is the exact content of northern nationalism, according from Susan-Mary Grant? And how it evolved?
2.Why Republicans can represent then North but they drew on and orchestrated " a distinct antisouthernism"?
Tianzhi Xu (Tansy)
1. What did the south think of the insulation brought by slavery and slavery holding? How would they react when it was perceived as "a scapegoat for their problems" by the northern people?
2. How does the south form and maintain "resentment against the north", while never obliterate their loyalty to the Union?
Wenda Xu
1. Why does the passage say 'this self-perception of white southerners as the true defenders of american ideals is still with us today?
2. In which way is this perception still with us?
Qiaochu Dai
1. Why the southern fantasy gives other people a vision that south is an invasive, potentially mortal threat?
Tianyi Song (Robin)
1. While the South and the Northeast had some notable similarities in 1800, what made them become different and the latter become significantly more urban and industrial?
2. I don’t quite understand what Jefferson Davis means when he says “we may not hope to see the rebuilding of the temple as our fathers designed it…we can live on praying for that event and die with our eyes fixed on the promised land.”?
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. In the view of the northern editor, "the absence of 'enlightened enterprise' and the 'enervating influence of Slavery' had 'stripped them of almost all of the distinguishing traits of the American identity'". What is the distinguishing traits of the American identity?
2. Why the South can control such large official influence and executive power?
Campbell Lin
1. Why did the Northerners think that the North should be the norm of the United States? Did the Southerners think that the South with Slavery system should be the norm of the United States?
2. As the South during 1850s was the leader of cotton production of the world and accounted for "over half of the value of American exports", why did the North still want the South to be more like New England as this change would harm the economy of the US?
25 september 2013
viewing:
Gone with the Wind
Hamilton Chen
1. Why at the very begining, the black woman can yell at Scarlett? I thought the identity of the black woman was lower than Scarlett, at that time.
2.Is Captain Butler a patriot, or a trator?
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. Rhett admires Scarlett very much, but at the end of this movie, he abandoned Scarlett and even said "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" to her. What makes Rhett change the feeling to Scarlett?
2. Did the Northerners treat Southerners equally after the Civil War?
Qiaochu Dai
1. How did Scarlett finally realized that Rhett was the man she loved?
2..What are differences between the image of the south depicted in the movie and the image of the south in reality?
Tianzhi Xu (Tansy)
1. What did Southerners extol after the Civil War? (say, the character of Scarlett or the character of Melly)
2.. What does the change of Scarlett's clothes from the beginning to the end imply?
Wenda Xu
1.Someone say that Scarlett represents the south, but in what way and how?
2.What is the meaning of life of people in the South during the Civil War, really.
Campbell Jinxian Lin
1. How does the New South challenge the Old South?
2. Is Scarlett shows a typical personality of New Southern woman: to be brave and to defend the South?
Tianyi (Robin) Song
1. Through three marriages of heroine Scarlett, what does the author want to show about her value and what does she really want?
2. Why named the movie "Gone with the wind"? Is there a connotation of the title?
1. Why at the very begining, the black woman can yell at Scarlett? I thought the identity of the black woman was lower than Scarlett, at that time.
2.Is Captain Butler a patriot, or a trator?
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. Rhett admires Scarlett very much, but at the end of this movie, he abandoned Scarlett and even said "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" to her. What makes Rhett change the feeling to Scarlett?
2. Did the Northerners treat Southerners equally after the Civil War?
Qiaochu Dai
1. How did Scarlett finally realized that Rhett was the man she loved?
2..What are differences between the image of the south depicted in the movie and the image of the south in reality?
Tianzhi Xu (Tansy)
1. What did Southerners extol after the Civil War? (say, the character of Scarlett or the character of Melly)
2.. What does the change of Scarlett's clothes from the beginning to the end imply?
Wenda Xu
1.Someone say that Scarlett represents the south, but in what way and how?
2.What is the meaning of life of people in the South during the Civil War, really.
Campbell Jinxian Lin
1. How does the New South challenge the Old South?
2. Is Scarlett shows a typical personality of New Southern woman: to be brave and to defend the South?
Tianyi (Robin) Song
1. Through three marriages of heroine Scarlett, what does the author want to show about her value and what does she really want?
2. Why named the movie "Gone with the wind"? Is there a connotation of the title?
2 october 2013
readings:
Faulkner As I Lay Dying
Hamilton Chen
2. Did Faulkner write about the same thing with the different perspective? It seems there is no connection between each part.
Qiaochu Dai
1. In sentence "I go on to the house, followed by the Chuck. Chuck. Chuck.," what is the meaning of "Chuck. Chuck. Chuck?"
Tianyi Song (Robin)
1. What does William Faulkner want to show by describing the environment when Jewel and I are on the way to the house?
2. By saying the wealthy people who ordered the cake and did not buy it, does the author want to say that wealthy people in the South usually don't keep their words?
Omer Ersin
1. What sort of Southern values does the Bundren family borrow?
2. Why Jewel is so special to his mom? What made him to stand out among his siblings?
Tianzhi Xu
1. What is the benefit of writing from different people's account?
2.. What is Darl's emotion and thinking when his mother is dying?
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. Why does the author mentioned eggs and cakes at the beginning of the passage?
Wenda Xu
1.Why does the author mentioned about the detail that Darl hurts his mom even though he's trying to help?
2.Why does Jewel feel resentment about having the coffin built in front of her window?
2. Did Faulkner write about the same thing with the different perspective? It seems there is no connection between each part.
Qiaochu Dai
1. In sentence "I go on to the house, followed by the Chuck. Chuck. Chuck.," what is the meaning of "Chuck. Chuck. Chuck?"
Tianyi Song (Robin)
1. What does William Faulkner want to show by describing the environment when Jewel and I are on the way to the house?
2. By saying the wealthy people who ordered the cake and did not buy it, does the author want to say that wealthy people in the South usually don't keep their words?
Omer Ersin
1. What sort of Southern values does the Bundren family borrow?
2. Why Jewel is so special to his mom? What made him to stand out among his siblings?
Tianzhi Xu
1. What is the benefit of writing from different people's account?
2.. What is Darl's emotion and thinking when his mother is dying?
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. Why does the author mentioned eggs and cakes at the beginning of the passage?
Wenda Xu
1.Why does the author mentioned about the detail that Darl hurts his mom even though he's trying to help?
2.Why does Jewel feel resentment about having the coffin built in front of her window?
9 october 2013
readings:
Faulkner As I Lay Dying
Campbell Lin
1. In section 24 "Vardaman", why do Jewel and Vardaman compare their mother to a horse?
2. It seems that the only thing that Anse really cares about is whether or not he is getting his new teeth and he does not really care about the death of his wife. How does it show about Anse's personality? Does it correspond to the prototype of people with similar socioeconomic status in the South at that time?
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. Why Addie spoiled Jewel even though Jewel seemed having no feelings towards her?
2. Why Jewel was always indifferent to his mom?
Qiaochu Dai
1.
Tianyi (Robin) Song
1. Why did Darl regarded Jewel's mom as a horse and Vardaman regarded her mom as a fish?
2. Why did the father keep saying "It ain't right"? What did he mean?
(Tianzhi (Tansy) Xu)
1. What caused the difference of people's reactions to Addie's death?
2.Why Jewel's mother is compared to the dead horse?
Wenda Xu
1.Why did Anse insists on bury Addie in Jefferson town?
2.Why does Jewel feel more for Addie than for his own mom?
1. In section 24 "Vardaman", why do Jewel and Vardaman compare their mother to a horse?
2. It seems that the only thing that Anse really cares about is whether or not he is getting his new teeth and he does not really care about the death of his wife. How does it show about Anse's personality? Does it correspond to the prototype of people with similar socioeconomic status in the South at that time?
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. Why Addie spoiled Jewel even though Jewel seemed having no feelings towards her?
2. Why Jewel was always indifferent to his mom?
Qiaochu Dai
1.
Tianyi (Robin) Song
1. Why did Darl regarded Jewel's mom as a horse and Vardaman regarded her mom as a fish?
2. Why did the father keep saying "It ain't right"? What did he mean?
(Tianzhi (Tansy) Xu)
1. What caused the difference of people's reactions to Addie's death?
2.Why Jewel's mother is compared to the dead horse?
Wenda Xu
1.Why did Anse insists on bury Addie in Jefferson town?
2.Why does Jewel feel more for Addie than for his own mom?
16 october 2013
readings:
Faulkner As I Lay Dying
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. Why does pa said "if ever was such a misfortunate man" on page 151?
2. What does it mean by saying that "there is more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner than over a hundred that never sinned."
Campbell Lin
1. When the characters are narrating the story of river crossing, why does the verb tense change so often?
2. Although Addie has been dead, why does it have a section by Addie?
Tianzhi Xu (Tansy)
1. Is the "river" a metaphor? If so, what does it imply?
2.What are the differences between Bundrens' and Cora's accounts of the river crossing?
Tianyi (Robin) Song
1. Why did the river looks peaceful even if Jewel and Vernon were back into the river?
2. Cash said it was not n a balance in Chapter 38, what is the thing?
Wenda Xu
1.How did Whitefield overcome the temptations?
2.Why did Anse decline the use of the mules?
1. Why does pa said "if ever was such a misfortunate man" on page 151?
2. What does it mean by saying that "there is more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner than over a hundred that never sinned."
Campbell Lin
1. When the characters are narrating the story of river crossing, why does the verb tense change so often?
2. Although Addie has been dead, why does it have a section by Addie?
Tianzhi Xu (Tansy)
1. Is the "river" a metaphor? If so, what does it imply?
2.What are the differences between Bundrens' and Cora's accounts of the river crossing?
Tianyi (Robin) Song
1. Why did the river looks peaceful even if Jewel and Vernon were back into the river?
2. Cash said it was not n a balance in Chapter 38, what is the thing?
Wenda Xu
1.How did Whitefield overcome the temptations?
2.Why did Anse decline the use of the mules?
23 october 2013
readings:
Faulkner As I Lay Dying
Tianzhi Xu(Tansy)
1, Why Darl keeps changing between the use of "I" and "Darl" when he describes himself?
2. Why the family can restore in a very short time after Darl was sent to the mental institution?
Campbell Lin
1. Why is Darl sent to mental institution?
2. Overall, who is the most reliable narrator of the story?
Wenda Xu
1.Why does he family members’ reactions to Darl’s incarceration less intense than their reactions to Addie’s death?
2.Are the tragedy outcomes of everything in the Novel evitable?
Tianyi Song
1. How is that only Pa had a comparatively "good ending" relates to Southern characteristics?
2. Is the story better to be regarded as a comedy or a tragedy?
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
The story ended in a sarcastic way in which only Anse benefited while every other people had unfortunate experience. Yet, it seems to me that the story may end too rashly. Why did William Faulkner ended the story without giving more details, like how Anse met his new wife and what happened next? Is it because Faulkner just stopped thinking and its steam of consciousness style, or he meant to do so?
Omer Ersin
1. Why did Faulkner ended the book in a such sarcastic way? What he wanted to show to the readers by the end?
1, Why Darl keeps changing between the use of "I" and "Darl" when he describes himself?
2. Why the family can restore in a very short time after Darl was sent to the mental institution?
Campbell Lin
1. Why is Darl sent to mental institution?
2. Overall, who is the most reliable narrator of the story?
Wenda Xu
1.Why does he family members’ reactions to Darl’s incarceration less intense than their reactions to Addie’s death?
2.Are the tragedy outcomes of everything in the Novel evitable?
Tianyi Song
1. How is that only Pa had a comparatively "good ending" relates to Southern characteristics?
2. Is the story better to be regarded as a comedy or a tragedy?
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
The story ended in a sarcastic way in which only Anse benefited while every other people had unfortunate experience. Yet, it seems to me that the story may end too rashly. Why did William Faulkner ended the story without giving more details, like how Anse met his new wife and what happened next? Is it because Faulkner just stopped thinking and its steam of consciousness style, or he meant to do so?
Omer Ersin
1. Why did Faulkner ended the book in a such sarcastic way? What he wanted to show to the readers by the end?
30 october 2013
readings:
Smirnoff "G&G Me with a Buccellati Silver Spoon"
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. The author implicitly indicates that the reason for him doing this magazine is not for making money, when he mentioned that other contemporary magazines ignored the southern literature heritage just in order to make more money. Then, what is his purpose of doing this magazine?
2. What does the whitewashing of the south mean?
3. What is the relationships between Garden & Gun and The Oxford American?
Tianzhi Tansy Xu
1. In what way can Hood "blend both things and rebel against the more oppressive forces" of his "hometown's religious conservative mores" ?
2. What are the common points of those "Southern Stars" after the "my hometown has had an amazing transformation"?
Campbell Lin
1. Is Marc Smirnoff a Southern. From what perspective is he showing his disagreement with the OA?
2. What are the different pictures of South that both magazines try to depict, respectively?
Tianyi (Robin) Song
1. How do Garden and Guns relate to Southern lifestyle: unapologetic?
2. It is said that the photographs are beautiful, instead of farmland as necessity, it was farmland as fantasy, but what does the real life look like?
Omer Ersin
1. Who is Marc Smirnoff? What might be the purpose for him to write this article?
2. Why does the author mentions G&G as GaG?
Hamilton Chen
1. Does it mean G&G only focus on some part of the south, according to Smirnoff?
1. The author implicitly indicates that the reason for him doing this magazine is not for making money, when he mentioned that other contemporary magazines ignored the southern literature heritage just in order to make more money. Then, what is his purpose of doing this magazine?
2. What does the whitewashing of the south mean?
3. What is the relationships between Garden & Gun and The Oxford American?
Tianzhi Tansy Xu
1. In what way can Hood "blend both things and rebel against the more oppressive forces" of his "hometown's religious conservative mores" ?
2. What are the common points of those "Southern Stars" after the "my hometown has had an amazing transformation"?
Campbell Lin
1. Is Marc Smirnoff a Southern. From what perspective is he showing his disagreement with the OA?
2. What are the different pictures of South that both magazines try to depict, respectively?
Tianyi (Robin) Song
1. How do Garden and Guns relate to Southern lifestyle: unapologetic?
2. It is said that the photographs are beautiful, instead of farmland as necessity, it was farmland as fantasy, but what does the real life look like?
Omer Ersin
1. Who is Marc Smirnoff? What might be the purpose for him to write this article?
2. Why does the author mentions G&G as GaG?
Hamilton Chen
1. Does it mean G&G only focus on some part of the south, according to Smirnoff?
6 november 2013
readings:
Blount Long Time Leaving
Tianzhi Tansy Xu
1. How to select the most valuable ones from a couple of arguable points to make our paper effective?
2.. What skills can we apply to impress readers?
Omer Ersin
1. Why thesis statement is so important? What struggles will the readers face if the paper has a vague thesis statement?
2. What benefits does the MLA style provides? What is the reason for a writer to the MLA style?
Campbell Lin
1. How can I be more engaged in analysing the point of views from works by other writers?
2. Is it okay to put the conclusion as a thesis statement at the end?
Tianyi (Robin) Song
1. Why active voice is always better than passive voice?
2. Would it be better if the writer use more complex words throughout the essay rather than simple words?
Hamilton Chen
1.Should we believe in the author? Because he had only experienced southern life before and maybe he had some kind of prejudice.
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. How can I make my essay more engaging?
2. What information should I include in conclusion?
1. How to select the most valuable ones from a couple of arguable points to make our paper effective?
2.. What skills can we apply to impress readers?
Omer Ersin
1. Why thesis statement is so important? What struggles will the readers face if the paper has a vague thesis statement?
2. What benefits does the MLA style provides? What is the reason for a writer to the MLA style?
Campbell Lin
1. How can I be more engaged in analysing the point of views from works by other writers?
2. Is it okay to put the conclusion as a thesis statement at the end?
Tianyi (Robin) Song
1. Why active voice is always better than passive voice?
2. Would it be better if the writer use more complex words throughout the essay rather than simple words?
Hamilton Chen
1.Should we believe in the author? Because he had only experienced southern life before and maybe he had some kind of prejudice.
Yuhao (Marcus) Chen
1. How can I make my essay more engaging?
2. What information should I include in conclusion?