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Shumin Ma wrote a new post on the site ENG 102:Composition II (Fall 20)

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 21:58:19 -0500

After I read the play “a raisin in the sun” by Hansberry, I noticed that Hansberry have used many stage directions to connect the plots with the characters, which enables readers to learn about the members of the […]

Shumin Ma wrote a new post on the site ENG 102:Composition II (Fall 20)

Sat, 14 Nov 2020 04:06:31 -0500

Herman Melville depicted a failed slave revolt that happened aboard the San Dominick. The three main characters in this novella are Babo, the leader of the slave revolt, Benito Cereno, the controlled Spanish […]

Shumin Ma wrote a new post on the site ENG 102:Composition II (Fall 20)

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 04:39:57 -0400

After reading chapter 6, I gain a better understanding about events, plot and discourse of a story. Events are shaped into plot to develop the story. The plot is the basic element of stories, which is presented by […]

Shumin Ma commented on the post, #4: Rhetoric, on the site ENG 102:Composition II (Fall 20)

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:34:12 -0400

Wow, good point. I also agree that metaphor can arouse readers’ imagination and dig out the meaning behind literary works.

Shumin Ma wrote a new post on the site ENG 102:Composition II (Fall 20)

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 04:23:50 -0400

In Chapter 5 of Literary Theory, Culler talked about the “rhetoric figures”, “genres”, “poetry as word and act”, “the extravagance of lyric”, “rhythmic words” and “interpreting the poems”. The rhetoric part left […]

Shumin Ma commented on the post, Blog Post #3, on the site ENG 102:Composition II (Fall 20)

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 02:07:37 -0400

Hi, I agree with your opinion that literary works are open to interpretation based on what the author was able to deliver. If literary works can be interpreted by readers in more other ways, it will be more meaningful.

Shumin Ma wrote a new post on the site ENG 102:Composition II (Fall 20)

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 01:56:30 -0400

From the chapter “Literature, Meaning, and Interpretation”, one of the ideas that strikes me as interesting regarding the relationship between language and meaning is the method of reading literature works, whi […]

Shumin Ma commented on the post, Literature as fiction, on the site ENG 102:Composition II (Fall 20)

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:12:38 -0400

I agree with you that there is no right or wrong answer to interpret literature works. It’s like different people have different opinions on a social topic. It’s same for literature works.

Shumin Ma wrote a new post on the site ENG 102:Composition II (Fall 20)

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 02:54:25 -0400

In my opinion, the most interesting and useful angle of defining “literature” is its fictionality. In this chapter, when explaining “what is literature”, Culler took the opening sentence of a book as an example, […]

Shumin Ma commented on the post, What is literature and does it matter?, on the site ENG 102:Composition II (Fall 20)

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 03:10:31 -0400

Great opinion. I totally agree with your opinions on the importance of the literature. Indeed, people should try to grab more things from literature.

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Thu, 17 Sep 2020 02:42:35 -0400

Shumin Ma commented on the post, What is literature and does it matter, on the site ENG 102:Composition II (Fall 20)

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 02:34:10 -0400

Hi Woury! It’s Shumin here. Thank you for your comment and i agree with your opinion!

Shumin Ma wrote a new post on the site ENG 102:Composition II (Fall 20)

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 01:54:54 -0400

After reading the chapter “what is literature and does it matter” written by Jonathan Culler, in my opinion, the most important aspect of this section is the diversity of the literature. As Culler talked about […]

Shumin Ma wrote a new post on the site ENG 102:Composition II (Fall 20)

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 15:55:18 -0400

My name is Shumin Ma. I came to the United Stated from China last year. This is my second semester in LAGCC. My major is Radiologic Technology (pre-candidacy). In my spare time, i enjoy watching travel vlogs on […]

Shumin Ma commented on the post, Hello!, on the site ENG 102:Composition II (Fall 20)

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:00:14 -0400

Hi professor.
My name is Shumin Ma. I am from China and this is my second semester in LAGCC. My major is Radiologic Technology (pre-candidacy). In my spare time, I enjoy watching travel vlogs on YouTube the […]

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