Student Writing
English 201 Online Digest
The essays in this Online Digest represent the variety, depth, and breadth
of composition that take place in English 201. They have been selected by instructors as examples of excellence.
If you wrote a paper in 201 that might be a candidate for this online digest, speak to your
instructor. He or she can submit the paper to the English 201 Director for consideration.
You can download Adobe Acrobat™ here, if you don't already have it. (The essays are in .pdf format.)
Fall 2005
Liz Klink, A Compromise, For Some
"Gay marriage is a scary phrase, one that reveals another division in society, besides those of racism and class..."
Spring 2005
Elissa Hobert, Innate Differences? A Look at the Disparities Between Men and Women in Academia
". . . Some may argue that the lack of women science professors is due to differences in research productivity. In the past, this argument has been used to justify women’s lower rank, salary and tenure rates. However, these justifications are the results of skewed data, thus providing an inaccurate description of the performance of the majority of faculty. . . ."
More to come soon!
Fall 2004
Sarah
Kutil, Separation Anxiety: The Relationship Between the Secular and
the Spiritual in a Liberal Democracy
". . . the phrase 'separation of church and state' is misleading. It has changed the public's conception of what is meant by the 'freedom of religion.' The very idea of a 'wall of separation' came not from the constitution, but from Thomas Jefferson, who was not present at its inception. It is largely assumed to provide for the secularizaiton of the state. This proverbial 'wall of separation' is neither attainable nor desirable. . . ."
Melia
Hayes, Confused by Japanese
"I was fifteen years old when I arrived at Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan. I knew only three words in Japanese, arigato (thank you), sayonara (goodbye), and kamikaze. . . ."
Pang
Houa Vang, Learning to Say 'Push'
Instructor: Mary Fiorenza
Ben
Wollin, Last Hometown Team
Instructor: Mary Fiorenza
Kirsten
Sorum, Proposal: Literature for Patients in the Children's Hospital
Instructor: David Grant
Alison
Sipkins, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion: 20th-Century Popular
Reincarnations of the Jewish Conspiracy to Dominate the World
Instructor: Corey Mead
Professor Michael Bernard-Donals - Chair
Professor Jane Zuengler - Associate Chair
Professor Jacques Lezra - Director of Graduate
Studies
Professor Sherry Reames - Undergraduate Director
