Memorandum
Memorandum
Date: September 12, 2006
To: ENGL 840
From: Benjamin Shealy
Subject: Portfolio Proposal
As I previously mentioned, the governing metaphor for my ENGL 840 portfolio is, in the broadest terms, a network of monuments. Since my last transmission, however, the scope of this network has changed. I mentioned before that I hoped to incorporate monuments of famous (or infamous) dead people. Obviously, this needed a great deal of narrowing down, and with helpful suggestions from a colleague, I have been able to reconceptualize my project. I will still use monuments, but they will correspond to different developmental stages in my life and education. For example, the Marx monument could be used to represent my involvement in politics. A monument honoring one of the world wars can be used to represent my background (bachelor's degree) in history. A monument to Hemingway, for instance, could represent my current plight examining literary works. And how about Walt Disney (or Ronald McDonald?) representing a certain aspect of childhood? I could easily weave my own writings into the appropriate developmental stages. By this method, I can chronologically trace my growth as a thinker, reader, and writer, from Babar to The Waste Land.
Date: September 12, 2006
To: ENGL 840
From: Benjamin Shealy
Subject: Portfolio Proposal
As I previously mentioned, the governing metaphor for my ENGL 840 portfolio is, in the broadest terms, a network of monuments. Since my last transmission, however, the scope of this network has changed. I mentioned before that I hoped to incorporate monuments of famous (or infamous) dead people. Obviously, this needed a great deal of narrowing down, and with helpful suggestions from a colleague, I have been able to reconceptualize my project. I will still use monuments, but they will correspond to different developmental stages in my life and education. For example, the Marx monument could be used to represent my involvement in politics. A monument honoring one of the world wars can be used to represent my background (bachelor's degree) in history. A monument to Hemingway, for instance, could represent my current plight examining literary works. And how about Walt Disney (or Ronald McDonald?) representing a certain aspect of childhood? I could easily weave my own writings into the appropriate developmental stages. By this method, I can chronologically trace my growth as a thinker, reader, and writer, from Babar to The Waste Land.
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