Don't judge the cheesy title, folks, it was the best I could come up with! This week is our final battle of the semester, guys. Finals week. So many tests, papers, and projects it's overwhelming, but keep up the hard work and don't give up now!
We've come a long way since the beginning of the semester! From the very beginning of American Literature, through American independence, and now to a new birth of freedom for American -- the Civil War. We're leaving off in 1865 (but if you want to find out what America has in store for it next, you can take English 223 which picks up where we left off!) but there are many more wars and battles in America's history. If you're interested you can go back to the spring months of my blog and get a glimpse of some of those.
It has been a joy to take this class with you all but thanks for making it a fun last English course for me, I have enjoyed our discussions and BB IM chats so much. I hope you all do well on your finals and all of the finals you have left in your career at Ivy Tech (one more for me!)!
One parting poem -- the great Emily Dickinson's "Success is Counted Sweetest."
Success is counted sweetest
By those who ne'er succeed.
To comprehend a nectar
Requires sorest need.
Not one of all the purple Host
Who took the Flag today
Can tell the definition
So clear of Victory
As he defeated -- dying--
On whose forbidden ear
The distant strains of triumph
Burst agonized and clear.
May we never forget the value of success either when we are succeeding or in our failures.
Best of luck to you all!
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