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Amanda Neri wrote a new blog post We Are the Voice in the group American Studies: 4 years, 3 months ago

An epigraph has multiple meanings and multiple uses. The main definition that was used in learning our course epigraphs, in English 337 was “an epigraph is a literary device in the form of a poem, qu […]
Amanda Neri wrote a new blog post Starting At the Beginning In Call and Response in the group American Studies: 4 years, 6 months ago

When thinking of African American traditions what comes to mind? Before studying and learning more about the subject I wouldn’t have an answer to this question. I can’t even say that I have an exact answer now […]
Amanda Neri wrote a new blog post Take A Step Back in the group Reader and Text: 6 years, 8 months ago

As my English 203 class comes to an end, it’s time for me to look back on my progress over the semester. Going back to the first day of classes when we started talking about one of the epigraphs, the suspicious p […]
Amanda Neri wrote a new blog post Am I Not Sidney Poitier? in the group Reader and Text: 6 years, 9 months ago

In every good novel, there will always be that one blurb or sentence that is going to be remembered. In this case from the novel I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett, there is also a line that I find m […]
Amanda Neri wrote a new blog post The Number 7 in the group Reader and Text: 6 years, 9 months ago

In my English 203 class we finished reading the book of poems from re: f (gesture) by Percival Everett, and all of the short poems within the book. The last poem was titled Logic and that poem seemed a bit all o […]
Amanda Neri wrote a new blog post Not Quite Different in the group Reader and Text: 6 years, 9 months ago

Looking back at the previous novels I have read in English, I have realized some are not entirely different, especially with some of the main characters in the novels. In Percival Everett’s novel, I Am Not Si […]
Amanda Neri wrote a new blog post Next time won’t you sing with me in the group Reader and Text: 6 years, 9 months ago

The other day in class we started reading a new book, called re: f (gesture). Inside this book of poems are abecedarian poems, which according to Merriam-Webster means “of or relating to the alphabet; alp […]
Amanda Neri wrote a new blog post That Was Deep in the group Reader and Text: 6 years, 9 months ago

Before reading the novel, I am Not Sidney Poitier, and knowing little to no background information I was determined that it was going to be a very boring dry novel. When we were in our small groups after reading […]
Amanda Neri wrote a new blog post Another world in the group Reader and Text: 6 years, 10 months ago

After finishing the novel, I am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett, I believe that the author was trying to make a point in his writing. I might not know from personal experiences, what black people in […]
Amanda Neri edited the blog post Who is the father? in the group Reader and Text: 6 years, 10 months ago

In the novel I am Not Sidney Poitier, the main character’s name is Not Sidney Poitier. Not Sidney had an interesting birth where his mother went through a hysterical pregnancy, and when he was born his mom de […]

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