English @ SUNY Geneseo | Sara Cook | Activity https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/members/sec19/activity/ Activity feed for Sara Cook. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:23:02 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 269c8f191a0b72a49f2321b95a6eec39 Sara Cook replied to the topic Heroes in Alive in the forum Film Talk http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/heroes-in-alive/#post-988 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 20:38:49 -0500 Marissa,

I also agree that Canessa and Parrado seem to be the two major heroes in Alive. However, the one thing that I found interesting was that in the book, I felt like Parrado was the more prominent hero whereas, in the film adaptation, I thought Canessa stood out more. This could be attributed to the fact that the movie focuses largely on…[Read more]

]]> afb8549fd00f26e10e66c8dc34912384 Sara Cook replied to the topic Who is the real hero in Big Fish? in the forum Film Talk http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/who-is-the-real-hero-in-big-fish/#post-968 Mon, 06 Mar 2017 19:46:31 -0500 Cassidy,

I agree with your analysis of the film and identifying Will as the hero. While I was watching Big Fish, I thought that it was difficult to identify who the hero was. Initially, I saw Edward as the hero but the ending proves Will as the hero. I agree with you that because Will is more dynamic than Ed, he is a hero. Edward is the hero of…[Read more]

]]> 44febfa2b5eab732f1697a733cf7d3a6 Sara Cook started the topic Rick Blaine: A Hero? in the forum Film Talk http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/rick-blaine-a-hero/ Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:17:02 -0500 <span style=”font-weight: 400;”>The 1942 film </span><i><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Casablanca</span></i><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>, directed by Michael Curtiz, features Rick Blaine in the role of hero. Blaine strikes me as an unusual hero due to his apathetic and seemingly neutral attitude regarding the politics of the time. Unlike the…[Read more]

]]> eafffe4de5057970490c3ec875c3a8e7 Sara Cook commented on the post, Redemption and Cynicism in "Mr Smith Goes to Washington", on the site Film Talk http://filmtalk.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2017/02/03/redemption-and-cynicism-in-mr-smith-goes-to-washington/#comment-3785 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 18:29:28 -0500 I really like how you position Saunders as the hero of this film. I absolutely agree with you! Unlike The General, in which the male hero uses the female as a tool, this film has a female hero with the male as the […]

]]> cfb7a5be72b410aa686c019ae3823690 Sara Cook joined the group Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7831/ Mon, 30 Jan 2017 16:14:24 -0500 0 aa99b21ece98892bda8cc4ab5ea1a9a8 Sara Cook wrote a new blog post Hip Hop in the Classroom "Crossroads Collective" in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7702/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:44:04 -0500 Today one of the topics that was discussed in one of the groups I was in was the idea of bringing hip hop and rap into classrooms and relating it to literature, current events, etc. I previously attended […]

]]> 0 29b47fdcccd81651606a4e19c7d974af Sara Cook wrote a new blog post Rose Color Significance in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7561/ Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:50:07 -0500 I found it interesting in Paradiso how Dante uses a white rose to symbolize the highest “level” of Paradise where the most blessed reside. It struck me at first as an odd comparison because, at least in my […]

]]> 0 f1dd213e89b09d0f5ba5e985d2315ddd Sara Cook edited the blog post Dante's Inferno Resource in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7231/ Mon, 19 Sep 2016 21:14:10 -0500 Here is a great resource that I have used to help me in the past with reading Inferno. Even though I have read Inferno multiple times, this website helps me keep the different circles and key sinners in order.

I figured this might be helpful in making connections between Inferno and Beloved for those who have read Dante and for those who ha…[Read more]

]]> 0 af15ab9e97fe9e5e85fe794a1fbfb309 Sara Cook wrote a new blog post A Mother's Love in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7181/ Tue, 13 Sep 2016 17:50:37 -0500 **Spoiler alert- this is about the last chapter if you have not read it**
The ending to the novel came as a happy surprise to me. After having read the entire novel thinking that Florens’ mother would rather stay […]

]]> 0 284dccbbee17f1d23bd26f721bf3ead3 Sara Cook edited the blog post Toni Morrison's Inspiration? in the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/7016/ Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:42:12 -0500 Having previously read Beloved, and now reading A Mercy, I found myself curious about some more of Toni Morrison’s background. In particular, I was curious about where the inspiration for her books came from, considering both had a similar context and themes. Interestingly, I found out that Morrison was born in Ohio and attended an integrated sc…[Read more]

]]> 0 2510cd3422fcc08995aef12c7bea93db Sara Cook joined the group American Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/6905/ Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:13:58 -0500 0 82a91568d785480822c42f357ea40fe8 Sara Cook became a registered member https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/6903/ Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:11:07 -0500 0