Author Archives: klcowart

Dahlonega

Posted on November 23, 2010 by klcowart

Kendra Cowart Kincaid, A Small Place, creative assignment If you come here, you will, as you have expected, find that we are indeed simple. You are probably here for leisure, maybe on a field trip, but probably on a small … Continue reading →

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Straight & Forword

Posted on November 16, 2010 by klcowart

Kendra Cowart Sepúlveda, The Old Man Who Read Love Stories, pages 71-85 Throughout Sepúlveda’s novel, he describes the plot very straightforwardly, getting straight to the point. While his novel provides descriptive detail that adequately helps the reader to imagine the … Continue reading →

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Zaxby’s: Something to Do, Somewhere to Go

Posted on November 9, 2010 by klcowart

Kendra Cowart Johnson, Big Dead Place, creative assignment Zaxby’s of Dahlonega is where I worked for collectively one and a half years. Seemingly a charming restaurant, it fosters a kind of home, a place of belonging for the “young and … Continue reading →

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Earth’s Life Dance

Posted on October 26, 2010 by klcowart

Kendra Cowart Osundare, The Eye of the Earth   This poem is inspired and Americanized from the poems “Forest Echoes” and “Let Earth’s Pain Be Soothed.” I was inspired by the first poem’s lively description of the Earth and the … Continue reading →

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Whiskey = Beautiful Nature and Happy People

Posted on October 19, 2010 by klcowart

Kendra Cowart Nadine Gordimer, The Conservationist, pages 202-211 Throughout Gordimer’s book we see a lot of ambiguousness that in a sense deems South Africa as a very confusing and foreign place. The identities of the characters are confusing to pick … Continue reading →

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Home is Where the Heart is.

Posted on October 12, 2010 by klcowart

Kendra Cowart Tredinnick, The Blue Plateau, pages 13-132 Life on the “blue plateau” is rough for its residents. Their way of life closely mirrors what Americans think of when Southwestern cowboys come to mind; they live simply. Hard work is … Continue reading →

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People Change, But Myth and Nature are Constant.

Posted on October 5, 2010 by klcowart

Kendra Cowart Ghosh, The Hungry Tide, pages 149-161 In the section titled “Beginning Again” Nirmal becomes a new person because of the storm. He becomes restless because of his new amazement of the nature surrounding him. Due to Nirmal’s comparison … Continue reading →

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Science is Mystical

Posted on September 28, 2010 by klcowart

Kendra Cowart Ghosh, The Hungry Tide, pages 97-106 When reading about Piya’s epiphany on dolphins’ behavior, I found her connection of science to nature to be drastically different than any of the other examples that we have examined in class … Continue reading →

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Storytelling

Posted on September 21, 2010 by klcowart

Kendra Cowart Ishimure Michiko, Lake of Heaven, pages 247-285 When Omomo sings at the ceremony mentioned in chapter five, it is a very special moment for Masahiko as well as the elder attendees. While the song brings the elders to … Continue reading →

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Freaking Out

Posted on September 14, 2010 by klcowart

Kendra Cowart Matthiessen, The Snow Leopard, pages 38-63 On the fifth of October, Matthiessen recalls his enlightening experience with drugs. To him, drugs were not simply used to feel good, but rather to feel something – his true self. His … Continue reading →

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