Monthly Archives: February 2014

Capote: Ethical or not?

Posted on February 28, 2014 by bmgand10

Author: Truman Capote Title: In Cold Blood, Chapter 1 Publisher: The New Yorker,  Sept. 25, 1965. In Tuesday’s class, we read and discussed the first chapter of In Cold Blood, written by Truman Capote (See fig. 1). Capote was a New York writer who wrote … Continue reading →

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Taking on the Role of a Waitress to Make a Scarce Nickel and Dime

Posted on February 27, 2014 by rldose12

Author: Barbara Ehrenreich Book: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Publisher: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2001 After reading Barbara Ehrenreich‘s Introduction “Getting Ready” and Chapter One: “Serving in Florida” of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting … Continue reading →

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When Acid and Literary Journalism Mix, you get a Wolfe of a Project

Posted on February 25, 2014 by khmcdu11

Author: Thomas Wolfe Book: The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Publisher: Collins Publisher, 1967 For class today we read and discussed the first part of the nonfiction book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, written by Thomas Wolfe (see fig. 1). Wolfe … Continue reading →

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Hersey Writes from the Human View Point on Bombs and War

Posted on February 21, 2014 by bmgand10

Author: John Hersey Article: “Joe is Back Now” Publisher: Life Magazine, July 3, 1944 Article: “Hiroshima” Publisher: The New Yorker, August 31, 1946 John Hersey was an American journalist who wrote for The New Yorker and was considered one of … Continue reading →

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Slept her way into “The New Yorker”, but can’t sleep her way into our hearts

Posted on February 20, 2014 by rldose12

Author: Lillian Ross Article: “Come in, Lassie” Publisher: The New Yorker, February 21, 1948 Article: “No. 1512: Throw the Little Old Lady Down the Stairs” Publisher: The New Yorker, May 24, 1952 Lillian Ross is an American journalist who has … Continue reading →

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If anyone can toot their own HORN, Martha GellHORN can!

Posted on February 14, 2014 by rldose12

Author: Martha Gellhorn Article: Men Without Medals ( 1938) Publisher: Collier’s The National Weekly, Vol. 101, No. 3 Article: Night Life in the Sky (1945)  Publisher: Collier’s The National Weekly, Vol. 115, No. 11 Martha Gellhorn (see fig. 1) was an American novelist … Continue reading →

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Oh the shame– Lincoln Steffens writes of Political Reform

Posted on February 14, 2014 by bmgand10

Author: Lincoln Steffens Title: The Shame of the Cities: Introduction Publisher: McClure, Phillips & Co., Vol. MCMIV 1904 Author: Lincoln Steffens Title: “Tweed Days in St. Louis” Publisher: McClure’s Magazine, Vol XIX, No. 6, 1902. In Tuesday’s class, we discussed … Continue reading →

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Note the Way, the Hemingway That Is

Posted on February 13, 2014 by khmcdu11

Author: Ernest Hemingway Title: “Italy, 1927” Publisher: The New Republic, Vol. L. No. 650, 1927 Title: “Hemingway Reports Spain” Publisher: The New Republic, Vol. LXXXXIII. No. 1206, 1938   Today in class we discussed two articles written by Ernest Hemingway … Continue reading →

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I’DA have you Clear the TAR and Ring the BELL , it’s Muckraking Season Folks

Posted on February 6, 2014 by khmcdu11

Author: Ida Tarbell Book: The History of the Standard Oil Company Publisher: McClure’s Magazine, Vol. XX No. 1, November 1902 As we move through the literature of the Gilded Age, we begin to read more and more work written with … Continue reading →

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You say “Potato”, I say “Potaaato”, London says “Women”, the People of the Abyss say “Wimmen”

Posted on February 4, 2014 by rldose12

Author: Jack London Book: The People of the Abyss Publisher: London, Macmillan & Co., LTD. 1904 While Jack London is well know for his famous fiction works, “The Call of the Wild“, “Children of the Frost” and “White Fang“, he … Continue reading →

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