hey jaywalker, nice to meet you. The way you decribe yourself makes me think you'd make agreat character in a book lol. Anyways hope you enjot yourself here!
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hey jaywalker, nice to meet you. The way you decribe yourself makes me think you'd make agreat character in a book lol. Anyways hope you enjot yourself here!
hello! :) you can see my name above my avatar. besides, i'm from ukraine. that's all what is interesting about me :)
Hello! :) My real name obviously is not gemini20, but of course, that is how you can refer to me on here.....lol. I am pursuing a bachelor degree to be a high school English teacher (I'm in my third year of college, and I have 2 more years to go), but I want to be certified for K-12 grade in teaching English. I am a Christian. I have trusted that Jesus' death on the cross was the payment for my sin (bad things I do) and that trusting only in Jesus' sacrifice on the cross and asking God to save me by trusting in Jesus alone(and not in the works I do, going to church, or baptism) are enough to get me to Heaven after I die. I believe that Jesus rose again (defeating death) after He died and was buried. I realize that this is a literature discussion (and not a religious discussion forum), so literature thoughts are the topics that I will generally stick to in this forum, and I am not going to be hounding people about my religious beliefs since this is not the place for it unless people just want to ask questions about stuff. However, this is an introduction portion so I like to tell people I am a Christian since that is what I want to be remembered for wherever I go. I welcome advice that people might have for me as far as English certification, study, and teaching methods. Thanks!! Hope ya'll have a good day!!! :)
Welcome one & all!
OswaldTheOsprey
Hi! I'm 20 years old. I am currently studying English Literature as my major in University (2 more years to go), with plans to continue into Grad school. Besides reading and writing, my biggest passion in life is travelling - I've been all over Europe, Africa, and the US. I am a vegan (well, lactose intolerant vegetarian), ballet dancer, scorpio, atheist, Norweigan (family is from there), and runner. I also love fine wine, the outdoors, and spending time with my family. My favorite bands include Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, The Beatles, and Bob Dylan. My favorite movie is The Godfather (Al Pacino = love). Favorite authors include Shakespeare, Victor Hugo, Chaucer, Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll, and mannnny others. And I pretty love life. Sooo that's me in a nutshell! <3
hey superhero99, it's nice to see a fellow canadian. That's quite an impressive list favorite authors. Well welcome and hope to see you around!
To all new LiNetters; Welcome and enjoy the forum!
Hello. My name is Sean, and I found this forum while browsing the vast webs.
I'm 14 years of age, and I'm turning 15 in September of this year. I just graduated from 8th grade at an advanced science and technologies school, and I'm going into an advanced science and technologies high school in the coming school year.
I enjoy almost any genre when it comes to books, though I prefer science fiction and military books over anything else.
My favorite authors are Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen King.
My favorite books: The Rama series by Arthur C. Clarke, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, Pale Horse Coming by Stephen Hunter, Guns Up! by Johnnie Clark, and Needful Things by Stephen King.
I'm currently reading "Ringworld" by Larry Niven.
Shalom. I am a teacher. I teach grungy teenagers literature. And then they write papers on the things I assign them to read. And then I teach them grammar ... again.
I love my job. I really do. I teach Freshman english, Advanced Sohpomore English, and English Lit to juniors and seniors.
My favorite authors are: William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and T.S Eliot.
My Favorite Novel is The Pickwick Papers
My Favorite Poem is The Waste Land
My Favorite Play is Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
I write short stories.
I write poetry.
I am a male.
I collect russian souls.
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Snip Snap--Ever read ''The Joys of Yiddish'' by Leo Rosten ?
Antiquarian-If you like Svejk- then you are 'een echt Mensch.'
Pleased ta meetya.
Welcome aboared guys!
Heya,
Found this site when I googled "classic literature". A few weeks back I was searching for a forum site just like this, and now I've found the perfect one. =)
So introduction...
I'm turning 17 this June 23rd. I do independent home-study in Hong Kong which is kinda rare. Hopefully, I'll finish high school at the end of this year. I have loved reading ever since I started reading books. But since I started my first year of secondary school, I started to love literature. One of my fav books are Catcher in the Rye, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Notebook, Cannery Row, and quite a lot more. I mostly read classic lately. Although I don't mind any genres.
Currently reading: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
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I have not, but it appears russian, by the name of the author.
Hi everyone! I'm at high school and I live in Fairbanks in Alaska. I like soccer, gaming (still got a nintendo 64!) and literature (of course). I read Camus, Kafka, and besides literature I like to study philosophy.
Ello, all.
I don't really remember how I found this site, but the first thing I used it for was to read Vanity Fair...I'll be around a lot as I can rarely get to a library and most of the books I'm looking for are on the site.
I'm big on reading but I didn't make the leap from the Teen Fiction section of my local bookstore to the Literature section until sophomore year of high school (which I just finished). I'm on the Academic Team at my school, and I specialize in English, so...I kind of needed to start reading the heavy stuff. :P
I'm in the International Baccalaureate Program, and I like to read, write, draw, dance, and sing. Big on the fine arts. ;) I'm known to be a big grammar nazi, as well.
I guess that's all. I'll see you around!
Hi there,
I live in Doha, Qatar. I'm Filipino but I prefer my first language to be English instead of Tagalog. I hope I can get along with well with you guys.
Hello all my real name is Jonathan, I am from Tx, USA. My hobbies are girls, drums, philosophy, poetry, paintball, video games (in particular Age of Conan), and having intellectual arguments... I first joined this site for poetry reasons but there seems to be a very good basis for people who enjoy philosophy and I have made a transition to the philosophy thread, but I also read up on the poetry thread sometimes. Hit me up if you ever wanna jam out or have any interesting thoughts that may revolutionize western thought as we know it!!!
Smoogles is the name
Literature is the game.
Hi everyone
This site is fantastic. I have just completed my first year of a BA in English Literature so, will be around for a while.
Just dropping in here to say hi! I made a intro thread. :)
"These forums were created to promote reading, sharing, and discussion of literature, poetry, philosophy, teaching, religious texts, and writing. ..."
Sounds like a great idea - and so I joined.
I found this site after entering "understanding Ulysses" on the Google page. I am beginning to begin with Ulysses (by Joyce). A search on Wikipedia indicated that one could not begin to understand the Ulysses document (not certain if it is a novel?) unless you have some understanding of Homer's Odyssey (I guess Ulysses is a latinized "Odysseus"). So far, that strategy seems to be working - but I feel that I will get more enjoyment from my efforts if I collaborate with others to understand.
til - later ... Dilettante_I_am
Hi!
I'm actually not "new" in that sense since I joined about a month ago...I only just activated my account so I can post though. However, prior to and during that month, I read many of the posts of fellow users. Intimidated by the sheer intellect of some, tickled by the humour of others, and disgusted by the dogged stupidity of yet others, I am glad to be a part of this forum.
I also wonder whether anyone wil read this welcome message.
BTW, I'm from Ghana in West Africa. Glad to meet you all.
hi everyone. Iam new here, and still finding my way around. This site is incredibly interesting. I am a housewife and my interest in reading is eclectic and long standing. I also write scripts.
Hi y'all!!!
I'm just glad to be here...
Hi everyone
I am from Belfast in Ireland. I love to write and joined a writing class last year.
Looking forward to being part of the forum.
Hi everyone:wave: .it must be very interesting site and forum.I am very glad to join the forum.cause I like litereture much:)
I'm Lauren. I live up north in a town famous for it's 'crooked spire'.
I'm currently dealing with poverty; give me stuff.
I'm hard to please, but buy me a Veggie Delite from Subway and I'm your girl.
I can't wait for summer, so I may wear less clothes without being questioned.
I can't get a girlfriend, so I'm getting a puppy instead.
Hi everyone, i am newbie in this litterature website.
Good day! just postin' my first post....yep-r
Hey! My name is Antonia. I'm happy to meet you all!
Hi everyone. :wave: I am a newbie here too. Just joined. I am retired so I have, at long last, time for "recreational" reading. :cool: Currently I am reading a biography of Albert Einstein, finishing Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy i.e. The Amber Telescope and starting Don Quixote. I am definitely an eclectic reader.;)
Hi everyone!
=] It's so good to be here!
For anyone who's interested I'm currently reading Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews on a friend's recommendation. I enjoy books that make me cry and I am a huge Thomas Hardy fan =] Hi!
Hello everyone:wave:
Missed this place.
I joined this site in the hopes of tracing the origin and author of an older "I am Canadian" poem, if one might call it that. Can anyone assist me with this?
Thank you in advance!
Richarda
I am a Canadian.
I am the Primitive Hunter who first crossed the Bering Istmuth from Asia.
I came seeking game and never knew what I had really found.
I am the lonely explorer who ventured the edges of a new world.
I am the people of coast and plain whose history was forgotten before the invention of history.
I am the Norsemen who sailed beyond Iceland at the time of the Crusades. The men who returned home, not with Saracen plunder, but with stories of a land past the sea.
I am the Renaissance Navigators who came in search of Gold and Empire and who discovered a deeper more difficult wealth.
I am the Priests and peasants uprooted from the old world and replanted in the new as a pledge and a hope.
I am the strip farmers, the trappers, the traders, who pushed back the curtain on this green and untried continent.
I am the men who roamed and mapped and settled. The men who left their sons to the future. And the men who left only their graves.
I am the steady men who sowed and reaped, who built lasting foundations.
I am the impatient men who fought with guns and pens and politics for self determination.
I am the indomitable men who wouldn't be stopped as they hammered together a nation.
I have walked this land, ridden,driven, flown and paddled, across her millions and more millions of miles.
I have blasted her rocks, channeled her waterways, survived her snows.
I have run my hands over her face, searching out the strengths beauties and moods of my country, She is rich, wild, potent.
I came from all the world, and come yet.
I came for freedom, and brought freedom with me.
I came in hope, and brought fulfillment.
I came to exploit and stayed to develop.
I gave myself in barter, for what I sought in measure, as I have made CANADA what she is. She has formed me to her own needs. Her breadth and openness have infused me. Have given me a firmer
step and a further look.
I am not an average Canadian. There are no average Canadians, and this is my country’s glory. It is the surest measure of her freedom to be a nation of individuals. People who are Canadian by nature rather than by decree.
I am a Canadian, and am deeply myself. For this privilege I give thanks to my country. May she never falter. And may she never swagger. May she realize her potential without losing her character. May she have peace, and may she give it. May it always be a proud thing to say. I am a Canadian.
Hi - I'm Carly . . .
I originally came in here because you had JM Coetzee's 'Slow Man' up for January's discussion.
Our group at the High Park Library in Toronto is discussing this one on the second Wednesday in July.
Haven't read any of it yet.
I'll look 'round and see what else you are discussing.
Nice to meet y'all.
I read it. Welcome.
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I'm new. Sorry for the double post (below) , the website was lagging and I clicked refresh after editing my post a little bit. I didn't have the patience.
I've just joined this website. I enjoy playing music, I play the mandolin, guitar, piano, and will soon begin learning the cello. I also enjoy art (I can sketch and am learning to paint). My favourite artists include: David Burliuk, Salvador Dali, Edward Burtynksy, Picasso, and anonymous Inuit artists. My favourite authors include: Graham Greene, Neil Gaiman, Joseph Conrad, W.G. Sebald, Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels (Oh no!), Ernest Hemingway, Albert Camus, Lloyd Alexander, and Marcus Sedgwick (new favourite). I like poetry, including William Blake and Robert Frost. I'm Canadian as you can tell by the "favoUrite".
My guilty pleasure: Harry Potter!
Greeting to everyone:
This is Khalid from Afghanistan.My hobbies are reading the books of any type,but most preferably I would rather read philosophical type of books.
Here I am gald to have been logged in this site.I look forward to listen good and pleasent things from you guys.
Love,
Khalid
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