An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Look at the picture next to this passage.  Based upon your reading of Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," does this picture capture the mood of the story?  Explain your stance with specifics from the story.  (The deadline to post a response to this blog question is midnight Thursday, December 1, 2011.)

Giving Thanks

As we approach the end of the semester and Thanksgiving Day, I would like to tell you how much I have enjoyed having each of you in my class.  I hope that something we read inspired or interested you.  Therefore, of all the things we have read, which work are you most "thankful" for having read?  Why?  (The deadline to post a response to this question is midnight Friday, November 25, 2011.)

Voices from Beyond

Today, we read "Mrs. Charles Bliss" by Edgar Lee Masters. Read now the epitaph of Reverend Wiley. Compare their views and tones. (The deadline to post a response to this blog is midnight Friday, November 18, 2011.)
Rev. Lemuel Wiley
I preached four thousand sermons,
I conducted forty revivals,
And baptized many converts.
Yet no deed of mine
Shines brighter in the memory of the world,
And none is treasured more by me:
Look how I saved the Blisses from divorce.
And kept the children free from that disgrace,
To grow up into moral men and women,
Happy themselves a credit to the village.
Edgar Lee Masters

Prove it!

Now that you have completed 5 days of research, what will you prove/justify/defend in your paper?  Why have you selected this as your thesis? (The deadline to post a response to this question is midnight, Monday, November 7, 2011.)