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10 July 2020

LIT-319: Shakespeare at SNHU

It's about what you'd expect from a 300-level course simply titled "Shakespeare." There's a lot of reading, a lot of writing, and for a lot of us, a lot of frustration. I think most of what I didn't like comes down to the pacing of the course and the scope of the project.

7 July 2020

SNHU Online: Rearranging a Schedule

3 July 2020

LIT-229: World Mythology at SNHU

Like a history class, I thought that World Mythology might be a great source of inspiration for my own stories. Where HIS-200 failed to be engaging, I did find World Mythology to be interesting, a bit challenging, and even fun.

26 June 2020

ENG-340: Context of Writing at SNHU

English 340 was a roller coaster of a class for me—and not like the little kiddie coasters. This could be a premium ride at Six Flags. Super high highs, super low lows, corkscrews, and at one point I was pretty sure I was upside-down.

23 June 2020

A Super Serious Literary Analysis of The Rocky Horror Picture Show

I almost included this as a download in last week's recap of LIT-200, but I didn't want to force people to open it in Word when they can just read it here. What you're about to read was posted as a discussion in week eight. My grade was secure by then and I decided to have some fun.

19 June 2020

LIT-200: Critical Approaches to Literature at SNHU

The best classes don't fill a student's head with contextless information, and they certainly don't tell students what to think. The best classes teach students how to think.

12 June 2020

MAT-125: Quantitative Reasoning & Problem Solving at SNHU

MAT-125 is the first of two courses in my fourth term at SNHU. It was maddening. I screamed. I cursed. I considered ritual seppuku. It wasn't hard, just infuriating.

9 June 2020

Making the President’s List at SNHU

Southern New Hampshire University has two honors distinctions that celebrate GPA throughout the year: the Dean's List and the President's List.

5 June 2020

SNHU Online: Random Bits

Posts in the Musings of a Middle-Aged College Student series have been pretty well structured, so I thought now would be a good time to throw down some random bits of knowledge or advice.

Daniel M. Clark

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