It's the most wonderful
time of the year. Oh, and the craziest. March Madness is here.
I don't think I analyze
anything as much as I analyze the NCAA brackets. Mostly it's for pride, but
sometimes it for an actual reward (i.e. a sandwich bought by the loser of the
bracket). I have spent too much time reading expert predictions and doing research
on every team.
Now, how does this
relate to English? Well, what if I was able to analyze texts and poems as much
as I do brackets (granted that this may not be accurate analysis -- similar to
how my basketball predictions are usually incorrect)? I think it would improve
my writing simply because I would have more details to write about. In
addition, I’ll be able to “dig deeper.” This phrase finally made sense after I
got my Beloved essay back. I think I didn’t get a higher grade because all of
my examples were very obvious. If I had found something that was implicitly
stated in the text, then my essay would have stood out and would have been
considered “intelligent and creative.”
I hope that the analysis
skills that I have gained from March Madness will translate to my performance
on our in-class essays. I hope that I can dig deeper and write an amazing
essay.
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