Scholarly Research: "The Lay of Finn"

Okay, gentle reader, we want better than Wikipedia or Sparknotes on this one...

What is the purpose of The Lay of Finn as it appears in the first agon of Beowulf? Digressions serve a function, if only to compare, heighten, contrast, or emphasize the main narrative action to the new "story-within-a-story." So. Which one is it here?

 Try JSTOR to start your research.

Catcher in the Rye questionnaire

Hello, junior readers. Please visit here to take the Catcher in the Rye questionnaire.

Turnitin.com Launch Codes: 2017-18

Here, gentle reader, is this year's www.turnitin.com info:

0 Hour
Class ID: 16046881
P'word: English0

2nd Hour
Class ID: 16046914
P'word: English2

3rd Hour
Class ID: 16046930
P'word: English3

5th Hour
Class ID: 16046951
P'word: English89893849fj93jfijsafkdsjrokjfkaljafjdsafj;sjaf493493
Just kidding: English5

6th Hour
Class ID: 16046975
P'word: English6

Top Five Fears, anyone?

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Like clowns.

Welcome Back

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Defining "World Literature"

In his essay "What Is World Literature?" David Damrosch states "[l]iterature in general, and world literature in particular, has often been seen in one or more of three ways: as an established body of classics, as an evolving canon of masterpieces, or as multiple windows on the world."

The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, must surely be placed in one or more of these categories. For further framework on better defining world literature, please read Damrosch's essay. And be prepared, gentle reader, to cite Damrosch in class.

Junior Researchers

If you are scratching your head at the Works Cited page, don't. Check out the Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) for all your MLA formatting help.


There is nothing fancy to the process, no trick, no gimmick. Even if you are a fan of EasyBib.com (and you should be), you are still responsible for making sure of the following:


1. The final formatting of your Works Cited page is correct and consistent... cutting and pasting from multiple websites can lead to formatting glitches.


2. Items are in alphabetical order.


3. "Works Cited" is spelled correctly.


4. Items are NOT numbered.


5. Your entire document is double-spaced.


6. The first line of each item is left-justified.


7. Each line after the first line is indented over once.


8. Several other things that I can't think of but are still important, and I am reminded of them by visiting free, online resources like the Purdue OWL.


9. Even pros take a few minutes putting together a good-looking, properly formatted Works Cited page. Please allow AT LEAST 25 MINUTES to complete this process.


10. Three secondary sources + one primary source = FOUR TOTAL ITEMS included on your Works Cited page.


11. You get the idea. Please be meticulous, and please use your readily available resources for help.