Author Archives: simon widmann
Final Project – The Man in the Black Suit (by Stephen King)
Hi everyone, I have attached my final project to this post in case anyone wants to take a closer look at it. Final_project
Stories From the River’s Edge documentary – Thunder Bay high school students
Thank you, Aaron, for pointing out the CBC documentary about Indigenous high school students in Thunder Bay after our text presentation today. Still I highly recommend reading Tanya’s book!
Seven Fallen Feathers – Tanya Talaga Presentation
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I am from…
I am from laundry detergents from samosas and Ginger Ale I am from the Surrey ghetto curry chicken smell I am from the sunflower The Oak whose long gone limbs I remember as if their were my own I’m from … Continue reading
6 Word Memoir
A few of my 6-word memoirs samples: Relentless dreamer – pocket teacher by virtue England winning in penalties. Apocalypse now?! Summer classes fun, stuck in traffic
Romanticism+Popular Culture=?
When analyzing the connection between the Romantic period in human history and the modern era in which popular culture prevails, one may arrive at a conclusion that it is quite an absurd and pointless enterprise. It is, however, Bowmer and … Continue reading
The importance of making curricula more inclusive
One would think that ‘modern people’ have made great progress over the last decades. Indeed, we live in the era when people feel free to express themselves and reveal their identities, regardless of their place or occupation, and yet, many … Continue reading
The perks of living poetically
Leggo (2005) puts forward an idea that poetry is in possession of a distinctive force that can inspire, educate, and to re-energize one’s life force. In this context, he also suggests that basically everybody could sometimes turn themselves into poets … Continue reading
Reflections on courage
Tracey, Menickelli, and Scales (2016) describe a case study that to my minds, is part of one of the most interesting readings that we have managed to cover during this course. After reading the article I could not stop wondering … Continue reading