Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales
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I love to write. I have a deep love for words and language; a budding philologist (a late bloomer according to my father). I have been fascinated with the construction of sentences and how meaning is derived from the order of words.
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The Novel, The Myth, and The Scaffolding:
Modern British Literature of the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries was characterized by a deliberate break from traditional methods and forms of writing. The novelist or poet desired to share ideas, philosophies, or perspectives in creative, avant-garde ways. The Modernist would experiment with form and expression, hoping to create something truly unique. Ezra Pound expressed this idea in his essay "Make It New." This conscious drive to sluff off the old Victorian conventionalism and the restrictive bonds of piety led to many related and overlapping literary movements. Imagery and symbolism poured from the literary fountains of the Modernist. James Joyce and T.S. E.iot's works are rich with symbolism while depicting every day life to express ideas and views regarding human nature. As contemporaries, there are similarities between their works, however, there are also differences that make their work distinct and set apart from one another.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales4 years ago in Geeks
While We Are Laughing
John Keats expressed his feelings and thoughts profoundly and deeply to his family and friends. Each idea that presented itself was expounded upon for further clarity to the reader. As I read each letter there were phrases that I highlighted because of their depth of meaning.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales4 years ago in Poets
The Metaphysical Poets
In his essay, "The Metaphysical Poets", T.S. Eliot writes: Our civilization comprehends great variety and complexity, and this variety and complexity, playing upon a refined sensibility, must produce various and complex results. The poet must become more and more comprehensive, more allusive, more indirect, in order to force, to dislocate if necessary, language into his meaning.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales4 years ago in Poets
Wordsworth's Intimations of Immortality:
The Fountain of Youth, the iconic object of all who seek immortality has left many disappointed. This natural wellspring of life, never to be found, leaves humanity questioning its existence. Could these waters be just a symbol of something that already exists? As with all wellsprings, the source is very deep and often difficult to pinpoint. The source of youth and immortality can be found within us. A seed or speck of the divine yet to be discovered or nurtured and matured through this life and all that we experience.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales4 years ago in Poets
Piano Voices Reprised
I went back to the original three-part poem and made some significant edits. The first stanza was edited to use fewer words and was structured differently. The second stanza is structured after a Haiku. The final stanza remains in prose form with minor edits.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales4 years ago in Poets
Cherries, Cream Soda, and Payday
Today is June 6, 2022, and Father's Day is less than two weeks away. And as I begin my story of him, I am overwhelmed with emotion. The tears stream freely as I consider what I want to share most with you about a man who taught me so much about life, literature, and happiness.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales4 years ago in Families
Identity Development in the 21st Century
With the ongoing debates about whether children under the age of thirteen should have access to social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, some of the questions that arise have to do with Media Literacy and responsible content assessment. The Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences and Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Interdisciplinary, Searchable, and Linkable Resource provide information that may be useful for both the parent and the educator in both primary and secondary schooling.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales4 years ago in Education
Threads of Truth
Threads of Truth There were a few things that I thought of while reading Thomas King’s Green Grass Running Water. After working in the yard on Saturday afternoons, my father and I would relax in front of the television and watch “The Lone Ranger”. King’s inclusion of the characters from this television show along with characters from The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper and Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe sent me on a voyage of nostalgia. The walls of my childhood home were lined with bursting bookshelves and included these authors as well as many others. One of my favorite games as a child was the card game “Authors”, which encouraged us to memorize key works by Cooper, Hawthorne, Stevenson, and Alcott. If my father was still alive I probably would have called him, as I always have, to share with him my thoughts regarding King’s novel. We would have had a great conversation about the characters and the allegory that King has so beautifully weaved throughout. Then there were things that I remembered from taking a lower division American Literature class at Ventura College.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales4 years ago in Geeks
The Day My World Changed
The Day My World Changed This was not the first time that I found myself in this position, face down staring at the floor. My back was exposed to the bright lights and serious scrutinizing eyes. The setup was very different from the previous three times and there were three times as many medical professionals in the room. Each with a specific assignment.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales4 years ago in Fiction
