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Anna VanSeveren

English 305 Portfolio, Senior English Portfolio, and Senior Communication &
Media Studies Portfolio

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 * Welcome
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Presentation Portfolioexpand child menu
   * Close Reading – A Final Act of Rebellion: The Paradox of the Sea in
     Chopin’s The Awakening
   * Psychoanalysis – Battle for Dominance: A Freudian Analysis of Kate Chopin’s
     “The Story of an Hour”
   * Gender Studies – Sensual Virtuosity: Exploring the Homoerotic Nature of
     Mademoiselle Reisz and Edna Pontellier’s Relationship in The Awakening
   * New Historical- “Why All This Talk About Women?”: The New Woman in Kate
     Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”
 * Process Portfolioexpand child menu
   * Essay 1: Close Reading
   * Essay 2: Summary and Evaluation
   * Essay 3: Psychoanalytic
   * Essay 4: Feminism and Gender Studies
   * Essay 5: New Historical
   * Essay 6: Reader Response
 * English Portfolioexpand child menu
   * Self-Evaluation Essay
   * List of Courses Takenexpand child menu
     * SNC Classes
     * Transfer Classes
   * Essays
 * Blogexpand child menu
   * Close Reading
   * Summary and Evaluation
   * Psychoanalytic
   * Feminism and Gender Studies
   * New Historical
   * Reader Response
   * Book Reviews
 * Communication & Media Studies Portfolioexpand child menu
   * List of Courses Taken
   * Assignments
   * Self-Reflection Essay


WELCOME

Hi there!

Welcome to my WordPress site for English 305: Literary Theory and Writing, or as
I like to call it, “An Ode to Kate Chopin.”

This website has been my pride and joy over the course of this semester, and I’m
so excited to share it with you! I hope that you’ll grab a few snacks, make
yourself at home, and stay awhile.

The first page you will come across on this site is an Introduction that takes a
deep dive into my writing process and the value of studying literature. I also
discuss my strengths and weaknesses as a writer and how I improved on those
weaknesses during this course.

Next, you will get to read a Biography written by a fellow English 305er, Jack
Timmer. This will help you get a better understanding of me as a writer and as a
person.

In the Presentation Portfolio, you will find four of my best essays written this
semester that I have chosen to present to you in web format for easy reading.
The first essay I chose to share with you is my Close Reading essay on the
paradox of the sea in The Awakening. The second essay in this collection is a
Freudian analysis of “The Story of an Hour,” exploring the ego, superego, and id
of the main character. The third essay is a Gender Studies essay on the
homoerotic relationship between two characters in The Awakening. Finally, the
fourth essay is a New Historical take on “The Story of an Hour,” exploring the
idea of the New Woman.

For a more in-depth look into my writing process for these four essays, plus two
additional essays, head on over to the Process Portfolio. For each of the six
essays, I articulated what my writing process was from outline to final draft. I
have also provided pdfs of each version of every paper, including edits and
professor’s comments.

Take a look at my Blog to read a more informal account of my writing process. If
you don’t go there for fun commentary and gifs, go there to hear some new (and
some old) music! Each blog post’s title coincides with a song title. Clever,
right? The posts highlight the many highs and lows of the semester. They were my
favorite part of creating this website, so I highly recommend taking a look at
them.

Finally, my Senior Portfolio will house my best essays from each class I took at
St. Norbert College as an English Major. It will be where I reflect on my
collegiate journey and showcase my growth as a student and as a person.

I hope you find something here that strikes your fancy, whether it’s my take on
the value of English literature or my take on the Tottenham Hotspur managerial
drama.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

 * Welcome
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Presentation Portfolioexpand child menu
   * Close Reading – A Final Act of Rebellion: The Paradox of the Sea in
     Chopin’s The Awakening
   * Psychoanalysis – Battle for Dominance: A Freudian Analysis of Kate Chopin’s
     “The Story of an Hour”
   * Gender Studies – Sensual Virtuosity: Exploring the Homoerotic Nature of
     Mademoiselle Reisz and Edna Pontellier’s Relationship in The Awakening
   * New Historical- “Why All This Talk About Women?”: The New Woman in Kate
     Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”
 * Process Portfolioexpand child menu
   * Essay 1: Close Reading
   * Essay 2: Summary and Evaluation
   * Essay 3: Psychoanalytic
   * Essay 4: Feminism and Gender Studies
   * Essay 5: New Historical
   * Essay 6: Reader Response
 * English Portfolioexpand child menu
   * Self-Evaluation Essay
   * List of Courses Takenexpand child menu
     * SNC Classes
     * Transfer Classes
   * Essays
 * Blogexpand child menu
   * Close Reading
   * Summary and Evaluation
   * Psychoanalytic
   * Feminism and Gender Studies
   * New Historical
   * Reader Response
   * Book Reviews
 * Communication & Media Studies Portfolioexpand child menu
   * List of Courses Taken
   * Assignments
   * Self-Reflection Essay

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