Username: jamie-wheeler
Gender: Female
Member since: February 15, 2006
Birthday: April 8, 1967
I am a: Teacher
Grades:
College - Sophomore
Subjects:
English / Literature / Writing
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Teachers - Answered a question in To Kill a Mockingbird:
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Creative Writing Exercise: "Object"ive Storytelling - Answered a question in Rudyard Kipling:
The speaker capitalizes the word "Man" to emphasize the qualities that... - Answered a question in The Catcher in the Rye:
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Emily Dickinson - Answered a question in I felt a Funeral, in my Brain:
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The Soldier's Home - Answered a question in The Soldier's Home:
Krebs is reacting to the less than warm welcome he received after returning to his...
About Me
Literature Professor
Bio
I hold a M.A. and B.A. in literature, currently writing my Ph.D in American Literature, specifically John Steinbeck's female characters. I have been teaching both Freshman and Sophomore literature at the college level for about five years.
Interests
Reading and writing of course! I have been married for 20 years and I have two children, a daughter 10, Austen, who is autistic and a son, Collin 7, who is not. I love animals,touring the national parks, and am a avid runner.
Groups
- Teachers,
- Emily Dickinson,
- The Soldier's Home,
- William Shakespeare,
- Odour of Chrysanthemums,
- Maniac Magee,
- The Ransom of Red Chief,
- I heard a Fly buzz—when I died—,
- Twilight - Stephenie Meyer,
- The Tables Turned,
- Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night,
- Reference,
- The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World,
- Literature,
- Hospital Window,
- William Blake,
- The Shakespeare Stealer,
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,
- The Elephant Man,
- Grammar and Composition,
- Law,
- The Stone Angel,
- Mulatto,
- The Comedy of Errors,
- If You Ask Me,
- saifalbermani,
- Korea culture,
- American Poetry in the 1960’s,
- Poetry Forum,
- History,
- eNotes Book Club,
- Teacher Book Reviews,
- Stuck in Neutral,
- Business Elite,
- Personal Reading,
- Impressionism,
- Annabel Lee,
- Writing Prompts for War Literature,
- Mysteries for Middle Schoolers,
- The Mysteries of Paris,
- American Literature,
- Historical Fiction Fans,
- The Remains of the Day,
- Joseph Campbell and the Hero's Journey,
- The Da Vinci Code,
- Aspects of the Novel,
- Dealing with Plagiarism,
- Technology in the Classroom,
- English teachers,
- The Prince
Favorites
Favorite Books
- 1984,
- A Jury of Her Peers,
- A Man for All Seasons,
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
- A Raisin in the Sun,
- A Rose for Emily,
- Aeneid,
- Animal Farm,
- Antigone,
- Babylon Revisited,
- Bartleby the Scrivener, A Tale of Wall Street,
- Beowulf,
- Beowulf,
- Brave New World,
- Breakfast at Tiffany's,
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,
- Call It Courage,
- Cold Mountain,
- Dante's Inferno,
- Everyday Use,
- Hamlet,
- Hay Fever,
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,
- If,
- Iliad,
- In the Time of the Butterflies,
- Jane Eyre,
- Julius Caesar,
- Leaves of Grass,
- Macbeth,
- Monster,
- O Pioneers!,
- Of Mice and Men,
- Othello,
- Plato's Republic,
- Pride and Prejudice,
- Rebecca,
- Remember,
- Richard III,
- Romeo and Juliet,
- Shiloh,
- Sonny's Blues,
- Station,
- Sula,
- The Bronze Bow,
- The Canterbury Tales,
- The Cask of Amontillado,
- The Chambered Nautilus,
- The Chrysanthemums,
- The Crucible,
- The Devil and Tom Walker,
- The Grapes of Wrath,
- The Great Gatsby,
- The Guest,
- The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,
- The Joy Luck Club,
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,
- The Magic Barrel,
- The Man to Send Rainclouds,
- The Masque of the Red Death,
- The Merchant of Venice,
- The Metamorphoses of Ovid,
- The Necklace,
- The Odyssey,
- The Oedipus Trilogy,
- The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen,
- The Rocking-Horse Winner,
- The Scarlet Letter,
- The Slave Dancer,
- The Tell-Tale Heart,
- The War of the Worlds,
- The World According to Garp,
- To Build a Fire,
- To Kill a Mockingbird,
- Walk Two Moons,
- Why I Live at the P.O.,
- Wuthering Heights
Favorite Quotes
"To-day I am full of thoughts and can write what I please. I see no reason why I should not have..." [More]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard." [More]
John Steinbeck
"Time is the only critic without ambition." [More]
John Steinbeck

