deus ex machina

this week's theme: words having to do with endings

n.,
New Latin, a god from a machine, translation of Greek theos ek mēchanēs Date: 1697 1 : a god introduced by means of a crane in ancient Greek and Roman drama to decide the final outcome 2 : a person or thing (as in fiction or drama) that appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly and provides a contrived solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty
Quote of the Week: “If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it." - Tennessee Williams

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Website of the Week: 40 Useful and Creative Infographics

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American Literature:

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1. Livejrournal #8 due; In-class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
2. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
3. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
4. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
5. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
May 18-May 22
1. Credo/Trilogy due; Credo/Trilogy Presentations Begin
2. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
3. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
4. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
5. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
May 25-May 29
1. Memorial Day Holiday
2. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
3. Exam Review
Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Give me revisions/final writings; In class: Elvis, Alice Walker, and William Faulkner
2. Give me revisions/final writings; In class: Elvis, Alice Walker, and William Faulkner
3. Course wrap-up; exemptions
4. Exam Review
5. Senior History Exam
May 18
1. Senior English Exam

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