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mike furlough wrote:
> 
> Justin John Downs wrote:
> >
> > i completely agree with dude's assessment of kate chopin. just
> > to please those of you who feel that a literary critique should
> > sound intelligent, well here goes:
> >
> > kate chopin's writing style is extremely boring. in fact, most
> > writing of this age tends to be this way. the genres of
> > trancendentalism, romanticism, et al. are no exception because
> > i feel that it is absolutely fruitless to try and model one's
> > literary work after some silly, contrived definition. the
> > result is, as i've said previously, tear-inducing boredom.
> >
> > not to spoil it for those of you who have not read the kate
> > chopin short "desiree's baby", the original query does quite
> > correctly state that this short contains a surprise twist.
> > however, it is hardly enough to erase the boredom of her
> > literary style.
> >
> > i'm sure that you want quotes, citations, etc. etc. to back up
> > my arguments, but since this entire response is utter bulls**t
> > (and, in fact, i have never even HEARD of kate chopin) i can
> > not provide any. this all backs up my ultimate point: English
> > majors suck because if i turned in an expanded version of these
> > three or four paragraphs as a term paper, i would probably at
> > least get a b+.
> 
> Not from me you wouldn't.
> 
> mike furlough

Hey, Mike:

 I agree with you and I've been and English teacher as well as an 
English major, in a former decade.
Justin - Get a style. Get a vocabulary. Get a jokebook. Nonetheless, 
keep reading and keep writing. Let us not let the art of the written 
word become passe.

Lou