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Expertise
As an instructor of literature and the humanities, my experience is as broad as the experience I have gained in the classroom. As a published author and journalist, I have first hand industry experience. Between the two, I have the experience, knowledge, and research experience that could certainly answer any questions that may be asked of me.
Experience in the area
Quite specifically, as an instructor I am an extremely well qualified candidate as an initial resource as well as a person who knows specifically where to gather the correct information at any given time. As a published journalist and novelist, my experience broadens into the fundimental understanding of the craft and its application and business. I was also previously an AllExperts expert several years ago, and was well received by all who I helped.
Organizations
Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society.
Publications
All of the following are published or broadcast in Massachusetts unless otherwise noted. The Boston Globe, The Fitchburg Sentinel and Enterprise, The Worcester Telegram and Gazette, The Miller Hall Folio, WGBH PBS Channel 2 Boston, WBUR 91.3 FM NPR Boston, The Wentworth Transcript (A&E Editor), and WXPL 91.3 FM.
Education/Credentials
A.S. Wentworth Institute Of Technology
B.S. Fitchburg State College
M.A. Fitchburg State College, Thesis "The Modern Twain Epoch"
Awards and Honors
Magna Cum Laude.
What do you like about this subject?
My passion is for the Arts and Humanities. What I specifically love is transcending into a universe in literature with characters that are unlike any people that have ever existed and creating a real world around them that has never existed outside of the mind of the author.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
I will continue to write, and I hope to continue to influence my students so that I may open their eyes to the wonder and excitement just as I had when I was their age, TRULY discovering literature for the first time. It is so crucial that the excitement of literature continues in our society because as technology infuses our culture more and more
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
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| Mike | 11/01/09 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | Thank you, Garrett Z. I will pay ..... |
| James | 10/21/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Adele | 10/05/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU Garrett! ..... |
| Linda Henning | 10/01/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Taylor | 09/23/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you Garrett. You answered my question ..... |
Recent Answers from Garrett Z
2009-10-30 Ulysses (Joyce):
Mike On a very simple level, many of the characters in the novel are clearly meant to be antisemitic, and the lack of capitalization on the part of Joyce may highlight several things - but most prominently
2009-10-03 Quote from Lord Macauley:
Hello Adele It is from Lord Macauley's essay on Warren Hastings that was published in the Edinburugh Review in October of 1841. This is a rather easy essay to find online: http://www.archive.org/stream/macaulaysessayo00denngoog
2009-10-03 Post modern Literature:
Annabelle To clarify, I would not say that history parody is necessarily postmodernism unless it really challenges the idea of the original event or of history in general... I suppose it could, but
2009-10-02 Post Modern Literature:
Annabelle Postmodernism easily means "after the modern," or more specifically, after the modernist movements in the arts, literature, architecture, etc. The best way to define postmodern in terms of
2009-09-22 Could a speech or non-fiction writing be considered literature?:
Taylor First, I want to preface what I am about to say with a few disclaimers... What I am going to say is opinion and not necessarily something that I have applied in any research capacity, although
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