Category: EUA’s Humans of English

Musings on “Middle School” Media: Berkeley’s Young Adult Literature Decal

Musings on “Middle School” Media: Berkeley’s Young Adult Literature Decal   by Andrea Aquino   We read Milton’s Paradise Lost, we read Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, we read Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury, we read Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice — and the list only goes on. We read countless works, from novels to poetry to drama, as part of...

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Habitually Holloway: In Praise of Poetry

Habitually Holloway: In Praise of Poetry by: Giovanna Lomanto   Even before the event, the room buzzed with anticipation as the awaiting audience waited eagerly for the introductions to begin. The reading as a phenomenon was social, especially in the front end of the night; in the Maude Fife, a flush of chatter greeted me from the far side of...

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Fall 2019 The Pleasures of Allegory and its Significance for an Aspiring Medievalist

Fall 2019 The Pleasures of Allegory and its Significance for an Aspiring Medievalist   By Amanda Styles 2019 EUA Treasurer, English Major, Medieval Studies Minor   Like many American high school students, I think my first conscious experience with allegory, other than on a vocabulary sheet, was with the teaching of George Orwell’s 1945 novel, Animal Farm. In my sophomore...

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EUA’s Humans of English: Bailey Vega

Each month, the English Undergraduate Association profiles on an undergraduate student in the English major in the “Humans of Berkeley English” series.  You can check out previous profiles by looking at the Humans of English.  This post also appears on the EUA’s own site. If you are interested in being profiled yourself, please fill out this form. My name is Bailey...

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EUA’s Humans of English: Alison Lafferty

This week we are featuring two installments of EUA’s Humans of English series, both featuring graduating seniors; this reflection is from Alison Lafferty My name is Ali, I started at Berkeley as a Mathematics-intended freshman in 2013, and now I’m a graduating senior in English and Italian Studies! After a few days taking math and English 45C (with Professor Goble)...

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EUA’s Humans of English: Megan Breazeale

This week, we are featuring two installments of EUA’s Humans of English series, both featuring graduating seniors; this reflection is from Megan Breazeale. My name is Megan Breazeale and I’m a graduating senior that transferred to Cal back in 2015 after going between multiple community colleges. The English Department at Berkeley is everything I ever wanted it to be. Engaging, inspiring,...

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EUA’s Humans of English: Tia Chen-Wong

Here’s the next installment in EUA’s Humans of English series; this reflection is by freshman Tia Chen-Wong. Tell us a little about yourself. I originally hail from a small suburb in Orange County, California called Rancho Santa Margarita, and now I am a freshman double majoring in English and Pre-Haas here at Berkeley. Literature and language have always been a passion...

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EUA’s Humans of English: Liam Spires

When it comes to undergraduate students in the English Department, The English Undergraduate Association is a community touchstone for one of the largest departments in the College of Letters and Science at UC Berkeley. Since 1993, the English Undergraduate Association has hosted activities, provided opportunities to network, and helped English majors connect with one another. In this spirit, we have created a new...

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EUA’s Humans of English: Michael Jeong

When it comes to undergraduate students in the English Department, The English Undergraduate Association is a community touchstone for one of the largest departments in the College of Letters and Science at UC Berkeley. Since 1993, the English Undergraduate Association has hosted activities, provided opportunities to network, and helped English majors connect with one another. In this spirit, we have created a new...

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EUA’s Humans of English: Taylor Follett

When it comes to undergraduate students in the English Department, The English Undergraduate Association is a community touchstone for one of the largest departments in the College of Letters and Science at UC Berkeley. Since 1993, the English Undergraduate Association has hosted activities, provided opportunities to network, and helped English majors connect with one another. In this spirit, we have created a new...

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