I was delighted to see the Nov. 23 Soapbox essay list so many of my favorite complaints about New Jersey's fractured system of governance.
A master of the essay, list, theoretical long-take, fragment, aphorism, speech, pedagogical manifesto, and even the book review, Benjamin commanded a variety of prose forms.
Still another scenario, raised in passing by Maeder (1992), is that some of the "lost" essays listed in the table of contents never existed: Having three texts in hand for six of the ten doctrines, the compilers left places for four more triads that ultimately were never completely filled in.
Trimmer herself wrote all of the essays listed under her name and all of the reviews, but she was not the author of the texts she extracted.
In the middle of the essay, McPhee lists some books that helped him understand the history of the sport: In addition to the magazine Inside Lacrosse, the five books I am most indebted to in this piece of writing are "The Lacrosse Story," by Alexander M. Weyand and Milton R. Roberts (H.
His essays use lists, collages of information, and sometimes, as poetry does, varying line breaks.
In the essay, Hausmann listed many of Venezuela's economic problems, but he noted that they existed "despite a budget windfall from hundred-dollar-a-barrel oil".
The presentation included a rapid-fire recitation of grades for every major course, including how many were honors or advanced placement; a summary of the student's essay; a list of extracurricular activities; and any personal information that was brought to Wesleyan's attention, like the death of a parent during the school year.
The authors of "The Bastard on the Couch" write with oh-so-much sweetness and sensitivity of their wives' self-absorption and control-freakishness. "If I'm a bit lax, Gina is a bit bossy" is one super-polite subtitle in Christopher Russell's essay, "My List of Chores".
