Dr. Lavin Walked Through the Essay

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Discussions in class were open and democratic. We frequently arranged our desks in a circle to stimulate discussion and include the shier members of the class. In fact, there were several students that barely said a word in other classes who would launch into impassioned analyses of the Faulkner text. Dr. Lavin brought literature to life. I expect that university literature professors do the same, encouraging their students to relish what they read rather than to read it just to pass an exam.

On the brink of my university education, I freely admit that I expect a lot from the University of Oregon. At the very least I expect to be drawn into my classes the way I was in Dr. Lavin's. I expect to be introduced to points-of-view I never would have considered on my own. Most importantly, I expect to encounter different worldviews that expand my understanding of the world and help me eliminate biases and limitations in the way I think.


Dr. Lavin helped her students become more open-minded because we were able to think for ourselves. Instead of reading what other people had to say about authors like Faulkner or books like the Sound and the Fury, we students would offer our own insights into character's choices or the author's story crafting. I imagine that even large courses at the University of Oregon encourage independent thought.

If I do decide to study literature in more depth at the University of Oregon I will have had the most important foundation possible because of my work in Dr. Lavin's class. I also have the mindset and critical thinking tools that are necessary to thrive in a challenging academic environment. I expect that the University of Oregon's faculty possesses the passion that Dr. Lavin does: to teach their students to be creative as well….....

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