Hello,  My name is Ameila Inderjeit, I am a graduate student within the Masters in the Art of Teaching English Education for grades 7-12, with an expected graduation of either Fall 2019 or Spring 2020.  My contact information is the following:  - Email: ainderjeit@yahoo.com - Phone: 347-282-4759      The best thing I learned in an English class is the ability to challenge theories you have been taught. As part of my English Theory course, with Professor Roger Sedarat, I challenged Walter Benjamin's theory of art losing it's "aura" each time it is reproduced, through the theories of Fredric Jameson, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Jean Baudrillard. Through proper strategy, I was able to demonstrate how the work of these theorists challenged the idea of the "aura" in their works, arguing that a work of art was never "complete" at it's time of finalization. Utilizing this, I was able to craft a paper, which discussed a medium of art within another medium, of literature, while demonstrating my idea with a scene from the television show "Boy Meets World." It sounds tremendously complex, and was always an idea in my mind I considered, but never felt I could execute. With the help of Professor Sedarat, I learned the best thing about being an English major, is the ability to turn a jumbled, crazy idea from your mind into reality--and the pleasure of exploring such. Working with this paper, crafting an idea on my own, which I one-day hope to use as a dissertation, has reminded me of my passion for literature, and the reward of exploring your passion. I believe that is the greatest thing I have learned in an English class, and through the major itself--to follow your passion and ideas, as though they may seem overrated or difficult to grasp, they are worthy and there is a place for these thoughts, beyond the insides of our mind. On Friday, October 19, 2018, 10:28:25 AM EDT, English via Englishstudents <englishstudents@lists.qc.cuny.edu> wrote: <!--#yiv5430981547 _filtered #yiv5430981547 {font-family:"Cambria Math";panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv5430981547 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}#yiv5430981547 #yiv5430981547 p.yiv5430981547MsoNormal, #yiv5430981547 li.yiv5430981547MsoNormal, #yiv5430981547 div.yiv5430981547MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;}#yiv5430981547 h1 {margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;}#yiv5430981547 h2 {margin-top:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal;}#yiv5430981547 h3 {margin-top:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal;}#yiv5430981547 h4 {margin-top:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal;}#yiv5430981547 h5 {margin-top:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal;}#yiv5430981547 h6 {margin-top:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal;}#yiv5430981547 a:link, #yiv5430981547 span.yiv5430981547MsoHyperlink {color:#3333CC;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv5430981547 a:visited, #yiv5430981547 span.yiv5430981547MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#999999;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv5430981547 span.yiv5430981547EmailStyle17 {font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;color:#1F3864;}#yiv5430981547 span.yiv5430981547Heading1Char {font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:bold;}#yiv5430981547 span.yiv5430981547Heading2Char {font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;}#yiv5430981547 span.yiv5430981547Heading3Char {font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;}#yiv5430981547 span.yiv5430981547Heading4Char {font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;}#yiv5430981547 span.yiv5430981547Heading5Char {font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;}#yiv5430981547 span.yiv5430981547Heading6Char {font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:black;}#yiv5430981547 .yiv5430981547MsoChpDefault {font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;} _filtered #yiv5430981547 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#yiv5430981547 div.yiv5430981547WordSection1 {}--> Greetings!   The English Department at Queens College is seeking enthusiastic and driven students to become members of theEnglish Matters editorial team.  Our newsletter seeks to advocate for how the study of English Literature enriches all of our lives, by way of documenting the various activities in our busy department, and we want a few select students to create articles about the continuous scholarship and creativity that occur within the department; moreover we would like to read about special stories from and about current students.    If you would like to join our team, please shoot us an email with your name, contact information, expected year of graduation, and a brief paragraph about the best thing you’ve ever learned in an English class.  While positions are limited, we will hold on to your information for the following year.  Those selected, will receive an email with further instructions.  Thanks in advance for your participation!     Sincerely, English Department Klapper Hall 607 718 997 4600 English.qc.cuny.edu       _______________________________________________ Englishstudents mailing list Englishstudents@lists.qc.cuny.edu To unsubscribe or change your preferences goto https://lists.qc.cuny.edu/mailman/listinfo/englishstudents