Dear Teacher:

Writing 105 is a “fuzzy” memory for me. I was bed-stricken with mononucleosis for all of November, forcing me to take an Incomplete in the course. To get a grade, I had to read This Boy’s Life by Tobias Wolfe, then watch the movie, and write about the differences between them. What I learned was that what is good for reading, is not always good for watching, thus the director will change the story a tad. I also learned that every movie needs a sex scene apparently. Earlier in that semester, when I was able to go to class, we read and discussed “The Things They Carried,” by an author I have forgotten, but works at SU. The novel was about the Vietnam Conflict. I remember the author – Tim O’Brien. This was during the “storyteller” portion of the class. I learned, or tried to, how to tell a story by grabbing listeners. Thank you.

Jeffrey B. Wisniewski