Read Patrick Madden's essay, "The Infinite Suggestiveness of Common Things". This essay can be found on our class webpage under SLCC documents. The excerpt comes from his book of nonfiction entitled Quotidiana.

After reading , respond to the prompts below in a thoughtful and well written response. Be sure to put your name and period in the title.

Assignment: In a paragraph (about 200 words) respond to either the author (what do you find interesting about his take on essays), or write a response on how you personally view his perspective. Refer to specific parts (passages or quotations) of the essay as you reflect and respond. or write a reflection as the post/article relates to you personally.

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Hunter B. Per. 5

Patrick Madden wrote an essay about writing essays. I found this to be somewhat helpful for learning about how to construct a good essay that people will enjoy. When I write an essay the hardest part is brainstorming ideas or finding something interesting that both the reader an I will enjoy. Madden describes a successful essay as using memories and research together to build towards a common meaning. This means that an equal ratio of personal experience that can connect with the audience and proven facts that relate to the topic of the essay need to blend with each other to reach a common goal. Madden explains that inspiration is everywhere and that if someone looks long enough they will find what they are looking for. Even if the topic of the essay has nothing to do with what someone is experiencing at the moment, the person can still find inspiration in the surroundings. Just relaxing and taking one's mind off of the topic can free the brain and allow it to ponder the topic in the background. Inspiration is everywhere. People just have to pay attention to find it.
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