"The Scholar errant"
Taj Taher's
Honors Portfolio
  • Prologue
  • Year I
    • Autumn 2012 >
      • Honors 100
      • Honors Calculus I: MATH 124
      • Intermediate Expository Writing: ENGL 281
    • Winter 2013 >
      • Eco-Cinema: HONORS 211
      • Honors Calculus II: MATH 125
    • Spring 2013 >
      • Honors Calculus III: MATH 126
      • Experiential Learning I: Jumpstart
    • Summer 2013 >
      • Service: Shared Hope International
  • Year II
    • Autumn 2013 >
      • Pilgrimages and Idle Travels: HONORS 345 A
    • Winter 2014 >
      • Gateway to the English Major: ENGL 297
      • Naya Pyaar
    • Spring 2014 >
      • Community Leadership through Peer Education: HONORS 397 A
      • Desi Dhamaka
      • Pre-Med Advising Appointment
      • Service: BF Day Elementary School
      • Organic Chemistry Lab II: CHEM 242
    • Summer 2014 >
      • Physician Shadowing
      • Service: Tuality Healthcare
  • Year III
    • Autumn 2014 >
      • Critical Practice: ENGL 302
      • Leadership: Peer Educating HONORS 100
      • Rhetoric and Debate: HONORS 230
      • Experiential Learning II: SORCE Internship (Research)
      • The MCAT
    • Winter 2015 >
      • Introduction to Biochemistry: BIOC 406
      • The Age of Victoria: ENGL 335
      • "I am Charlotte Simmons": HONORS 391
      • Service: Prep-Step Health Care Scholar
      • We.App Film Project
    • Spring 2015 >
      • Adaptation: From Literature to Film: ENGL 345
      • Buddhist Biology: HONORS 397
      • Pain: HONORS 222
      • Writing Submission: AU
      • Leadership/Service: Mortar Board
      • Service: Seattle Children's Hospital
      • Service: Prep-Step Health Care Scholar
    • Summer 2015 >
      • Leadership: COPE Health Scholar
      • Service: COPE Health Care Scholar
      • Research: Medical Resident Training
      • Internship: COPE Patient Navigator
  • Year IV
    • Autumn 2015 >
      • English Honors Seminar
      • Chaucer: ENGL 321 A
      • Biostatistics: BIOST 310
      • Leadership: Dawg Daze
      • Seattle Children's Observership Program
      • Race/Equity Conversation
      • Service: COPE Health Care Scholar
      • Service: Mortar Board
      • Princeton in Asia
      • Qdoba
    • Winter 2016 >
      • English Honors Seminar
      • Bible as Literature: ENGL 310
      • Islam in Western Contexts: HONORS 394 B
      • Service: COPE Health Care Scholar
      • Leadership: COPE Health Care Scholar
      • Qdoba
    • Spring 2016 >
      • English Honors Thesis
      • TV Analysis: C Lit 273
      • Intro to Epidemiology: EPI 320
      • Service: COPE Health Care Scholar
      • Leadership: COPE Health Care Scholar
      • City Year
  • Epilogue

Intermediate Expository Writing: ENGL 281

Writing papers communicating information and opinion to develop accurate, competent, and effective expression.

My oh my was I surprised by ENG 281. When I went to go purchase my textbook, I discovered that the class apparently did not exist, which was a little concerning. Then, the day before class was supposed to start, I received an e-mail saying that class was to be cancelled for the first week. And by the time the class actually started, I was even more surprised to discover that what I had believed to be a totally boring writing class was actually a really fascinating course that worked on writing while studying "silly" works of literature to see if they could somehow apply to social issues. As someone who spends most of his time reading fantasy novels and not nearly enough time reading The New York Times, it seemed like I was destined to take this class. Below you'll find a dream come true for me, as I finally got to write academically about someone who has always been dear to my heart: Harry Potter.
And following are the other four short essays that I wrote prior to the final essay analyzing the numerous pieces we read, such as "The New Mother", "BAAA", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Fun with Dick and Jane", and more. These essays really helped me break the mold of the 5 paragraph essay structure that had been rammed into my brain in high school. Writing these allowed me to not be so preoccupied with structure and formatting and instead gave me the chance to focus analytically and even creatively.
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  • Prologue
  • Year I
    • Autumn 2012 >
      • Honors 100
      • Honors Calculus I: MATH 124
      • Intermediate Expository Writing: ENGL 281
    • Winter 2013 >
      • Eco-Cinema: HONORS 211
      • Honors Calculus II: MATH 125
    • Spring 2013 >
      • Honors Calculus III: MATH 126
      • Experiential Learning I: Jumpstart
    • Summer 2013 >
      • Service: Shared Hope International
  • Year II
    • Autumn 2013 >
      • Pilgrimages and Idle Travels: HONORS 345 A
    • Winter 2014 >
      • Gateway to the English Major: ENGL 297
      • Naya Pyaar
    • Spring 2014 >
      • Community Leadership through Peer Education: HONORS 397 A
      • Desi Dhamaka
      • Pre-Med Advising Appointment
      • Service: BF Day Elementary School
      • Organic Chemistry Lab II: CHEM 242
    • Summer 2014 >
      • Physician Shadowing
      • Service: Tuality Healthcare
  • Year III
    • Autumn 2014 >
      • Critical Practice: ENGL 302
      • Leadership: Peer Educating HONORS 100
      • Rhetoric and Debate: HONORS 230
      • Experiential Learning II: SORCE Internship (Research)
      • The MCAT
    • Winter 2015 >
      • Introduction to Biochemistry: BIOC 406
      • The Age of Victoria: ENGL 335
      • "I am Charlotte Simmons": HONORS 391
      • Service: Prep-Step Health Care Scholar
      • We.App Film Project
    • Spring 2015 >
      • Adaptation: From Literature to Film: ENGL 345
      • Buddhist Biology: HONORS 397
      • Pain: HONORS 222
      • Writing Submission: AU
      • Leadership/Service: Mortar Board
      • Service: Seattle Children's Hospital
      • Service: Prep-Step Health Care Scholar
    • Summer 2015 >
      • Leadership: COPE Health Scholar
      • Service: COPE Health Care Scholar
      • Research: Medical Resident Training
      • Internship: COPE Patient Navigator
  • Year IV
    • Autumn 2015 >
      • English Honors Seminar
      • Chaucer: ENGL 321 A
      • Biostatistics: BIOST 310
      • Leadership: Dawg Daze
      • Seattle Children's Observership Program
      • Race/Equity Conversation
      • Service: COPE Health Care Scholar
      • Service: Mortar Board
      • Princeton in Asia
      • Qdoba
    • Winter 2016 >
      • English Honors Seminar
      • Bible as Literature: ENGL 310
      • Islam in Western Contexts: HONORS 394 B
      • Service: COPE Health Care Scholar
      • Leadership: COPE Health Care Scholar
      • Qdoba
    • Spring 2016 >
      • English Honors Thesis
      • TV Analysis: C Lit 273
      • Intro to Epidemiology: EPI 320
      • Service: COPE Health Care Scholar
      • Leadership: COPE Health Care Scholar
      • City Year
  • Epilogue