In contrast to the students with poor writing skills there are a number of AU students who write very well and who demonstrate not just good critical thinking but considerable creativity. These students are often in our senior English courses. I have selected a number of their essays and posted them in the home pages of our English courses so that other students will have examples of the best essays which they can use both as inspiration and as models.

In order to read these essays click on the links below:

Here are some film and literature essays including critiques of Virginia Woolf, Vladimir Nabokov and Wayne Wang: http://www.athabascau.ca/courses/engl/373/archives.html

Here is a study of the Cyborg in Cyberpunk fiction and film:
http://www.athabascau.ca/courses/engl/491/machine1.html

And now an analysis of Calgary poet, Claire Harris: http://www.athabascau.ca/cll/writers/harris_essay.html

Joseph Pivato
Center for Language and Literature Studies