Welcome to the blog for Prof. John Talbird's English 220 class. The purpose of this site is two-fold: 1) to continue the conversations we start in class (or to start conversations before we get to class) and 2) to practice our writing/reading on a weekly basis in an informal forum.
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The Author references a dutch phrase that I wondered what is meant, here is a little research:
ReplyDeleteThe area received its name as an anglicization of "Crommessie" which is derived from the Dutch Krom Mesje, meaning "little crooked knife", describing the shape of the swamp, brook and hill on the site.
I liked Baumgartel's comparison of different bodies of water to different knives. Water and knives have two very different consistencies, one being a 'soft' pliable liquid, and the other being a hard solid piece of metal. However, they could both be equally as disastrous.
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