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last update: August 26, 2013
These are "A" essays, written by ETSU students for
advanced comp or related classes during the past few years, arranged here by
assignment, in chronological order, and published with permission.
I. Narrative/ Personal Experience/ Reportage
- Dancing
with the Dead: Recalling my Granddaddy, A Cemetery Caretaker in Webb, MS.
By Jaden Erbs. 3130 F12
- Triumph
over Tragedy: Shona House’s Journey from Heartache to Baking Cakes. By
Katherine. 3130 F12
- One
Little + Changed Our Lives Forever: A Teen’s Journey to Motherhood--When an
18-year-old girl finds out she is pregnant, she calls her cousin for support.
By Brittany Austin. 4057 S12
- The
2007 Forced Road Trip: California to Tennessee. By Jennifer Brady. 3130 F11
- From
Valleys to Mountains: A Young Woman’s Tale of Transition. By Sassafras.
3130 F11
- I
Should Have Read the Baby Books: A Man's Personal Experience with Child Birth.
By Andrew Williamson. 3130 F11
- National
Novel Writing Month: How I Wrote 50,000 Words in 30 Days. By Rachel
Parsons. 3130 F11
- Into
The Woods: Deer Hunting with My 5-Year Old Son in Southwest Virginia. By
Bryan Winegar. 3130 S11
- Quickie
Wedding: A Recipe for Disaster. By Veronica Taylor. 3130 F10
- The
Wreck: On Stopping a Drunk Driver… By Caron Castle. 3130 S10
II. Tech Writing ("How-to"-- Expository/
Explanatory)
- Shaken,
Not Stirred: Recipes for the Creation of 4 Classic Cocktails. By C. Lynn
Blados. 3130 F12
- Beginning
Mountain Bike Racing in the TriCities TN/VA: Sweat and Gear without Fear.
By Natasha Snyder. 5057 S12
- What
a Deal!: How to Find Great Bargains While Shopping For Clothes At Retail
Stores. By Leslie Lipsius. 4057 S12
- Holy
Mothers of Sauce! An Introduction to the Fundamental Sauces of French and
Continental Cuisine. By T. P. Kaine. 3130 Summer 11
- Baby
Sign Language: The Secret Language of Success. By Vanessa Mink. 3130 Summer
11
- Bacterial
Meningitis: The Swift, Silent Killer. By Marie Hill. 3130 S11
- The
Little Netbook That Can: The Asus EEE-PC 1005HAB. By Stuart Bowen. 3130 F10
- Can’t
Tan?: The How-To of Sunless Tanners, for Fair-Skinned Women. By Renee
Osborne. 3130 S09
III. Review / Criticism
- Rebirth
of Garage Rock: Foo Fighters' Wasting Light. By Andrew Russell. 1010
Summer 13
- Talking
back to the Culture: The Growing Literary Subculture of Fan Fiction. By
Mindy Hoilman. 3130 F12
- The
2011 Model 45 Caliber Ruger P345 Semi-Automatic Handgun: Now Lighter and Safer.
A Product Review. By Marcus Holcombe. 3130 F11
- The
Real Temperance Brennan: Kathy Reichs and the Rise of Forensic Anthropology In
North America Through Her Fictional Counterpart. By Cheryl Lee. 2011 F11
- Beginning
Iron Addiction: A Review of Mark Rippetoe’s "Starting Strength"
Program. By Charles Hagy. 3130 Summer 11
- You
Think You Have Experienced it All? How About an Evening with the Macarena and
Mo: Dinner at King Tut Grill in Knoxville, TN. By P-Nut Girl. 3130 F10
- The
Little Netbook That Can: The Asus EEE-PC 1005HAB. By Stuart Bowen. 3130 F10
- Well,
that Sucked: an Actually Biting Review of Summit Entertainment’s New
Moon. By Breanna Bengle. 3130 S10
- A
Bloody Good Time: Reviewing the Movie Feast. By Chris Dykes. 3130
F09
- The
Cold Hard Truth: He’s Just Not That Into You. By A.B. Holland, 1010 S08
IV. Academic Writing--Writing from Sources
- Regulating
Lines: How the influence of Le Corbusier (1887-1965) is still alive in East
Tennessee. By Andrew Russell. 1010 Summer 13
- Living
with Someone Who Has a Disorder: A Viewpoint of Asperger Syndrome from a Sister. By Celeste Murrell. 3130 F12
- 1956
– The Creation of a King: The Year That Established Elvis Presley’s Career.
By Katie Bibee. 3130 F11
- From
Woolton to EMI: The Rise of The Beatles (1957-1962). By Aaron Cates. 3130
F11
- Kiss
Me, I’m a Capricorn: The Astrology Epidemic. By Lindsey Farris. 3130 F10
Horoscopes are fun and flirty, but
the pseudo-scientific beliefs they engender dally more with egotism and
neurosis than with good, hearty knowledge.
- A
Blaze in the Northern Sky: A Black Metal Survival Guide. By Skregnok the
Defiler of Sanity. 3130 S10
- Eyes,
Intuition, and Intellect: Edward Weston. By Andy Frost. 3130 F09
- Types
& Treatments of Diabetes Mellitus: Sugar Can Taste Bitter. By Bhavik
Joshi. 1010 Summer 2008