Hi there, this mediocre blog is about my time at Kevin Brook’s English 167 class in my first semester at North Dakota State University (NDSU). Oh, but I am being too straight forward with myself here; my name is Logan Hermes. Now I know you are wondering “Hermes? Is he related to that Greek god?” The simple answer for your query would be “No. I have no Greek affiliation and besides, I am a terrible messenger and I lack the proper flying footwear for my last name. I am sorry to disappoint.” It is pronounced Her-Miss, like the pronoun “Her” and the word describing a longing for somebody or something, “Miss”. It is good that I have cleared this up so you know what you’re getting into.
Being a freshman in the English program this year I have learned many things to help me if I were to continue my studies in this wonderful program. Unfortunately I have decided to follow my passion and become a public speaking instructor instead of an English teacher. English will always be special to me, but it is not something that I have the utmost confidence in pursuing later in life.
Here I have a couple projects to share with you that I have done throughout the year. They all involve Moby Dick in one aspect or another. This year has been a wild ride of whaling, rhetoric, linguistic analysis of hetero and homosexuality in all of our works of study. I created a massive (epic) poem and also sparked my passion for mass procrastination.
I do hope that you enjoy these few pages of my last four months at NDSU.
My "Short" Life As An English Major 