A good question...

Nancy raised a few good questions so I thought I'd address them in a post.

As far as Herman Melville is concerned, I know we haven't gone over the reading yet in class but I did email the link out January 30th in a mass email. A hard copy of "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street" will be handed out tomorrow for us to discuss on Monday. It will work as a segue into Cycle II: Success, Fame & Money. Here is the link again:

http://www.bartleby.com/129/

In terms of our first formal essay, Melville doesn't have to be included in your papers unless you want to use him.

If you look at the assignment closely, I want you to focus on one or two of the readings we've done in class. You don't have to include them all.
As an outside source, you could use articles, journals or books from the library. LRC (Literature Resource Center) is a good search engine. I think it can only be accessed online if you are on campus. JSTOR is available online anywhere, as well as many other of the library's resources:

http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/library/eresources/databases.htm

We will have the time to discuss any further questions you have in class while we go over the drafts, so have questions ready! See you all tomorrow for our first class focused on revision!

jm