Please do not phone in to report routine absences. It is important that you realize that plagiarism is not limited to copying or paraphrasing published material without acknowledgement. In any instance of plagiarism, you will be dropped from the class with a failing grade and the Dean of Instruction will be notified. For further information, refer to the Policy Statement of the Division of Language and Communication regarding plagiarism. Remember that there are excellent tutors available in the Writing Center who can give you legitimate assistance in writing your short essays.
Literature is one of the noblest creations of humankind.
Regardless of genre, age, inspiration, subject, culture, belief system, and philosophy, literature is always an expression of the human spirit, and whenever we understand a work of literature, we understand ourselves and each other a little better.