Articles of Interest

Here are links to three great articles, useful for ENG 111 and 112. These are great examples of intertextuality and "writing as conversation", on a topic that's bound to be of interest to many of our students....

“I Became an Adult at 22: Why Can’t You?” Nelle Engoron (which examines the seemingly growing trend of 20 somethings delaying financial independence and traditional maturation), http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2010/08/21/delayed_adulthood_growing_up_open2010

written in response to…

“What is it about 20 Somethings?” by Robin Marantz Henig (which explores the perceived delay in maturation among 20 somethings, and examines a proposal that this delay may in fact be a new stage of development, among other reasons) http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/magazine/22Adulthood-t.html?_r=2&src=me&ref=homepage

Ø And a follow up discussion on this article from Slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2264542

which features a group of 20-somethings discussing the points raised in the article and reacting to the proposals considered in Henig's article.