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The TV Serial As a Literary Kind:
An Exercise through Analysis of House, M.D.
by laura
[the frame]
The Question: Can an American television serial be interpreted on a literary level?

Dr. Gregory House looks like a terrible role model.  Despite this, in the popular television serial House, M.D., he is one of the most captivating modern characters on air.  Dr. House is many things, and while he is a jerk, he is also a brilliant doctor.  In nearly every episode, he manages to save a life with his unique type of thinking.  So, we must ask ourselves, should we be more like House, minus the drug problem and cynical attitude?  Is he a good teacher, and can we learn from his thought patterns?  Should we even be learning from a television series that is often unrealistic, even dreamlike at times?  The answers to these questions are almost as complex as House himself.

Plot? What Plot?  And Why Do We Need One Anyway?
Adaptation Wonderland

            Net neutrality is a concept with a definition that is frequently debated as much as the issue itself is debated.  Many articles on the internet not entirely clear as to exactly what it is, so I decided to get to the bottom of the matter, as I myself had little to no understanding of what "net neutrality" meant.  An article on Cybertelecom says it is a term that has been accused of being nothing but a meaningless slogan used by its proponents, with no true definition—so while that's not too encouraging, it also inspired me to find out more.