Dear+Class

Hey everybody,

First the bad/old news. As you already know, I was hit by a car while checking my mail. I live on a busy road and the car was travelling close to 55 mph. I was airlifted to Westchester Medical, where I stayed for six days.

Now the good news, all of the injuries that I sustained seem to be less serious than originally expected. I have some road rash and small cut on the top of my head, nothing too serious but I may need to wear a hat for a month or two. Originally, the doctors thought that I fractured my right ankle, but it is only sprained. I had an MRI done on my right knee that showed a microscopic tear of the lateral miniscus, basically a knee-sprain. I did break a bone in my left arm. It is in a cast and healing well. Oh, and I broke two ribs on my left side, which is convienent because my twenty pound cast is constantly leaning on them. Ouch. I am not complaing, in fact I am typing with a smile, because this could have been so much worse.

But enough about me, let's talk about your papers. I have looked at some of them and it appers that many of you are not in fact finished. I will be grading them starting next Friday, make sure that you include each section listed below.

Introduction: Describe the characteristics of the archetype. Section 1: A description of one example of the archetype. Section 2: A description of a 2nd example from a different culture. Section 3: A description of the archetype in modern film. Conclusion: An analysis of what the archetype tells us about the human race.

You must use at least two (2) outside sources and provide parenthetical citations in accordance with the MLA format.

Do your best with citations, I know that there were some aspects we hadn't gone over yet. I will try to email each of you with suggestions. Check your wikimail.

I miss you guys and I am working hard to get back to class as soon as possible. In the meantime, you are in good hands with Mr. O. He knows a lot about film, and is excited to be teaching the class. If you have any questions, email me.

See you soon,

Mr. Masson