The last entry I wrote dealt with a presentation about hip hop and how music gives its own "theory of justice". More recently, we were advised to attend a reading by Joseph O'Connor, which allowed me to be able to compare the two different styles and approaches they each took to get their message across. What intrigued me most about O'Connor's reading was his irish accent and witty jokes. He was also pretty direct with how he was going to go about giving his reading, by telling us how long each section would take. It was funny to hear him say how much he disliked listening to others without knowing that the reading would take 10, 20, or 30 minutes long. I never read any of O'Connor's books, nor have I heard of the man himself. However, as the lady introduced him and summarized some of his writings I considered picking up one of his books. She talked about O'Connor's books and his ability to capture the love of the beautiful game, which is commonly known as soccer. Having played soccer for my entire life and understanding the history, I knew exactly what she was talking about. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and the fans go crazy for it whether they are from England, Ireland, Italy, Brazil, Germany or anywhere else. Although he gave us a little introduction to the section from a book he was about to read, I couldn't follow him too clearly. Nonetheless, his writing style was magnificent because of the beautiful word choice. Each word flowed with the next and carried a clear sense of rhythm. My favorite part of the reading, as was most people that afternoon, was the poem O'Connor wrote about Baruch during 9/11. There is not much to say but how great he captured the emotion that tragic day and the atmosphere of being a student or faculty at Baruch College. At the closing of the reading, volunteers stood up to ask O'Connor questions. One of the questions was regarding the names of characters in his books and his response was very passionate. He said that the names do matter and how most of the time he does not necessarily choose the name but rather the name chooses him. The next question that was asked was about the impact music has on his writing. O'Connor talked about the rhythm of music and how literature should be able to incorporate this same sense of rhythm. The student who asked that question said that the professor would sometimes play music in class to help them generate ideas, which was a very interesting idea.