By Gregory Priest I want you to imagine for a moment, sometime early in your life when a parent or parental figure told you that you can be anything you want in life. Even if you can’t remember the exact situation or words, I daresay that most people have had that experience. But consider for... Continue Reading →
Cultural Pipe-Smoking
By Sasha T. Miller One of the things most closely associated with the image of Mark Twain is smoking. Twain lived in an era when tobacco use was far more acceptable than it is today, and there were many methods involved in the use of it. In Huckleberry Finn Twain brings tobacco into the story... Continue Reading →
An Influential Woman During Unequal Times
By Amily Colon Harriet Beecher Stowe was a woman who had a strong opposing view against slavery, and one of the main topics she focuses on is the woman’s role in the anti-slavery movement, as is apparent in her most famous novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. It is also apparent in her personal life, where it... Continue Reading →
A Review of the Play Third
By Tania Campbell Third, by Wendy Wasserstein, is an interesting play that focuses on a well-educated woman (Laurie Jameson), and how she re-examines her entire existence and purpose in her life. Several people around her were responsible for this. Her daughter Emily, her friend and colleague, Nancy Gordon, her father Jack, and primarily the title... Continue Reading →
Staying Together for the Kids is Only Causing More Problems
By Ashley Hayford In 2009, Alice Morrin was shot and killed in her home by her husband who had then shot and killed himself with their two children in the house. The reasoning behind his actions, they just were not meant to be. They had talked about getting a divorce for a while, but they... Continue Reading →