Monthly Archives: May 2022

Acclaimed graphic novel writer Neil Gaimen once said “It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but … Continue reading →

Two hundred and 45 years ago, a great American founded this country. For all white people in what was now America, this was a great step. The oppressive British boot had been lifted from their necks. Over two hundred years … Continue reading →

There are 331,449,281 people in America as of January 19, 2022. In a country so vast, yet so exclusive, the question arises. How are we all doing? Collectively, we are unsure. Because the United States of America is unimaginably large, … Continue reading →

The Vietnam war was full of horrific experiences for everyone involved, and Tim O’Brien’s novel The Things They Carried details the effects of these experiences from his perspective as a veteran. While Tim writes mostly fiction in this novel, he … Continue reading →

Entitled separationists with little patience for anything outside of Christianity or their community norms is the perfect way to describe Puritans in the 1700s. This sentiment is shared by both Nathaniel Hawthorn in the novel The Scarlet Letter and Arthur … Continue reading →

The image above may seem simple, but in my mind there is nothing more complex. This picture embodies everything about the best and worst months of my life, the months that make up this past summer. In the foreground, you … Continue reading →

The Great Gatsby is commonly regarded as one of, if not the best, work by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In the novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald delivers the compelling story of Jay Gatz, otherwise known as Mr. Gatsby. Mr. Gatsby is a … Continue reading →

Maggie Johnson is an Irish American girl who was dealt an impossibly difficult hand. Despite this, she constantly tried her best no matter her situation to improve her living conditions against all odds. Maggie is a selfless protagonist to the … Continue reading →

It may seem that Pearl is a disastrous form of torture sent by the Devil to torment Hester Prynne in the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. However, with closer examination it is easy to see just how angelic … Continue reading →

It may seem unimaginable the way people fracture other’s trust and go behind the backs of those around them – deliberately striking them in the behind with a cold dull blade that slides effortlessly to their core, removing all lingering … Continue reading →