Roosevelt, Vidal; Reagan, Buckley The two modern political traditions of our country are liberalism and conservatism, and they can be characterized by Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan, respectively. These two men established standards of excellence that politicians now aspire to. Gore Vidal and William Buckley Jr. are two of the most Read more…
Morality and Perspective in Eudora Welty’s Flowers for Marjorie and A Memory The great thinker Socrates once said, “A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.” This statement of Socrates reflected his frustration with an Read more…
I have just read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle and I think it is a fabulous book. Madeleine L’Engle was born in 1918 and died in 2007. She was an American author known for her children’s books. Madeleine L’Engle wrote lot of different books such as Time Fantasy, A Wind In The Door, Read more…
Narrative Voices in Eudora Welty’s Stories “To be or not to be?” Hamlet’s cry, meaning to live on Earth through the pain and torture or, to instead leave and die, was a difficult dilemma faced by the Danish prince. This is similar to a writer’s choice in narrative techniques, or points of view, Read more…
In lieu of prompts for now, I encourage all students to read each piece of student work published so far this year! Your assignment is to choose two and make comments: 8 sentence minimum with both positive and constructive commentary, please. Quote your fellows for accountable analysis.
The series Seekers and Warriors by Erin Hunter is truly one you should read. Erin Hunter is actually a pseudonym for the authors Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Tui Sutherland, and their editor Victoria Holmes. The Warriors series started in 2003 and is what the authors have been well known for. The first book Into Read more…
Pearl Harbor On Sunday, December 7th, 1941, Faustino, like most people in Hawaii, made his way to the local Hawaiian church. The sun slowly rose out of the horizon. Faustino was an only child; his unique name was of Italian origin. That’s because his ancestors were all Italian and decided to give all their children, Read more…
Recycling The man grabbed his soda and guzzled the last drops down. He playfully shot it into the recycling can like a basketball. (Did you know that an aluminum can is able to power a TV for three hours?) Luckily, he didn’t throw it into the garbage. The can landed with a hollow plunk. Flies Read more…
The Fellowship of the Ring, Middle Earth and Character Development As Frodo and his friends make their way through Middle Earth, you learn about hobbit characteristics and behavior that add to knowledge gained from The Hobbit and watching the movies. Gandalf has power he has never used before, and Frodo’s toughness exceeds expectations. Read more…
This chalk is crumbly: it has been quite a while since the Homeroom board lit up. Off to a strong start with the AP Prep course (which I am officially renaming “Intro to Rhetoric”), and having some heavy dealings with Middle Earth, Frodo, Gandalf and company, course work is continuing apace, barreling toward a strong Read more…
