Silence – “I’ve heard it all, the screams of the innocent being murdered, the helpless cries of those who know their escape was through death, the loud SS officers barking orders at the the imprisoned. But now it’s the loudest it’s ever been, the silence is deafening, knowing that all of these innocent people that Read More…
Tragic Hero Blog
Oedipus and Othello were both very strong men, but they had plenty of flaws within them that lead to their downfalls. Their flaws were few but those few flaws acted in a big way that ended in death and humiliation. For example, Oedipus’ pride and Othello’s jealousy. Hamartia in Oedipus and Othello was extremely critical in their own downfalls. Read More…
Valentine’s Day Price Increases
Valentine’s Day Price Increases Valentine’s day is a holiday celebrated everywhere around the world. It is said to originate from the old Roman holiday, Lupercalia which was the holiday in which the people would avoid bad spirits and hopefully bring more prosperous days to the cities. The holiday then became a Christian holiday and the name Read More…
Famous Speeches: John F. Kennedy’s “We Choose to go to the Moon”
“Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want to climb it. He said, “Because it is there.”” is what John F. Kennedy said during his speech at the Rice University in Houston in response to the widely asked question, “Why go to Read More…
“See me as I am”: Kids discuss what it’s like to be multiracial in Seattle
One similar thing these students have in common is the dichotomy of two or multiple different races and ethnicity The author is discussing with several different multiracial students all throughout Seattle, which is a very diverse city itself. And all of the kids he interviewed, all of them made it clear that there’s no epitome Read More…
Fake News
The recent presidential election created a new form of media. “Fake News”. Fake news is information that has been manipulated by a writer to create a story that draws an audience. Fake In the article, “Fake news author is fired; apologizes to those who were ‘disappointed’ by his actions. By Joe Marusak, “Cam Harris, a recent Davidson Read More…
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