Month: September 2018
Snowflakes Are Only Appreciated in Frozen Water Form
Rebecca Reese What makes a “good” book? Is it character development? Is it a riveting story line? Is it the choice of setting? In American Literature this week, we had […]
A Life Well Lived
Julia Joyce By the end of the Leatherstocking tales Deerslayer/Natty Bumppo/the Trapper is nearing ninety years old. He has lived a long life, and he and everyone else knows it […]
Bibliophiles and Literary Canons
Miranda Alexander There is one question that never fails to send my mind into a rather fantastic frenzy: “What is your favorite book?”. Naturally this would seem to be a […]
How Do You Write About Something You Haven’t Experienced?
Lyssa Henry James Fenimore Cooper was a phenomenal writer. He took readers to places they had never been to feel things they had never felt, which is a big goal […]
History of Stu-B
Audrey Rochester, Shawndre’ Young Stuart-Bennett Hall has historical significance for the University. Initially called McDonald Hall, the building opened in 1941 as an all-girls dormitory. At the time McDonald Hall […]
Gavin Potter: One Life Too Cool to Miss
Ben Wyant, Lyssa Henry When prompted with the task of finding someone cool at Southern Wesleyan University to talk about, the choice was clear. The decision was easy. “You know […]
The Impact of Washington Irving
David Stephens Washington Irving is often referred to as the Father of American literature due to the success that he achieved with his writings. He is the first American writer […]
Bryant Abroad
Kit Schleifer Among the readings for William Cullen Bryant we find Letter X. In it, he goes into much detail about his travels from Richmond to Charleston. The more I […]
R.I.P. to the Hero of Husbands
Rebecca Reese “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving is a classic example of what all men dream of. You enjoy shrugging off responsibilities in order to hang out with your […]
Rip Van Winkle’s Life Choices: Terrible or Genius?
Lyssa Henry Washington Irving’s short story “Rip Van Winkle” is about a man who is not entirely satisfied with his life and decides to go hunting to avoid his wife, […]
Sleeping Through Life
Julia Joyce Washington Irving wrote a short story called “Rip Van Winkle” about a man who gets lost in the woods. Before getting into the story I need to take […]
Under the Spell of Sleepy Hollow
Miranda Alexander Whether or not we like to admit it, we all take pleasure in sitting under the stars while soaking in the warm breath of a campfire and listening […]