Month: September 2018
The Original Freedom’s Hill
Kierra Gilbert, Tyler Fuller, and Quinton Bent This is a story about slavery and war, about cowardice and courage, about the nineteenth century and the twenty-first century. This is our […]
The life Journey of Phillis Wheateley
David Stephens Phillis Wheatley, like so many African Americans of her time, was taken from her home and family and sold into a life of slavery. While that is never […]
Jesus Loves the Little Children of the World—Wheatley and Equality
Phillis Wheatley was born in West Africa but sold into the North American slave-trade around the age of seven or eight. Her first name comes from the ship that she […]
The Crisis of Independently Writing a Blog Post
KIT SCHLEIFER THESE are the times that try men’s souls: the blog posts and blog replies, in this semester, become ever more incoherent, but they that read this […]
Phillis Wheatley Makes Poetry Readable for Everyone!
Lyssa Henry I have never been the kind of person that liked poetry. I have nothing against those who write poetry, but I never really enjoyed it. I could not […]
The Mercy of Slavery?
Julia Joyce Poetry is ambiguous. That is the appeal of it usually. The answer is not just handed to the reader. The reader has to care enough to work for […]
Harmonious Hymns
When was the last time you honestly spared a few minutes to stop and admire nature? In the modern world we live in today, our cram packed schedules rule our […]
The Captivity Narrative
A seemingly large misconception when looking back on Colonial history is the idea that the Native American’s were these super-oppressed people that always got taken advantage -of and were never […]
The Day of Doom
To me, The Day of Doom is one of the most Iconic pieces of its time due to how effective it was in small public of the time. It was […]
To Be A Master
Poor Richard says, “The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.” Up until an hour before the deadline I was a master, but a master […]
Poor Richard’s Legacy—How Much We Still Listen to Ben Franklin’s Advice
Lyssa Henry One of the most influential and highly respected men in American history, complete with a household name and a less-than-excited face on the $100 bill, is none other […]
Franklin’s Legacy
Where would America be without Benjamin Franklin? Throughout the course of his life, he contributed several ideas and hopes that have shaped the nation. To this day, his accomplishments continue […]