Author: CIFC Staff
We Live for Stories
Amanda Platz Stories are the things we live for. They enhance the ordinary drabness that our lives would otherwise become. They shape lives and change people for better or for […]
The Ones That Are Overlooked
While reading the book Life, Animated, the story of a child with autism is talked about through its pages. In this, it is found that they are very intelligent people, and […]
Learning the Language–Dr. Schleifer Educates Students on the History of English
Amanda Platz On October 31, 2018, Dr. Paul Schleifer addressed the professional writing class at Southern Wesleyan University, regarding a topic they had recently been learning about: the development of […]
Kings, Queens, and Christianity
When thinking of the Reformation, it is only fair to look at England. The trials in England have a major hand in suggesting religious reform. It was Henry VIII who […]
The Robin Hood of Languages: the story of how English is a Thief
Amanda Platz If you’re an English language lover, you’ve probably heard that quote “English doesn’t borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over, and goes […]
From Gold Rush to Literary Fame
When most people hear the name Bret Harte they immediately think of the famous wrestler from the ’80s and ’90s, but few would think you were talking about the 19th […]
Fame after Death
Emily Dickinson was a reclusive American poet who was a lot like Poe in that she was largely a misunderstood person but held a great talent for writing and deeply […]
A story with a purpose
In 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe published arguably one of the most important pieces of literature in history; Uncle Tom’s Cabin. An anti-slavery novel that was inspired by the 1850 Fugitive Slave […]
The Book of Common Prayer as a Spiritual Tool
Ben Wyant In many contemporary churches today, traditional liturgy has fallen out of use in favor of a more modern style of worship and fellowship. One reason this may be […]
A life in Writing
David Stephens Edgar Allan Poe was a person that had a hard life to say the least. He lost both of his parents and he became an orphan by the […]
Touching the Past—Adventures with Dr. Ken Myers
Dynestee Fields, Andy Cole “SWU students experience Greece,” proclaims the header of the brief article gracing Southern Wesleyan University’s website. Although the words do their subject justice, they are merely […]
An Indian’s Looking Glass
David Stephens William Apess was born in 1798 in the small town of Colrain, Massachusetts where his people, the Pequots, mostly resided on two small reservations. Not long into his young life […]