Author: Rebecca Reese
Loving What’s “New”—Frank Luntz & Words That Work
What intrigues you the most about a commercial? Is it the glitz of the world they provide? Or the glam of the actors presented? Or maybe those who are behind […]
Puberty Haunts Everyone—Bragg’s Story of the English Language
Rebecca Reese The English language has come through many different stages. It went through an infantile stage where it did not know much about itself or how to get around […]
Lessons from the Harte
This week in American Literature we read three short stories by Bret Harte. The stories were set in California during the gold rush. There was one thing in his stories […]
Preferences and Priorities
Rebecca Reese At the beginning of this week, Dr. Schleifer opened his discussion on Walt Whitman by saying, “I’m just going to put this out there. I do not like […]
What?! Poe Wasn’t Always Depressed?!
Rebecca Reese Edgar Allan Poe has long been remembered as a depressed man who wrote dark tales. Well, this is true, but there are many other things that are not […]
Why Age Matters—Frederick Douglass and Childhood Birthday Parties
Rebecca Reese “Age is nothing but a number.” “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” “Age is matter of feeling, not years.” […]
Writing & Reliability—Harriet Beecher Stowe & Joy Robbers
Rebecca Reese In class this week we began discussing Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the background of the novel and its author, Harriet Beecher Stowe. Stowe’s story became a household name […]
Finding a Father in a World of Scientists
Rebecca Reese When you think about mad scientists and their creations, what do you think of? Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein made through the methods of chemistry and alchemy? Dr. Faustus and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Some Wisdom from the Wise—Franklin’s Way to Wealth
Benjamin Franklin was so much more than one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an American polymath, a leading author, a printer, a politician, a scientist, […]