The good and the bad of Austen appearing on British £10 note
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Jane Austen to Grace £10 Note
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Teaching Kids the Language of the Ages
Stories, whether fact or fiction, convey deep wisdom to children.
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Sinclair’s “Jungle” & ACA Challenges
Upton Sinclair’s “Jungle” anticipates some of need for Obamacare, along with some of the challenges it is facing.
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God Speaks to Us Before We Are
When we are plunged into our bodies, we lose connection with God. In this poem, Rilke explores how to reconnect.
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Take Me Out to the Lynch Mob
A baseball poem by William Carlos Williams captures well the two sides of a crowd.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Crowd at the Ball Game", Baseball, crowds, mob violence, mobs, Sports, William Carlos Williams Comments closed
The Transcendental Meaning of Pizza
Scott Bates describes the sacramental dimensions of devouring pizza.
Is Atwood’s Dystopia Coming True?
Atwood’s dystopian “Handmaid’s Tale” argues forcefully that women must maintain control over their own bodies.
Poets Unacknowledged Legislators? Maybe
A debate on whether poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Introduction to a Poet", Defence of Poetry, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Scott Bates Comments closed
Does Moby Dick Await Us?
Is America headed for the same fate as the Pequod?
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged consumerism, environmental devastation, global warming, Herman Melville, materialism, Moby Dick Comments closed
