Thousands of years ago, ancient fathers captured divine words and kept them in records on stone tablets. These sacred words were protected under the Israelite culture, surviving generation after generation of history and evolution. The[…]
Tag: history
When Fame Falters
The following text is Ísland, an 1835 poem written by the Icelandic poet Jónas Hallgrímsson in an effort to rouse the hearts of his compatriots in the centuries-long struggle preceding Icelandic independence. Just beneath the[…]
Women, Class and Society
For this blog, I decided to administer the research time Hunniesett gave us that one day in the lab to do secondary research on Pride and Prejudice into my blog. Jane Austen’s book, Pride and Prejudice was published[…]
Polished Personal
Personal Response An individual’s capacity for self-sacrifice in the face of compelling circumstances. Focus: In the face of compelling circumstances, individuals can find an inner strength to overcome adversity through sacrificing a certain aspect of[…]
Sunflowers
What do these texts suggest to you about an individual’s response to the constraints of convention or circumstance? Poem: “Diary of a Piano Tuner’s Wife” by Wilmer Mills Sunflowers In the days when my grandmother[…]