Reflection: Postmodern Theories Offer Christians New Avenues to Pursue Gender Justice
As Christians, we are called to “to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed” (Isaiah 1:17). By our own system of ethics, as...
Deviance in Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima
The sociology of deviance is useful in understanding Antonio Marez in Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me Ultima within the larger context of...
Reflection: Kick-Ass Female Assassins, Metaphorical Penises, and Slaying the Patriarchy in Quentin T
Synopsis: In Quentin Tarantino’s film Kill Bill Volume I, Beatrix Kiddo, a former assassin, wakes up from a coma as she lays in...
Reflection: On Being a Woman in the Western Literary Tradition in Recognition of My White Privilege
As an English literature major in college, I spent nearly half a decade of my life studying literature of the English language written...
Reading Reflection: The White, Adolescent Male Experience in Athol Fugard's Master Harold...and
As we were going through Athol Fugard’s “Master Harold”…and the boys today, I was reminded of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye....
Reconciling the Relationship Between "Literary Fathers" and Their "Literary Daughters
In “Literary Paternity” Sandra Gilbert explores the metaphor of the pen as a phallic symbol in order to examine the hierarchy of male...
Confession: Author's Note to "Language Discrimination in American Classrooms..."
"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed." -James 5:16 “Ah done growed ten feet...
Becoming Black: Using W.E.B. DuBois' Concept of Double Consciousness to Explore the Lives and Wo
In his work The Souls of Black Folks, W.E.B. DuBois explores what he considers the greatest problem of the 20th century: “the problem of...
Philosophy of Advising Statement
As an advisor, I must recognize each student’s capacity for meaningful growth as I encourage her to develop, explore, and consider her...
Reflection: Three Blind Men: John Milton’s Samson in Samson Agonistes, Shakespeare’s Gloucester in K
Through the pain and suffering caused by physical blindness, John Milton’s Samson in Samson Agonistes, Shakespeare’s Gloucester in King...