A Hundred Days of Dante Are About to Begin! Go to hell—and beyond it. We’ve covered the 100 Days of Dante project before: Baylor University Honors College, one […]
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Student Essay: Beowulf and Ecclesiastes By Caleb Dummermuth The Old English epic and the biblical book share the same lament and the same hope. Ecclesiastes is a sobering
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The Great Conversation: Labor By Gabriel Blanchard We know Labor Day as a popular holiday, but what exactly is it celebrating? Labor—or as we more often call it,
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RawlsAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown One of our first childhood lessons is “Life isn’t fair.” But what if it could be? ❧ Full name: John Bordley Rawls
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Student Essay: Mores and Matrimony By Sarah Jore The comedy of Austen’s novels had higher stakes than we always appreciate today. The beauty of a love story is
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The Great Conversation: Judgment By Matt McKeown From religion to philosophy to civics to private life, judgment is a recurring necessity. Despite its Anglo-Saxon-sounding consonants, the word judge
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SteinbeckAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard The moral and atmospheric power of Steinbeck’s writing has justly won him an enduring place in the American canon. ❧ Full name
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Student Essay: Twelve Words That Changed Me By Ella Geoghegan Sometimes the most trivial interactions have a surprising power. This woman and I had never met before, and
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The Great Conversation: Infinity By Gabriel Blanchard Naturally enough for finite minds like ours, infinity is a tricky concept. Like eternity, infinity is an idea we can articulate
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CaesarAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown With the rise of Julius Caesar, the history of Rome, the Mediterranean, and ultimately of civilization was permanently changed. ❧ Full name
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