Tolkien and the Classics
Tolkien and the Classics By Travis Copeland Tolkien’s thoughtful criticism of the Western canon starkly contrasts with the fashionable attacks on it in our own day. In a […]
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Bunyan: An Author Profile
BunyanAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown Bunyan conveys great moral and spiritual insight in a surprisingly accessible novel. ❧ Full name and titles: John Bunyan [jôn bŭn-yàn; see
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Speed or Substance?
Speed or Substance? An Invitation to Learning By Rachel Greb Quality is typically preferable to quantity. It’s March, which means many schools are down to single-digit numbers of
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Student Essay: Humility in “Pride and Prejudice”
Student Essay: Humility in Pride and Prejudice By Ana Schau The moral development of the principal characters is not only the theme of Pride and Prejudice, but the
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The Great Conversation: Family
The Great Conversation: Family By Matt McKeown The family is a universal context and, accordingly, a universal concept. The family is one of the oldest institutions in human
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Student Essay: Myth and Fairy-Story
Student Essay:Myth and Fairy-Story J. R. R. Tolkien, the father of modern fantasy, once said, “The original Hobbit was never intended to have a sequel—Bilbo ‘remained very happy
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Thucydides: An Author Profile
ThucydidesAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard In classical Greece, even the strictest historian was obliged to be at the same time a tragedian. ❧ Full name and titles:
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Disruption, or Development?
Disruption, or Development? By Gabriel Blanchard What exactly is #DisruptTexts trying to do? And is its strategy really the best? There are few questions as contentious in education
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Student Essay: Siblings in “Pride and Prejudice”
Student Essay: Siblings in Pride and Prejudice By Marie Vyleta Often celebrated for its intertwined love stories, Austen’s novel tells us as much about family as it does
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Should We Study Film?
Should We Study Film? By Matt McKeown Adding new disciplines to the hallowed list of the arts is a rarity, but the time may have come to do
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