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Macbeth: Tragedy vs. History
A short essay that explains my view on whether Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a tragedy or a history.
Negative Reading
The education situation in the country is on a downturn. While deepening issues are cause for worry, I try to understand why so many people dislike reading.
Book Review: The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
I hope you go out and buy a copy, it’s worth every penny. You can’t put a price in knowledge, and Barack Obama is a pretty smart man.
Tom Sawyer and the Relevance of His Adventures in Real Life
This compares a famous Mark Twain’s book with our real life.
The Importance of Setting in the Novel White Teeth
This will explain the salience of the setting in the novel White Teeth. Setting is very important in all stories, but particularly on this one.
The Disciplined Mind Requires a Disciplined Reader
In his book “The Disciplined Mind”, Howard Gardner evaluates different approaches to education in an attempt to determine the best methods of true teaching. In this review of his book, I look at his statements through the eyes of a teacher and how can I apply these “best approaches” in the classroom.
The Last Lecture: A Review
In the final lecture of his life, Dr. Randy Pausch, popular Computer Science Professor at Carnegie Mellon who had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer, encourages his students and colleagues to reach for their dreams. In The Last Lecture, the professor doesn’t talk about his looming death but about enduring life lessons and the achievement of his childhood dreams. “We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand”.
Comparative Parenting Practices of Early American History
This is a reflective paper based on reading Huck’s Raft by Steven Mintz.
English Teachers Lighten Up
The importance of acknowledging that which is prompting children to read.
A Colorful Character
On the famous children’s literature author/illustrator Robert McCloskey. He used colorful illustrations in his books, and they aided in the overall perception and experience that children have when reading his books.
