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Planting a Seed
Scene I
Narrator
(Lights are dim. The Narrator walks out of a side door on stage. She's wearing a robe. She leans against the wall.)
Ever since I can remember I was boy crazy. (Nods towards SR.)
A Child of Destiny: Faith in the Life and Activism of Pauli Murray
The Civil Rights Movement was a pivotal moment in the history of the Unitpivotal United States. The movement united people ed from all backgrounds and marked the end of legal segregation. Americans of all ages are familiar with the stories of giants like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks, who helped propel the moveRosa movement to success. However, as is often ment the case with history, there are countless voices and stories of the Civil Rights Movement that have been forgotten or simply ignored by historians. The voice of Pauli Murray, an unsung hero of the Civil Rights Movement, a lawyer, poet, and, later, priest, was one drowned out by synoptic historical narratives. Thankfully, the last few years have witnessed her story claim its rightful place in history.
Sense in Sensitivity: The Label of Madness in "The Fall of the House of Usher"
In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Fall of the House of Usher,” an unnamed narrator receives a request from his childhood friend, Roderick Usher, to stay with him at his family mansion. Roderick hopes that the narrator’s visit will alleviate the “mental disorder” from which he has been suffering. However, the question of whether Roderick’s condition constitutes “madness” is much more complicated than the narrator acknowledges—especially given that the “mad” Roderick sometimes has a stronger grasp on reality than the narrator himself. The label of “madness” becomes a means of dismissing truths that do not serve the interests of the person applying the label—in this case, the narrator—rather than a description of a person’s inability to perceive and react appropriately to objective reality.
An Era of Quiet Insurgency in the Life of a Pakistani Woman: A Critical Fabulation
She bows her head slightly, intent on focusing on the object only a few feet in front of her. Looking at the photo, it could be easy to mistake her for any other Pakistani bride: early twenties, all wearing the same jewelry that was most likely passed down from their mothers, waiting to pass it on to their own child one day. Undoubtedly wearing the color red, blending in with the mehndi imprinted on her skin.
The Handless Deity
I like to think the gods put forth a weak effort when creating me. In the cauldron, they probably wasted just a teaspoon of beauty, a pint of intelligence, and half a jar of vision. But I wouldn’t give myself enough credit if I failed to appreciate seeing people’s faces instead of darkness… even if they are painted in black-and-white. Achromatopsia is a fancy word for total color blindness. I merely see shapes and shadows, sometimes only blurs. People tell me that blue is calming, pink is romantic, and yellow is buoyant. I haven’t experienced any of those emotions in my life, so my imperception shouldn’t matter. Yet it does.
Interventions to Reduce Use of Emergency Medical Services and Hospitalization by Adults Who Are Experiencing Homelessness: A Systematic Literature Review
The issue of poor health among the homeless is a national crisis. In combination with access to healthcare, social determinants affect much of one’s health quality. These can include personal identifying factors such as race and age but can also be shaped by secondary elements like housing, income, education level, and opportunities. With homelessness, these secondary factors can be very low quality and contribute to poor health.
Pioneering Ideas on Environmentalism and a Conservative Political Solution to Climate Change
This essay will discuss how climate change was not always a solid Democrat issue. I discuss pioneering conservative ideas of environmentalism to show that the Republican party could again embrace it. Even if Republicans will not consider that political strategy, climate change is becoming such a pressing issue that, at this point, Democrats should work together to encourage Republicans–if the Republican party can “dump Trump”–to introduce new legislation to combat climate change, even if that means gambling with the possibility of losing elections, because the stakes are so high. A Republican-led climate change initiative might just be the only way the country finally leads the world in an effort to fight climate change.
The Darker Side of Star Trek: Exploring the Dystopian Nature of "Space Seed" and its Implications for the Federation
Star Trek: The Original Series is a futuristic, final frontier show following Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew on their adventures through the galaxy as representatives of the Federation of Planets, a military-centered, scientific-minded, free utopian society. The Federation is the ultimate governing body that colonized a large amount of the explored universe, framing itself as the only “proper” and true utopian (i.e. perfect) society.
Late Night Tale of a Late Night Diner
Monday, November 17th. Another slow night at the diner.
Ivy leans against the counter, dooIvy doodling on her notepad as Beth rattles off all dling the gossip she’s been saving up the last two hours. There is a never-ending outtwo outpour of patrons’ secrets.