Category: Thoughts

Think Piece: How and Why We Write I remember when I was about twelve years old, I quit playing softball. When I told my Dad I had decided to quit (as I just kept getting bruised from the ball hitting me so much), he was angry…but worse, disappointed. One day, he pulled me into my… Read more

English is one of those degrees that can be applied to almost anything in life. Every day we walk outside, reading signs, consuming media online, reading articles, coffee labels, the directions to mount our TV, or how to start playing the guitar Grandma got you in seventh grade. My love for English started with my… Read more

In all honesty, I don’t read too much…I feel as if I may have fallen victim to the internet and an obsession with films/moviemaking. Books are defined in a thousand ways to me… and even though I don’t read much, I can understand the need for books in society, especially now. Books are truly a… Read more

This morning, I watched Ethan Hawke talk about the Before Sunrise Trilogy in a couple of interviews. He also talked about the price a person pays when they create art, using the examples of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Robin Williams. These people were actors of immense importance, not merely as entertainers but as artists molding… Read more