While I enjoyed listening to the podcast titled "Sawbones," it is time to move on and learn about something different. Sawbones pertained to the history of weird medical myths and/or facts. Since I had this area of knowledge sufficiently covered, I had to search for a podcast to fill my brain with a separate area... Continue Reading →
Choices, choices, choices. Life is filled with choices. Do you choose to wear one outfit over another? Do you choose the chicken or pork? Do you study more or decide to go to sleep? With so many choices, we rarely know the direct outcome of our decision until it has occurred. Within the a newer... Continue Reading →
Music is auditory poetry. People day to day listen to lots of music, varying from R&B to Rock to Electro. Sometimes the instrumentals behind the song come through more than the lyrics. It's easy to get lost in the beat and pay no attention to the lyrics that are sung. But they're just as important,... Continue Reading →
Its long bluish tongue reached out and extracted the graham cracker from my hand. I stood on a sturdy wooden deck in order to reach its mouth. For such a big and tall creature, the giraffe gently ate my offering of food. Its nose nuzzled into my hand to search for more. As a young... Continue Reading →
In the short story "The Use of Force" by William Carlos Williams, a doctor attempts to help a sick child, but ends up becoming overly aggressive and invasive towards the patient. The author writes the plot from the perspective of the aggressor, the doctor. Although the readers sees the young girl's out cry, only the doctor's internal... Continue Reading →
I began listening to a podcast called Sawbones by Dr. Sydnee McElory and Justin McElroy. In each episode, the duo discusses a medical topic in a historic light. One that piqued my interest an episode pertaining to the idea of human possessions. (link) Within the 40 minutes, Dr, McElory displays the tragedy of mental illness... Continue Reading →
What is a name? It's nothing more than a predisposed identifier given to people by their parents. Sometimes it's a name that gets passed down from generation to generation, sometimes it's from a grandparent or other relative, or sometimes it's straight out of a baby book. Regardless of where it originates, a gender is often... Continue Reading →
Frankenstein brings into question what constitutes someone as human. In class, people started to be on team Victor or team Monster on the basis of who the true monster of the book is. But throughout the book, I felt as though the point wasn't to just pick one side, but to look at the characters... Continue Reading →
Within Frankenstein By Mary Shelley, the monster created by Victor Frankenstein wandered the forest aimlessly. Since the monster is new to life, he had to learn the basics of survival and society without aid from another person. As he recounts his journey to victor, the monster describes: "The moon had disappeared from the night, and... Continue Reading →
In Frankenstein, the reader finds out that Walton, adventurous captain of a ship, "desire[s] the company of a man who could sympathize with me" (4). Although muddled by lavish words, Walton just wants a friend to talk to, to relate to. There have been at times where even though I am surrounded by people, I... Continue Reading →
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