Homer’s Writing Style in “The Odyssey”
I just read Homer’s The Odyssey for school this year, for something called Great Books, which is a combination of English and History. Essentially, you study the time period a book was written in,...
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Loyalty and Kingship in the Book of Daniel
Another paper for Great Books! No, I don’t write one every day. I wrote this last week, and the one about The Odyssey before Christmas break. I had read Daniel before, of course, but I had never...
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Great Books: The Apostles Creed
I read the Apostles Creed as my third piece of literature for Great Books, and writing about it has been one of the hardest assignments I have had yet. There was plenty of content to write about, but...
View ArticleArchery
I wrote a paper on archery last school year, and I was going to post it on here, and somehow it never happened all summer. So. . . here we are now. My apologies to everyone who has been waiting to...
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More ramblings (cause I’m still getting my act together), and happy new year!!
Happy New Year, my friends! We’ve had three birthdays, New Years, and a Christmas party since I was here last, so the posting has slowed down. I was going to post this yesterday, but Mom and the...
View ArticleWhen We Need a Hero: Observations on Richard III
I wrote this paper for school last week, and then realized it was perfect for Easter, and just in time for it too, so I decided to share it today. I honestly do not know why I chose to read Richard III...
View ArticleA Midsummer Night’s Dream, and other thoughts on Shakespeare
So, as it turns out, yesterday was Shakespeare’s birthday. I read a couple plays when I was little, but didn’t read any more for a long time. But I’ve gotten back into it recently, reading some plays...
View ArticleWithout Excuse: Thoughts on C.S. Lewis’“Mere Christianity”
One of my Great Books this year was Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. And, dear hobbits, what a book!! I wanted my entire paper to be: “Do yourself a favor and go read this book right now.” But for...
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