Author Archives: Preston

Preston Evans ENGL 120W 04/13/14   A Sonic Spirit I recently read an article that claimed teenagers today held little appreciation for music in comparison to the older generations as a direct result of quality degradation (the move from vinyl … Continue reading →

Preston Evans ENGL 120W 04/06/14   The Reality of Fiction What is it about great fiction novels that draws us in? Is it the ability to be transported to distant places that can exist only within our minds? Or, is … Continue reading →

Preston Evans ENGL 120W 03/30/14   Readefined; An Age of Decline?   Is reading dead? I remember when one of my favorite book stores in Nashville, Davis Kidd, “turned its final page.” After thirty years of being one of Nashville’s … Continue reading →

Preston Evans ENGL 120w 03/23/14   Cyberspace or Cyberplace?   The Internet: we use it everyday for a multitude of desirable reasons. What year was MTV founded? I’ll look it up on the Internet. I missed my favorite show last … Continue reading →

Preston Evans ENGL 120W 03/16/14   Pop Culture Wasteland: When MTV Stopped Being Music Television If you grew up watching re-runs of Saved by the Bell or laughing at the mishaps and shenanigans of awkward teenager Cory Matthews from Boy … Continue reading →

Preston Evans 02/23/14   The Stigmatization of Mental Illness   Mental disorders: an estimated 57.7 million people in the U.S. suffer from them every day. These people are not only discriminated against and not given equal opportunities as their mentally … Continue reading →

Sexism in the Workplace: Paper vs. Practice For years, women have fought for gender equality both in and out of the workplace. Many complaints from professional businesswomen include pay discrepancies between themselves and their male counterparts as well as other … Continue reading →

The Abolition of Racism Although America has come a long way since slavery (often labeled as the United State’s “largest regrettable mistake”), racism and discrimination are still present in our society. Even today, in February of 2014, race is a … Continue reading →

Whether you turn on the evening news, check your favorite online informational outlet, or read your local paper each morning, the chances that you will see an article about citizen protests or a police brutality case seem to be increasingly … Continue reading →

Preston Evans Professor Barnett ENGL 120w 01/26/14   Technology and Society   In their respective essays, both Thompson and Kaly provide insight into the negative implications of technological advances on modern society. While both essays make valid points about the … Continue reading →