Category Archives: News

I have always been an avid reader.  And it wasn’t America’s education system that first had me reading. Since I can remember my mom was reading stories to me.  She tells me she even read to me when I was … Continue reading →

They say that knowledge is power. And they’re right. Knowledge IS power. It awakens the conscience and lets humans understand the world and the context they live in. Without knowledge, humans would not have the capacity to learn or capability … Continue reading →

College libraries are the homes to unopened books and sleep-deprived students.  My mom has always told me how back when she was in college she would have to go to the library and search through countless books in order to … Continue reading →

To put it bluntly, I was pretty nerdy in high school. I was not a nerd in the sense that I would dress up as Princess Leia for fun or had tape around the center of my glasses, I just … Continue reading →

There is so much power hidden in books. With each new page, a little magic is released, building a fantastic world out of only twenty-six letters. Just one chapter can transport you onto Baker Street where Holmes and Watson mull … 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 →

Years ago, before my grandfather died, he spoke to me about his belief in god. A brilliant man whom I loved and miss every day, he told me that in his life he learned to believe in something greater than … Continue reading →

I have been a swimmer for as long as I can remember. My parents would always describe me as a fish, a dolphin, and, when I became a bit sassier as a teenager, a shark. So naturally I started swimming … Continue reading →

In our age, it’s hard to say if there’s a consensus conception of evil. Even if we might not be able to define it, maybe we can identify it. The Holocaust serves as the clearest example of evil in modern … Continue reading →

What is happiness? A quick Google search will tell me “the state of being happy,” “a mental or emotional state of well-being,” and even “the positive range of emotions we feel when we are content or full of joy.”  But … Continue reading →