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March 3, 2010 - 1613 words | Opinion » Gay Marriage
Regardless of which side you’re arguing for though, it’s hard to deny that the gay rights movement that America is currently experiencing feels remarkably similar to many events of our past: Abolitionism, the Civil Rights Movement, Women's Suffrage -- seemingly... Read Article »
February 26, 2010 - 1342 words | Literary Criticism » Perspective
Reading a story by Ursula Le Guin is like watching a poignant movie unfold on screen: captivating and intriguing, a tale that is not simply about inciting reactions but also about finding meaning behind words and images. Le Guin forces the reader to partake in the... Read Article »
February 25, 2010 - 3310 words | Literary Criticism » J.d. Salinger
J.D. Salinger’s “The Laughing Man” is a classic frame story which displays the parallels between a storyteller and his real life.  The narrator of the story, along with his friends, acts as the “readers” of this story and respond... Read Article »
February 24, 2010 - 1809 words | Literary Criticism » Joyce Carol Oates
It is perhaps an understatement to say that the character Connie in Joyce Carol Oates’s short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” has a lot of issues. Oates has provided the perfect character to undergo a healthy dose of psychoanalytic... Read Article »
February 19, 2010 - 1610 words | History » Ancient Greece
Pederasty is an ancient Greek form of interaction in which members of the same sex would partake in the pleasures of an intellectual and/or sexual relationship as part of a socially acceptable ancient custom (Hubbard: 4-7).  The question of whether the ideal pederastic... Read Article »

Nicole Holmen studies Editing, Writing, And Media at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL.