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  • The Dichotomy of Justice: Why Orwell’s ‘Burmese Days’ Still Resonates

    The Dichotomy of Justice: Why Orwell’s ‘Burmese Days’ Still Resonates

    2 Jan 2012
  • Might vs. Right: Why Manufactured Heroism Fails in ‘The Once and Future King’

    Might vs. Right: Why Manufactured Heroism Fails in ‘The Once and Future King’

    29 Dec 2011
  • Why We Are All ‘Don Quixote’: How Cervantes Mocks the Reader

    Why We Are All ‘Don Quixote’: How Cervantes Mocks the Reader

    14 Dec 2011
  • Have We Lost Our Myths? A Review of ‘The Hero With A Thousand Faces’

    Have We Lost Our Myths? A Review of ‘The Hero With A Thousand Faces’

    2 Dec 2011
  • Real Irony vs. Bad Luck: Analyzing the Twists in O. Henry’s ’41 Stories’

    Real Irony vs. Bad Luck: Analyzing the Twists in O. Henry’s ’41 Stories’

    12 Nov 2011
  • Meeting Alice Walker

    30 Oct 2011
  • He Has Become War: The Dark Truth of ‘The Forgotten Soldier’

    He Has Become War: The Dark Truth of ‘The Forgotten Soldier’

    13 Oct 2011
  • ‘Them’ by Jon Ronson Review: Hilarious, Terrifying & Stranger Than Fiction

    ‘Them’ by Jon Ronson Review: Hilarious, Terrifying & Stranger Than Fiction

    31 Aug 2011
  • Why You Should Never Read Hemingway’s Short Stories Like a Novel

    Why You Should Never Read Hemingway’s Short Stories Like a Novel

    16 Aug 2011
  • Choosing Life Over Revenge: An Analysis of ‘Not My Turn to Die’

    Choosing Life Over Revenge: An Analysis of ‘Not My Turn to Die’

    2 Jun 2011
  • Why F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Short Stories Are Better Than His Novels

    Why F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Short Stories Are Better Than His Novels

    11 May 2011
  • Is East of Eden the Best Book Ever? A Review on Love, Choice, and Genesis

    Is East of Eden the Best Book Ever? A Review on Love, Choice, and Genesis

    8 Apr 2011
  • Inside the War Room: Why ‘Obama’s Wars’ Unveils a Government at Odds with Itself

    Inside the War Room: Why ‘Obama’s Wars’ Unveils a Government at Odds with Itself

    29 Mar 2011
  • ‘The Diamond Age’ Review: Why Stephenson’s “Mutated Fairy Tale” Blew My Mind

    ‘The Diamond Age’ Review: Why Stephenson’s “Mutated Fairy Tale” Blew My Mind

    2 Feb 2011
  • ‘Trick or Treatment’ Book Review: The Science of Alternative Medicine

    ‘Trick or Treatment’ Book Review: The Science of Alternative Medicine

    27 Dec 2010
  • Why “Whiteness” Hurts Us All: A Personal Review of ‘Speaking Treason Fluently’

    Why “Whiteness” Hurts Us All: A Personal Review of ‘Speaking Treason Fluently’

    13 Nov 2010
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