The circumstances under which one writes can have a clear effect on one’s writing when the fundamental necessities are not met. In this day and age, I believe this is rarely the case. If someone wants to write then the Continue reading
In the essay A Room for One’s Own, Virginia Woolf describes the necessities of a writer in great detail. The primary needs of a writer, according to Woolf, are 500 pounds a year and a room to yourself with a lock. Continue reading
Peter Brown’s and Larry Hurtado’s writings are both argumentative pieces on specific aspects of Christianity. With the exception of this similarity, their writings contain many distinct differences. In The World of Late Antiquity, Brown asserts that the spread of Christianity was Continue reading
A feat people deemed impossible for hundreds of years was accomplished by two spectacular men. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norway were the first to ascend Mt. Everest’s near 30,000 ft summit. Sir Edmund Hillary grew up in New Zealand Continue reading
College admissions essays all have very similar goals from the perspective of the readers. The college admission board writes the prompts in order to provoke a response capable of deciphering between qualified and unqualified students. The term qualified depends upon Continue reading
The first thing that got my attention in Dirk’s essay was his unique writing style. Now, I’ve seen many essays that start with a more tangible concept, such as Dirk’s use of country songs, but it was new to me Continue reading
My name is Tom Hollerbach. I was born and raised in San Diego, particularly Cardiff which is just 30 minutes north of campus. Despite my close proximity to school I decided to live on campus for freshman year. I am Continue reading
