Category: Editors
Are Novellas the best source material for adaptations?
It seems like the shorter the source material is, the better adaptations are. “The Maltese Falcon” was a great novella, and for all intents and purposes was a very good […]
A Movie that was better than the source material? But it still sucked!
It Had To Be Murder The short story It Had To Be Murder was a short story published in Dime Detective magazine. You’re probably thinking “a dime? that’s cheap!” You […]
What makes The Maltese Falcon a "Classic"?
The Maltese Falcon. A detective story from 1931 written by Dashiell Hammett. The book is widely regarded as a classic among detective fiction, and the third film adaptation of the […]
Of Other Worlds: A Reflection
It is no secret that I am a fan of science fiction and fantasy stories. For this Advanced Composition class, we were tasked with reading C.S. Lewis’ collection of essays […]
Fireside Quarantine Chats (Over the Internet)
This interview was a discussion between, myself, Grayson Schrader, and my friend, James Wagher. Both of us are students and commuters at Southern Wesleyan University. We catch up and talk […]
Faith and Freedom: A Chat with SWU's IJM Chapter President Madeline Johnson
Madeline Johnson is a Junior Human Services major at Southern Wesleyan University. She serves as the Chapter President for SWU’s IJM (International Justice Mission), works as the Campus Initiative Director […]
Teaching Under the Umbrella of Discipleship—An Interview with Dr. Jonathan Sircy
Dynestee Fields and Amanda Platz Dr. Jonathan Sircy is a passionate scholar of Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton. He taught in Charleston for seven years before becoming an associate professor of […]
Words That Work for the Perfect Academic Paper
Dynestee Fields In his instructional book on using words to achieve a desired result, Words that Work, Dr. Frank Luntz gives a set of ten rules that outline how to […]
Swearing and Slang–Why Understanding Words Matters
Amanda Platz “It’s not what you say, it’s what people hear that matters.” Throughout his book Words that Work, Frank Luntz drills home this point. Understanding how people will interpret […]
Loving What’s “New”—Frank Luntz & Words That Work
What intrigues you the most about a commercial? Is it the glitz of the world they provide? Or the glam of the actors presented? Or maybe those who are behind […]
Words That Work
It’s not what you say, its what people hear! Frank Luntz built a career on figuring out how to use words to evoke certain emotions and reactions out of […]
What does that Ring Mean?
There are several different meanings of the word “eclipse” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary. It is used as a noun or verb to describe the obscuring or blocking out […]