Trust and Betrayal in Othello 2020
Marshall Tankersley Who do you trust the most? Is it a loved one? Is it a friend? Is it someone who you think is a friend? What would you do […]
Word of the Day: Maladroit
Paul Schleifer The definition of maladroit from www.dictionary.com is “lacking in adroitness,” a definition which appears somewhat circular, but then it is followed up with several synonyms: “unskillful; awkward; bungling; […]
Word of the Day: Apex
Paul Schleifer The definition of apex on www.dictionary.com reads more like a list of synonyms than an actual definition: “1. the tip, point, or vertex; summit. 2. climax; peak; acme.” […]
“Unreal Estates” that “Don’t” fade “After Ten Years”
Quinton Bent G.K Chesterton and C.S.Lewis are two of the best essayists ever because both share the same level of creativity and intellect. Both share personal experience, suffering, and doubt […]
Word of the Day: Denouement
Paul Schleifer According to the Oxford English Dictionary, denouement means “Unravelling; spec. the final unravelling of the complications of a plot in a drama, novel, etc.; the catastrophe; transf. the […]
The Dark Mirror of Reality
Cheyenne Davis Black Mirror is a Netflix series that focuses on the paranoia associated with technology as well as its capabilities. Each episode is like a short film in themselves […]
Word of the Day: Platitude
Paul Schleifer There are two definitions of platitude in the OED, and it is the second one which is the more familiar. The first is “The quality (esp. in speech […]
Perceiving the “Deepest Reality”―A Chat with Chesterton
Jahanna Bolding Think for a moment: how often do you glance at a thick, putrid mud puddle as you walk past it on the street and, instead of side-stepping it […]
Word of the Day: Perspicacious
Paul Schleifer The first definition one finds in the OED for perspicacious is “keen, sharp; clear-sighted,” and then, “Chiefly fig.,” meaning that is used figuratively, not literally. The first sentence […]
Word of the Day: Ablution
Paul Schleifer According to the Oxford English Dictionary, ablution means the act of washing oneself. The OED further says that the English word has multiple origins, including Middle French ablucion, […]
Lucid
Miranda Alexander All is quiet, all is still All is filled with wonder and might, Life gives pathway to his will Fair winged creatures take flight, Golden beams benevolently stare […]
Word of the Day: Choky
Paul Schleifer According to the Oxford English Dictionary, choky is an English slang word for a prison. It also means a customs-house, or a toll station, or a station for […]