The machine we face today is an all-encompassing technological, cultural, and economic system oppressing us—driven by profit and a misguided ambition. In the name of public health and progress we have allowed ourselves to be enslaved to the machine. You will have a window in your head. Not even your future will be a mystery [...]
Get thee to a nunnery is a short but perplexing phrase. The Nunnery Scene (3.1) in Shakespeare’s Hamlet encompasses the spirit of the play as a whole. The themes and struggles that are revealed in Hamlet’s monitored conversation with Ophelia lay the foundation for the climax of Hamlet’s struggles. Although Hamlet’s attitude toward Ophelia in [...]
In light of the beatific vision, "The Divine Comedy" should be read as an avenue for personal formation because it is a deeply interactive work. As Dante learns to reorder his affections, readers are challenged to reorder theirs along with him. Readers are meant to learn by doing, by going on the journey with Dante. [...]