Description of a Slave Ship by Grace Novascone In the early 1600s, the demand for unpaid labor to work plantations made the idea of slavery profitable and economically attractive. As a result, plantation owners began pursuing slavery as an economic solution to their problems. Ultimately over 12 million African men, Read more…
The Patriot Portfolio Piece by Grayson Rogers The popular 2000 film, The Patriot, dives deep into many components of the American Revolution; how many battles were fought, how individuals came together through the hardships they encountered, and what life was like for many during that time in history. One of Read more…
In honor of Veterans Day and the end of World War I, this episode we get depressed and read All Quiet on the Western Front by Enrich Maria Remarque, the only book I know of titled after the final line of the novel. The book is a classic of war literature Read more…
Here the rewards of his industry follow with equal steps the progress of his labour; his labour is founded on the basis of nature, SELF-INTEREST: can it want a stronger allurement? Wives and children, who before in vain demanded of him a morsel of bread, now, fat and frolicsome, gladly Read more…