This episode of Required Reading, we dive into the haunting masterpiece Beloved by Toni Morrison. This complex narrative is an incredible piece of American Fiction, African American literature, and magical realism; truly a remarkable novel. Host: Nic Hoffmann Co-host: Mike Burns Panel: Chase Thompson
Paintings by Janie Alexander “A General View of the Falls of Niagara” and “The Great Horseshoe Fall, Niagara” are paintings both created by Alvan Fisher in the year of 1820. During this time in American history, the country was still young and there were many changes being made within border Read more…
Lincoln’s Rhetoric in the Gettysburg Address by Joshua Stephenson On November 19 in 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most famous and influential speeches in American history. Following the bloody and monumental Battle of Gettysburg, the president recited the famous speech to honor and memorialize the thousands killed. Throughout Read more…
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so Read more…
This episode of Required Reading we talk about the western classic, Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather. This classic of the 1920s is an American novel highlighting the creation of a southwestern diocese, involving interesting characters, good discussions and a crisis of faith. Also, a book we almost couldn’t Read more…
Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address (Yale Library) Subscribe now The Literary Depth of Jefferson’s “First Inaugural Address” by Judson DiVenere Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and founding father, served his presidential term from 1801 to 1809. A president’s first inaugural address sets the tone and the Read more…
At the end of each term, we ask the students to pontificate on the meaning of America and Americaness; based on the history and time period we have covered and the documents at hand. What is America? By Bridget Durham America is a nation that should have failed as soon Read more…
This week on Required Reading we talk about A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, so gird your valves and stay out of the French Quarter! Thanks for indulging in our little Holiday Break! We are back with two episodes a month for the foreseeable future! Thanks for all Read more…
At the end of each term, we ask the students to pontificate on the meaning of America and Americaness; based on the history and time period we have covered and the documents at hand. What is America By Margaret Stewart America is a country full of opportunities for all people Read more…
Among the Sierra Nevada, California by Grayson Rogers Thanks for reading The American Experiment! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Among the Sierra Nevada, California Albert Bierstadt 1868, Portfolio 8- Romanticism as Seen in Among the Sierra Nevada, California Through the piece, Among the Sierra Read more…