A story of two friends George Milton and Lennie Small, migrant workers in post- depression California. Who dream of owning a small farm one day. George is a small statured man, whereas Lennie is a large, strong, simpleton. Lennie loves to stroke soft things but his immense physical strength is a s...

I just finished reading the book "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. It's a story of two men, George and Lennie who are laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields. The book begins at them on their way to start a new job. They start to head to the new job, but the day bef...

Clint Eastwood and Kevin Costner have done their share to resurrect the Western genre. TOMBSTONE (Hollywood Pictures) is a highly watchable entry, commercial enough to lasso contemporary audiences. It is excessively violent, but the updating for younger viewers is fairly palatable. Youngish Kurt R...

John Calvin defines predestination as "the enternal decree of God, by which he determined what he wished to make of every person. For he does not create everyone in the same condition, but ordains eternal life for some and eternal damnation for others". Calvin's predestinarianism should be regard...

1-Bunker Hill: (1775) happened near Boston. General Gage led his British troops in an attack on the colonial militia. The militia was made up of farmers and merchants and who ever was a free African American. The Americans fought well, but had to retreat when they ran out of ammunition. The American...

The end of Edna's Life Upon reading Kate Chopin's The Awakening, the first thought that entered my mind was, "why did this woman, Edna Pontellier, kill herself? Did she commit suicide because she could not be with her lover, Robert?" At first, I thought the leaving of Rober...