Monthly Archives: October 2011

This weeks topic was about hitchhikers. Hitchhiking is not something that you see very often anymore. Many people say it is unsafe and crazy to take that risk of getting in someones car that you have no idea who they … Continue reading →

This week we were given an essay about the origins of Christmas. Bruce Forbes, a religion teacher here at Morningside, wrote the essay called Christmas Was Not Always Like This: A Brief History. He writes about how the traditions that we … Continue reading →

Over the past weeks we have read a few articles and watched a couple videos. Many of these readings have connections, but the connection that stands out to me the most is the common theme of discrimination. The articles that … Continue reading →

This week we read Kurt Vonnegut Jr’s earliest speech and latest speech he wrote. When I started reading the speeches I thought it made no sense. The speeches kept switching points and ideas without any warning. It’s as if he … Continue reading →