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When I tell my seventh-grade students we’re reading poetry, their response is usually the same: one long, collective groan. I try not to let it get to me, but it’s still disheartening. Their unenthusiastic reaction is similar to the response I hear from adults when words like “sonnet”

The Republican Party is experiencing a significant identity crisis. Much of this has been encouraged as a result of the past four years of political choices made by the party’s most prominent leaders. In my last piece entitled, “To The GOP, How On Earth Did We Get Here?” I

Currently, there is a large push in the realm of US politics concerning minimum wage. Some on the left are pushing for various dollar amounts to become the new minimum wage; others on the right are pushing back out of a fear that such an increase will put undo stress

Chicago: A City of Contradictions Chicago, Illinois is a prominent—if not the most prominent—city in the Midwest of the United States. Historically, it served as a frontier city for the Old Northwest, paving the way for expansion into Missouri and the rest of the continent. In the modern

In the comedy The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, the character Cecily worries aloud about a character named Algernon (who she later falls in love with), stating, “I have never met any really wicked person before. I feel rather frightened. I am so afraid he will look just

By Helen Osborn My daughter's skin is darker than mine. Her genetics include a long line of proud Hispanic men and women and mine trace solely back to Western Europe. Her eyes are the most vibrant brown, reminding me of the lines in the center of a mahogany