Monthly Archives: January 2020

Hello world!

My first post! So exciting! Im not going to say too much today. Read my bio and reach out to me with questions!

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Email me! abbynormal855@gmail.com  

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About Me

Greetings! Welcome to my webpage. A little about myself. I am a English Major at Longwood University. I hope to take the skills learned from that and apply them to a career in the United States Coast Guard as either … Continue reading

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Phillip Cantrell publishes essay on the Congo in the World History Bulletin

Dr. Phillip Cantrell of the Dept. of History has recently published an essay titled “A Lost Opportunity for Congo: The Renovation of the Africa Museum and the Perils of  Public Funding for World History.”  The essay appeared in December in the World History … Continue reading

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Experiences of a Lifetime Available for Your Lancer

(In the photo above, Boston’s Harvard Square becomes an outdoor classroom for students to ponder how public art impacts communities.) Here at Longwood, we think nothing fits the description “experience of a lifetime” better than our Brock Experiences. This academic … Continue reading

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Who Inspires You?

Teacher Interview with the professional himself: Dr. Sean Ruday On the road to teaching myself, I decided to interview a person that has experience teaching in the public school system, as well as experience in teaching college students how to … Continue reading

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Post #2: Neo-Aristotelian Analysis

Millie Bobby Brown’s MTV Award Speech Millie Bobby Brown is a 15 year old actress who is mainly known for her role in the hit TV show, Stranger Things. In 2018 she was awarded MTV’s Best Performance in a Show and … Continue reading

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Post #2: Neo-Aristotelian Analysis (Persuasive Strategies/Effects)

Bioshock is a first-person shooter game that came out in 2007. It’s takes the player into the underwater city of Rapture built by Andrew Ryan, who has the dream of creating a utopia away from land that isn’t ruled by … Continue reading

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Post #2: Neo-Aristotelian Analysis

In an opening speech of a Senate hearing on February 15, 2017, Ashton Kutcher testifies on the importance of the work his company, Thorn, is doing to fight the enslavement and sex trafficking of children. The exigence of this speech … Continue reading

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Blog Post #2: A Neo-Aristotelian Critique of Chaplin’s Final Speech in “The Great Dictator”

The Great Satirical Speech Considered among the best movie speeches since the conception of Cinema, Charlie Chaplin’s final speech in “The Great Dictator” is a powerful address that seeks to provide a counter to the rising tide of militarism, fascism, … Continue reading

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