Honorable Toxicity - Fall 2022 Generally, when one talks about plays, they are able to divide most works into one of two broad categories–tragedy or comedy. Many intelligent people have come up with certain traits and criteria a play must meet in order to fit one of the two–Aristotle’s Arte De Poetica being, perhaps, the … Continue reading Honorable Toxicity

Advancing AI - Fall 2023, final essay. AI is an increasingly prevalent topic of conversation in many spheres–from the workplace to researchers to schools–with even more varied conclusions and statements being made about the usefulness and ethicality of using it. Some teachers rally passionately against this new tool, fearing for the legitimacy of their assignments … Continue reading Advancing AI

The Dark Woods of Dante - Fall 2023, research project. 🙂 Dante’s Divine Comedy has been the subject of much critical analysis, with even his own children submitting their interpretations of their father’s famous work. And this is not without good reason, as there is much to say about this Italian work of art. The … Continue reading The Dark Woods of Dante

Of all African American writers, few are quite as knowledgeable and capable to write about racial segregation and inequality as August Wilson, besides, perhaps, Frederick Douglas with his slave narrative or Zora Neale Hurston with her story, “Sweat.” A prolific writer, August wrote, among other plays, the Pittsburgh Cycle, which is a 10 play, interconnected … Continue reading Death and The Black Man: Biblical Allusions in August Wilson’s Fences by R. J. Pauly