Emily’s Workshop

Lo! Loud sang Beowulf, breaker of sleep, Slayer of snooze-buttons, seeker of caffeine. He strode to the kitchen, cup clutched hero, Mug of might metal to meet his foe. Steam serpent hissed from the silver pot, Dark brewed dragon breathed bitter fumes. Beowulf battled the beast of drowsing, Filling black courage into his heart’s hall.

When I first stepped into the American classroom, I thought my fluent English would be enough to fit me in. I was wrong. It didn’t take long for me to realize that language was just one part of the picture—and not even the hardest part. I found myself second guessing every sentence I spoke, worried…

Sophocles, one of ancient Greece’s greatest playwrights, explored human nature and divine justice through his Theban plays, which follow a tragic royal family across generations. Oedipus Rex tells the story of a king whose search for truth leads him to discover that he has fulfilled a dreadful prophecy by killing his father and marrying his…

In ancient Greek tragedy, characters often struggle against forces larger than themselves: fate, the gods, or even their own flaws. Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex is one of the most famous examples, telling the story of a king who tries to escape an olympus oracle’s prophecy only to fulfill it in the most tragic way. The tragic…

What injury should one person be permitted to inflict on another in the defence of private property? What is private property?  Although the concept of private property has evolved throughout long human history ––ever since the beginning of the neolithic revolution and the rise of sedentary lifestyle –– it was not until 1689 that private…