Combating Correction Fatigue
I call it correction fatigue. Correction fatigue strikes when you are in the middle of grading students’ papers and you come to a paper that is filled with errors. The grammar and style are so bad that the intended meanings of the sentences are lost. A numbness sets in as I stare at the confused […]
The Immortal Sherlock: The Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes and an Author’s Quest to Accept His Place in the Great Story
Arthur Conan Doyle was done. In December 1893, he finally disposed of the burden that had dogged him since 1888. Ironically, that perceived burden was also the means of his economic success and growing fame. Sherlock Holmes had become odious to his creator and therefore Sherlock must go. Despite the ravenous appetite of a growing […]
What Does the Fawkes Say? History and Public Festivity
Few individuals have had a more interesting life and afterlife than Guy Fawkes (1570-1606). Fawkes provided the basis for one of the most interesting annual celebrations in Great Britain. He participated in a plot to destroy the meeting hall of the House of Lords on November 5, 1605. Of course, the plan also involved destroying […]
