Articles for category: Opinion and Editorial

Theophanic Experiences in the Bible

A theophany is generally described as an appearance of the deity to humans. Theophanic experiences in the Bible are usually noted as the climax of their respective story. Theophanies are not regarded as everyday occurrences; however, when they do occur, they usually inspire the person receiving the theophany to take a new path in life. ...

Deficit Spending: Reagan vs. Obama

During the period from 1991-2001, when the economy experienced unmitigated growth and relatively little political upheaval, analyses could finally be made of former President Reagan’s supply-side economic policy, known as “Reaganomics.” The Reagan administration implemented upper-bracket income tax cuts and cuts in capital gains taxes in an effort to increase the money supply and therefore ...

Miss America 2008 is Kirsten Haglund from Michigan

Miss America for 2008 has been crowned. While there are many that are happy that Kirsten Haglund, Miss Michigan won, the focus was more on the changes to the pageant format than in the winner. With all of the hoopla surrounding Miss America Reality Check, an attempt to modernize the pageant that has steadily lost ...

Book Review of Celia, A Slave by Melton A. McLaurin

Much of African-American history in the Americas over the past four centuries is a recollection of stories from the years when African-Americans were utilized as slaves on the plantations of affluent, white farmers. One enthralling story of slavery and the struggles therein was written by a man named Melton A. McLaurin. Released in 1993, Celia, ...

The Necessity of Torture: An Argumentative Essay

Submitted to the United States Army Command and General Staff College Class 07-002 “He was hanged and cut down alive before having his genitals cut off and burnt before him. His intestines were slowly pulled from his body before his ribcage was opened to show his heart. Only when his heart was removed did he ...

Randi Rhodes Suspended for Blanking Hillary Clinton

Yeee-Haww!!! It’s about time that somebody remembered how to use the word “busted” over there on the liberal, left-end talk show of our radio dials. Potty-mouthed Randi Rhodes, hosted by Air America, was suspended on Thursday for calling Hillary Clinton, Geraldine Ferraro, and others names, according to a Fox News article. Specifically, our long-haired, sweet ...

How to Make Money from Old School Books

So the semester is over and you have a handful of books you don’t need anymore. The thing most college students decide to do is sell back the books. In some cases, the book store where they purchased them will buy them back but sometimes there are certain editions of books they don’t buy back. ...