Although some were not welcome towards its because they felt it was a distraction towards other productive pursuits, others believed that it offered “the sanctuary of health, the nursery of temperance, the delight of frugality, an academy of civility, and a free-school of ingenuity.” 3. Why was printing banned in Virginia until the 1730s? (See […]
Alexander Pope: The Rape of the Lock How is Alexander Pope satirizing the common manners of 18th century British society and how is “the lock” symbolic of that society’s hypocrisy? Beauty is a common theme in Rape of the Lock. What does it come to mean and represent? How is its power limited? Consider the […]
There are five most commonly recognized individual, couple, and family crisis events: physical illness, mental illness, an extramarital affair, unemployment, substance abuse, and death of a loved one. While many couples or families experience these stressors throughout their lives, not all deal with them well. For this post select one of the stressors above and […]
