Charles

remove what has been slowly killing it ever since its birth. Much like Charles Mills’ criticism of racial liberalism, this is not meant to be an attack on the idea of democracy. Rather, it is a close look at what has made the concept rotten in its practice today. I believe that in an ideal democratic society, there is no single greatest value, but rather two that go hand in hand above the rest. These are…

I interviewed my grandfather Charles Rutherford who lives down the road from me. We discussed a few different topics such as what his life was like being a kid, what he thought of school, and how he knew my grandmother was the one for him. It sometimes got off tracks talking about his children and what happened to them, but for most of the time we stayed on topic. We talked a lot about what life was like and his jobs and his life overall. This interview started about his life in Tennessee and it…

A well-known scholar of the Renaissance period, Charles Dempsey has written an engaging article on the various sources of Botticelli’s Primavera. Once again, this article begins by discussing the individual identities of the figures represented, with particular reference to their role as deities and personification of the spring. According to Dempsey, the painting can be read as the stages of the season, with distinct attributes as well as a collective identity. The breakdown of the months of…

Charles Manson once said “I am not a bad person, I am a good person.” Charles Manson was born on November 19, 1934, he is still alive to this day. During Charles Manson’s early years he began to write and perform songs . As he got older he started doing petty crimes which most likely lead to his becoming a serial killer. Charles Manson became unstable through the use of drugs, and he also lived an unconventional life, which might be one of the reasons he became a serial killer. In Manson's…

The author Shirley Jackson had thrilled her audience once again with her story “Charles”. In said story, the main character misbehaved in kindergarten in order to seek more attention from both his parents and teacher. Laurie, the main character in “Charles”, was mischievous and needy. He was mischievous because he always found himself in trouble at school and needy because he was attempting to seek more attention. The reading selection had taken place during the nineteen fifties in Laurie’s home…

Boredom, immense in its nature, is this the downfall of all humanity? Does it bear down on us, pushing us at lengths to find any way to relieve ourselves of its mind numbing capacity through whatever means necessary? Charles Baudelaire, a great French poet, wrote one of the most interesting collections of poems in our history with his collection The Flowers of Evil. He presses the idea that ennui, which Baudelaire portrays as the ultimate form of boredom and dissatisfaction, is humanity’s…

Laurie was a Shirley Jackson wrote the story, “Charles”, about a young boy, Laurie, who had just started school. Laurie had a difficult time adjusting to school and would sometimes misbehave. He was a kindergarten student and had a little sister who was only an infant. “Charles” takes place at Laurie's house and at his school where he attends kindergarten in the 1950's. Laurie did have his ways of keeping it a secret from his parents. Laurie was extremely intelligent for how young he was. He…

Charles Coward is a tremendously heroic man who I believe everyone should know about. Because Charles Coward was so unselfish, countless amount of jews were rescued and lived on. His actions were heroic and took moral courage. But what is Moral courage? The exact definition is “courage that takes place for moral reason.” But it can be described in so many other ways. You can describe it in a story, or maybe a picture. But one of the most impactful ways in my opinion is to describe true moral…

Charles watched as his sister spiraled into a darkness which he could not comprehend. She was constantly probed and prodded while being shackled and restrained. In his early 20's she was taken away and institutionalized. During his travels he observed many asylums for the insane and visited thousands suffering from the same disease and vowed that he would make it his life's mission to help anyone who had been afflicted with mental illness. His plans were to build the best institution in the…

by giving background information on Mason’s childhood. He discusses Manson’s troubled young mother who often drank, committed minor crimes, and was constantly with another man, searching for an appropriate father for Charles after his father abandoned them. He also discusses Charles’ tendencies towards violence as a child and includes testimonies from family members and other people who knew Manson as a child. Chapters 4, 5, and 6: As Manson approached an end towards his teenage years, he…