Lynn MoynahanA Visit to the Emily Dickinson MuseumEmily Dickinson is taught in practically every high school English class at some point but the residents of Massachusetts have the…May 20, 2019May 20, 2019
Lynn MoynahanThe Scarlett Letter Part 2In the last section of the book, Hester and Dimmesdale decide to go to Europe where no one knows their past and they can live together as…May 12, 2019May 12, 2019
Lynn MoynahanThe Scarlet Letter: Part 1“The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is likely to be one of the most assigned books for high school reading. I remember my English…May 6, 2019May 6, 2019
Lynn MoynahanEmily DickinsonWe may never have bee explicitly told what Emily Dickinson’s life was like but we’ve made plenty of inferences regarding her life and how…Apr 21, 2019Apr 21, 2019
Lynn MoynahanBe Still My Tell-Tale HeartI don’t quite know where my love for the goth aesthetic came from but my love for Edgar Allan Poe was probably the gloomy and riveting…Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019
Lynn MoynahanCivil DisobedienceHenry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” was published 170 years ago. He knew the government wasn’t just and needed reform. Today, we…Apr 1, 2019Apr 1, 2019
Lynn MoynahanDon’t Fear the ReaperWe live in a world that seems to be hell-bent on living forever. My ex’s grandfather was determined to outlive his estranged wife who had…Mar 25, 2019Mar 25, 2019
Lynn MoynahanRip Van WinkleMy uncle and grandfather used to call each other Rip. If my memory serves me, my grandfather called my uncle “Rip” when he was in his…Mar 11, 2019Mar 11, 2019
Lynn MoynahanOlaudah EquianoOlaudah Equiano wrote a well-known narrative about his journey on a slave ship to Barbados in the mid-1700s. His birthplace has been…Feb 28, 2019Feb 28, 2019
Lynn MoynahanJonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards was a theologian in the 18th century. As many puritans in his era, he was devout and it was a large part of his everyday…Feb 24, 2019Feb 24, 2019