ABOUT THE AUTHOR: From Berkeley, CA, Sonya Egoian is a junior double-majoring in Political Science and Narrative with a minor in French. Illiterate, obese, and pregnant for the second time, sixteen-year-old Claireece 'Precious' Jones in Sapphire's gritty novel Push embodies the shortcomings of her Harlem community. Precious lives in utter poverty, receives no … [Read more...] about Heaven in Harlem: Art and Education as Saving Graces in Sapphire’s Push
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Man, Machine, and Mars
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sara Clayton is a junior at the University of Southern California studying public relations with double minors in web technologies and mobile app development. It seems that mankind has been portrayed as always having been at odds with artificial intelligence, or AI. Take the sci-fi film I, Robot: Del Spooner (Will Smith) … [Read more...] about Man, Machine, and Mars
Iconoclasm and Fraudulent Love: Negotiating Identity and Difference in The Bluest Eye
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Vellore Adithi graduated from USC this past May with degrees in anthropology and linguistics, as well as a minor in gender studies. She is currently pursuing her interests in education and social justice, working as a social studies teacher at Hyde Park Academy High School in Chicago. Ever since Postmodern, Post-Structural … [Read more...] about Iconoclasm and Fraudulent Love: Negotiating Identity and Difference in The Bluest Eye
Stealing Fire: Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence and Mankind’s Identity in ‘Prometheus’
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: From Berkeley, CA, Sonya Egoian is a junior double-majoring in Political Science and Narrative with a minor in French. "Even in the most innocent of minds, there are still secrets best left unrevealed." - Stephen King, The Outer Limits Released in June of 2012, director Ridley Scott's fifth installment of the Alien … [Read more...] about Stealing Fire: Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence and Mankind’s Identity in ‘Prometheus’
Don’t Haze Me Bro
Each week on Scrolling Scribe, editors will select their favorite archived articles and repost them for your reading pleasure. You’re welcome. By Liz Drumheller The following passage was taken from a Cornell University student’s essay on his experiences as a fraternity pledge: “We were not allowed to use the restrooms or ask for a water break, and if we needed one or … [Read more...] about Don’t Haze Me Bro