We Need to Curb Gun Sales to Make Schools Safe

The modern world has many tensions and much violence. While Americans often can’t control fighting abroad, I hope that we can take steps to curb violence in our own country. Recently, gunmen have attacked many educational institutions and killed people. I’m frustrated that we are not trying harder to control the spread of guns and that we have not passed laws that make it illegal to carry a gun outside the home unless one is hunting. Even loaded guns inside of homes are problems: people are often maimed or killed in homes by impulsive or accidental shootings. (more…)

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The Value of Studying Humanities and Social Sciences

As a published writer of poetry and fiction and a college professor who has taught literature, creative writing, linguistics, and women’s studies at eight different colleges and universities, I am distressed that some people now denigrate the study of humanities and social sciences. Opponents of the liberal arts argue that these fields do not prepare students for jobs as well as courses in areas like business and medicine. However, education must prepare individuals for all aspects of life, including citizenship and exercise of the imagination. (more…)

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