"The Battle of a Maldon": Biography of an Old English Poem
“The Battle of Maldon” is a 325-line fragment of a poem written at the end of the tenth century. The battle occurred on the coast near...
Anatomy of a Word
The following is part of my coursework in the history of the English language, which begins with a study of Old English. Hill has...
Welcome to 2017
2017 promises to be an interesting year. After being employed full time during the fall semester, I am back to adjuncting for the spring....
Conquering Writer's Block
On 1/19/17 I will be presenting at Polk State College's Creative Writing Club's weekly meeting. My presentation will be on Conquering...
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam”
In late 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. joined 100 other clergy members to form a multi-faith organization to challenge the American...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Receives Too Much Attention as an Orator
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a gifted orator with extraordinary charisma (Miller). But he was not the only voice for human rights during...
"What Have We to Hail?" The One Speech We Should Study
Fannie Lou Hamer’s “What Have We to Hail?” delivered in Kentucky during the Summer of 1968 would be the speech I would choose as a...