Possessing 12 degrees, Stephen Hawking is one of the most influential physicists, mathematicians, and cosmologists of today. Because of Hawking, the world knows more about the Big Bang Theory, Quantum Mechanics, and black holes. Occupationally, Hawking has taught at several prestigious universities, including the Institute of Astronomy in 1973. From...

Djuna Barnes was an American artist, playwright, and story teller who has captured audiences for many decades of the 20th century. She was a bit controversial, somewhat a feminist, and largely praised by those who knew her well. She has been written about by a few biographers, but a book...

Jose Saramago was a Portuguese writer (1922-2010), and received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998. Saramago's work was controversial, firstly, by it's lack of recognised punctuation and grammar in the text and by the fact the writer was an atheist and a communist and his writings were strongly criticised...

This essay explores the purpose of the character development of Mary in Margaret Atwood's short story “Happy Endings.” The story is a work of metafiction and provides commentary on traditional storycrafting methods. A major component of the development of a story is the creation and evolution of characters. Further, the...

An organization that is well-known for advocating for writing is the Pulitzer Prize. Even though we hear about it often, it isn’t always clear just what it does to help advocate for writing. As it turns out, the Pulitzer Prize was started in 1917 by publisher Joseph Pulitzer who left...