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Sep.25.2010 Literary Movements and the 7th Anniversary of Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance My long-term romance with the idea that literary movements define and bookmark significant heroic moments in cultural history began long before I understood who or what had stolen my heart. Yet it seems to have been there for at least as long as earlier adolescent passions for playing football or...	Feb.17.2010 Norwegian Bovines Side with de Beauvoir Last week, the Red Room asked us to submit a blog addressing whether we agreed with Simone de Beauvoir when she wrote: "I wish that every human life might be pure, transparent freedom," or with her lifelong partner Jean Paul-Sartre's assessment that we're "condemned to be free...
Mar.22.2009 Does existence precede essence (published Sept 26, 2008) Lately, I have have been studying various theories and ideas about existentialism, but I have also been formulating my own interpretations. By the mere fact that I have begun to form my own opinions about the existential experience, I realized something about one of the very fundamental ideas...