Wisdom

Expectations

Expectations

"Expect to win" is the motto of the Naval Academy. They've lost 42-8 to St. John's College in the Annapolis Cup.

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CHAPTER 3. The Spouter-Inn.

CHAPTER 3. The Spouter-Inn.

Such unaccountable masses of shades and shadows, that at first you almost thought some ambitious young artist, in the time of the New England hags, had endeavored to delineate chaos bewitched.

Selected Poetry
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The 36 Questions That Lead to Love

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Deserve love?

You and I have different views on love. You think it has to be earned, deserved, that the struggle for it is real. There’s nothing you can do to earn love. You’ll never be good enough to deserve it. It’s a gift that is all.

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Genesis 1-11

1: Lots of repetition of terms. Each thing... God wants it to be this. It is this. It is good. God wants this. It is this. It is good. God gives man every plant... then in Chapter 2, He reneg's on the gift of "all" to be "all but one" 1:28, 8:17, 9:1, 9:7 -…

St. John's
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On the Nature of Contemplation  in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov” 

On the Nature of Contemplation  in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov” 

Stafford Wood The Brothers Karamazov Preceptorial Paper Spring 2024  It is nearly impossible to think about Dostoevsky's novel, “The Brothers Karamazov.” In order to think about a novel successfully and properly, one must hold enough details in one's mind to reflect on the characters, the plot, the dialogue, the setting, the conflicts and the themes of the work.…

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Pioneer Houses

Pioneer Houses

In 1987, my grandmother measured, engineered, illustrated and created these art projects for the

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The Knight’s Tale

After hearing my arguments about The Knight's Paradox on "Who Hath Suffered The Worse?," my grandmother replied: "There’s no choice so it doesn’t matter, but to never see the one you love is worse"  

St. John's
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The Knight’s Paradox: Who Hath the Worse? 

The Knight’s Paradox: Who Hath the Worse? 

Stafford Wood Literature Tutorial Spring 2024  “The Knight’s Tale,” the first of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, concerns two Theban prisoners serving life sentences who instantly fall in love with Emelye, the young sister of the Quene Ipolia when they see her from their cell. As I explore this tale, I will follow the knight’s lead in not questioning…

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He Chose

He chose to leave our relationship  Not me

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