Stevie Smith

Although many will claim reading the scriptures and saying prayers are the “primary answers” to any situation, I want to share with you how I have found studying the Book of Mormon is one of “The Primary Answers” to protection and lasting conversion in our lives. The fiery darts of the adversary have little or no effect upon us when we begin a serious study of the Book of Mormon; we are protected through the promises of the Lord who said “whoso would hearken unto the word of God, and would hold fast

Flannery O’Connor was an extravagant author who lived a tough childhood. She lost her father to lupus at a young age, but continued to strive for excellence. She attended grammar school, high school, college, and earned a fellowship to Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa. At age 22 she was ready to start her writing career. Some of her best work was written in the twentieth-century. One of her books even won the National Book Award. She was clearly a writer of success. Unfortunately, Flannery

The values and economic practices in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain are a reflection of American institution’s values, which have a significant impact on Tom’s actions and develop his character by not only displaying his intelligent side, but also showing how he uses economic structure to obtain wealth, which strengthens the theme of appearance vs. reality. After skipping school and tricking his aunt, Tom is assigned with the task of whitewashing a fence on Saturday as punishment. Boys

While the rules regarding the priesthood has changed during the history of the church, so has the perception of the priesthood in regard to women. While they cannot hold priesthood office, women are important in the grand scheme of the priesthood. As the article “Joseph Smith’s Teachings about Priesthood, Temple, and Women” states, “As Bishop Newel K. Whitney expressed it shortly after receiving his endowment, ‘Without the female all things cannot be restor’d to the earth. It takes all to restore

In Book 1 of 1984, Orwell implies that truth is fashioned by what society would like to believe, even when it’s not necessarily true. Orwell reveals this idea through the main character, Winston Smith, whose job is to rewrite the history for his society. According to Winston, “all history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” (Orwell, 49). He goes back on old newspapers that had opinions or predictions that contradicts with what Big Brothers does and

Over the centuries, society has debated the most effective and economical methods to solving poverty within politics and government. This debate has carried over into the Christian community as well, with modern day Christians falling into two categories: those who are for free market enterprise, capitalism, and those who agree with the redistribution of wealth, socialism/communism, for fixing the problem of poverty. In looking at both sides of the argument, it can be determined that there is a decidedly

Adam Smith Adam Smith was a philosopher, political scientist, journalist, educator, scholar, and economist. He lived from 1723-1790. In his lifetime he was a very important and well known man. He was known as the “Father of Modern Capitalism”. Smith described how the free market works and is known for his expression “the invisible hand”. Smith became famous for his book titled The Wealth of Nations. He also had a book titled Theory of Moral sentiments. Adam Smith was very political and very pro

PER REPORTER: Candace said she received a text today from her step son (Gabe) saying his stepfather (Lee) threatened him with a knife today. According to Gabe, he got his progress report today and was failing three classes which resulted in Marsha and Lee calling him into the room where they were. He said when he went into the room Lee got upset with him and then threatened him with a knife. He said his mother did not say or do anything about Lee threatening him with the knife; however, he said his

By the end of 1984, Winston had been completely broken down and purged of his rebellious mind and instincts. Big Brother told Winston throughout the novel that he would eventually be killed. However, Winston was not actually physically killed. He was stripped of his own thoughts and characteristics that made him himself, therefore his self being had been killed. Many readers dislike the novel’s conclusion and find it decidedly bleak. Why did Orwell end the novel this way? In the beginning of the

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath also addresses the tensions between expectations regarding traditional female roles and the increasing demands and opportunities of paid labor. In the summer of 1953, The Bell Jar opens. Esther Greenwood, a brilliant young woman, is functioning as an editorial intern at a famous women’s magazine in New York city. Although Esther has an academic promise and aspiration, she feels demoralized about her future and disconnected from society. In addition to her early symptoms