In my years of teaching Advanced Placement English Literature to seminars of homeschooling students, several times, students asked me, “Mr. Minick, why are so many of the novels we read so depressing?”
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 | | Timeless Classics That Won't Leave You Depressed | | By Jeff Minick | | In my years of teaching Advanced Placement English Literature to seminars of homeschooling students, several times, students asked me, “Mr. Minick, why are so many of the novels we read so depressing?” | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 🎨 Fine Arts: High school student wins Rodeo painting championship — artwork fetches $525,000 at auction. 📚 Literature: Two writers who can light up our country’s birthday party: Esther Forbes’s and Kenneth Roberts’s historical novels can help young readers gear up for America’s 250th anniversary. 📽️ Rewind, Review, and Re-rate: “The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp” arrives like a memory already in progress; it’s as if someone left the projector running, and you stepped in halfway through a life. The first impression carries a bit of mischief, even a raised eyebrow, since the title promises something grand and final. | | | |   | | 'Jerry Maguire’: 30th Anniversary of One of Tom Cruise’s Best: “Jerry Maguire” is one of the most quotable movies of the 1990s, boasting many memorable lines like “Show me the money!” and “You had me at hello.” Read more → | | | | |
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