France

Charles Dickens is one of the greatest authors ever, ever, ever. After reading "A Tale of Two Cities" for sophomore year, I was convinced of this fact. Recently, we have watched BBC adaptions of two of his books: "Bleak House" and "Nicholas Nickleby." After viewing these, I am even more thoroughly convinced that Dickens is incredible.  Read More »

In the modern United States, a debate about the use of torture of terror suspects is raging. For the war on terror is as much a war about information as it is about bullets and bombs, and at times the military and the government will go into murky waters in an attempt to attain the information they need. Some anti-torture advocates claim that in the use of torture, the U.S.  Read More »

We look today at how the Middle East has shaped American foreign policy changes over the last 50 years or so, and we see that the subtle breaking down of subtlety itself is taking place right in front of our eyes. It seems very apparent that this now waning administration wanted nothing more than an excuse to go into Iraq.  Read More »

In my French class, we're currently doing small individual research projects on some of the topics included in the film "Paris, je t'aime". I've already presented my topic, which was the "evolution" of Islam in France.  Read More »

Another strike in France, how surprising....not!  Read More »

So, apparently France is trying to get the EU to draw up sanctions against Iran, and is threatening to go to war.

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