Tag: Christianity
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A Change of Heart
Today I will be honest. This blog is a lie. I’m not premed anymore, and I’m not going back. After doing a lot of soul-searching, I’ve come to the conclusion that I do want to help people, just not in a clinical setting. I could use my talents, my mind, for something far grander: telling […]
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Inhuman Losses: A Pet Dies
Last week, my family’s first dog died. I called and knew something was off in my mother’s voice. He had passed away after an intense sickness the night before.
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About the Preface
If you have bought your own copy of AMFAS, you will notice, in those pages you must’ve wonderfully skipped over, that there is a Preface. And not just any Preface, a Preface written by the author. The Preface handles everything your teachers will; it notes on Robert Bolt’s life and other dramas he’s written; his […]
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On A Man for All Seasons Popularity; Why I think it’s a modern classic
Robert Bolt’s A Man for All Seasons continues to take the world by storm after almost a thousand performances since 1960. For a historical play, a play about William Shakespeare’s era at that, this is amazing. It follows our two titular men for all seasons, Thomas More and The Common Man as Thomas More is […]
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Holy Ghost Fire!: The Role of Religion in the common African’s life
If you’re not Christian in Ghana, your Muslim. If you’re not Muslim, you’re a Traditionalist. If you’re not Traditionalist…well, there’s not much of an alternative? Religion in Ghana, as in Nigeria, is central to living, only slightly less important than air (that God gives to you.) Does it mean we follow all the rules stated […]