HAITI TODAY

7 Books That You Can Read In A Day – Part 7 – ETHAN FROME EDITH WHARTON

The narrator finds himself in the small New England town of Starkfield for the winter. He sets out to learn about the life of a mysterious local named Ethan Frome, who had a tragic accident some twenty years earlier. After questioning various locals with little result, the narrator finally comes to learn the details ofContinue reading “7 Books That You Can Read In A Day – Part 7 – ETHAN FROME EDITH WHARTON”

7 Books That You Can Read In A Day – Part 6 – PLATO’S SYMPOSIUM THE ETHICS OF DESIRE

Plato challenges us to picture the following situation in the Symposium: What do you people actually desire from each other, Hephaestus asks a pair of lovers who are tightly clasped together as he stands over them holding his repair tools? The confused lovers are then asked again: “Is it your heart’s wish for the twoContinue reading “7 Books That You Can Read In A Day – Part 6 – PLATO’S SYMPOSIUM THE ETHICS OF DESIRE”

7 Books That You Can Read In A Day – Part 5 – NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS

Frederick Douglass was born into slavery sometime in 1817 or 1818. At the age of seven, he is given to Captain Anthony’s son-in-law’s brother, Hugh Auld. As he learns to read and write, Douglass becomes conscious of the evils of slavery. He resolves to escape to the North eventually. After the death of Captain AnthonyContinue reading “7 Books That You Can Read In A Day – Part 5 – NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS”

7 Books That You Can Read In A Day – Part 4 – HEART OF DARKNESS

Heart of Darkness centers around Marlow, an introspective sailor, and his journey up the Congo River to meet Kurtz. The cruelty and squalor of imperial enterprise contrast sharply with the impassive and majestic jungle that surrounds the white man’s settlements. Marlow eventually gets the parts he needs to repair his ship, and he and theContinue reading “7 Books That You Can Read In A Day – Part 4 – HEART OF DARKNESS”

7 Books That You Can Read In A Day – Part 3 – THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

The Old Man and the Sea is one of Ernest Hemingway’s last works of fiction published during his lifetime. It tells the story of an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Cuba. The novella was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction inContinue reading “7 Books That You Can Read In A Day – Part 3 – THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA”