Category: Archive
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“Jurassic Park” Novel and Film Review
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*Potential Spoilers Included Michael Crichton wrote the science fiction novel Jurassic Park in 1990. Three years later, Steven Spielberg adapted the novel into the blockbuster, epic film of the same name. The Universal Studios film Jurassic Park was widely popular, and was the first time that audiences truly got to…
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National Poetry Month: Our Picks
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April is National Poetry Month! So here are a few of our favorite poems! 1. “Lullaby” by W.H. Auden The poem that has moved me most is “Lullaby” by W.H Auden. To me, poetry is all about the feeling it imposes on the reader and this poem gives me a…
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Visiting Author: Quentin Falk Film Screening
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Wednesday, April 10, Quentin Falk concluded his three day Visiting Authors tour with the University of North Georgia. He held a screening of the 1948 film The Fallen Idol, which is an adaptation of Graham Greene’s short story, “The Basement Room.” The film is shot from the perspective of the…
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E-Textbooks with Engagement Index: Good Idea or Not?
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This week a New York Times article was released about CourseSmart’s new technology for universities—e-textbooks with an engagement index. The Engagement index allows teachers to monitor whether a student is reading the textbook and taking sufficient notes. The purpose of this is to help teachers see how their students study…
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Visiting Authors: Quentin Falk Talk
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Tuesday, April 9, UK film critic Quentin Falk gave a talk entitled “Cinema, Celebrity, and the Courtroom,” in Shott Auditorium. After a brief introduction by Dr. Austin Reide, Falk began by discussing the different celebrities, both British and American, that he has interviewed throughout his career; celebrities such as Britney…
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“The Hobbit” Novel and Film Review
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In Middle Earth there lived a very small hobbit, who was destined for a very big adventure. J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit in 1937. The novel is about the adventures of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, and how he joins forces with a band of dwarves and the wizard Gandalf to…
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Pride and Prejudice Adaptations: Me and Mr. Darcy
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in the possession of her right mind must be in want of a decent man.” Or so this is the case for Emily Albright. After a string of disastrous dates, including a guy who had hair plugs and another whose…