(Written for Mrs. Deeberry’s English 12AS class at Liberty High School.)
In a contrasting analysis of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales,
“The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” and as well, “The Pardoners Tale,”
One finds that they differ in many ways,
They are different types of tales, I say.
As well the characters differ quite much,
And the stories take place in settings different enough.
(Originally appeared in the June 2000 issue of the Liberty High School Sentinel newspaper.)
As I’m sure you all know, another school shooting has recently filled the headlines of newspapers across the country. This time, a popular teacher was shot in front of a classroom full of students in Florida. Another life was taken needlessly by a student who, by all reports, had never been a problem before. Another teenager becomes a murderer. Another school is now in shock and again our country stands by, not knowing what to do.
(Originally appeared in the June 2000 issue of the Liberty High School Sentinel newspaper.)
During this year, as we’ve only produced three newspapers, I didn’t get my chance to write as many opinion columns as I had hoped—so here are the rest of my opinions:
(Originally appeared in the April 2000 issue of the Liberty High School Sentinel newspaper.)
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.”—from the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
(Originally appeared in the April 2000 issue of the Liberty High School Sentinel newspaper.)
I spent my week-off for spring break in Florida with my youth group doing a Christian service trip—basically picking up fruit that would otherwise go to waste and donating it to hunger ministries. Toward the end of the week, the focus shifted (intentionally) to a vacation. On Thursday, we had intended to visit the Kennedy Space Center. Boy, were we in for a surprise.
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.
