Scott Bradford: Off on a Tangent

Importance of the Individual Leader

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(Written for Prof. Nichols’s Composition [ENGL101] class at George Mason University.)

History has demonstrated thousands of times the importance of individuals in the shaping of events. For example, if George Washington were to be removed from American history our nation would likely not exist today, at least not in the form that it does. However, in this work, I would like to focus on an even more important shaper of events on this planet. I would like to focus on the person who created the Earth as it exists today, Professor Mel Nichols.

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Joke Website: University 100 Ad

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One of the first things I was supposed to do at college was this silly University 100 class. The final assignment was to make a site for the class, and so with the others in my group we threw this together. Made in 2000.

University 100 Ad.

‘Joke Website: University 100 Ad’ is copyright © 2000 Scott Bradford, Luke Yost, Lauren Geerdes, and Megan Nicholas. All rights reserved. Used by permission. This content is not licensed under any Creative Commons license.

Burke UMC Sermon—Harvest of Hope

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“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you? And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.”—Matthew 25, verses 31-40 (New Revised Standard Version)

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A Rhyming Analytical Contrast of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

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(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.

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Anti-Violence Program Is Not the Answer to a Big Problem

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(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.

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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.