John Cheever, a cup of coffee, and the Long Island Express We've talked aplenty about literary allusions in the books, plays, and storie...

The novel takes place between Long Island , Queens , and Manhattan . The map above shows Long Island. The western end of the island is compr...

Speaking of the Jazz Age: By beautiful coincidence, this past weekend Ain't Misbehavin': The Fats Waller Musical Show opened at Cin...

I've been told that, due to the CAT testing, we will likely have a shortened period on Monday (May 3) and no class on Tuesday (May 4). ...

Before you break out the Fresca tonight in celebration of finishing your term paper, here are a few tips on the final aspect of your project...

Here's an excellent little blog posting from Dandyism.net . The photos give you an excellent idea of what the Gatsby set looked like --...

Flapper culture of the 1920's Roaring Twenties Dance Craze

Our local stations in Cincinnati have a pretty decent selection of programs to choose from if you want to sample some of the various forms o...

Someone had to do it first. I'm making a post yes, as a student. Bartleby's monopoly on posts has at last met a challenge, but alas...

As we continue on in our study of the American dream in literature, we'll also be introduced to the Jazz Age in literature. One of the m...

John Winthrop, governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, is credited with defining what has become known as the "American dream" -...

It looks like Weird Al may have joined SPOGG. So what does Grammar Girl have to say about less vs. fewer ? Less and fewer are easy to mi...

This resource from Purdue's Writing Resource Center describes why outlines are useful, what types of outlines exist, suggestions for de...