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Faustus and Frogs     There is a beautiful poetic adage that I used to hear every now and then growing up. It originated in my memory with my grandfather, but I’m sure other families have also used this or similar maxims to educate their children. This elegant phrase would be spoken as a warning to instruct a child that the path they were taking was not the most beneficial course to take, and that they should change their ways before it was too late. The proverb went something like this: “Don’t let that bull-frog mouth overload that tadpole tail.” The implication behind this statement was a clear one: stop pushing it or else regret would come swiftly. In Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus , the main character of the same name pushed boundaries more serious than backtalk, and he may have benefited from a wise truism such as this one. Because of pride, Dr. Faustus journeyed into unnatural and evil practices, but in order to get there, he had to force his way and struggle...

A Review of The Pursuit     During chapel this past week, I believe on Monday, a trailer was played for a movie called The Pursuit . The movie was supposedly about a musician turned economist named Dr. Brooks who embarked on a journey to discover the solution to the problems of poverty, value, and happiness. This movie sounded interesting to me, so I entertained the thought of going to watch the screening. It was then declared to us that, if we attended, we would acquire a chapel skip. This made the prospect even more appealing, but I was still unsure about attending because of homework and the usual excuses that plague every college student. But then, later that day, an email from Dr. Jacobs popped into my inbox. The message stated that everyone who attended would garner a shining GB Favor. My supply of these blessed items has been rather low all semester, so of course that was the tipping point that finally pushed me to go.     The Pursuit , overall...

There’s No Place Like Utopia     Utopia is a word commonly used in conversation to describe an ideal society where every system functions seamlessly and all the people are perfectly happy. Many novels, movies, and books have been made about utopias, and it is an idea that has fascinated people for centuries. However, the word “Utopia” actually originated with a man named Thomas More in his book Utopia , and it did not become an official word in the English language until much later. In its conception, “Utopia” was used to describe a specific place in the New World of Amerigo Vespucci (More 17) that was discovered and inhabited for five years by a very traveled man named Raphael Nonsenso. Raphael fondly describes this civilization as the best and most prosperous country he’s seen, and asserts that if More had seen it himself he would admit that he’d “never seen a country so well organized” (More 46). As the story proceeds, Raphael describes a fantastical place of equal...