: About Me

I was a crazy kid, always in trouble, aimless and, at times, very confused. Eventually, I ended up spending time in a boys ranch. Following that, I did the logical thing a kid would do in my situation, I joined the military. The two influences in my life, during my younger years were my dad and the United States Navy. The influence of the Navy was immediately apparent; that of my dad took some years and maturity to see in its fullness. I am 41, now and looking back, I really am amazed that I even survived some of the stupid things I've done. I have a variety of interests and a few passions. One passion is teaching. I teach High school English. Another passion of mine is men's issues. I am a sort of "life coach" for young men navigating their way through the conundrum American society projects as expectations of manhood.

Arts & Humanities > Literary Themes & Ideas Evaluating the moral lessons in novels

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Interesting Points on the Original Reviews of Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray It should be noted with interest that the various newspapers of the day publishing criticism found themselves ranting upon points of the morality of Wilde's art. Further, direct correlation to the author's own personage was repeatedly and shamelessly inferred. Such a thing is not commonly seen in reviews of present day. For instance, in the June 24 edition of the Saint James Gazette, the piece in question is referred to in such personally affected and bigoted terms as, "stupid and vulgar." To bolster their ass...

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