Most of us would honestly affirm that there are some things we like and other things that we don't like. Have you ever wondered which list is longer for you personally? Have you ever noticed whether your lists are comprised mainly of inanimate objects or people. When George H. W. Bush was President of the United States, he gained a great deal of media attention when he announced, "I do not like broccoli, and I haven't liked it since I was a kid and my mother made me eat it

Wait. Don't delete this article yet. I promise that there are no dates to memorize, essay questions to answer, or promotional material to enroll in history classes. This is about the importance of the actual history and what it means to us. We are living through a period of time in which there has been a strong push to delete certain events from history, rewrite some historical events, and remove images that represent certain periods of history. Some of this emphasis has

When you go swimming, which end of the pool do you choose? As a child, no one in my family knew how to swim. While I enjoyed being in the water, I spent most of my time in the shallow end of the pool because I had not learned to swim. My first summer at Boy Scout Camp, I found out that a swimming test was required for placement in the pool. Many of my friends passed with flying colors and went to the deep end. I was a failure and wound up in the shallow end. At that mom

The Armstrong Browning Library is one of the best-known buildings on the campus of Baylor University. As a History and English Literature student, I spent many hours in that library and its classrooms. It is known around the world as housing the largest collection of books, letters, manuscripts and memorabilia related to Robert and Elizabeth Browning. The building and its contents didn't happen overnight. Dr. A.J. Armstrong served as chair of the English Department at Baylo