Humanity has come a long way with communication and the mediums it takes to make it work – phones, emails, telegraphs, essays, plays, and countless others. It is difficult to think of…
Tag: letters
Turing’s Struggle
A/N: Homophobia Alan Turing was the writer of the letter who I researched for my project. A bright and intelligent mathematician and philosopher, Alan was very ahead of his time in his…
The Vonnegut Case
A/N: Mentions of Violence and Death September 27th, 1819 My lovely Catherine, How are you faring? I know with autumn coming upon us now, the cold is coming in and covering the…
Letter Writing Brainstorm
Tone, I like the tone and the possible underlying motives of people Something historical, want figure, Martin Luther King Junior maybe something president how about emotion guy who wrote the censored book…
An Empty Mailbox
Love letters were a focus this past week for our FYS class, and it was a nice ending to our primary sources unit in the class before we moved onto a bigger…
Two People and Their Hope
“Meanwhile, I am holding fast. What will be afterwards – God only knows.” – Moshe Ekhajzer
Ms. Breed and ‘her Children’
Our class has just finished up most of their presentations on their WW2 letters from Muhlenberg Alumni, and now the class was approaching the war from a different angle. We were assigned…
Moshe’s Letter
A/N: The following post discusses topics of WW2 and the Holocaust, including a deep dive into the letters from Jewish victims, death, and other possible disturbing topics. This past week, we were…
Touching History
Author’s Note: The following post discusses topics of WW II, including its soldiers and a slight mention of the Holocaust. This past week, the class was introduced to the resources and guidelines…
