by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 15, 2013 | Dramatizing History, Filmmaking, Politics, World Views
Our languishing culture is made up of individuals, not a collective mass audience. Most of them are blasé, complacent individuals. To simply confront them with holier-than-thou accusations or rah-rah chants is fruitless. Moral outrage doesn’t make sense to them...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Dec 3, 2010 | Literary Projects, Luke Historians, World Views
Last year, I introduced my original idea for Luke Historians. But after an exciting year of expansive writing opportunities, I decided to modify the LH mission with the huge goal of eventually becoming a publishing and media company that explores the intersection of...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Aug 25, 2008 | Dramatizing History
A significant part of story telling is retelling true stories. From news articles and headlines to ballads and epics, the tone of conveying history is vast from generation to generation. Webster’s New World 3rd College Edition drama: greek roots/1. a literary...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 9, 2008 | Journal, Literary Projects, The Girlhood Home Companion, World Views
I didn’t get to make a post on the first day of March, so I will begin this post with what occurred then. Our friends the Williams kindly invited Rachel, Joseph and me to accompany them to a splendid performance of Fiddler On The Roof. I saw the movie many...
