by Amanda Read Sheik | Aug 16, 2017 | Grad School, Journal
Perhaps one reason why it is easy to fall out of the habit of personal journaling is that we ascribe more emotional energy to it than it requires. If we assume every entry needs to be an eloquent and thorough reflection on the day’s events, we will likely...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jul 6, 2017 | Journal, World Views
The Citizens of America, placed in the most enviable condition, as the sole Lords and Proprietors of a vast Tract of Continent, comprehending all the various soils and climates of the World, and abounding with all the necessaries and conveniencies of life, are now by...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 22, 2013 | Comedy, Dramatizing History, Filmmaking, Journal, Politics
Eight years ago, my sister Rachel and I made a cassette tape about George Washington for fun (yes, this is what teenage Read girls did for fun…in the era when I made a portrait of George Washington the desktop background on our computer). We organized a...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Oct 31, 2012 | Politics, Satire, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
If you want to send a message to Washington, you must speak in its language. Washington only comprehends the electorate’s desires based upon the margin of victory between the winning candidate and the losing candidate from the opposing major party. If Obama...
