text: *The following is a paper written as part of my master’s coursework. The research and thought that generated this paper have had a profound impact
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  Morning Music
  November 26, 2020 Ryanne
  There is a peculiar cadence to my morning routine. My mom pointed this out a few days ago, and I’ve found it to be a
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  Immature Compassion in “The Idiot”
  October 27, 2020 Ryanne
  While studying “Christian Doctrine and the Arts” through the University of St. Andrew’s, I had the opportunity to read and write on Dostoevsky’s The Idiot,
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  On Four Letter Words
  September 24, 2020 Ryanne
  Badly pronounced words do not trouble me, for it indicates that the speaker is more used to reading and writing than talking. Badly used words, however, trouble me immensely.
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  Reflections on Writing a Novel Draft
  August 14, 2016 Ryanne
  During my journey home from Italy, I was super bored and, thus, my brain went crazy and came up with a novel idea that I
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  The Word Crimes Inferno
  October 6, 2015 Ryanne
  In reading Dante’s Inferno, I was struck by his ability to identify, categorize, and assign fitting punishments to various sins. This is not perhaps the