Hello there! 👋 I’m thrilled to welcome you to the very first post on my personal website. This space is a canvas for my thoughts, a diary of my adventures,… Read more

Patrick DePeters October 2005 Atonement Ian McEwan             One mistake, one lie, one egregious error made by a young and naive protagonist was so profound and so offensive that it… Read more

CORE Essay on Fountain and Tomb Patrick DePeters Introduction:             In Naguib Mahfouz’ Fountain and Tomb, the adult author recalls and reflects on his, as well as his neighbors, anecdotal… Read more

CORE Final Examination                                                                               April 30, 2007 Dr. Pagan             Throughout the semester, we have explored a wide variety of texts that interpret the human experience in unique ways.  Most of… Read more

Patrick DePeters CORE Essay 3 Age of Iron by J. M. Coetzee Selected Writings Karl Marx The House of Mirth Edith Wharton Introduction: Communities are inherently composed of a melting… Read more

Patrick DePeters C             Historically, among the most debated issues in philosophical rhetoric has been the influence of circumstance—determining or modifying factors of our time—on our self identity. Is our… Read more

At the heart of human progress lies our capacity for critical thinking. The ability to think critically for oneself is an essential skill that sets us apart from machines, enabling… Read more

The ability to capture and represent a sentimental, poignant scene such as those in the Civil War was advancement in the transmission of information. The camera served as a meaningful… Read more

Patrick DePeters Kurt Vonnegut is a German-American who witnessed and lived through the fire-bombing of Dresden as a prisoner of war. From this title page, the reader knows that the… Read more

Patrick DePeters Introduction: Because death affects every living organism, many authors have tried to define just what death means and how to react to death. The books that we have… Read more

Patrick DePeters Explication: Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden Those Winter Sundays BY ROBERT HAYDEN Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueblack… Read more