“Sea Fever” by John Masefield. ORIGINAL TEXT AND AUDIO - 2017 George Washington signed the Residence Act, establishing the site of the U.S. capital on the east bank of the Potomac River on this date in 1790. The issue had been a matter of much Congressional debate for the past few years. Eventually, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton worked out a compromise: the capital would be placed in the South, and in return, Madison would agree to let the federal government assume the states' war debt. The Residence Act mandated that the capital site not exceed 100 square miles, and that it should lie on the Potomac River somewhere between the Anacostia River and the Conococheague, a creek that flows into the Potomac. At first glance, the marshy, mosquito-ridden site seemed an unlikely place for a capital, but George Washington saw potential in the area's many rivers.
I read Catcher in the Rye in high school. It was as provocative, evocative, and a work of genius than any other classic novels. It still resonates even deeper decades later. That's a sign of brilliance from Holden's point of view and beyond. I know it's not widely beloved. I never felt intimidated by its explicit content. It seems to me Banned Books earn a bad reputation. We need to read the ones that make us cringe and bewilder our senses. Literature like such asks the difficult queries and long for more closure.
I read Catcher in the Rye in high school. It was as provocative, evocative, and a work of genius than any other classic novels. It still resonates even deeper decades later. That's a sign of brilliance from Holden's point of view and beyond. I know it's not widely beloved. I never felt intimidated by its explicit content. It seems to me Banned Books earn a bad reputation. We need to read the ones that make us cringe and bewilder our senses. Literature like such asks the difficult queries and long for more closure.