Did William Shakespeare have VD?

You never know where being a non traditional student is going to take you.   I am taking ENG 202 “Middle Shakespeare” as a baccalaureate core class for my BA in History.   Little did I know these last two terms would be a History Major’s favorite journey into Elizabethan England.   I am investigating more of the [...]

Shakespeare’s Histories Research Paper

My “fun” class this Winter term is ENG 202 “Middle Shakespeare”.   It is not officially a history class, but my instructor, Peter Jensen is one of the most interesting I have had.   His lectures are peppered with historical tidbits that get my History Geek juices flowing.   I have researched more about Elizabethan England over the [...]

Relax, Winter Term Has Just Started

I was noticing today that again, the wheat has been separated from the chaff after the first week of Winter term.   Like last term, which was crazy crowded, a large number of students have disappeared from my classes.   I would assume that a lot of the drops came from rescheduling and not needing certain classes.   [...]

Shakespeare In Love – Historical Inaccuracies

I have been neglecting everyone for too long…   I am in finish the term panic mode.   Papers, math tests, History independent studies…the list goes on.   Hope to make up some ground over the long Thanksgiving Holiday.   As a treat for all of you, I am posting my recent research paper for my ENG201, Early Shakespeare [...]

Happy Non Traditional Student Week

Happy Non Traditional Student Week!!    This week, November 2-7 is National Non Traditional Student Week!!   Yippeee!!   I found this information online, not at my campus.   While I am still taking my Math courses at a community college, I do have ties to Oregon State starting next term.   OSU has a Non Traditional Student Taskforce which [...]

Stop and Smell the Tudor Rose…

History, history, history.   It seems that I have tended to point all of my latest assigned papers toward my love of all things historical.   Being a Non Traditional Student majoring in History, it just seems natural to me.   I will be spending the better part of this weekend writing a paper for my ENG 201 [...]