Death by Culture and Waste in "Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders"
Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Editor's Note:The U.S./Mexico border is a hot topic right now but there are many issues besides...
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by Michael Rickard II
- Jul 28, 2018
- 4 min
Not So Safe Spaces in "Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories"
Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Editor's Note: Here's an essay I wrote on Women Hollering Creek and Other Stories for a class I...
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- Jul 20, 2018
- 4 min
The Subalterned Life in "Bless Me Ultima."
Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Here's an essay I wrote on Bless Me, Ultima. Spoilers abound: Rudolfo Anaya employs magical...
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Michael Rickard II
- Jan 29, 2018
- 4 min
"Damned By My Fellow Americans: Examining the Horrors of Xenophobia, Racism, and Hybridity in &
It's been said war is hell, but hell can be found on the homefront as well as the battlefront overseas. Julie Otsuka's novel When the...
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Michael Rickard II
- Jan 22, 2018
- 3 min
"Duplicity and Reality: How Great Expectations Ruin Characters in 'Madras on Rainy Days.
Here is part two of a paper I wrote last year on Samina Ali's novel Madras on Rainy Days. The park is a symbol of patriarchal society’s...
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Michael Rickard II
- Jan 15, 2018
- 6 min
"Duplicity and Reality: How Great Expectations Ruin Characters in 'Madras on Rainy Days.
Here is a paper I wrote last year on Samina Ali's novel Madras on Rainy Days. Samina Ali explores the conflict between fantasy and...
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Michael Rickard II
- Nov 24, 2017
- 1 min
"Book Review: 'Backlund: From All-American Boy to Professional Wrestling's World Champi
If you're looking for an excellent wrestling book, look no further. If you're looking for an excellent biography, look no further. WWE...
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Michael Rickard II
- Nov 20, 2017
- 2 min
"The Challenges of Adapting a Novel into a Film: Robert Mulligan's 'To Kill a Mockingbi
Editor's Note: This is an essay I wrote two years ago about Robert Mulligan's wonderful adaptation of Harper Lee's classic To Kill a...
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Michael Rickard II
- Nov 13, 2017
- 5 min
"The Challenges of Adapting a Novel into a Film: Robert Mulligan's 'To Kill a Mockingbi
Editor's Note: Here's an essay I wrote two years ago on Robert Mulligan's adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Filmmakers...
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Michael Rickard II
- Oct 20, 2017
- 1 min
"Book Review: 'Long Bomb: How the XFL Became TV's Biggest Fiasco.'"
Originally presented at Canadian Bulldog's World. Last week I looked at ESPN Films' 30 for 30: This Was the XFL. This time around, I look...
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Michael Rickard II
- Oct 6, 2017
- 1 min
"Book Review: 'Bruno Sammartino, An Autobiography of Wrestling's Living Legend.'&qu
Recently I had the pleasure of reading WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino's autobiography. Does the book live up to Bruno's reputation as...
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