photo courtesy of Adam Hoar Whether it is reasonable or not, love crosses our minds as students at least a few times in our high school careers. Our underdeveloped frontal lobes are prone to romanticism, even if it's nothing more than a crush. Because it is held in the forefront of the mind, such “romantic” love is the first definition we jump to when we hear the word. But during my time at The King’s Academy, I have come to know a different kind of love—a love quite similar to the one Pip...

illustration by Samuel Hoar Suffering is a crucial part of the human experience, but oftentimes it seems superfluous. Despite their supposed spiritual benefit, the pain outweighs the result. The evil we experience is even harder when we cannot see its purpose when it ends. Emily Brontë inadvertently tackles this in her novel “Wuthering Heights.” The novel follows the story of two families, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and an orphan named Heathcliff. Despite being treated like a slave by...

illustration by Samuel Hoar Everyone knows someone who is carrying a burden. Chances are if you aren’t, you have a friend or relative who is. Struggles are all too common in this broken world. Their prevalence necessitates a question: what does it look like to carry other’s burdens? Walt Whitman approaches this question in his poem “Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking.” The poem focuses on two central characters: a boy who explores the seashore and a male bird. The boy, in his expeditions to...