Author Flannery O¹Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia, on March 25, 1925. She was born and raised Catholic, facts that defined her personal faith and helped shape her independent and ironic take on life. According to our textbook, "O¹Connor¹s fiction grapples with living a spiritual life in a se...

Author Flannery O¹Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia, on March 25, 1925. She was born and raised Catholic, facts that defined her personal faith and helped shape her independent and ironic take on life. According to our textbook, "O¹Connor¹s fiction grapples with living a spiritual life in a se...

Flannery O'Connor's short story "Everything That Rises Must Converge" is set during the early 1960's in the South. Not only was this the time of integration, but also, in a sense, the South's moral renaissance - a time to let go of the primitive prejudice and evolve into a tolerant society. However,...

Ashley M. WatsonMr. WardAfrican American StudiesMarch 17, 2000 BOOK REPORT "Why We Can't Wait," by Luther King, Jr. "WHY WE CAN'T WAIT" Martin Luther King, Jr.I was reluctant to read this book that was originally a...