Sandra Causey
Sandra Causey is a lifelong learner and traveler. She has written for her University Newspaper, The Chanticleer, contributing articles and short stories. She has contributed to Tempo Magazine, and has had her poetry twice published in the award winning magazine Archarios.
She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BA in English and has recently returned from living in Seoul, South Korea for a year. Over the past year she has had the opportunity to visit Rome, Beijing, and spend a month in Ireland. She is continuing her studies in graduate school.
Her areas of interest are quite diverse, but she greatly enjoys folklore, folk music, and mythology, most notably in regards to the American South and the Celtic peoples of the British Isles. She also enjoys religious motifs in film, as well as multicultural literature. Her paper on Chinese symbolism was published and presented at the 2007 Big South Undergraduate Research Symposium. She also enjoys teaching, homesteading, and gardening, and studies philosophy and religion (with a distinct interest in Christian Saints and Buddhism) in her spare time.
Sandra sees the world as one giant book, and enjoys reading as much of it as she can.
Latest Articles
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Review of Hardcore Zen
In his autobiographical book Hardcore Zen, Brad Warner gives a very comical view of his life and the nature of reality through Soto Zen Buddhism.
Oct 22, 2009
- Sandra Causey
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Understanding Substitute Teaching
These tips will help with understanding what substitute teaching involves and how to become a successful asset to any school system.
Jul 9, 2009
- Sandra Causey
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Refreshing Summer Drinks
Making easy refreshing drinks this summer to beat the heat is simple with these adaptable recipes that can be made with or without alcohol.
Jul 7, 2009
- Sandra Causey
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Critical Theory in The Good Shepherd
In The Good Shepherd, the characters and themes display characteristics that are compatible with many critical theory perspectives.
Jul 7, 2009
- Sandra Causey
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Race, Gender, and Religion in Othello
In her book Shakespeare, Race, and Colonialism, Ania Loomba talks about the different aspects of race, gender, and religion that work together in the play Othello.
Jul 4, 2009
- Sandra Causey
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Theory in Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway's novel A Farewell to Arms could be seen as an exemplar of Modernism and in conflict with Marxist thought.
Jul 4, 2009
- Sandra Causey
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Review of Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown
Green Day's new album, although resembling a punk-rock opera, takes on a more archetypal theme that deals with modern life.
Jul 4, 2009
- Sandra Causey
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Biblical Misinterpretation in Constantine
In the film Constantine, the Bible is taken as literal and its words are used as a way of control, and most of the problems that the characters experience stem from this.
Jul 2, 2009
- Sandra Causey
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Buddhist Journey in Seven Years in Tibet
In this film, Heinrich Harrer learns how to break free of the Buddhist concept of the Wheel of Life and reach a level of Enlightenment
Jul 2, 2009
- Sandra Causey
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Buddhist Themes in Seven Years in Tibet
In the 1997 film Seven Years in Tibet, Heinrich Harrer's journey leads him to take on a Buddhist mindset, incorporating Buddhist doctrine into his personality.
Jul 2, 2009
- Sandra Causey
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