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A Review of George Orwell’s Such, Such Were the Joys… (1705 words, 2 pages)

George Orwell expresses a feeling of alienation throughout "Such, Such Were the Joys...." He casts himself as a misfit, unable to understand his peers, the authorities placed over him, and the laws that govern his existence. Orwell writes, "The good and the possible never seemed to coincide" (37). Though he ... Read More

A Story of a Boy Named Ron (1837 words, 2 pages)

"My backyard was turned into a battlefield, filled with little boys playing war, dreaming that someday they'd become men." The plot and summary of the film tells the story of Ron's life from boyhood to becoming a man. It begins with the background of Ron's small town All-American life. He ... Read More

A Review of Spike Jonze’s Movie Being John Malkovich (504 words, 1 pages)

BEING JOHN MALKOVICH is a movie directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman. It offers a humorous view of life. It tackles these issues by means of simplistic representations and funny situations, and delivers profound interrogations about particular notions of "being".It is about an unemployed puppeteer, Craig Schwartz ... Read More

The Tension Between Society and Meursault’s Perspective of Society in the Novel, The Stranger by Albert Camus (954 words, 2 pages)

In Camus' The Stranger, the author exposes a tension between society and the protagonist's perspective of society. The reader comes to understand the pointlessness of existence through the protagonist's lens. Although society defines people by actions, Meursault rejects ideas of categorization and embraces a nihilistic view of life. This judgment ... Read More

The Depiction of Racism in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird (635 words, 1 pages)

The novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee is a simplistic view of life in the Deep South of America in the 1930s. An innocent but humorous stance in the story is through the eyes of Scout and Jem Finch. Scout is a young adolescent who is growing up ... Read More

How I Live A Happy Life (623 words, 3 pages)

Do you ever have those moments where you feel hopeless, because no matter how many times you try things never seem to go right? Or you just cannot seem to find yourself happy? Maybe you just worry too much about everything and it is time for you to lay back ... Read More

Comparing the Harvard Guide to Happiness and On Being Wrong (482 words, 2 pages)

How can we seek the Good Life? These days, people are trying to findand define the Good Life. We can realize it by visiting bookstores, orsearching websites. There are tons of books, articles, and lecturesabout the Good Life. I have learned about the Good Life in my humanityclass, either. There ... Read More

Violence in A Long Way Gone, a Memoir of Ishmael Beah (289 words, 1 pages)

The motif I have been following throughout the memoir was violence. Inthe beginning of the book, violence only occurred in Ishmael's thoughtsand fears. As the war became more apart of Ishmael's life, it changedhis view on life and who he was as a person. Violence changed indifferent ways over the ... Read More

Media Manipulation (893 words, 3 pages)

Marshall McLuhan once said, All media exists to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values. McLuhan is a well renowned philosopher on the communication theory. Throughout his life, McLuhan studied the effects of media on the newer generations. McLuhan defines media as technological extensions of the body illustrating ... Read More

Themes in The Fault In Our Stars by John Green (943 words, 3 pages)

New York Times bestselling author John Green presents throughout the novel, the central point which he imparts to his audience, living life to the fullest thorough the themes of love, morality and presence. Green accomplishes this by making his characters fulfil their wishes, such as going to Amsterdam and meeting ... Read More

Who Jesus Is (1042 words, 3 pages)

Jesus once asked his disciples who do you say that I am (Mark 8 27 -30), as a disciple of Jesus I must also answer this question. Before I can tell you who Jesus really was I have to tell you the facts of the historical Jesus. Jesus was the ... Read More

Analysis of the Secret Life of Walter Mitty (398 words, 2 pages)

Walter Mittys character in the short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is very entertaining compared to Monikas perception of life that happens to be unique. Walter Mitty is someone who is a dreamer, lives a fantasy life, and imagines himself living many different scenarios. His character compared to ... Read More

The Body and the Satisfaction of Others (930 words, 4 pages)

All the collected dated from The Bluest Eye, The Handmaids Tale and The Handmaids Tale novels bluntly introduced, how the body is used for others entertainment and self-satisfaction. The morality, in which others should familiarize ones body to the world, would be the most common approach. In the reading we ... Read More

Analysis of Candide (696 words, 2 pages)

Candide, the eighteenth century novel written by the ever dry and sarcastic Voltaire, is a true classic that discusses and pokes holes in many philosophies. One major philosophy it discusses is the concept of partial evil leads to the greater good. Eventually it will lead to the best of all ... Read More

Examining the Writing Secrets Behind the Literary Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne (1456 words, 5 pages)

The Secrets Behind Nathaniel Hawthorne's Writing Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a variety of gothic and dark storiesthroughout his life, including the short stories "Young Goodman Brown" and"The Black Veil." Hawthorne's work and writings were targeted to a muchlarger audience, and his work today is still under scrutiny long after hisdeath. The ... Read More

The Last Lecture (1126 words, 5 pages)

Professor Rauschs approach not to focus on spirituality, death and cancer in his last lecture was a deliberate attempt at inclusion rather than exclusion,which allowed him to enlighten a broader audience on the importance of living out their dreams without the fear of rejection. Given the possibility of facing their ... Read More

Is Meursault a Person or Not? (744 words, 2 pages)

How can an individual be defined as a person? According to an article from Vladimir Lossky, personhood should be based on personal relationship (Lossky). Should a total outsider that acts differently from the rest society be considered a person? Meursault from The Outsider by Albert Camus is a total outsider. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Roles of the Characters in William Shakespeare’s As You Like It (1739 words, 6 pages)

Williams Shakespeares As You Like It contains ample role playing beyond the characters original purpose and state. Although Rosalind is the most obvious example, all the other characters also show some form of role playing as they take on a journey outside the eyes of the royal court. Throughout the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Role of the Characters in William Shakespeare’s As You Like It (1739 words, 6 pages)

Why Do We Make Assumptions? (489 words, 1 pages)

A lot of people tend to make assumptions about others. Its like judging a book by its cover. Assumptions are made about everyone these days it doesnt matter if youre black or white or mixed. People tend to judge others before they judge them selfs. Assumptions are a natural activity ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013