Paul Laurence Dunbar

Shakespeare’s Timelessness One of the questions most frequently posed, even these days, is: What makes an author, a creator timeless? As much as skill and dedication play an important role in gaining recognition, these are not the only characteristics necessary to determine whether that certain writer has carved his/her name in the rough stone of immortality, whether he will remembered after centuries. For instance, during Shakespeare’s time, there were other playwrights too, extremely talented…

“The Alchemist” “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho is a quest of a young teenage boy who has a dream of being rich and successful much like Paulo Coelho. Teens all have desires and dreams set out into the world with success in mind. Life can interfere in order to put you in the direction we need to be in. Life is full of obstacles. Paulo Coelho and Santiago both find obstacles that guide them in different directions. Is this divine intervention? Are we just moving on through the path that…

"In order to arrive, you must follow the signs. God inscribed on the world the path that each man must follow." In the book, The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho emphasizes this quote to express that each one has its own Personal Destiny. Clearly, each one has a predestined path to follow; it is a matter of recognizing the importance of the choices people make in following it through. The author wants the readers to carefully recognize the signs as they journey toward their own destiny. In The Alchemist,…

What 's Love Got to Do With It The masculinity of a man for centuries means considerably more than just strength, when in contracts to the femininity of a woman. Men have deconstructed women by their vulnerability of emotions and thus using their masculinity to inflict abuse against women. How this old perplexing distinction of manipulative abuse is utilized by men, will have an important role to play when using an eye- to- eye perspective leads in abusive relationships and self-discovery.…

Romeo and Juliet Movie Comparison The classic play of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has been turned into a movie which are directed by Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann. These two movies are similar and different in many ways and the directors of each play tried to put their spin on this classic play. There are many scenes which are different and similar but one is Act 5 Scene 3. One difference is that when Romeo came to find Juliet she was in a church while in the newer movie but…

Words can be very manipulative and persuasive, if used right, they can be used to get people to feel different emotions and make people do things. But also, they can be used to make people do things that they might not have ever done without hearing that speaker say what they said to them. Rhetorical and literary devices are included when people are trying to persuade and manipulate people to more effectively change peoples minds. In certain situations, this can lead to really bad endings and…

Cedric Deal 2nd Period Honors LA 9 Argumentative Essay 5/2/2017 Argumentative Essay “Thus with a kiss I die” ... “The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” a drama written by William Shakespeare is about two feuding families and children from the two houses, the Capulets and Montagues that meet each other during a party and have love at first sight. Sadly, they are forbidden to see each other in public so they find other ways. Even though Romeo and Juliet committed suicide, their untimely deaths are…

Shakespeare’s King Lear endorses the obsession for human societal acceptance and the importance of a role model to establish a characters identity. Parents, their parents, and their grandparent’s parents have impacted their children’s life more than that child actually realizes. Past and present generations are cohesive and the nurturing values implemented in the past are shared throughout their lineage. It becomes a tradition in certain families. This means childhood from the very beginning is,…

Shakespeare’s Women’s March (The treatment of women according to Shakespeare.) Many writers have different ideas of character treatment. Some people are biased based on physical characteristics, different personal choices, and even gender. Especially back towards the 1400 and 1500’s, women were not treated as equals, they were much considered as lessers. Some men had great thoughts about women and treating them as goddesses, and women were often the focal point of their writing. However,…

Wouldn’t you want to live your life following your Personal Legend in order to become a legacy, an inspiration, and overall have a purposeful life? The Alchemist, a novel by Paulo Coelho, speaks grandly about one’s Personal Legend. A Personal Legend is what one is destined to do, and their spiritual purpose in life. Personal Legends are deserving to be followed before anything else in life due to the great pleasures it would bring you in life. First, following your Personal Legend would show…