14th century

Many people may have seen the movie, The Makeover, while browsing through something to watch on a Sunday afternoon, but what many people have not read, or even heard, of is the play Pygmalion. The play, published in the early twentieth century, focuses on a girl named Eliza Doolittle who desires to work in a flower shop; the 2013 movie follows a man, Elliot Doolittle, who wants to be a sales representative for a beer company. Although both movie and play follow the same plot structure, they each…

corrupted government, that it was “glittering on the surface corrupt underneath”, addresses the corruption that was shaping the nation in the mid-19th century. Reconstruction was a time when the U.S. population and economy grew quickly, but along with this, there was a lot of political corruption. The widespread belief in the middle to the late 19th century was that the United States had a special mission to expand westward. Urbanization during the Reconstruction, including rapid immigration…

Nora is not eight years old, but he treats her as she is. Nora is a grown woman and can make her own decisions yet Torvald is almost always invested in the what she is doing. In his sense Torvald is an atrocious husband, however In the nineteenth century this is how husbands treated wives. Torvald is most likely raised seeing this and he observes it in other couples. Torvald can not be titled as an antagonist because he is shown the way he treats his wife is how all wives are treated. In final…

Republicans and Democrats have not agreed on much for a long time, since the late 1700’s, in fact. They are not afraid to let people know that they disagree and they have no filter on how they show it. In fact, this year has been a huge year for the political parties because it is an election year. Also this election has been none like others, because of the name calling, private e-mail leaks and so much more. It has shown the true sides of both parties. In-between all of that, the parties did…

evening, just as darkness begins to fall. Max and Al are wearing matching outfits consisting of derby hats, black overcoats, silk mufflers and gloves. It is worth noting that this outfit is commonly associated with organized crime in the early 20th century. The…

One element that I did not like from the Hamlet performance was the time period the director had chosen to stage it in. I expected the actors to recite the Hamlet play-text in a modernized way since the time period was set in the 1950s; it only made my ability to comprehend the actor’s dialogue more complicated and confused. The second element I did not like from the Hamlet performance was the role change of Laertes from Morgan C. Hall to Rex Glover. I was really looking forward to watching a…

In the late twentieth century, women were commonly mistreated. Among these women were farm woman. With the feeling of being trapped, the women were often stuck in unhappy marriages. In the play Trifles, Susan Glaspell uses symbolism to prove the mistreatment and emotional abuse that Minnie goes through, which will lead Minnie to kill her husband. Susan Glaspell uses the symbolism of the canary to represent Minnie. This is because, like the bird Minnie is kept in a cage. Instead of an actual…

America would receive more than 50,000 convicts in the 18th century. Meals in America varied according to the various ethnic groups that resided there. The English preferred boiled or broiled meats, making a stew with potatoes and vegetables. Bread of plum pudding was the common dessert, while low alcohol content beer was safer to drink than water, even for children and infants. Cooking over a large open fireplace often set a dress on fire. Like everywhere, prostitution reigned as the most…

As years go by the American dream gets a different type of meaning. Some would say the american dream in the 50’s is different from the 70’s, 80’s and so on. As the nation grows so does our dreams. Our dreams are growing to the point where we can dream of endless possibilities. What is the American Dream? To me the American dream is to be better than my father ever was. The american dream is to be able to provide for my family and to give them a much better life than you ever got. When I am…

Henry Chang Literary themes 10/11/15 The Big Era of Writing During the 1970’s, writing was so popular that it was the main priority for people around the world. By the time the 21st century was reached, writing became a recessive priority due to the fact that new technologies are developed for people to use. Explanations why the writing was so popular back then is that they were so many events that happened around the world, people wanted to talk about it. Another factor that occurred was that…