A Great and Terrible Beauty

supposed to be unidentified for a reason; which is why people wonder. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. Although there is a vast difference in content and plot in Paradise Lost by John Milton and Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, there is a great deal in commonality. The two main characters in both works, Dr. Faustus and Eden, are on a quest for knowledge, which ultimately leads to their fall. Attaining knowledge in each work is not only tempting, but also quite dangerous. In both…

was the basis for the 2010 film by the same name, which was directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. One of the main themes throughout both the poem and the film was Moloch. The author introduces Moloch in his poem as a metaphor for all the terrible things that separate humanity from their true selves. The central idea of Moloch normally exists within the confines of dystopian worlds. Initially, the movie Metropolis by Fritz Lang introduces Moloch as a dark, sinister, machine-loving entity…

(Carey). Carson’s book was published in 1962, and as it gained popularity and more people realized DDT was the true cause of the bald eagle decline. The bald eagle is such a powerful symbol for Americans; it represents strength, beauty and freedom to the American people. A terrible crime was being committed against the American people; DDT was not just decreasing the eagle population, it was killing the young. Choosing to use the eagle as an example in her book appealed to the…

What would you think if someone told you that you were round? Would you look at them weird then walk away? Would you say ‘thank you’? Or would you punch them in the face because you thought they just called you fat? Well, you should say thank you since they just confirmed that you are a real person. Round characters are like real people, with many different traits. This is an example of a symbol. Symbolism is an object or symbol used to represent another idea, trait, or quality. When you give…

Juliette Dougherty ELA 12/Sec. 08 Ms. Diamond 31 March, 2018 Hester Prynne's transformation throughout The Scarlet Letter Justine Sacco sent out one tweet, and that was all it took to ruin her life. From the time she sent the tweet, to the time she stepped off the plane in Africa her entire life had changed. The entire world's eyes were on her, and they were intent on ruining her life. She lost her job, her face was plastered all over the media as a racist, and she was receiving death threats.…

The Saptamatrikas, though varying in number across different texts, mainly consists of the seven goddesses namely, Brahamani, Vaishnavi, Maheshwari, Kaumari, Varahi, Indrani and Chamunda. The Matrikas have been dated back to third century BCE by some scholars although they only appear in iconic depictions after 1st and 2nd century CE. There are several myths concerning their creation. One, in where they are created by Shiva to drink the blood of demon Andhakasura. According to Markandeya Purana,…

Pearl and the A She had not known the weight until she felt the freedom” (Hawthorn 152.) Symbols create meaning and better understandings to a novel causing the reader to critically think and develop a deeper understanding of the book. The Scarlet Letter is set in a Puritan society where God is the center of all things and in choosing to do wrong, punishments are public and humiliating. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester bears a child made with a man she is not married to. Living in a Puritan…

Segregation , slavery, abuse what more else can we go through? . Black African Americans often feel like the worst race in the world. We are more than what you see. We are not just ignorant , loud, ghetto and dimensional people. We go through and have been through a lot since the black police killings, and hard livings. We are more than athletics who can jump real high or run really fast. We are more than what you see. The struggles of being black is that the news always makes us look like…

by constantly rejecting this power. Another big trait for the romantic hero is the fact that they have regret for their actions. They also self-criticize themselves to the point where there is benevolence, and the hero is stopped from ending in a terrible way. The romantic hero is shown throughout a variety of famous works of literature very distinct from one another, such as Cyrano de Bergerac, Dante’s Inferno, and Federigo’s Falcon. So, how does Cyrano reflect the romantic hero archetype?…

Chasing the Wind Remember that wonderful feeling when you wake up from a bad dream, but soon feel the sudden relief of reality? When I woke up the next morning, it was the exact opposite of that feeling. I recall having a vivid dream that Riley was still with us on the trail. The three of us played out an uncanny reenactment of Without a Paddle as we came across our first bear encounter. In the dream, we all came out unscathed, prancing to feel-good music and hindered by nothing but a good…