A Series of Unfortunate Events

The Wolf of Wall Street is a film based off a true story. Mostly, it is based off of the life story of Jordan Belfort, a stockbroker in New York City. It shows from the very beginning of his rise to wealth and fame, all the way to his criminal antics and corruption. Jordan’s firm, Stratton Oakmont, was found to be committing fraud on Wall Street that ultimately led to him being placed in prison on fraud charges. In the beginning of the film, Jordan Belfort is receiving a job as a new Wall…

The 20th century held many challenges and endeavours. From World War I to the Vietnam War it was a time of hostility and violence. Despite these hardships, the 20th century also made it possible for some of the most important events that changed the world. Without the invention of the television or the cell phone, where would the world be today? All these changes from an old world to a new world gave the opportunity for literature to blossom. Many 20th century writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald…

Writing has always been something I have gotten enjoyment from; sentence structure and grammar being a particular interest of mine. In school, I was quick to catch mistakes in writings and was often praised for my ability to string stories together. Closely observing the techniques and styles of authors I admired, I’ve considered myself to be more of an effective emulator of writing than a true writer. Personally, writing has always been a vehicle for artistic expression, meaning I usually made…

Elderly people and nursing homes tend to make others uncomfortable or squeamish for many reasons, whether it be a disease they have or just because people don’t know how to treat them. At Bethesda nursing home, the workers deal with these elderly on an everyday basis this does not make it any easier for the them to get over that uncomfortable feeling that many people get. This causes problems for the workers because they then are not able to perform their jobs quickly and swiftly. The main thing…

William Shakespeare was an writer who often reflected the times and reality of society during the medieval period. In his play Hamlet, a series of unfortunate events occur that change the initial personalities and perspective views of the characters. These new traits eventually make up the identity of these characters which allow them to exemplify new ideas and images in the play; specifically in the characters of Ophelia and Gertrude. The identity of women through both Ophelia and Gertrude is…

The Burqa is not apart of western society but in Afghan society it is very common. The burqa somewhat represents the aspect of the oppression of women in Afghanistan. Its purpose is to oppress women and show male dominance. As men in Afghan society their wives wear them as a sign of ownership as Rasheed is quoted as saying. “A Woman’s face is her husbands business only”. The idea of the burqa is to preserve the beauty and purity of women solely for her husband, because in Islamic culture it is…

oracle that revealed to him his horrific fate. Oedipus was astounded by the news and decided to flee far from his home. However, because people, who were unrelated to him, raised Oedipus, fleeing from them made no difference in his life’s series of unfortunate…

We go through life, wanting more and more. We merely seem to be unsatisfied with what we have and commonly makes us wish for a life of wealth. Money aids in having you sustain a more luxurious way of life but that doesn 't mean it brings happiness. Many people migrated to the U.S. in hopes of getting more opportunities and make more money. Although this comes with a huge cost because people believe that accumulating more money means being happier. This is a huge lie and will be analysed through…

Citizens of fair Verona, imagine that your only daughter was found dead in the arms of your enemy, imagine that it was her own hand that stabbed the dagger into her heart, imagine hearing about her secret relationship with the Montague, who killed her beloved cousin in cold blood. I, Lady Capulet, the mother of this poor child who I loved unconditionally, have been accused of negligence leading to the manslaughter of Juliet Capulet. I come before you, dismayed and horrified at the allegation…

Jane Austen’s literature, until the publication of Emma (1815), consistently delivered novels that contained similar series of events, societal norms, ideologies, and depiction of women throughout the Austenian era. The release of Emma challenged the traditional depiction of Austen’s heroine because now the heroine, Emma Woodhouse, is allotted enormous wealth which provokes and exudes her source of agency throughout the progression of the novel. This is a unique and uncommon characteristic, in…