Amélie

Throughout the course of the Winter term into the Spring term I was given a task to complete a fictional book of my choice and by the end of my time given I have to pro duce a book report on what I have read and to also complete a creation of how i see the text. The book I have chosen for this assignment is The Morganville Vampires Series. It was written by an astounding author, Rachel Caine. The first book of the series was released on October 2006 and the most recent was released on November…

By the summer of 1789, France was moving quickly toward revolution. There were severe food shortages in France, and increasing anger towards the monarchy. Additionally, the beginning of the French revolution was a terrible time for Marie Antoinette and her family. Just before the events of the French revolution began, Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI lost their son, Louis Joseph, to tuberculosis at age seven. The prince’s death added immeasurable grief to the lives of Marie Antoinette and Louis…

Throughout history, identity has gained the connotation of being one’s personality and behaviour. In Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys, those that harbour an true identity of their own form a healthy mentality, whereas those that are deprived of possessing a true identity deteriorate mentally. The characters’ ability to form a healthy mental state is inhibited by their loss of self-identity, loss of racial identity and by gender interfering with their ability to embody a true identity. Therefore,…

Chapter Four Karolina and Theresia finished dressing and met Princess Marie and her mother in the main entrance of the palace greeting their guests. The Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess of Baden were arriving and stepping out of their carriage. Karolina and her mother stood behind the Princess and the Dowager Duchess as they curtsied and welcomed the royal couple. Theresia instructed the servants to take their baggage to their rooms in the palace. The Grand Duke acknowledged the Dowager Duchess…

“Knowing” is Contagious Was Buffy the Vampire Slayer just an entertaining show or did it have a deeper meaning embedded into it? Why did the show have such a big fallowing? Well before we jump into these questions a little background of the show is in order. Buffy the Vampire Slayer was first aired in 1997 and was created by Joss Whedon. The premise of the show is a young girl comes to age and discovers that she is destine to slay vampires and other hellish creatures: she also has to deal with…

Dairy milk has played such a beneficial part in many lives; strengthening bones, flavoring tea, and helping humans grow nice and tall right? So one may think. "But it’s milk – she’s supposed to drink lots of it," said the mother of a one hundred pound nine year old who was drinking an average of four glasses a day (Freedhoff 1). During many people’s adolescent years they are told to drink lots of milk and grow big and strong, yet no one ever showed them proof that dairy milk actually did…