Ariel

One of the many things I appreciate for this course, aside from the fact that it’s not a typical note-taking course, is the fact that the majority of our class topics and discussions are great conversation starters in my friend group. And I love how erudite I sound when my friends say something I have to correct them. Just last Friday, I had lunch with my sister and our friends and the conversation shifted to transgender people. My dorm previously had a ‘Men’ and ‘Women’ bathroom and out of the…

in Miranda’s case, Prospero. An example from the play would be when Prospero arranges a marriage for his daughter, without Miranda’s consideration or thoughts. Miranda does not get the choice to choose her own future husband, instead Prospero sent Ariel to bring back Ferdinand for him to meet his daughter. Before Ferdinand meet’s Miranda for the second time, Prospero explains to Ferdinand to be sure not to “break her virgin-knot” before the wedding night. (4.1.15) Miranda is then presented to…

Ariel, a collection of Sylvia Plath’s poems released in 1965 after her suicidal death, transmit melancholy and agony to anyone who reads it. This depression in her poems was caused after her husband, the poet Ted Hughes, left her for another woman. Plath’s writing style has always been criticized for being excessively autobiographical and because of her continuous suicidal suspicion. However, Plath has never been criticized for the irony of the poem “The Applicant” compared to the rest of her…

She wrote many different poems speaking about the emotional turmoil she endured. "The poems became Ariel, the manuscript of which Plath assembled before her death and that would go on to speak for her after her voice was silenced" (Steinberg 27). She could not handle the stress that had come from the emotional turmoil of the affair and divorce, along…

in biblical terms, such as meanings of life and how elements of humanity was created. Shakespeare’s island is a kind of Eden, presided over by the God-like or Messiah figure of Prospero, with Ferdinand and Miranda as a version of Adam and Eve, and Ariel and Caliban as the angel…

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under, God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for ALL.” Everyday millions of African American children pledge allegiance to a country that has no allegiance to them. It is a sad day in America when the justice system say it is ok for a white man to kill a black man, in cold blood However, If a black man kills a white man, a dog, or shoots a gun for any reason he is…

On September 22, 2009 the American broadcasting company introduced us to the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker family when it premiered Modern Family for the first time. Filmed as a mockumentary style, the characters regularly talk into the camera. Patriarch Jay Pritchett (Ed O 'Neill) oversees the unusual family of misfit. Jay’s family includes his younger wife Gloria, daughter Claire and her husband Phil, sons Mitchell, Joe and step son Manny (Rico Rodriguez). Together these three families give us an…

In an attempt to increase their effectiveness and capabilities, the military has employed the use of unmanned ariel vehicles (UAV’s). Many types of UAV’s exist, from simple survilence drones to weaponized drones capable of firing missiles. These drones are commonly used in military operations for survelence and targeted hunting. The military should continue using drones because they provide an inexpensive oppurtunity to increase tactical superiority and keep our soldiers safe. One of the…

Tom Standage is a notable British Journalist, author and economist who wrote the book A History of the World in Six Glasses, in which he described the historical significance, environmental importance, ecological foundation of water being the main source of life. Along with these factors, he further explained the commercialization and industrialization of water over the last few decades. In the article, “Epilogue: Back to the Source”, Standage specifically focuses on the water being the source…

Miss Representation is a documentary film full of stories told by teenagers, entertainers, politicians, activists and journalists. This film is full of startling facts, and statistics that made my own jaw drop. From problems we have in our own society today including body image and eating disorders to ways we can all make a difference, Miss Representation is a film everyone would benefit from. This film covered both body image and eating disorders in our generation today. Today’s media…