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"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first the first time.” once said a prosperous woman named Maya Angelou. In William Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing this quote definitely applies because of the relationship of Hero and Claudio and the events that occur. The couple Beatrice and Benedick's relationship is healthier than Hero and Claudio's because they had longer to get to know one another, their teasing makes them comfortable, and they trust one another more. One…

Decisions made by leaders around the globe affect at least one person each day. These decisions are not necessarily achieved by rational individuals. If people are placed in positions of power without the incentive to make the proper decision, then the scenario will end up appearing similar to that which is seen in “A Good Man is Hard to Find”. Within the story, the grandmother sees herself as a lady that can manipulate her family in any way she pleases. These same values are upheld by Red Sam,…

This is it. It ends now. I’m shattering shackles, Taking back my power. Getting suited up for a personal revolution; John Mark Green (johnmarkgreenpoetry.tumblr.com) Emotions. Emotion is just one simple word that has a huge impact on our day to day lives. Without it, life would be dull. There are many sayings about people and emotions which compares them to things in our lives, such as onions-- “People are like onions, they have many layers…” The poem stated above, Personal Revolution, could…

In the television series Arrow, creators Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Marc Guggenheim write a story about a spoiled billionaire named Oliver Queen played by Stephen Amell, who went missing for five years only to return a different man. When Oliver Queen returns home, he becomes a vigilante hiding behind a hood and green suit, trying to fix all of the wrongs that his father had told him to fix in his hometown of Star City. It is not just Oliver, who is trying to save the city, but his…

“I’ll take a beer, any kind is fine,” Trig replies. “And for the lady,” she ask smiling even bigger at me. “I don’t give a shit what you serve me. Just keep the liquor coming.” Trig squeezes my hand. “I have to use the restroom. I’ll be back.” I say, moving around her. “Sorry,” Trig says, apologizing for my behavior. “It’s been one of those days.” I don’t even look at either of them. I pass through the aisle and make my way to the back of the plane. I go in and do my business and when I come…

In Tennessee Williams’ play The Glass Menagerie, the main character, Tom Wingfield constantly struggles with his desire to escape. He dreams of adventure and a life beyond his tiny tenement apartment. He is imprisoned in an unsatisfying world where he is constantly nagged and made to be responsible for his unusual sister. Tom’s desire to escape is emphasized by a number of symbols throughout the play. Tom battles with being tied down, his desire to escape, and his actual attempts to escape. They…

A Woman’s Worth As I read Aristophanes’ Lyristrata, I wondered if he wrote this to unveil his true feelings about the Peloponnese war that was taking place. It would be easy to mask his feelings about ending the war behind a comedic satire about women and power. It would take the burden off of him as coming off too soft or not masculine enough because he wanted the ear to end. Lyristata is about the Peloponnese war and the effect it has on both the men and women of Greece. Lyristrata is the…

The play Inherit the Wind gives the story of a lawyer, Henry Drummond, who comes to Hillsboro to defend a man, Bert Cates, on trial for teaching evolution. Cates’ lover Rachel Brown is someone who firmly believes in God and her father’s teachings. Throughout her childhood, she grew scared of her father and became a faithful woman. She was taught that ideas of evolution that weren’t in the Bible were wrong. Over the span in which Cates was jailed and his trial, she started to grow and realize the…

Everybody wants to have the perfect wife, house, children and they would have done anything to get what they wanted. The picture perfect house was the white picket fences and the dog in the front yard. This society is a generic society that a lot of people are dreaming for, the society is coming back little by little in modern day society. Girls are still not fully on the same pedestal a man is but they…

Let me start at the beginning. As I alluded to earlier, I’ve come to understand part of the reason we stayed together for so long was due to my intense need for validation, to love myself through investing in and loving external sources. For the majority of my life, I was told to find identity and peace through God. I’m certain I told you how much I struggled with this. You came along at the exact time period I started doubting religion, and so you filled the void religion had left. Recently, I…