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William Shakespeare is perhaps if not the, one of the most commonly recognized literary writers of his time. It is quite appropriate to argue that the vast arsenal of literary work Shakespeare completed throughout his lifetime has widely influenced people and entertainment throughout history and today. William Shakespeare’s work transcends cross-cultural boundaries and builds bridges of literacy between people all over the world. Shakespeare is most commonly known for his writing style. Though…

The first piece, “Are You Listening,” was choreographed by Bethany Tuffy for a single female performance to a prelude musical section by Johann Sebastian Bach and performed by Yo-Yo Ma. The dancer, Rachel Trotter, were costumed in a purple leotard, ballet skirt, tights, bare feet, and hair pulled back in a ponytail. Trotter performed on the dark bare stage in white “specials” as she pirouettes diagonally from stage left to stage right. During the piece, Trotter would often leap across the floor…

What would be discovered if my entire life’s events rested in the pages of a lengthy novel? Each reader would have the opportunity to read about my life’s best moments, like the time I successfully finished my first piano recital in first grade. Yet, the shameful time I lied to my parents about breaking a vase would be unsheltered in the novel’s pages. Without knowing my beliefs and characteristics, one could perceive who I am by simply knowing the events that took place in my life. Through the…

On a casual morning where puffs of clouds laid across the blue saturated skies in Salerno Italy, a mandolin was playing live, matching the rhythm of the snare pops and door bells. Mail being tossed on the steps, played on beat with music as if the mail clapping the was percussion from the castanets. The busy people of this small city where bass, placing one foot after there other on beat of the clear music, on there way to the beaches, shopping stores, and there neighbors house. A window of a…

Reality or what is also known as Choice theory is a comprehensive methodology to explaining human motivation, behavior, and perception created by Dr. William Glasser. Dr. Glasser, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1925. Dr. Glasser was initially a chemical engineer however, he made a career change to Clinical Psychology. He then attended medical school eventually becoming psychiatrist. Glasser rejected the psychoanalytic approach of Dr. Sigmund Freud. From observations made by Dr. Glasser while…

BACKGROUND In the present scenario, Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah is sharing its premise with Madrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah (Secondary). One of the facilities both madrasahs share is the school canteen. There are 3 recess timings in Madrasah Aljunied: 1) 10.15 am – 10.45 am: Secondary 1 to 3 students from Madrasah Aljunied 2) 10.45 am – 11.15 am: O’ level and Pre-University students from Madrasah Aljunied 3) 11.15 am – 11.45 am: All students from Madrasah Al-Irsyad. The behaviour of Madrasah…

Nature vs. Nurture: Personality Our individual personality is made up of our various ways of behaving, thinking and feeling. These characteristics combine to give an individual a distinctive character. For years, psychologists all over the world have argued as to whether an individual’s personality is innate or learned. This argument directly correlates the argument of nature vs. nurture where nature represents the genetically inherited traits that affect our personality and nurture represents…

M.I.A.’s song “Born Free” has an extremely controversial music video that raises awareness to the fact that oppression and discrimination are still extremely relevant in todays modern society. The director of the music video is Romain Gavras. The way the electronic music duo delivered their message has been criticized for being far fetched because it depicts a government like group geocoding innocent redhead boys. Instead of analyzing the video as being too far fetched, I believe M.I.A. uses…

A sestina poem has six stanzas of blank verse that all have six lines and the last few words in the first stanza show up throughout the rest of the stanzas, this poems rhyming scheme goes “abcdef, fedcba, faebdc, cfdabe, ecbfad, deacfb, and bdfeca.” Villanelle is another French style of poetry…

Arts 9/7 June 16, 2017 Failed Sex Standards in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey “Three geese in a flock. One flew east, one flew west, One flew over the cuckoo's nest. O-U-T spells OUT, Goose swoops down and plucks you out.” This verse is from a children’s nursery rhyme. There are geese that fly east and those that fly west. These groups are going in opposite directions, like the patients against Nurse Ratched and the hospital staff in Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the…