Bleak House

In the Renaissance, specifically in Italy in the fifteenth century, the focus on Greek and Roman mythology was revived (Grissom). Also, the Medici family, who was the ruler of Florence, Italy, commissioned work in order to display and solidify “their fame and political power” (Grissom). As a result, there are quite a few pieces that were made to celebrate and give good luck to the Medici. These characteristics are completely different in the 20th century. During the 20th Century, there is a…

audience’s attention fixated on what they want the audience to comprehend or notice. A Doll House and Death of a Salesman are plays that essentially deal with the conflicts of abandonment and betrayal. Through the analysis of A Doll House, and Death of a Salesman, the audience will speculate on how an individual in each play abandoned or betrayed people who are close to them. In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House¸ the dilemma of whether it is justified for Nora to leave her family, is significant…

Beach House designed by Alexander Symes of Australia, is an incredible beach home that sits up high on the coast of the Tasman Sea. The family beach home consists of: a “floating box” living space that sits on top of concrete pillars, a ground floor that contains the majority of the community space, and an underground loggia that opens out to a beautiful sub-terranian courtyard. From low energy LED lighting systems to a bedroom with the most envy inspiring ocean view, the Austinmer Beach House…

how he was President of the United States, has his face sculpted on Mt. Rushmore, and that his face is on the American dime. I had no idea of how great of a president he had been. I was impressed on how he invited Booker T. Washington into the White House early in his presidency. He did it because in his mind it was the right thing to do. With the end of the Civil War having only been 30 or so years there is no doubt he would expect some backlash from his actions. He just wanted to show credit…

As of year 2015, there were 120 residents in Kamehameha Nursing Home who suffered physical injuries because of falls. This is an alarming rate as the number of falls tremendously increased. Because of the alarming increased rate of fall in Kamehameha Nursing Home, needs assessments were conducted to identify risk factors and ways to address it. The aims of the needs assessment were: a. Determining the causes of falls b. Determining the effects of falls to the residents of Kamehameha Nursing…

tighten his control over Nora. Nora Helmer and Kristine Linde, the main female characters in the play, live in a time when women are not equal to men; the men determine the option or the opportunities they have. Henrik Ibsen published his play A Doll House in 1879. Torvald and Nora Helmer appear to be in a happy and successful nineteenth-century marriage, but there are secrets and games playing out within the home. A crisis reveals the limits that society and her husband place upon Nora. Nils…

We live in a time when for some people history does not matter, they say that it is in the past never to return. So there is not always an emphasis on making sure that we learn history the way it was lived, but we see historical movies and assume that it is the God’s honest truth because the movie shows insight that the text book never mentions. These are times where we believe what we read or see on the internet or in magazines is 100% truthful and that is simply not the case. Even though we…

What is the real role that woman played in the family back in the 1800’s? In his play, A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen exposed to this interrogative. Through the movie we can see the protagonist, Nora Helmer, to be blackmailed and force to keep secrets for saving the life of her husband 's by committing counterfeit. Nora seems to have fortunately married to Torvald Helmer. Her husband is a lawyer who had been promoted to a director of prestigious bank. The Helmer family has three little children.…

When I was 10 years old, I discovered the film The Princess Diaries 2 starring Julie Andrews as the regal, well-bred queen of a small European country and Anne Hathaway as Mia Thermopolis, her unsightly, Californian granddaughter. While trying to adjust to her new royal role, Mia falls prey to a handsome, charming suitor whose sole goal is to insinuate himself into her life in hopes of reinstating his family to the throne. In a scene that takes place shortly before he initially encounters Mia,…

The play by Henrik Ibsen A Doll House is a great play, with unexpected ending. The story of ,seams to be, a wonderful life of a family: wealthy husband Torvald, his beautiful young wife Nora , who he is madly in love with, and their three children, living “carefree life in a beautiful charming home” (1457). Helmer’s family , could easily represent a modern family. Nora, who is only worry about material things and pleasing her husband with Christmas decoration and dresses, instead of simple…