Camouflage

Throughout William Shakespeare’s timeless play, Macbeth, there are many instances in which the main protagonist, Macbeth, believes something to be true which is not. Macbeth’s most prominent illusion of the world around him is that he is invincible and cannot be defeated. Mainly through the theme of the danger of false security, Macbeth develops an incorrect sense of the world around him, believing himself to be unbeatable. Macbeth’s fatal misconception of the world around him eventually leads…

Americans are always the first to point fingers at other countries for their failed government or corrupt societies. In reality we have a pretty embarrassing history ourselves. In 1865 six ex-confederate soldiers formed a small group they called The Ku Klux Klan. What started out as a small social group turned into one of the largest malicious hate groups in America. The KKK can be divided into three major time periods. The first Klan started in 1865 and lasted until 1874. Only lasting 9 years…

Look up the meaning of sexism and you will find “prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex” (Merriam-Webster). This definition itself is sexist regarding that sexism happens mostly to women when males are just as easily victimized in this unfair world. Sexism is everywhere we go: school, the workplace, and even in public crowds such as a restaurants and shopping malls. Our constitution tells us not to discriminate against each other and to see…

conventional terms of being faithful to a family yet in the feeling of human decision. By choosing to split far from kicking the bucket conventions, he has assumed control of his own fate and transformed himself into the speaker of "truth in the charming camouflage of deception." Tom wants to get out of town and start over fresh. He likes adventure, excitement and its hard trying to live that kind of life with an overbearing mother and a special sister. Tom feels imprisoned by his family and…

Beauty can be seen from many different perspectives. To define what human beings might find charming is based on studies and research. A book that talks about beauty is “The Naked Face” by Karen Ray. In this book you can find opinions and ideas from a mom’s point of view, about what is and what is not beautiful. People don’t find themselves attractive as a result to contemporary expectations. Standards for beauty are constantly changing in today’s society, most of the time being publicized…

The Difference in Frogs Humans are all under the same general specification of Homo sapiens, but they are all different from height all the way to thoughts. The same goes for any other types of species with the same universal name. Each are disparate like frogs for example. The term frog is a synonym to its more specific name: Amphibians. Both of these names are umbrella terms for these animals. Yet, there are many different varieties of frogs such as the Turtle Frog and the Clawed Frog.…

“To be, or not to be? That is the question-” (III, i, 57). This famous quote is a quote that we have all heard at least once in our life. The quote is from one of William Shakespeare's more famous plays, Hamlet. Not only is Hamlet one of his more famous plays but Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Macbeth were all plays written by the best poet known to England, William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare was christened on April 26 but it is believed he was born three days earlier, on April 23…

The life of Gregor von Rezzori is the story of a boy, and later a man, who is torn apart by his contradicting feelings towards Jews. The title of the article reflects that this story is not a snapshot of a certain period but rather it encompasses the first half of Von Rezzori’s life, from his childhood in the early 20th century to his eventual emigration to the United States after World War 2. The topics that appear in this article abstain from dwelling on Jewish stereotypes or fervent…

not walk. This also gives Macbeth extra confidence in himself and his power. He believes that he is invincible and that no one is a threat to him anymore. However, when Macduff’s army comes to attack Macbeth, they use branches of birnam wood as camouflage making the prophecy come true. Although the witches’ prophecies all come true, the way in which they worded it gives Macbeth…

Have you ever been to the Sedgwick County Zoo and walked out of the tiger exhibit and see an empty exhibit? Although it may look empty it’s really not, if you look inside the tree stump you’ll see a shadowy figure which is really a red panda sleeping. Red panda’s sleep during the day and are most active at night. You know the feeling when you eat something sweet for the first time in a long time? Well red pandas do too, they love the taste of aspartame which is used in most fake sugars. The red…