Carole King

When someone says the word McDonald’s, various images usually pop into one’s head. The documentary Supersize Me, visions of Happy Meals, stereotypes of the average American eating a quarter pounder every day for lunch; these are all examples of what someone might think when you hear the word “McDonald’s”. Everyone knows it’s one of the biggest fast food chains out there, but not everyone knows how it came to be. The Founder is a movie directed by John Lee Hancock, which tells the story of how…

“The Knight’s Tale” is about two cousins, Palamon and Arcita, who fight for the love of one girl, Emily. In “The Knight’s tale” Arcita gets exiled and arrives at King Thebes palace. When he arrives he has a dream from the God Mercury and he tells him “‘ To Athens you must go,/ there waits the destined ending of your woe’” (38). When King Thebes hears of the problems arising between cousins, Arcita and Palamon, he intervenes. He tells them they shall not cause any harm to his country and he will…

After murdering Duncan, Macbeth becomes strangled with thoughts that Banquo’s children will overthrow his rule. As a result, Macbeth persuades two farmers to kill Banquo and his son in order to eliminate all possible threats shown in the prophecy. Then, he takes it upon himself to plot the right time to take Banquo out by inviting Banquo to his coronation and asks for details on Banquo’s whereabouts. While speaking with Lady Macbeth about his worries in maintaining his power, he states that no…

The Evil Temptation In Shakespeare’s Macbeth (1623), the reader learns about the main character Macbeth, who is doomed to face a tragic fate due to his greedy ambition of wanting to become king of Scotland. In the play, he appears to be an overall reprehensible man, however, there were many factors that motivated him to engage in such heinous acts – including murder and regicide to name a few – in order to fulfill his ambition. Although his nefarious deeds may show that he is a terrible human…

In Homer’s The Odyssey, towards the beginning, Homer used the specific appositive “raider of cities” to illuminate the negative side of Odysseus when he plundered a town without any self control. Later, when Odysseus is fighting for justice by killing the suitors, at one point, Homer narrates, “And Odysseus raider of cities struck Eurydamas down” (Homer 418). When Odysseus is fulfilling his revenge against the suitors, he is still described as a raider of cities by Homer. Now, since Odysseus is…

disruptions of a social equilibrium, with the rest of the plot seeking to rectify that disturbance. This disturbance in social equilibrium is also reflected in the historical context under which the sagas were written. By the late 13th century the King of Norway had brought Iceland under his rule, greatly disrupting a, somewhat, static agricultural society. This reasoning is more compelling when considering the historiographical style of Hrafnkel’s Saga, perhaps the author was trying to falsely…

The main point of The Crucible, which was written by Arthur Miller, was to show the irony of the time period it was written during, which was the red scare. The origin of the story leads to it containing an abundance of unreasonable ignorance and hysteria. At the middle of all of this societal chaos is a character who is willing to sacrifice not only his reputation, but his life, in an attempt to show the truth and save the innocent, bringing the justice in the eyes of the ignorant. This…

Throughout the play “Macbeth”, there is a constant struggle for satisfaction. While dealing with the internal struggle between his morals and his thirst for power, is the representation of humanity’s constant struggle for gratification, as well as my own. Though he attempts to attain his goals, he ends up losing more than he ever gains. This struggle for satisfaction eventually leads to his death, as well as the deaths of almost everyone around him. I also struggle with satisfaction, believing…

Gonzago in order to observe Claudius’s reaction. Hamlet understands that forcing Claudius to watch his wicked deeds replayed might make him act in a guilty manner and Hamlet uses this information to devise a plan to determine if the information the ghost king has given him is true. An insane person would most likely not be able to enlist this use of foresight and rationality to create such an ingenious idea. Hamlet also employs a presence of mind and control of self that is rare to find in an…

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are two minor, characters in Hamlet, and friends of the young Hamlet from university in Germany. Their part in the story begins when they are summoned by King Claudius to spy and report on the “strange behavior” of the prince, and ends when they die in a counterplot set up by Hamlet himself. Their part in the play is brief and comical at best, and even their deaths are given no worthy development or climax, mentioned only at the end of the play. They play a…