Catharsis

There is no such thing as a perfect human being not even a tragic hero. Everybody has flaws it is just human nature to not be perfect. Even though people associate the word hero with a human that is perfect. When hero is paired with tragic in the word tragic hero the person who is the tragic hero is the same as everybody else they have a flaw, but their flaw causes their demise in the literary work. Brutus in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a tragic hero because his…

I found it hard to understand how writing could be so difficult. Other subjects usually introduce radically new concepts as you progress to higher level courses, unlike English which appears to have the same elements taught consecutively since elementary school. My parents lack of knowledge of the English language also unfortunately made me fall behind other students who were born into an English speaking family. My mother would occasionally tell me “maybe you can teach me English one day,” and…

frightened even as the poem insists on the need to speak of "the pain of the lost past" and to break the oppression of silence” (158). However, in the final line of the poem, Olds states “the fire- the suddenly discovered knowledge of love” (68). It is a catharsis for Olds of sorts; one she was able to have because she wrote the poem. The recognition of the concept of love and its ability to coexist with feelings of betrayal and hatred is what Olds was trying to convey to her readers. While…

otherwise never touch, could I join two hearts as well?”(Kubo, goodreads) Rain can symbolize cleansing, often it seems that walking through rain when one is sad or pensive can help clear one's mind and help sorrows (symbolically) be washed away. This catharsis occurs often, because, firstly one feels a literal welcoming cooling on their body, but also a metaphorical washing away of problems, as well as a feeling of hitting rock bottom, a feeling which can inspire people to rise up again. This…

Enron: The purpose is to examine how information asymmetry and opportunistic behavior of legal firms, executives and auditors and the incompetence of the owners ie. The principal to control it let to the catastrophic collapse of Enron. The implosion caused due to US in Enron had created massive havoc costing the economy a whopping $ 64 billion in 2002 with GDP declining by 0.67 % in the next two years and a major decline in investor confidence directing a 17% decline in share prices. The main…

William Shakespeare’s Elizabethan tragedy, ‘Othello’, resonates the damnation and inevitable dissolution of man in the face of compunction, facades, hubris and unbridled jealousy; extremities which foster the machinations of our humanity-the igniter of one’s hamartia. Through the use of dramatic irony, symbolism and soliloquies, Shakespeare journeys one through the complexities and subtleties of the human condition; accentuating the eponymous hero’s inexorable fall from grace which is centred on…

Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Talented Mr. Ripley and Anthony Minghella’s 1999 screen adaptation of the same name delve into the life of a man with a talent for impersonation, fraud and his desire to obtain a lush lifestyle beyond his means. Sexuality and eroticism play a key role in the film adaptation. The precursor novel does not portray Tom Ripley as an overt homosexual, it displays the character as a sexually ambiguous individual. However, in the film it is evident that Ripley would rather…

Interrogations by the Graffiti community Graffiti is a subgenre of Hip-hop, and wherever you find Hip Hop you will find graffiti. Graffiti artists do not agree on whether graffiti artists should participate in advertising campaigns… The conflict of interest here makes for fascinating research to investigate what happens when something subversive and anti-mainstream gets co-opted for commercial purposes. Converse presented street art as graffiti in style and motivation however the artists used…

INTRODUCTION: Hypocrisy is a prevalent theme for authors throughout history. Many authors use tools such as satire and rhetoric to subliminally prove a lesson to readers. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter serves an allegorical purpose to highlight hypocrisy in organized religion. THESIS: Hawthorne uses Dimmesdale’s sermons, relationship to other characters, and internal conflict to show how there is no way to rid organized religion of all hypocrisy because all men are sinners; humans…

“You see, we colored people have our own music that is part of us… [it’s] the product of our souls…” – James Reese Europe. Jazz is a popular style of music that emerged around the late 1800’s in New Orleans, a city of great ethnic diversity and unique musical styles. New Orleans’s cultural environment became the center of music which ultimately influenced the essence of jazz. Jazz music not only entertained the ears of many but also possessed the capability of bridging racial differences. If a…