Concrete Angel

William Shakespeare once wrote, “We all are men, in our own natures frail, and capable of our flesh; few are angels.” Just as Shakespeare once stated that “men” have their flaws, so does Othello. Othello’s jealousy of a possible affair between Desdemona and Cassio that develops throughout the play causes irrational behaviour. Othello’s unwavering trust in Iago causes a sequence of events that ultimately results in a tragic ending for everyone. Othello acting on his impulses without proof of…

It was 5:45 Thanksgiving evening in Raleigh, North Carolina, I had the honor to interview my oldest aunt who is seventy- one years old by the name of Elois Hollingsworth Hayes. After a great family dinner my aunt I had a chance to sit with each other and reminiscence on her life and different aspects that described her life. We began by discussing her occupation where she was Miami-Dade County public school teacher, were she enjoyed most teaching students English and found most satisfying in…

demise. As she was exposed to graveyards, tombs, and death since a child, an effect was bound to take place and it is illustrated in her poetry. Dickinson observed the omnipresent death, pain, and suffering, and incorporated these elements with God, angels, heaven, and spirituality. With death a constant exhibition in her childhood, Dickinson was susceptible to the effects of mortality, and illustrated her feelings in her poetry. Notorious for her seclusion, the intense…

In our species’ long history, we have endlessly searched the answers to understanding the universe. For a very long time in Europe, Christianity put an end to this by claiming its dogmas held the answers we craved. Published in 1794 in Songs of Experience, William Blake’s “The Tyger” uses a critical and questioning speaker to reject the church’s teaching and revive our quest. This being his most popular poem, everything about it invites the readers to reconsider their stance on what they’ve been…

remains true. He thinks and then doubts what he thinks. Since he is thinking, he questions his own existence. As a result of his thinking, he concludes that “if I convinced myself of something then I certainly existed” (4). But when we stand at the angel of being doubtful like Descartes, what does “I” mean? Then, he gives the answer that “A thing that thinks” (5). To be more specific, “I” represents thought, which directs us to be skeptical, deny, agree, desire, imagine and make reactions to…

representation of the issue produced concrete ethos, the frightening statistics surrounding the HIV virus created the essential component of logos necessary to convince the audience of the urgency and ominous nature of her exigence. She logically presented her statistics, alarming listeners with numbers and projected numbers of HIV victims. ” her ideas have been used around the world to everyone who would listen. Many people are believing that she is an angel sent from heaven because just her…

“But niggers don't want to pick cotton anymore. You can't get the white folks to pick it and now you can't get the niggers because they got to be right up there with the white folks." (O’Connor, 9) As Mrs. Turpin was saying this, it shows what Flannery O’Connor was willing to have the characters say in order to fit in completely in the south as a white character. With the setting in the south, most characters of Flannery's writing are racist but it fits the setting. And many other little…

good in my view because there were many hidden messages in the play. There was the message of in the matter of Good vs Evil good will always win because even though Faust did and went through all those things he ended up in heaven when God and the Angels came down and brought him up. I feel as if from the beginning God already knew that he was going to let Faust into heaven he just had to…

illustrate. The second Marian dogma is Mary’s Perpetual Virginity. This teaching refers to Mary being ever-virgin even after the birth of Christ. The most common representation of this dogma would be the nativity scene or the annunciation, when the angel Gabriel visits her. The two remaining dogmas focus on the picture Mary presents as a perfect soul. Third on the list of Marian dogmas is The Immaculate Conception. A basic definition would refer to Mary being born without original sin. During…

The Sistine Chapel is located in Vatican City where it serves as a combined place of worship and papal activity, and is the official residence of the Pope. It was originally known as the Capella Magna before its restoration in 1477 by Pope Sixtus IV, for whom it was named. Following its completion, in 1483 the Apostolic Palace was consecrated and dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption (“Sistine Chapel”). The measurements of its simplistic rectangular design repeat those given in the Old…