Confessional

build since he was a stone mason from Ireland. As I entered the church I was astonished by the beautiful art above the alter. There I saw several saints adoring our Lord. As I gazed at the artwork, my uncle told me that one of the saints was St. Ignatius of Loyola. My uncle told me about how he was a warrior that was wounded by a cannonball, and after miraculous conversion he became the founder of the Jesuit order. In my mind, I thought Ignatius was a “bad ass saint”. I was quite fond of hearing…

“She is an important poet not only because of her courage in dealing with previously forbidden subjects, but because she can make the language sing” (Erica Jong). Anne Sexton was an honest and unapologetic young writer, who was unafraid of expressing the true realities of life through the medium of her poetry. As a young woman of the 50s, 60s and 70s, Anne was inspired by poets such as Sylvia Plath and Robert Lowell. The 50s and 60s were a time of oppression and sexism towards women, and Anne’s…

best friend versus being acknowledged by his father. In the beginning of the novel, an adult Amir is reflecting back on his life in Afghanistan when he was an innocent child trying to gain his father’s acknowledgement. “The novel is written in a confessional tone, using extended flashbacks to reveal the source of Amir’s profound guilt” (Gale Student…

All over the world, women have been treated as the ‘least important’ creature by the Male-controlled society. Women always wanted to be recognized as a specific individual and wanted to have their own identity. Women in the early ages were known as a living being with no emotions, feelings, and desires. They lived in a society ruled by men and they were considered as victims. Every human wish to be recognized by their own identity. No one tries to know the feelings hidden in women. They keep…

A show gathers a crowd. People come to see the magic, to see the talent the performer can offer. The performance puts the audience into a trance; “Watch me, watch me! Look at what I can do!”. The performer captivates the spectators attention, giving the performer power. Power is the force that drives humanity; it is what humans fight for. Everyone wants to be the performer and have the power. However, in society in the 1960s and years prior, power has only ever been granted to men; women were…

The process of discovery is a profoundly meaningful experience which involves moving into unknown realms, causing a re-evaluation of the known. Discoveries occur in a multifaceted fashion as part of a re-consideration of experiences and values, generating new perspectives of ourselves and our world. Rosemary Dobson’s poetry and Fitzgerald’s The Ice Palace position us to recognise the significance of time, change and its confronting challenges. The persona’s desire for creative freedom within…

"To achieve something one does not already possess; one must do something never done before." A classic quote that explains how King Claudius, the main antagonist in William Shakespeare 's Hamlet, seems to hold dear to his heart. King Claudius has one main goal and that is to protect his kingship by staying alive. On the other hand, Hamlet, Claudius ' stepson and nephew, desires to kill Claudius to acquire rightful revenge for his late father 's death. It is clear that by the closure of Act…

Anne Sexton and Maxine Kumin grew to be friends during a poetry workshop in Boston. Their confessional style poetry guided them into writing three children’s novels together and assisting each other in their writing, which strengthened their friendship further. Anne Sexton and Maxine Kumin scatter similes and metaphors to bring the reader into a feeling of nostalgia through the themes of a favorite childhood fairy tale and friendship. Both poets accomplish this through a sarcastic tone, and but…

The late 1970s and early 1980s brought the audience out of the studio to capture people in real-life settings. TV newsgathering paved the path with the introduction of Sony’s videocassette format by making portable TV affordable for every television station. Westinghouse Broadcast’s Evening Magazine ultimately adapted free-ranging news style of 60 minutes into the video-based magazine show form. Entertainment Tonight, Primetime Live, and Dateline NBC are amongst a few in which the format still…

My favorite television show of all time is definitely the series aired on NBC The Office. The Office is an American comedy series adapted from a United Kingdom version that aired for a two short years. The television series has a unique mockumentary style applied to it to mock a serious documentary series in order to satirize the subject meant to cover. The Office is found humorous to the average person because the character’s workday consists of ego clashes and inappropriate behavior. I believe…