East End of London

surface during the 1940s in New York, during the post WWII era. Most of Pollock’s paintings during this time were his famous “drip paintings”. Pollock would lay his canvas flat on the floor, dab his brush in paint, and let the paint either drip off the end, or he would perform a throwing motion towards the canvas. He would also let the paint drip straight from the can. Jackson Pollock used all different types of painting instruments besides a brush. He used knives, sticks, and even fabrics of…

David Cordinglys “Under the Black Flag” illustrates the life of a pirate in the colonial period. This novel does an excellent job at this as he depicts the difference between pirates in literature and pirates in History. Ideas included in this is that of wooden crutches and women who dressed as men to join the pirate life. Many of them joined piracy due to their upbringings from childhood. Though, other details is the punishments of pirates. Pirate’s punishments for their crimes is often cruel…

immigrants…” (Fulwood). Specifically in the United Kingdom, they were not only experiences the rebirth of their nation, but enduring the after effects of the 1965 Race Relations Act and the devastating South London riots (Commanding Heights: The United Kingdom Rule of Law). The South London riots occurred only three years before America’s Los Angeles Riots, but the same year they adopted their Race Relations Act, Malcolm X was assassinated. It is evident that this period was very important for…

The life and work of George Orwell In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, examples of a corrupt government are used to show that even the most humble and noble beginnings can become the most dishonest and dark societies. Orwell’s experience though fighting in political movements and writing propaganda against them gave him an edge amongst other writers in that period of time. The way he‘s able to compare the society of a farm to one of the biggest political movements of all time is renowned. George…

While Said has pointed out in Orientalism that “the relationship between Occident and Orient is a relation of power, of domination, [and] of varying degrees of complex hegemony” (15), we must recognize the complex, and multifaceted ways in which the East was represented in a multitude of genres of literary discourse. We should recognize as well that the English experienced insoluble friction between the ideal of subduing Islam on one hand, and, on the other, the opportunistic mercantile aim of…

Interview: Steve Plunkett Steve Plunkett is a true collector car hobbyist. Not only does he own one of the largest Cadillac collections in all of North America, he is also the founder of one of Canada’s largest car shows - the Fleetwood Country Cruize In. On average, the Cruize In brings together 25,000 people, and has managed to raise exactly $1,532,000 for charity. As Steve jokes, “for a goofy car show, that’s a lot”. I had the pleasure of sitting down with him and chatting about his…

The corset is a prominent symbol of restriction. This article of clothing takes a starring role in the Ginger Tree, where a young woman refuses to wear her corset and be caged by the limited expectations of women. Her freedom starts to evolve as she refuses to conform to the wishes of the men around her. To become ultimately independent, she begins to work in a store as a clothing designer. Her agency culminates when she opens up a corset department for Japanese women, who buy them for their…

established realist theory. In modern perspective, judges with law-making authority lay down the common law. The law is often created rather than merely discovered. First of all, the declaratory theory can cause absurdity. In Entores v Miles Far East Corp , Lord Denning set aside the previous postal rule and decided that communication through telex was effective immediately when received. In his judgment, he took…

Lucy McCormick, of ‘GET IN THE BACK OF THE VAN’ (GITBOTV), influenced my practice through her solo workshop and subsequent conversations because I found her style and attitude towards creative work particularly stimulating and we share an enthusiasm for pushing theatrical boundaries. Her approach demonstrates that, “the question of boundaries and extremes is always in the room” (McCormick, 2014). In our workshop on ‘The Importance of Being Ernest’ Lucy got one of my classmates, Laura, to chew…

also exposed to more tropical cyclones even during supposedly dry months. Likewise, other countries are experiencing extreme weather conditions such as the recent polar vortex in North America, the sudden snow in Vietnam, and the intense storms in London. 4) Ecosystems and biodiversity. Coral reef systems have suffered bleaching because of warming seas, and oceans have higher acidity. Due to warmer summers in the Arctic, polar bears are coming back to shore earlier and changing their diet to…