Edward Albee

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore” (Andre Gide). This quote describes the main character, Paul, in Edward Bloor’s novel. He has trouble not only with what he sees and how to cope, but what he doesn’t see. Erik is Paul’s older brother and he finds great joy in agonizing him. Erik is one of the characters that contrasts to Paul and his eyesight. He sees what Paul does not and vice-versa. What the author is trying to provide the reader with with…

From Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate factory, and even Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton has made films that have became huge hits across the country. When watching these movies, the audience may notice many different types of lighting, music and sounds, and camera angles, from cheery to gloomy then dismay. Tim Burton wants the audience to feel these feelings to have a connection with the character he’s made. To begin, Burton manipulates camera angles and framing to catch and…

April 18, 2016 Dear Editor, There are many reasons why vaccines are very important. Vaccines cause your body to release disease fighting antibodies without actually causing the disease. You can be vaccinated for over 20 diseases. There are 3 reasons why it is important for a person to be properly vaccinated. One reason is, you are not only protecting yourself but the people around you. Another reason is, it can protect you from some diseases. Finally, vaccines are important because they can…

she moves from a sunny Arizona to a rainy region in Washington to improper attitudes. Then she meets Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). His eyes seem to fit directly into her soul. Edward is a bloodless vampire, and because of fear, Bella begins a dangerous relationship…

techniques given to make a good movie that expresses their style. In particular, Tim Burton uses numerous cinematic techniques such as sound, lighting, and shots to demonstrate his unique style in movies like Charlie and the chocolate Factory, and Edward Scissorhands. For starters, Burton applies the cinematic element lighting to set a different mood in a certain setting. Case in point, in Charlie and the choclate factory, Burton exhibits a back lighting to the mountains…

Edward Scissorhands is a romantic dark fantasy film about an inventor who creates an artificial man called Edward. The inventor sadly dies before he finished making Edward, leaving him with scissors for hands. Edward is later found by Peg Boggs who takes him in to her suburban family. He soon falls in love with Peg’s teenage daughter, but little does he know that this would cause so much drama and upset for himself and the people he became to love. The film was made in 1990 by the director Tim…

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Brooklyn born self taught artist. His first attention attracted his graffiti in the city of New York. Basquiat’s artistic talents and inspiration came from his cultural heritage as his mother being Puerto Rican and father a Haitian American. After quitting high school a year before his graduation and years of struggling his work finally got him fame. Receiving fame for his words, stick figures, and animals, the public adored all of his hard work. Basquiat began street…

Have you ever had that moment in your life when the truth about something, ‘’set you free?’’ Well this book is all about that. The themes of ‘’Tangerine” by Edward Bloor is seeing and the truth. Paul faces many things in his life, which all revolves around those themes. The main character had a traumatic experience when he was young, so he completely blocked out the memory and forgot all about it. Little by little, Paul pieces his memory together. Ironically, Paul sees the truth about others,…

The shiny sun hit all of the students and teachers eyes as they went outside for an announcement. All the high school students sat on the cold metal bleachers waiting for something to happen. The principle walked out to the field looking down at the ground with a microphone in one hand. He slowly picked up his head looking at everyone, and it looked like our principle was going in slow motion, tapping the microphone, testing if it worked. The principle licked his lips, breathed in, and spoke,…

The Carleton Prize for Biotechnology: Edward Jenner Meika Johnston 101024738 BIOL1010 1.1 Introduction The Carleton Prize for Biotechnology should be awarded to a scientist who has helped the field in many regards. Edward Jenner has aided the Biotechnology not only during his time period, but also the rest of the foreseeable future. Edward Jenner was the father of vaccination, which allowed immunization for smallpox, and then give the footprints of the immunization…