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Known for her stories about adolescents struggling towards adulthood, Higuchi Ichiyō creates a small world full of contrasting young characters in one of her famous works, “Child’s Play”. Also known as “Takekurabe”, which translates to “growing up”, the children of the story cross the line that separates child from adult during a period of individualism and edification. Although “Child’s Play” embraces the purity of the coming-of-age theme, it adds darker elements in order to show the realistic…

On May 2, 1933, Mrs. Aldie Mackay saw something in the still calm waters of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. This was the first modern sighting of an aquatic beast, said to be a plesiosaur, inhabiting the waters of the Loch Ness lake. Known as “Nessie,” the Loch Ness Monster has brought about a lot of dubiousness around the world. Although there had been plenty of reported sightings from people all around the world who have visited Loch Ness to determine whether Nessie is real or not, there…

Ron Clements and John Musker correctly represent Polynesian Culture in their 2016 film, Moana. Moana was nominated for and won numerous awards. It was nominated for both the ‘Best Animated Feature Film of the Year’ and the ‘Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)’ awards in the 2017 Oscars. The film is about a girl called Moana from the island of Motunui who has a desire to be on the water. After finding out her ancestors were voyagers, she goes on an adventure to…

It now has five “notable inmates”, and another 718 slippery eels. The people of Lewes seem oblivious though; or maybe just ignorant. There were children skipping past and old people, sitting on benches opposite, looking longingly at its twenty foot walls as if it were the Mediterranean sea. The complacency of the…

Bastardized versions of Native American history have been widely accepted within the media, which is often seen from classic Western films to some of our children’s beloved Disney adaptations. Such has caused many of the undereducated to hold a belief that the extent of Native American history is one of rebellion upon horseback while shooting rifles in the air, and attempting to scalp any “white man” who dared trespass onto their defined territory. This could not be further from the truth. Prior…

The Scarlet Letter: Prompt 2 Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson were among a group of authors known as the Romantics that valued feeling over reason, imagination over science, and nature over civilization. These ideals are commonly displayed in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Like any writers of the same time period, Hawthorne and Emerson may have never completely accepted each other's beliefs, however the characters that Hawthorne creates agree with Emerson’s advice, “[d]o not go where…

As it mentioned in page 76 the author stated, “Piranha fish live in the lakes, and electric eels. I dangled my fingers in the water, figuring it would be worth it” (Dillard 76). In other words, the author is saying people should take risk in life in order to success because it is not like a piece of cake to succeed in life if there is no effort…

The Wakefield Master is a very famous play from the medieval times, written by an anonymous playwright, this production is part of the two series mystery plays based on the bible. The play possibly was performed in the town of Wakefield located in the west part of England, during the end of the middle ages, around the 1400 and 1450. From this series the Second Shepherds play is very popular, as britannica.com, (n.d.) says: “Second Shepherds’ Play is widely considered the greatest work of…

Raymark Industries in Stratford, Connecticut was once a thriving business employing many people before leaving them with a huge clean up problem that has been going on for decades. The dumping of harmful waste has put the residents in bad living conditions, loss of economy from contaminated land, and unsafe water conditions. Finding a solution to the toxic asbestos Raymark used in brake pads would help lower the waste created at the facility. Learning to dispose of personally generated waste is…

origins, identities, and special abilities of fighting crime. First, let’s talk about Superman or Clark Kent if you prefer. Before Clark Kent was even thought of, his real name was Kal-El. He was born on a planet called Lrypton. His parents put Kal Eel on a rocket to send him to Earth to escape an apocalypse that destroyed his world and killed his parents. When he was sent to Earth, he was found in a backyard in a small town name Smallville and was raised by John and Martha Kent, who are caring…