Harley Allen

Society tells us who to be, when we should be, how we should be, and if we defy society, we are wrong. Today’s society is not much different from society in the 50’s. Both the 50’s and modern societies create imaginary guidelines for people to live by. Allen Ginsberg steps out of mainstream society by creating the poem “Howl.” He speaks what others are afraid to speak. In the 1950’s, it was against the law in every state to be openly gay. However, this did not stop Ginsberg from expressing his…

It is clear to any reader of "Howl" that Allen Ginsberg is upset with the status quo, in fact, one might even borrow Ginsberg own words about how he feels about his “generation” when he states that they, “let themselves be fucked in the ass by saintly motorcyclists, and screamed with joy.” What a spit in the face. As I continued to read Ginsberg’s profanity-laced and prolonged verbal assault I was sure about convinced about one thing; Ginsberg is demanding for his generation to change by beating…

In an action packed life of 70 years in the Beat movement, Allen Ginsberg accomplished an abundance of achievements. These achievements included advancements in gay rights, freedom of speech and much more. Ginsberg is famous for his free speech that was controversial in the 1950s but then praised in the 1960s. When Ginsberg first started out, he was one of the first to talk about taboo subjects like sex, much like his idol, Walt Whitman. Free speech is not the only thing that Ginsberg was…

“I don’t think there is any truth. There are only points of view.” Allen Ginsberg’s famous quote is one that inspires the continued analysis and explication of poetry. Poetry is so important because much like jazz, it has a form all of its own. Poetry has no boundaries and can be created on the fly. And without the continued analysis and emphasis on great poetic works, like “Howl,” young writers would be dissuaded to take up the art form. To this day, scholars and students alike have…

Art and emotion, often times, go hand-in-hand with one another due to the generalistic idea that emotions are what fuels the artist drive to produce such wondrous masterpieces. Poetry, is one such art that allows its creator to call upon a variety of emotions. Whether those emotions are a sense of delight, anger, contempt, sorrow, etc, all are forms of emotion and are easily seen throughout the many poems written by Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and Paul Lurance Dunbar. When these poets fuse…

Howling at Moloch Examining a poem and a film in detail to find how they each work as individual pieces and how they function together helps to better understand them. The 1968 poem, Howl by Allen Ginsberg, was the basis for the 2010 film by the same name, which was directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. One of the main themes throughout both the poem and the film was Moloch. The author introduces Moloch in his poem as a metaphor for all the terrible things that separate humanity from…

Ring! Ring! “Hello? What, you want me to go over the Pros and Cons for kids having a cell phone, Well sure I can do that for you.” So in this Essay I will tell you the pros and the cons of having a cell phone when you're a kid. I chose this topic by reason of I know that there are a great deal of arguments going on everyday about having a cell phone when you're a kid (I’ve done a bit of that too) so I’ve decided to do a pro and con essay. So I guess you want to know what side I agree with,…

The film, Annie Hall was released in 1977, and directed by Woody Allen a well-known stand-up Comedian in America. One would automatically have expectations of humour and a happy ending due to the romantic comedy genre; however the film disregards a few of the genre’s conventions which results in an unhappy separation of the main two individuals Alvy Singer and Annie Hall towards the end of the film. The film, Annie Hall unfolds from Alvy’s point of view and his ultimate search for happiness in…

In 1831, at the age of twelve, Walt Whitman began working for his local newspaper. He soon fell in love with the written word and started writing his own poetry (“Poet Walt Whitman”). Fast forward to the turn of the 20th century, and Whitman has already made a name for himself as one of America’s most influential poets. Two of Whitman’s most esteemed works are “O Captain! My Captain!”, written in 1865 to reflect on Abraham Lincoln's death, and “O Me! O Life!”, written in 1891 to contemplate…

Robert Herjavec As well seen robert is a famous person from the show shark tank but as well as being a successful person on tv he is also a very successful entrepreneur. Also being a success in the business world he is a success from another nation. After his father and escapee from a prison in zbjeg croatia came to halifax at a young age of 8 years old. After he made it to halifax his mother remembered she knew someone in toronto they went there and lived in their basement for 18 months. When…