Inferno

Outside was an inferno of machine gunfire and falling shells. Australians were throwing bombs into holes, clubbing Germans, taking others prisoner. It was also an action in which tanks were used in combat for the first time.Even tho tanks were used for the first time in…

I teach "Introduction to Literature" and "Standard Freshman Composition" courses at Suffolk County Community College. I personally design both of my courses, which adhere to the mission statement of the college. In "Introduction to Literature," my students engage in imaginative works of literature, analyze major literary themes and forms, continue training in effective prose writing skills, and demonstrate maturity and thought and style when deconstructing literary elements such as image, plot,…

One “Aaaaaaaaaahhhh!” a high pitched voice screamed in fright. Prentice and Mr. Forkle turned outside. “Who was that?” Prentice asked, but the answer came as quickly as the words. Mr. Forkle got up and ran for the door. “Come on,” he ordered. Prentice got up and followed him, activating his obscurer. Outside, Sophie, on sprawled out on the ground. Mr. Forkle, pulled out a strange device and hit a few buttons. A phone, that’s what the humans call it, Prentice remembered. He then knelt…

On the 31st of December, 2016, I died. How did I die? I’d like to say I died rescuing a cute girl from a burning building. Or maybe struggling to the death against a crazed gunman, buying time for innocent civilians to reach safety. Even pushing a child out of the way of an oncoming truck would have made for a fine tale. I wish I were that type of person. No, all I spent all my time at home in front of my computer in a pitch black room, grinding MMORPG’s eighteen hours a day. My meals…

Cowboys seldom spring to mind when we think of Italy. Historians might imagine the grandeur of ancient Rome, the Colosseum or the Pantheon while art lovers might be reminded of the Renaissance, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci or Caravaggio. For others good food and fine wines, pasta or pizza might spring to mind. Spaghetti Westerns are famous and it is common knowledge that some of them were filmed in parts of Italy like Abruzzo. Less well known are the authentic Italian cowboys known locally…

Where? Where did they go wrong? How did they go wrong? She scrambled through lifelines, ripped through events, until finally—finally, she found it. The chain of events that pivoted the men’s lives and sent them plummeting down, straight to the inferno called War. “Yeah! Go at it!” “Ye’re a man! Fight ’im!” “In this world, proper men fight, not with words, but with their own bare hands.” Stupid society. “Smith, in honour of king and country. . . .” “Anderson, in honour of king and country.…

thing I admire about Dante is that he wrote Divine Comedy it is such an amazing poem that I do not think I can forget. Although the first time I heard of Dante was when I saw on social media that one of my favorite shows is based on his story of Inferno. After that I looked more into it and hearing about it in class made it even more interesting to me. There is plenty of reasons why Dante was my top picks: it is because I can relate to him a lot. When I was younger my mom tells me that I used to…

“What is commonly called ugliness in nature, can in art become full beauty”. In Rodin’s sculpture The Kiss, made from 1901 to 1904, he applies his own philosophy to showcase the relationship of Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Ramini from Dante’s Inferno, in the impressionism period. The marble sculpture depicts the two nude, sensually embracing in a corkscrew with their hands all over each other, sitting upon a rough rock-like structure. The sculpture is carved in the round and has subtle, but…

Arising out of a rebellious mood, the late 19th and early 20th century was a time where many writers broke away from tradition by using modernism to take a radical approach on the way society viewed modern literature (Modernism/literature.com). Experimentation and individualism became virtues, where before they were looked down upon. Modernism was set in motion after a series of cultural shocks. The first of these great shocks was the Great War, known now as World War One. At the time, this “War…

Dogma vs. Indulgence Dogma (1999) is an obscure comedy, which challenges the beliefs and ideas, or dogma, set out by Catholics in particular, but may also pertain to other faiths. The story is about two angels that get kicked out of Heaven, and they want to get back in. They find a way to get back, which in the method will forgive all their sins. Naturally they must be stopped, by the "Last Scion," (individuals who were the last member of a ruling house, or another prominent family,…