Labyrinth

Della and the Daughter may seem to have a lot of differences on the outside, like one being an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, the Daughter, and one being a natural born American, Della. Even though these characters come from two different places and have two different backgrounds, they have more in common than what meets the eye. Della, from “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, and the Daughter, from the “Daughter of Invention” by Julia Alvarez who’s nickname is Cukita, have many…

When we comment on a Facebook post, send an email, purchase something online, or click on an advertisement banner that promises “70% off your first purchase when you sign up,” we give data trackers the information they need to create a digital profile of us. These profiles are compiled of personal information we give up when we do almost anything online, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain one’s privacy. The digital footprints we leave can curate a more personalized internet…

Growing up in the world is exhilarating, full of adventures, and curiosity yet it is also trying, confusing, and similar to finding the way through a labyrinth. The world tends to throw many different situations and problems at children every day in an attempt to teach and develop the children into capable adults. Why add to the complexities of adolescents through the impetuous prescription of antidepressants and other behavioral medications? It is common practice for parents to look for…

When we are challenged by the dark, sombre facets of reality, we cringe, only to entangle ourselves back into the labyrinth of our trivial illusions. This idea is epitomized in the film, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller by the character of Willy Loman, who constantly denies the harsh, objective reality is blinded by his own irrational, superficial desires that he…

The familiar gravitational force on Venus felt surreal, as it was almost identical to the feeling of being on Earth. Though there was a pungent stench coming at me from numerous directions, wandering with my two crewmates, we found the origin of the foul smell, coming from a crater that was encircling what looked like an egg. We cautiously moved back as the fumes overwhelmed the surrounding aroma. Putting on our metallic, lightweight gas masks and marching towards the crater. Everyone was wary…

Over the years, scholars of Judaism have often pondered what could be done to lessen or abolish an anti-Semitic environment. The Jewish nation has been persecuted for many thousands of years for not only its beliefs but also its lack of cohesion. In one regard, Judaic culture is fractured and needs to have a true Jewish stronghold to show oppressors that they are once again empowered. In contrast, the oppressors might see the Jewish stronghold as a way to quickly eliminate the culture. The Jews…

ambitious, and unyielding. However, he unexpectedly vanished after he defeated the villains; thus his sister Princess Leia led an expedition to both find Luke and protect the galaxy. Although Star Wars is a space opera, but similar to the movie Pan’s Labyrinth, it blends some unique qualities with technology —the mystical color archetypes. Among various colors, the color white is not only used to represent purity, peace, and innocence but also evil, death, and destruction. Throughout Star Wars,…

Inception, the dreamy movie that’ll keep you so excited you’ll never be able to sleep through it, stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, and Michael Cane. Inception is a complicated thriller-like movie, that was first intended to be a horror movie, but the director changed it into a Sci-Fi/Thriller movie. I must say, for a once intended horror movie, the movie extremely lacked scares, and I’m 12. The movie however, is thrilling and intense at times.…

Travis makes it through the labyrinth, unharmed, and Harley was just as fine as a polar bear in the winter. But then they reach the castle. The castle could almost be a 5-star hotel, with hot tubs in every room. But on the outside of the castle were zombie knights. The zombies were just people, but were mutated and died, but came back to life from the radiation. So these were radiated zombies. But then the door opened, and there was a big long hallway. At the end of the hall was a throne. And…

highlights the ambiguity of human nature. The first reality, in this dualistic situation, creates a place of refuge for Pi while providing him the inner ambition and strength to survive. The overwhelming scenario that Pi has been entangled with is a labyrinth of stress, hardship, and brutality.…