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“Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature,” Eric Hoffer. Yes this may be random, but so is life. You can still learn from random things in life. These topics are just that random but you can always learn something. "Dessert began from the French word desservir, signifying "to clear the table." In the United States, Canada, and Australia the last meal is called dessert, In the United Kingdom the last meal is called "pudding". “Sweets were fed to the gods in…

After impeding a rebellion led against King Duncan, Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, and his ally Banquo, encounter three prophesizing witches whom relay their future success. With promises to Macbeth that he will not only become Thane of Cawdor but also will eventually gain the status of King, the witches, also known as the Weird Sisters, initiate an ambitious drive within the Thane. Although Banquo is promised the prosperity of his descendants, he is not as inclined to believe the sisters, resulting…

The Murder of Dreams Examine how Eliot utilizes literary devices to convey and enhance one of the themes of his poem. You may want to consider tone, diction, allusion and/ or imagery when creating your analysis. “The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock” is a collection of fragmented depressing thoughts of a man, Prufrock with no self esteem. When one thinks of the title “The Love song” one often assumes the poem is based affection, and their one true love. “ The Love Song of J. Alfred…

Macbeth was influenced by Lady Macbeth and the witches, but he is the only one responsible for his downfall. In Macbeth, he’s a tragic hero who’s destroyed by greed. Macbeth always had the desire within him to become king so, when he’s giving the prophecy, he seizes the opportunity to become royalty. The witches influence Macbeth by giving him a prophecy saying he’ll be a king. “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth…

Ambition As falls the dew on quenchless sands, blood only serves to wash ambition's hands (Lord Byron). In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and George Lucas’s Revenge of the Sith (ROTS), both Anakin and Macbeth become aggressively ambitious of achieving power through being ruthless and killing people. This warring ambition which is influenced by external forces advents the destruction around them and in themselves. An ambition that goes against moral conscience has devastating results. Such…

Evil is the destruction that harms those in the tragedy of Macbeth. The main characters are Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and the three witches. Macbeth turns pure evil because he wants to be greedy. Lady Macbeth begins to seek the desire for power and turns evil throughout the process. Throughout you will begin to see why the evil has taken over their lives. The three witches start off trying to make Macbeth become evil. The witches start off by telling him that he will become Thane of Glamis, Thane…

Apathetic Tone in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" T.S Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" tells the sad tale of a man who has accomplished little in life but wearing "rich" clothing and procrastinating. Eliot employs a myriad of literary devices to convey the dull routineness of Prufrock's life, but the absolutely apathetic tone of the narrator is what really drives home just how passive he is about his own life. The entire poem is nothing but an aside to help Prufrock avoid…

Lady Gaga is someone that has pushed the limits of style, music, fashion and gender. When you think of Lady Gaga you will probably remember her eccentric outfits, and lyrics. Gaga’s music videos always portray over the top versions of herself and others in eccentric situations that seem to have nothing to do with the actually song. What is more important is how Gaga uses this style. She does not shy away from her differences and encourages not only herself but her fans to push the envelope and…

143-145) This demonstrates the ideology that Macbeth is not satisfied with just being a thane but has now heard the prophecy and is seduced by the thought of gaining more power. He hastily makes the decision to Kill Duncan with the influence of Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth's struggle for power starts the moment she appears in the play where she finds the letter and launches into criticizing Macbeth's manhood. "It is too full of o' th' milk of human kindness". This metaphoric language…

Throughout “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock”, T.S. Eliot’s main goal is to show us the harsh reality of the world we live in. As we read the poem, we are brought on a journey that opens our eyes to make us realize how empty modern life really is and how we are wasting our lives away. As we go on with our journey with J. Alfred Prufrock we are forced to realize that we live a dull, unimaginative existence that is strictly run by routine and habits. In the poem we follow the narrator, J.…