Leonard Peikoff

Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann present two very distinct versions of the iconic balcony s c e n e f r o m W i l l i a m S h a k e s p e a r e ’ s R o m e o a n d J u l i e t . O n e i n t e r e s t i n g s i m i l a r i t y i s i n t h e m u s i c a n d h o w i t helps the scene along. The costumes are also similar, with similar colors representing characteristics of their relationship. The scenery of the Zeffirelli version, even with it being more true to the story, better suits the…

On January 21, 1931, Virginia Woolf spoke in front of a branch of the National Society for Woman's Service as a guest speaker. Virginia was a well-known female writer in the early 1900s during the rise of Woman's Suffrage. She uses both rhetorical appeals and judicious use of figurative language fir her argument of a woman's role and her limitations in society. At the very beginning of the speech, Virginia uses logos to convey that she began her life like many women raised in the anti-feminist…

While my own version of Virginia Woolf’s “The Death of the Moth” does not have any major revisions, from a comparison of words (only about 6%), it works to highlight the considerable problems in the original essay while simultaneously seeking to stand on its own as a humorous piece of irony. By modifying the creature and what happens to it, the essay overall should be heavily modified, however, the meaning of the story remains unchanged until over half the story has passed. Clearly, then, the…

An essay on Michael Jackson's moth collection To delve deeply into Michael Jackson's moth collection is an exciting adventure. At first glance Michael Jackson's moth collection may seem unenchanting, however its study is a necessity for any one wishing to intellectually advance beyond their childhood. While much has been written on its influence on contemporary living, it is impossible to overestimate its impact on modern thought. Crossing many cultural barriers it still draws remarks such as 'I…

Psychological behavior in arsonists Arson is a crime that occurs worldwide, it has an immense impact on the victims and the community the arson takes place in. Arson leads to major financial damage, serious injury, or even death. In many cases in attempting to link psychiatric abnormalities to the arsonists have been focused on sexual motivation for firesetting. This psychiatric flaw has been linked to urination, homosexuality and cruelty to animals in the childhoods of firesetters have all…

The “Grandfather of Goth”(Semtner) Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. He was born into a family of performers, causing a lot of traveling. However, at the age of three both of his parents had died of tuberculosis. A tobacco merchant names John Allan adopted him, now his new family accepted Poe as their own and gave him everything. Soon, his new family moved to London and Poe studied in England. After returning home Poe grew a love for writing, he was inspired by a poet…

Abstract Saadat Hasan Manto is one of the greatest short story writers in Urdu literature who has produced twenty two collections of short stories dealing with different subjects such as partition, human life, social taboos, communal violence, so on and so forth. His stories revolving round the subject of partition of the subcontinent after independence in 1947 are more famous and more known than his other stories. Toba Tek Singh is one such story, a masterpiece, which is interwoven with the…

Mi Ultimo Adios is the last poem written by Rizal before his persecution by the firing squad on December 30, 1896. The poem was an unsigned, untitled, and undated poem of 14 five-line stanzas. Rizal placed this poem in the cocinilla, the alcohol stove and it was delivered to his family after his persecution. Mariano Ponce, one of Rizal’s friend entitled the poem “Mi Ultimo Pensamiento” which means “My Last Thought” and Fr. Mariano Dacanay, a prisoner in Bilibid published it in La Independencia…

famous author himself. Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. His parents were traveling actors while he was growing up. His father left the family after his wife died in 1811. After he left, Poe and his siblings William Henry Leonard Poe, and Rosalie Mackenzie Poe, were adopted to John Allan and had moved to Richmond, Virginia. After that time, Poe enrolled in the university of Virginia in 1826. His first book was published in 1827 titled "Tamerlane and Other Poems.''…

When it comes to the pioneers of American Romanticism, Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be one of the most important authors because of his unique gothic style of writing which perfectly encompasses melancholy, horror, passion, thrill and mystery. In his beginnings as a writer, Poe was nowhere as successful as he is today. Although he published his first literary work, which was a book of poetry, in 1827 at the age of eighteen, his real and greatest success came but in 1845 with the publication…