Memento

Jane Austen is of the famous authors of the 17th century. An English Novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the aristocrats earned a place as one of the most widely read writers in English Literature. Austen, a woman who expresses writing in a manner that bridges the gap between romance and realism. Her lifelong efforts remain in our possession and are well known across the globe. Austen reflects on her journey of life and peruses to express those events in the form of stories. From…

How can the apocalypse be associated with an abstract body of knowledge like the arts? The end of the world, an event normally viewed as catastrophic and devastating, is not commonly associated with the beauty and finesse of Literature. Seemingly an oxymoron, End of the World literature uses literary works ranging from poems to short stories, along with a plethora of literary devices, to highlight the themes related to the extinction of humankind. Poems such as “Ozymandias”, short stories such…

Hollywood motion pictures often display their historical moments in appealing ways. The latest Batman movie, the dark knight (2008), directed by the one and only Christopher Nolan, is a perfect example of that. Like many superhero movies, it has a hero and an anti-hero. Featuring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman who is the hero and Heath Ledger as the Joker who played the anti-hero. The Joker’s main purpose is to bring chaos to the people of Gotham city, so Batman must come to terms with one…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses the display of the reliquary of the right arm of St. Valentine. This Medieval arm is a silver, sapphire and partial gilt piece of metal-work that was dated to the fourteenth century. It is a Swiss piece of artwork that was intended to house a relic. Reliquaries acted as caskets for greatly valued relics of influential individuals in society such as a religious figure or a saint. They are often an indication of what class or of what hierarchical standing a…

place “filled with mementos” from your childhood that is insignificant to any outsider. Didion discuses how younger generations are losing ties to not only their families, but their place of origen. They are so concerned about the future that they do not have appreciation for the past. Younger generations cannot see the same value in the “teacups hand-painted with cabbage roses” or the “bathing suit from when they were seventeen”, nor do they care to hold on to these childhood mementos. In…

For this literary journalism piece, I will be writing on the experiences of the boat people. I mentioned in class last week that I would put my focus on anti-war protesters during the Vietnam War, but I don’t have sufficient evidence, sources, or someone to interview on the subject. As of right now, in mind I have a couple of friends whose parents were immigrants by boat during that time in Vietnam. One friend’s parents married young and both traveled here by boat with other refugees. She’s also…

Hamlet’s monolog is one governed by rationality. It is a meditation on life and death, being alive and not being, over the disadvantages of existence and the act of suicide. Hamlet compares life with death. He sees life as missing the power, humans as being exposed to the blows of life and outrageous fortune. The only way to dodge the blows will be to stop existing. The death is thus a desirable state. Nevertheless, it is also seen as a journey to the unknown, to a place for which there is no…

In addition, the lack of love and mutual interests between Winston and his companion Julia is presented in every dysfunctional relationship. Rather than love, Winston and Julia are connected for the purpose of using each other for their own benefits. Julia is a twenty-six years old Party member who works in the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth. Also, she is part of the Anti-Sex League, which is somewhat ironic considering that she is sexually associating with Winston. In fact, Julia…

the beloved sister to Buckley over a game of Monopoly. The Monopoly shoe was always Susie's piece. The removal of her piece from the game is what Jack uses to illustrate to Buckley her removal from the game of life, and he gives it to Buckley as a memento of his sister. “Buckley kept the shoe on his dresser, until one day it wasn't there anymore and no amount of looking for it could turn up" (The Lovely Bones, 70). This represents the absolute dependency on items to replace the presence of…

Profiling is one of the many tools that forensic psychologists have at their disposal in order to assist the legal system and law enforcement in arresting and prosecuting criminals. Profiling is done in two different ways: deductive and inductive. Through the deductive method one starts with a broad theory or hypothesis and then breaks that theory down to come to a conclusion based on evidence. The inductive method is the opposite. It takes observations and examples and uses them to conclude…