Michael Collins

I feel as though the most expressive form of art is performance art. The definition of performance art is live art. Throughout the 20th century, performance art has been allowing performers to express themselves, shock their audience, and reflect political agendas. Performance art of the 20th and 21st century reflected the political agendas of the time, like the rise of feminism, anti war activism and socialism. Most performance art it is meant to shock and appall it's audience. Guillermo…

The use of the term misogynist, in the case of Johnathan Swift’s narrators, would describe his mistrusts of women, rather than his hatred of them. With both poems focusing on the artificiality of prostitutes. Neither of his narrators feels the need to mistreat women, instead both narrators just assesses the women’s false attributes “Now dexterously her Plumpers draws/That serve to fill her hollow Jaws…/Pulls out the Rags contriv’d to prop/Her flabby Dugs and down they drop” (Swift 17-22). Swift…

Although Iago is a very manipulative character, one can not deny his skill of persuasion. He hones in on a character’s weakness and, through the weakness, brings all the characters down. Roderigo was a very easy manipulative target for Iago. Roderigo is controlled by his emotions only. Iago uses Roderigo’s deep love for Desdemona against him. By constantly reassuring Roderigo that he can win over Desdemona for him, Iago uses him for sport and profit. Through Roderigo’s emotions, Iago controls…

Yevgeniy Kotlovskiy ENG360 Othello and Paradise Lost: The intrinsic virtue of intelligence Othello by William Shakespeare and Paradise Lost by John Milton are among two of the most timeless, dynamic and profound texts of the 17th century, if not the hierarchy of literature. Othello is a tragedy in the truest sense of the word. Many of the characters in Othello vary in their moral standings, with some being portrayed as heroically virtuous while others are downright evil with no other word to…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter demonstrates that the antagonist, Roger Chillingworth, turned to various forms of revenge to exploit the sins of Dimmesdale, which suggests that people have a natural tendency to seek vengeance on others that have deceived them beyond forgiveness. Chillingworth’s world quickly became fixated on exposing the secret of Hester Prynne—a woman he used to love—and her prohibited lover, Arthur Dimmesdale, a minister who Hester secretly calls the father of her…

The Little Mermaid,Pocahontas,Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast are Disney legends. Legends that are best recalled by musical pieces, including passionate and in depth lyrics. Alan Menken's played a crucial role in the Disney Renaissance in the 1990’s.He not only produced over multimillion dollar musical hits, but also contributed to the idea of letting the music guide viewers with emotions and understanding a character's action.Therefore, the most influential musician is Alan Menken. Alan…

John Moore’s production of Sweeny Todd was a refreshing take on the classical tale. The artists brought to life a convincing dark comedy on how revenge and violence can consume a person until they are blinded by it. I believe the artists not only wanted to elicit a response from the audience but also leave them with a warning about the horrors of revenge and the importance of letting go of what is hurting your heart and soul. First, for the most part the musical accomplished their purpose. The…

Why Basketball is The Best Sport! In my opinion I think that basketball is one of the best sport’s in the world! Not only helps improve someone's communications skills, you are exercising while playing the sport, and basketball helps with everyday stress. Firstly, basketball is a team sport; which means you would have to communicate a lot with your teammates. For example, when your passing the ball to your teammate, you and your teammate would have to communicate with each other. If you can't…

In the book Hoosiers by James H. Madison it tells an amazing story of a little town in Indiana that defeats all odds to become something great. He tells the story of the Hickory basketball team and all their conflicts they face, from disrespectful players and ungrateful parents, to teams they have no chance against, but through hard work and determination they still manage to defy the odds and come out champions. In 1951, Norman Dale comes to an Indiana town to coach basketball. Norman was a…

Write complete sentences to answer the questions. Submit your answers by entering text into the window, or by attaching a file. 1. What are the main events that occurred in the life of Wes 1 in this chapter? 2. What are the main events that occurred in the life of Wes 2 in this chapter? Chapter 2: “Author” Wes After settling into his grandparent’s home, Wes quickly realized their results were stricter than his mother’s. He decided to seek out ways to get out of the house and made some…