On the Waterfront

storms such as hurricanes. Hurricanes are reputable threats because sea levels have been continuing to rise, “Global sea level rose about 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in the last century” (Jenkins, “Global Climate Change”). Hurricanes would overflow waterfront properties and cities faster, with warming sea temperatures and rising sea levels; it is only a matter of time before famous big-name cities such as New York City and Miami become the next underwater cities of Atlantis. Not to mention, the…

Hart Crane was born July 21, 1899 in Garrettsville, Ohio was a poetic genius who was driven, and hampered, by his self-destructive personality. His alcoholism, sexual excesses and volatile behavior gave him the illusion of personal stability and lead to his greatest poems, but also brought his tragic doom. Cranes poems, though not always autobiographical, can be understood by looking at the occurrences in his turbulent life. Crane acted as his own worst enemy. The feeling, mood, style and form…

Chekhov’s The Lady with the Dog presents a remarkable, key, chapter in the lives of two individuals as they discover their true existence in a story of unabashed love and its clash with the struggle of letting go of social restrictions. It articulates the discord that ensues in the mind when it decides to act upon love that has come at the wrong time, rebelling against the holdbacks of firmly established cultural bonds and entitlements. Which ultimately leads to a mind-racking cultural conundrum…

Lawrence Halprin Lawrence Halprin was an influential landscape architect. His projects have many values to become benchmarks in the development of modern landscape architecture. For example, the most his favorite design is the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington D.C which set a new standard for the public’s involvement. The plazas and grand fountains in Portland, Oregon are a joyful participation in public open spaces. Moreover, he also wrote many lectures and books, such as the Sea…

As I got out of Abi, my classmate’s car we were greeted by peking ducks and macchiato geese as we walking to meet our class. We walked along the waterfront as the tour guide gave a us a detailed geological history of Bayou Lafourche and even a little about Thibodaux’s history. As we walked on the spacious boardwalk we gazed at Bayou Lafourche as we learned what gives it its murky green color. Spoiler…

In 2015 I directed, with Flinders University Drama Centre, Who’s Afraid of the Working Class. This production was part of my assessment at Flinders University for my Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) – Directing Degree. Originally when planning on critically reflecting on this production I had planned to omit the requirements and restrictions that the university placed upon the process however on further reflection those requirements and restrictions are comparable to those placed upon a…

The setting is near a waterfront of sorts, also there is a woman there, the author is tormented, while questioning himself whether the scene is real or not. Poe is taking this idea of a beautiful vision and turning it into a nightmare of sorts, so the narrator is unsure of reality…

Question 5 a) In the text it was mentioned that the Waknuk women had a cross stitched to their dresses, and the women believed strongly in religion they also practiced it. Their hair and clothes were clean, pretty and not sterilized. But the Fringes Women were the rejects of Waknuk, as most of them were sent away because of a discovered deviation. Those women had tattered clothes, wore no crosses, did not practice or believe in religion as the Waknuk people did. They were described as “dirty”,…

the hold of the unwilling rock face…” (Iliad, 13.136-39). This is one of Hektor’s best moments in battle. He leads the Trojan army towards the Achaians’ home camp after destroying their wall, and with amazing strength and leadership reaches the waterfront. Homer uses simile to compare Hektor to the unstoppable rolling stone, to show his valor and power as a warrior, evoking wonder in the reader’s heart to become someone as strong and invincible as Hektor. Like how he describes Hektor, Homer also…

What would you do if you were persecuted for your ancestry? Snow Falling On Cedars by David Guterson is the post-war story of Kabuo Miyamoto’s trial for murdering a white man and his struggle to prove his innocence as an American despite having a Japanese appearance. In Snow Falling On Cedars, Guterson is significantly accurate in recounting battles from World War II, the prejudice that Japanese-Americans faced in the United States after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, as well as the Japanese…