Opie Taylor

As humans, we tend to put ourselves in the spotlight of our own world. We use humanistic terms that give a place imagined borders. Don McKay’s “Otherwise than Place” is a lyrical essay that starts off with the narrator holding an introspective stone from the West Coast of Vancouver Island, he asks himself what the relation is between place and wilderness. As encouraged by Don McKay, it is a good meditative practice for humans to notice that we label things according to our occurrence to the land…

Within Manuel Aguirre’s “Gothic Fiction and Folk-Narrative Structure: The Case of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.” and A. A. Markley’s “Mary Shelley's ‘New Gothic’: Character Doubling and Social Critique in the Short Fiction.” we see the reevaluation of the presence of the gothic in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Gothic as both a genre and a form of literary narration and Shelley’s usage and possible manipulation of is pondered over in both article. Manuel Aguirre argues that Shelley’s Frankenstein…

The Beauty and Justice of Geese Photography “The geese are coming! The geese are coming!” I shout as they fly across the blue sky of Regent’s park. The beautiful and majestic creatures swarm the lake where the park visitors feed them. In my periphery vision, I observe other swarms of ducks, pigeons, and other various birds that are also fed on the man-made concrete bank of the lake. Still, the geese remain my focus. Watching them captivates me and brings me out of myself. I am giddy with…

Plagrism free Introduction Romanticism commenced in England with the guide of the primary edition of the “Lyrical Ballads” (1798), it was the joint paintings of William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.It turned into an inventive, literary, musical and intellectual motion that originated in Europe. Romanticism emphasis on emotion and individualism in addition to glorification of all of the beyond and nature It changed into partially a response to the economic Revolution. Old English…

The nineteenth century in France was one of the most progressive and transformative eras for literature, science, medicine, architecture, and social and political change. Émile Zola made progressive moves in the second half of the nineteenth century in many ways. Zola was born in 1840, in Paris, he has spend most of his childhood in Aix-en-Provence. Zola lost his father at a young age, just like many of his characters that he would later write about in this novels. He was raised by his mother…

Romanticism in Game of Thrones What exactly is Romanticism? Romanticism was an artistic movement that began in the late 18th century where it emphasized intuition, appreciation of nature and self-expression. (“What is Romanticism?”). It began in Europe and spread to the United States where it was soon felt all over the world. (“Romanticism”). Romanticism played an important role in literature and the arts, but also affected religion, politics and philosophy. (Holman 24). The Romantic era, as it…

few times and evaluating the different components that Dr. Bolte Taylor used within her communication, the Linear Model of Communication was used during Dr. Bolte Taylor’s speech. The Linear Model of Communication applies to this speech as the channel is one way communication, the sender sends the…

Samuel Taylor Coleridge: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1797. At first sight it may just seem like an epic sea voyage told by an old sailor to a wedding guest, but underlying this is a Christian allegory that teaches us about wrong-doing, suffering and redemption. He uses many different literary techniques to portray these three points. These literary techniques are displayed differently throughout the course of…

Cather personally adheres Naturalism in her book O Pioneers! because how She wrote about her and Oscar and Luis’ fight and Emil and Marie’s relationship. Although, Cather prefers Naturalism in her book, the title has a sense of Naturalism. To sum it up I believe Cather uses Naturalism as her life philosophy in her book O’ Pioneers!. However, O’ Pioneers! has the Naturalistic view the title of the book has a romantic view. The Title of the book has the same title as a romantic poem that talks…

Henry Purcell once said “As poetry is the harmony of words, so music is that of notes; and as poetry is a rise above prose and oratory, so is music the exaltation of poetry."(Helm, n.d.). Purcell was the most authentic and admirable composer of his time (Arton, n.d.). He took full advantage of the musical change after the renewal of the monarch. While only living a short life, Purcell left an impact on the music world that still holds true to this day. Henry Purcell, the son of Henry Purcell…