Oscar Wilde

As a writer I believe I still have a lot more to learn. In writing I think writing fiction is one of my strengths, for example I do enjoy writing short stories on my free time just for fun. I often share them with one of my friends and my cousin. I am still pretty shy about them, but they seem to really like them. Although, they are not the best stories I can spend a lot of time writing them without getting bored. I also enjoy writing argumentative essays, finding evidence that supports my…

Charjully Goff Ms. Lippay English 9th September 23rd, 2014 Banned Books “The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame”- Oscar Wilde, an Irish writer and poet. Banned books are books that people can’t have access to. This is considered also as book censorship, sometimes due to religious, political and moral purposes. The main books that have been banned are usually because they contain religion purposes that might offend, sex scenes, drugs, prostitution,…

“Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made- disobedience and rebellion.” These words spoken from Oscar Wilde explain what has happened over decades. Time and time again, people have gone against the law to do what was right. Not only did it make a small difference, it changed what the future would be like for everyone. So many people have practiced civil disobedience; too many to count. Martin Luther…

Zack Curtis Dr. Swenson English 1212: British Literature II April 4, 2016 Split Reality Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, depicts the constant struggle between virtue and desire with a man by the name of Dr. Jekyll, and his counterpart, Mr. Hyde. The story of these two sides of the same coin shed light on the internal battle between right and wrong. While Dr. Jekyll represents the acceptable, lighter side of humanity, Hyde portrays the selfish side with…

version themselves. As a result, conforming can cause one to forget the person they individually were destined to be. Many of the most brilliant people of the world were non-conformists such as Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist; Oscar Wilde, a mind blowing writer; Bell Hooks, a feminist, activist, and scholar; and Frida Kahlo, an extraordinary painter who defies classification. These people changed the world and influenced great things because of their non-conformity. This shows…

Freedom of expression is a uniquely American tradition, at least to the extent we have here. Amy Witherbee, a researcher who studies how democracy and censorship go hand and hand said “At the core of censorship is always a parallel belief in the ability of an idea to alter lives and change nations. The challenge is to let those ideas wreak their havoc, and trust in our capacity as the citizens of a democracy to make of the damage something better than what was there before. If, on the other hand…

The Neoclassical era gave way to people becoming more literate and comfortable with social norms and started the beginning of a middle class structure. People were more interested in appearances and they are clever, witty and have good manners especially when in public places. Conservatism flourished as the new normal, as well as in politics and literature. During this era, the literature that was written mostly consisted of simple portrayals of human beings. Writers imitated the style of…

Essay 3 When creating a film adaptation of a play, one must confront the various requirements of a new industry. For longer plays one may have to trim dialogue or may have to edit the text to make it more digestible to a more modern audience. Similarly, another aspect would be the director who is essentially a random variable as they all vary from person to person. Directors often face a dilemma while trying decide if they will try to make their work distinct or make few changes to stay true to…

“Classified” Class Cliques Jocks, preps, nerds, geeks, loners, skaters, thespians, goths… starting at a young age children begin to categorize themselves and others, developing cliques both consciously and unconsciously, based on popularity, common interests, socioeconomic background, appearance and social class. Americans often deny the presence of social class as its counterpart: “social inequality” belittles the values of the American Dream concurrently emphasizing the American reality,…

For my persuasive writing task I chose write an argumentative essay, focusing the lack of women in STEM fields. I chose this topic because it is relevant, somewhat controversial and will potentially affect my future. Recent studies have revealed that the gender inequality within STEM subjects is alarming, and with intervention, it will continue to increase. The purpose of my text is to bring awareness to this issue, and begin the gender rebalance process. If nothing is done, females will…