Peter Singer

Finding Neverland Growing up we have all heard the story of Peter Pan, the boy who never wanted to grow up, and Neverland, the land which allowed him to stay young forever. As young adults we have found our own Neverland, where the worry of growing up is nonexistent – and it is called college. In the article “Peter Pan goes to College” author Nathan Harden argues that Millennials and Generation Z are deferring typical adulthood responsibilities such as being economically self-sufficient and…

The Heroes of Today Giving up is what most people want to do when a problem seems too difficult to solve. There are many obstacles in life that seem too high to jump over, but there are always people who persevere. Lucas Benitez, Claire Dundee, and Peter Zucca are all examples of those people who have the courage to go above and beyond. All of them shared one goal: success. Each and every one of them has gone through a different problem, but they are similar in a few ways. They identified the…

In William Golding’s novel, “The Lord of the Flies” starts out as a group of young boys get stranded on an island with no adults. They are forced to build their own set of rules and society. Golding portrays many unique conditions and situations that symbolize ideas or concepts. At first, this seems like a paradise, a dream come true but it soon leads to conflict. Such symbols as Simon and holiness, fire and power, to beasts and darkness, to pigs and craziness are all what help Golding put the…

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein and his creation represent a relationship between creator and the created while also forming a doppelganger relationship. It is difficult to interpret which side, either Victor or the creature, represents good and which represents evil. The more Victor pursues his dream of creating a Being; he slowly slips from being a brilliant scientist to being an insane mad man looking to play God. His thirst for knowledge before the existence of his…

In the novel ‘The Lovely bones’ written by Alice Sebold is about a 14 year old girl named Susie Salmon who got murdered by Mr Harvey. Susie finds it hard to grasp the fact that she has died and can't go back to her family. Instead she has to watch her family go through her death and not know what happened to her. Also, Susie has to watch her murderer get another target which happens to be her sister. I really enjoyed this book because you always want to know what would happen next to Susie or…

The last supper is one of the most iconic biblical moments. While dining during the jewish holiday of passover, he prophesies that one of his disciples will betray him. This comes true and the most defining part of christianity takes place, the crucifixion. Three days later he returns to life. The crucifixion marks a point where Jesus turns from man to legend, and the last supper the final moments of his mortality. While the Last Suppers painted by Leonardo and Tintoretto take place at the same…

Introduction There’s a reality attached to being a follower of Jesus. It’s that in your ministry at some point or another, there will be people who will dislike what you’re doing. Likely because you’re involved in the liberation of people they once had some power over. Regardless of the reason, as one who lives like Christ, you will be faced with adversity. They will search for your wrongs and attempt to use them as reasons for why you shouldn't be listened to. However, much like the story of…

Do you prefer a original, alluring book? Or an action-packed movie with many added characters? Either way the story must get across to the audience. It's just how the story is portrayed. A book offers a look into the mind of characters and how they make the choices they do. Different people prefer different types of storytelling. Some movies cannot be told the way a story was told, such as a series of flashbacks cannot be portrayed to a screen because it would be too confusing for an audience…

freedom as it is a main aspect of life today, being able to have your own expression of this is vital to one's life in the present day. I have found this theme evident in the films and or novels: The Truman show, Directed by Peter Weir, Dead poets society, also directed by Peter Weir, Divergent, Written by Veronica Roth and The Lord of the Flies', written by William Golding. These four films/novels show a significant trace of this theme that I have chosen which ties together…

"A joyous masterclass of physical comedy and general disaster" (Fiona Mountford, 2015) In Peter Pan Goes Wrong, by Mischief Theatre, the much-loved members of The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society battle against collapsing sets, flying mishaps and numerous miscues on their way to Neverland with hilarious and disastrous results, much to the dismay of any stage manager. I watched this play on the 17th of November…