Puppet Master

Little Red Riding Hood is not the innocent fairytale we all thought it was. Most people have heard this classic at least once before, but it is surprisingly not the original version. The story we are all used to hearing as children has some hidden details that readers did not pay close attention to first time around. Even though it was a fairytale after all it was not intended to be true. It turns out that Little Red Riding Hood actually contained a lot of real social issues specifically those…

and the idea can be found in multiple tragic works. For example, in Oedipus Rex, Oedipus tries to escape fate but fate reminds him that he is still its puppet. Also, Creon from Antigone believes that his authority surpasses the gods’, until they abruptly bring him back down to earth. Finally, the fisherman from “The Ledge” believes he could master the seas and time, but finds out that they play by their own…

After World War Two many colonized countries formed nationalist movements that advocated for decolonization, which called for the withdraw of colonial powers from their country and the formation of their own self-determination. Nationalist movements utilized non-violent tactics to spur decolonization such as boycotting the colonialist’s products or refusing to work for the colonialists, but when these peaceful protests were ineffective, nationalists turned to violence in order to decolonize.…

Incendiary Imperialism: Britain’s Racial Relegation Amidst economic malaise, crumbling foreign influence and polarizing domestic turmoil, the inception of British ‘New Imperialism’ spurred large scale overhauls of economic and foreign policy and even larger scale ramifications in overseas assets. The birth of ‘New Imperialism’ maintained heavy racial underpinnings implying that a “civilization” should be comprised of Crown-loyal, ‘civilized’ subjects, otherwise known as a predominantly white…

In The Republic by Plato, the world is first introduced to the allegory of the cave. Since then, philosophic thought has been permeated by the idea that one must intentionally acknowledge biases in society and recognize that intelligence is not a natural state. Socrates allegory of the cave proves that a human being’s natural state is one of ignorance, and one must have the capacity for reason, adhere to the Form of Good, and question reality to achieve philosophical thought. Additionally, the…

The story behind the murder of Stefanie Rengel swept through Canadian society as astonished consumers read articles that addressed the case as a “jealousy-driven” act of murder (Chimera, 2015). 17 year old David Bagshaw was manipulated to murder Stephanie Rengel, a former crush, by his new girlfriend Melissa Todorovic. Todorovic and Bagshaw had previously discussed committing a criminal act against Rengel, Bagshaw had even “bolted” from their first attempt (DiManno, 2013). After the murder, many…

“There are few contemporary figures have been so vilified as Fidel Castro. Both worship and vilification distort the true image. Fidel is one of the most extraordinary men of our times, but he is neither saint nor devil. Take him for what he is.” -Herbert Matthews Fidel Castro is a name that many know - be it for its power to strike fear in the hearts of liberal U.S Americans or be it to cause hearts of patriotic Cubans to pulse and tremble with passion at the sound of the name of their…

Critique: “Death of the Liberal Class” In his book, “Death of the Liberal Class”, Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges dissects the gradual decay of the liberal class. He examines and explains each aspect in which the liberal class failed to uphold – or even fight to preserve – its primary values. He also passionately affirms his view of this neoliberal class, depicting them as a lapdog to the corporate power. They abandon the fight for the freedom, rights and safety of the people for corporate…

C1. In this case, though no particular motives are given for the anonymous students to be bullying Larry, there are a few possible reasons why they could be doing so. The students perhaps have a grudge against Larry or dislike him and want to insult him for whatever reason by leaving his email and posting false statements and even cartoons about him (though I think insulting someone with the name of a group of people who have a different sexual orientation isn't very clever). Now as for…

The first four issues of the “Deadpool Killogy” falls under the title “Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe”, which is the main focus of this rhetorical analysis. This title is, for the most part, self explanatory in the basics of what happens in those four issues; Deadpool moves through the marvel universe killing every hero, villain and antihero. Deadpool’s psychotic break is caused by his realization that he is a comic book character with no true control over his actions. In absolute defiance…