Rupert Gould

Itane tam dulcis est?: Comparing “Dulce et Decorum Est” and “Facing It” What image comes to mind when one hears the word, “soldier?” Usually, something akin to Captain America is the image many people imagine. A young, strong, and heroic man who seems like an indomitable force ready to face any threat. Sometimes, that image is correct, but usually only at the beginning of a war. The image rarely remains as soon as combat is entered. That is what “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen and…

"Reptile Boy" is the name of the fifth episode of the second season of the show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In the episode, Buffy struggles with her responsibilities as a slayer and the heartache of Angel's rejection. While Giles tries to monopolize all Buffy's time, Buffy decides to accept the invitation to a frat party at Delta Zeta Kappa with Cordelia. Xander follows the girls to the party, but loses track of them quickly as he is misidentified as a pledge in need of hazing. After a few drinks…

World War I was one of the biggest and deadliest wars in history. A lot of lives were lost and it was an emotional time. With this emotion, came beautiful art in many forms including poetry. There were many poets inspired by World War I, three of them being, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, and John McCrae. All three served and died during the war but they left behind poems that will never be forgotten. Wilfred Owen wrote, “Dulce et Decorum Est,” in 1917; Isaac Rosenberg wrote, “Break of Day in…

Los Angeles based singer/songwriter Opâru, releases a new stunning video entitled “The Deep End.”It encompasses the beautiful aspects of nature, blending them with an urban landscape. Opāru is the stunning musical endeavor of Los Angeles based songwriter, singer, and actress Dianna St. Hilaire. Her music can be described as haunting electro with a dark ethereal undertone. Combined with dream-like operatic vocals, Opāru’s work creates a unique depiction of modern pop culture. Originally from…

1. What are the facts? Buffy is a single mother of five-year-old twin boys who works at a local hospital, and is a student in the Distance Learning sociology course. She needs a passing grade on her term paper in order to pass the class, and it is due in two days. Buffy has to make the paper an original work according to her instructor, Professor Snidely. Jim Bob is Buffy’s friend also takes the class. Buffy and Jim Bob believe that Professor Snidely will not read their work so it’s okay for…

the public what is happening.’ But that is only a slim part of what they actually do. Due to media conglomerates it is very easy for a corporations political agenda to be forced on the public, even the world, without knowing. An example of this is Rupert Murdock. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of New Corporation, which owns the Fox Network, BSkyB (39.1), The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Daily Mail, Vogue, and the list goes on. It has influence in countries all over the world…

Owen, Faulks and Barker attempt to express the horrors of trench warfare through carefully crafting their language but, in doing so, prove that the horrors are so great that no form of language can truly express it. Mansur, quoting Howard Pinter, argues that “the more tense the experience, the less articulate the expression”, believing Owen cannot communicate the true horrors of war however eloquently he writes. It can be presumed that Faulks and Barker, through vivid imagery, also fail to do…

Death has been shown to split apart families, countries, and governments. In addition, death often causes widespread mourning and even panic. But there is never a focus on the beauty of dying itself. Most often, the depiction of dying focuses on the sadness associated with the concept of loss, while in The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien takes a different stance on the depiction of passing. While most authors of war related literature use the idea of death to depict a somber mood, O’Brien…

Both the authors, William Golding and William Shakespeare highlight severe human weakness in the novel Lord of the Flies and the play Macbeth respectively. This was deliberately done in response to their profound yet interesting lives that they had experienced as a human. This is evident as; Lord of the Flies was portrayed as an allegorical microcosm of the world Golding was involved in, which included real-life violence and brutality of the World War II. Perhaps, it was intended by the author…

Throughout Storm of Steel, his memoir recollecting his experiences during World War I, Ernst Jünger employs the use of simplistic language to express the immediacy of the war. Instead of using a more stylistic and grandiose approach to his writing, the former soldier conveys his feelings through short and plain-spoken statements. Jünger’s style reflects the aloof mindset that fighting in war can produce. Jünger keeps his sentences simple and short. Grammatically, these sentences are proper…