Sal Paradise

The book of Genesis from the Holy Bible starts off with the story of creation. This particular version of the Holy Bible was authorized by King James the first, during the colonization of the New World. This passage from Genesis reveals powerful, commonly held interpretations not only about God, but also about the relations between male and female and between the human race and the universe. God, a deity hovering over a desolate and watery void created the world by commanding it to fill the…

All of my childhood, I spent it playing superhero. You see back then I was invincible. With one hi-yah I could defeat the supervillain and rescue my Lois Lane. But that fun and games were soon lost. I was 7 years old when I realized, I’m anything but invincible. My life was smooth sailing until my Grandmother died. Standing there looking at her open casket made me realize that death exists and that I am just mortal. This wasn’t some comic book where nobody stays dead. In our world, the end is…

Frankenstein and the Problem in Parenting Ever since Mary Shelley published the novel Frankenstein in 1818, many philosophers have debated its significance and the underlying meanings. While some suggest that racism is the most important theme, others believe that the 1931 movie rendition of Frankenstein more clearly shows that parenting is the key focus. When one considers how Dr. Frankenstein’s creation, the main character, reacts to the world around him, most people would likely be…

One believes that the more knowledge one possess makes them superior; however, often, ignorance surpasses intelligence. We choose to disregard our new discoveries to delude ourselves that everything is fine. Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” created a monster and shunned it. The monster, although his understanding was malignant, created his own successful justice by avenging his horrific origins. After his dawning, the monster did not appeal the taste of his creator; Victor…

frequent and telling use of allusions to Shakespeare, Milton, Byron, the Classics, and the Bible also adds depth and resonance to this brooding tale of two fallen angel…...” The notion of an imperfect creator comes from Satan in the book Paradise Lost. Paradise Lost by John Milton talks about God’s monster, Satan. It describes how the once flawless angle became obsessed with defeating his Creator and becoming God’s equal. Satan views God as old and aging and growing weak. With his confidence,…

That..was the worst Transformers movie ever. Fucking MICHAEL BAY for RUINING my favorite thing! Well, I still love them, but come on! In the middle of my ranting about how much I hated Transformers: The Last Knight, I noticed I wasn't on my way home. I was in a dark place. "What... Where..am I?" "Hello? Anyone there?" "Bwak! Hah!" "Hey, who are you?" Then I heard other voices and decided to speak: "Umm, where are we?" "What?! Another one? Geez.. how many people are here?!" "Bwak! Im a…

converse and love so dearly joined- / To live again in These wild woods forlorn?” (9.908-910). In this scenario, Adam’s reason for disobeying God centers around his view of life without Eve. His usage of the word “forlorn” shows that Adam would consider paradise lonely without Eve. Adam’s inclusion of a rhetorical question in his statement also makes it clear that he cannot fully envision a future where Eve is not present. Thus, his fear of loneliness resulting from his fear of losing Eve is his…

Micol. Keeping herself isolated in her garden is her idealism of keeping away from what’s to come. The Garden where the family of the Finzi-Contains resides in has reference to the Garden of Eden. The garden in the film is depicted as an earthly paradise, which is a safe enclosure for the family. Gardens are a simulation of peace between the inclusion and outside world. In Bibical reference, the Garden of Eden was created by God that, possessed divine properties. The Garden of Eden was filled…

A sacred tree is all it takes to introduce sin to the pure. “the Lord God commanded the man, ‘You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.’” Why would god and the other believers allow these people to commit these forbidden sins? However, who could resist the temptation of knowledge and the desire for something you can’t have. Women play an immense role in both stories, for…

“Good resolutions are useless…attempts to interfere with scientific laws” (Wilde 119), that Dorian’s lack of repentance for hurting Sibyl is proof of “A very charming artistic basis for ethics” (Wilde 106), and most detrimental of all, that society is hypocritical and “perfectly monstrous” (Wilde 195). Thus, Dorian erases from his mind the values instilled in him by said society - imperfect humans as they are- and begins to live his life according to Lord Henry’s paradoxes unaware of the…