Somerville

would undermine or go back on is the law that states that you cannot kill another human being because legalizing euthanasia is making it legal for one human being to intentionally end the life of another, which by definition is murder. Margaret Somerville, a professor of law and the faculty of medicine, believes that by legalizing euthanasia, we would be tainting our respect for human life and that laws against killing one another are the "the cornerstone of law and human relationships". To…

uncomfortable performance in that her attempts to sound child-like were verging on shrill, having an air of heightened stereotypicality. Thusly, Alice’s archetypal whimsy and caprice felt contrived and almost artificial. The Mad Hatter’s (Graeme Somerville) performance, in a similar fashion to Alice, seemed forced. Somerville’s delivery, although classically “mad”, was verging on robotic, perhaps due to the iconic nature of the role and the expected preconceptions that come along with it.…

The man’s brown eyes are focused and determined as he surveys the crowd standing before him. His throat is drier than the Great Victoria Desert; his body, tense with anticipation before he utters his first word. He takes a deep breath, blows it out, and begins his speech. He concentrates on his delivery like a dedicated gymnast on their routine and tunes out the noise of the audience in the background; the muffled hum of the crowd sounds like the buzzing of a far-away bumblebee. He has trained…

DANTE ALIGHIERI, A divided and divisive figure © Elizabeth Greenwood DANTE ALIGHIERI, a divided and divisive figure, by Elizabeth Greenwood FICTION by…