Spiral staircase

Labyrinth is a play written by Beth Steel. It was shown at the Hampstead Theatre in London. The first thing I encountered when I entered the theatre was the stage. It was in the center of the theater, which makes it entertaining for the audience to enjoy it at any side. This stage design is defined as traverse. Another aspect I encountered in the performance were the props and how limited it was. Props that they used include nation’s flags, the trap and steel doors, and the lighting. The…

Could she have been up all night trying to figure out how she was going to cover up the death of her daughter? If your child were murdered then as a parent you would do anything to assist the police in finding the murderer. Not in the Ramsey case. John and Patsy Ramsey immediately sought legal protection the very same day their daughter was found murdered in their basement. They dodged police interviews for several months after the murder and would not cooperate with the…

A tragic hero is a person with heroic potential who is fated by some supernatural force, eventually leading to destruction or to great suffering. F. Scott Fitzgerald, wrote one of his utmost famous novels, The Great Gatsby, that focused on Jay Gatsby, a romantic fantasist who wishes to fulfill his American Dream by flaunting his wealth in hopes of impressing and eventually winning the heart of the love of his life, Daisy. Gatsby’s tragic flaws lie beneath his incapability to view reality,…

Kerewin Holmes’s tower in The Bone People constitutes both a physical manifestation of her isolation from the world and its spiral staircase becomes a representation of the whirling gyre that consumes her former selfhood. Hulme describes the construction of the tower as “A concrete skeleton, wooden ribs and girdle, skin of stone, grey and slateblue and heavy honey-coloured” creating…

JonBenét Ramsey, a name that brings a variety of different thoughts. JonBenét, a name that was created to pay homage to John Bennet Ramsey the young girl’s father. The name has been heard around the world, unfortunately not for a positive reason. JonBenét Ramsey was a young beauty pageant princess that met a tragic end and never received the justice that she so greatly deserved. The investigation into the murder of six year old JonBenét Ramsey was set up for failure from the very beginning. What…

On April 12th, 1385 a double Burgundain wedding took place in the Cambrai Cathedral in Cambrai. There, Jean the Fearless took Margaret of Bavaria as his bride at the young age of 13. Margaret of Bavaria was the daughter of Albrecht of Bavaria, Count of Holland and Hainaut. At the same time, Jean the Fearless’ sister, Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria, married Albrecht of Bavaria’s son, William II, Duke of Bavaria. The weddings were crucial to consolidate Jean the fearless’ position in…

After a tour of the Naval Maritime Museum, Theokles led them to a precipitous spiral staircase of a hundred and forty-four steps down the red cliff face to the Ammoudi beach for lunch. In the bay, colorful fishing boats tugged at their moorings as the sea breeze tossed the vessels to and fro. In the distance, the fishermen struggled…

and Japes were the rookies to this game, and although they kept from passing out they had no clue how to play the exotic poker games continuously introduced. Shekelhound, like a hawk with his eye on all participants, made certain the pot remained properly anted and that everyone received the correct payout. He hated a cheater and he usually won the most money. The perspective of these professionals, both fascinating and refreshing to Japes, opened his eyes. Highly respected and working with…

Bria May Option 2: Horror Film Syllabus A horror movie can make us scream and even laugh. We have our opinions about certain movies, either we love them or we absolutely hate them. How did the genre horror develop into a distinct form of the filmmaking experience? What are the historical influences, formal pacts, and cultural expectations that define horror as a genre? The idea of this course is to learn and experience the supernatural horror film genre. A variety of films will be shown…

Though gay rights have only recently been legally approved nation-wide, discussions on gender awareness, definitions, and queerness are not new. Whether these topics have been around for thousands of years or just in the last hundred, they have been sighted in many ways over time. One such way is in pop culture: the accumulation of materialistic things, such as fashion, songs, and objects, and the non-materialistic things, such as ideas, beliefs, and values, of a population. Society and pop…