Spirited Away

Regarding Shakespeare, Dame Ellen Terry is quoted saying “Have you ever thought how much we all, and women especially, owe to Shakespeare for his vindication of women in these fearless, high-spirited, resolute and intelligent heroines?” While it’s certainly true that Shakespeare’s plays offer a wealth of strong female characters, most of his female characters still exist in a male-centric, male-dominated plots. This can pose an interesting challenge for a director who wants to reimagine a…

The Importance of Re-Socialization While growing up in Wilmington, CA, a familiar sight on my daily walks to the corner store or to a tea shop a few blocks away was the sight of a homeless man. Every day, I would pass by several homeless men but there was one individual in particular that always stood out to me. His legs had been bandaged up for years and he would always sit in the same spot with his wheelchair, smiling and greeting people as they passed by. He would just sit there and…

Keondrane’ and I talked that first day, my first impression was this girl is shy like me. Keondrane’ is short, 5’0, she has dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. She is shy and quiet when you first meet her, but as you get to know her she is a high-spirited girl. She and I talked more and more each time we had English 102 class. I got to know her on a slightly personal level. Then it came time for Ms. Marr to pick who our partners were for our writing assignment. I hoped I was not partners…

I did that a couple of more times before I was completely satisfied." Growing up I believed that I have always enjoyed reading, personally. From newspaper comics, to mystery collections, books on different occupations ,etc. The most important take-away,…

Do you think I am trying to weave a spell? Perhaps I am; but remember your fairy tales. Spells are used for breaking enchantments as well as for inducing them. And you and I have need of the strongest spell that can be found to wake us from the evil enchantment of worldliness which has been laid upon us for nearly a hundred years. Almost our whole education has been directed to silencing this shy, persistent, inner voice; almost all our modern philosophies have been devised to convince us that…

Patience and self-restraint were two of the most important characteristics that defined a woman during the Victorian Era. Bronte uses Helen to completely mutilate this preconception. Mariah Frawley describes Helen as being, “Spirited and unafraid to speak to men in her life with Shackelford 9 frankness.” (Frawley 141). In contrast, Frawley describes Helen’s friend Milicent as, “Always getting trampled and ignored by her unrepentant husband” (Frawley 141). Milicent represents…

Using five behaviors the issue presented in Part II a leader could take the following steps to solve the issue of employee retention. Using the Encourage the Heart behavior presented by Kouze and Posner a leader can start to move recognition away from them and start recognize individuals for their contributions to the organization. According to Kouze and Posner (2012), “Leaders give heart by visibly recognizing people’s contributions to the common vision. With a thank-you note, a smile, and…

marriage toward better communication, but not only that, I have caught myself thinking about the cashier at the local grocery store, who happened to be behaving somewhat rudely and impatiently. Instead of dismissing this person as just a simply mean spirited individual, I considered that perhaps they were having a bad day possibly due to a personal crisis. Ending relationship, death in the family, and other circumstances just flooded my mind, allowing me to experience patience and compassion…

One of the most important themes within Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, are nature. Within both of these texts the Bronte sister’s use vivid imagery to describe the nature around them. In Wuthering Heights, the nature surrounding both estates is seen as mysterious, and a place where both Heathcliff and Cathy are able to explore the outdoors. In Jane Eyre, Jane is able to see freedom within nature, because she is often confined to being indoors, as well as not being allowed to have her own…

“Adventure is worthwhile in itself,” said Amelia Earhart. Explorers might be reckless, even feckless, but they are simply on a quest forward and beyond. They seek adventure and understanding. It’s the sense of discovery that drives them. Explorers refuse to be caged in, create insights and new ways of expressing ideas, and seeks to escape the confines of their average life by traveling the world or exploring its many mysteries, as shown by Amelia Earhart, Maria from The Sound of Music, and Ariel…