The Adventure of the Final Problem

A dystopian society is one in which the government enforces a certain lifestyle upon its people without giving them a choice to live their lives otherwise. Their main goal is to control everyone and make them conform to these expectations. This type of futuristic society was created by Anthony Burgess in his novel A Clockwork Orange. In the book, the reader can identify one main theme; the importance of free will. The reader is taken through the book by 15-year-old Alex whom along with his…

Conventions to Travel With In the years when explorers and settlers traveled to the undiscovered land of the Americas, travel narratives became a hallmark of the area’s literature. Feeding the hunger for excitement and adventure, their popularity skyrocketed. Not only do these stories inspire wonder in the reader, they provide insights into life and events of the time. Two famous narratives, in particular, remain an essential part of learning about such travels. John Smith’s The General History…

seemed as though each album she released was becoming more and more like pop music rather than country. In fact, within some of Swift’s latest albums, her biggest hit singles were all pop instead country music. Within another article called, “The problem with Taylor Swift’s new song: it’s perfect” the writer details the fact that one of Swift’s new singles, “Shake it Off” is Swift making it clear that country is the old…

Measuring Happiness: the Vices and Virtues There are many different perspectives on ethics; many question the concept of happiness, this ideology ties in with three short essays: “Character and Self-Love,” “Despair,” and “The Virtue of Humility.” In the short essay, “Character and Self-Love,” Voltaire discusses ideas involving the concept of one’s character and one’s self-love. The meaning of one’s character and if one could really change who they are as a human and their ability to self-love.…

Shared Humanity in Modern Literature and Films What does it mean to be human? To people being human can mean different things, but it can be broken down into six main traits called shared humanity. The six traits consist of relationships, loss, survival, choice, morality, and emotions. These specific traits are what make each individual human. All six traits play an important role in all humans lives like shaping them into who they are and how they react to certain scenarios. These traits are…

obsessions and difficulties with continuing to live on every day. Virginia Woolf believed that she had been going insane because of her overwhelming depression. Similarly, everyone thought that Septimus was going insane because of his underlying PTSD problems that caused him to seem out of place. They also share the idea that no doctor will be able to understand and diagnose them properly to help them overcome their disease. For example, this is shown in Septimus’ many…

Easter Island is said to have formed from three converging volcanos about 7500 years ago. It is also believed to be the most remote spot on Earth making it an amazing thing that people happened upon it and made it their home. These people lived on a thriving island for hundreds of years before the downfall and ultimately their near destruction. Napa Nui are the people who occupied Easter Island and are said to have been religious and superstitious, giving the belief that the mysterious 850 or…

camp, interspersed with updates of his girl problems. We were finishing up our hamburger foil packs, the evening…

1. "It 's fine work. Montag burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn 'em to ashes, then burn the ashes. That 's our official slogan. -Guy Montag (page 6) Montag talks with Clarisse for the first time and she asks him interesting questions about his work as a fireman. For example: "Do you ever read any of the books you burn?" And then Montag explains Clarisse their official firemen slogan. Millay, Whitman and Faulkner were famous American authors during the 19th century. Their books…

as A Doll House so that students can learn about sacrifice, the roles of men and women in the time period, and finding independence along with a person’s true self. In 1879, A Doll House was first performed in Copenhagen and a huge success. The final scene is described as being, “the door slam heard around the world”. The play is about a woman named Nora Helmer who is treated like a doll,…