The Dreamer

“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.”- Nelson Mandela. Nelson was a South African who lived from 1918-2013. He was a “winner” who was instrumental in ending apartheid in South Africa. Apartheid is a policy or system of segregation on grounds of race. Nelson Mandela possessed bravery, perseverance, and humility, which allowed him to be an influential leader in world history. One of Nelson Mandela’s many admirable traits that helped him to end apartheid was his bravery. He saw injustice in…

Centennial Celebration was certainly a box office success. I didn't get to every all-Robbins performance but I did see three programs (Interplay/The Cage/Other Dances/Fanfare, In G Major/Afternoon of a Faun/Antique Epigraphs/The Concert, and Opus 19/The Dreamer/Dances at a Gathering/Glass Pieces) and this concentration of Robbins works was illuminating. First of all, it confirmed why his biggest classics are staples of the repertoire -- they make their effects every single time. Dances at a…

the time to set plans and get ready for that future date that dream will have active plans again. Which poem is your favorite, and why? Langston Hughes, “Harlem”,the message is empowering, Langston Hughes has encouraged the differed dreamer to pursue their dreams before the time passes them…

Death by Fire? No, Death by Mercutio The tragic end to the love of Romeo and Juliet is the fault of several people but, one person could be the main cause. In Shakepeare’s Romeo and Juliet the star crossed lovers both suffer a perilous end at the conclusion of the play. One man is the reason this couple died, Mercutio. Mercutio is one of Romeo’s best friends who dies in act three scene one of the play. So if he died so early on how did he cause the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? The actions of…

The story “The Luck of Roaring Camp” by Bret (Francis) Harte has many common ideas with another story known as “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” by Gabriel García Márquez. These stories are full of heartbreak, relationships and emotion. Most importantly, both stories surround the big idea of Change. These stories, both represent change and how it affects their lives. In “The Luck of Roaring Camp”, change brings happiness into people’s lives and develops them into well rounded characters.…

Cities are the natural hubs of society, buzzing with business and cultural, these global hot spots attract the dreamers and ambitious from every walks of life. Despite all of the glorious beauty and curiosities surrounding cities, there are dark secrets that lurk in the alleyways creating a stain on the name. San Francisco is facing a crisis, rates of suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge has steadily increased, fright as spread through the citizens as word as be publicized. While some…

In Cather’s short story, “Paul’s Case,” Cather depicts a dispiriting story a high school boy named Paul with a severe case of depression. Paul is irrationally and foolishly obsessed with theater and the performing arts and often flees from the bitter reality of school and work into his own imagination, using the arts as means of achieving this. “Paul half closed his eyes, and gave himself up to the peculiar stimulus such personages always had for him” (75). However, instead of entering the art…

Dreams are a fascinating phenomenon that all mammals do and no one really knows why. People have ideas on why, for instance, some think mammals dream for a reason like practicing scenarios. Some others think it is just because the brain simply cannot go inactive and certain chemicals are released that make us think weird, funny, or scary dreams. Even though many different disciplines study dreams and why we dream, their views can be mostly contrasting. Dreams are so complex that there is not…

literary device to affects the reader's thoughts on the subject. In this case the blogger specially uses pathos (emotional appeal) to interact with the audience and appeal to their emotions by asking sympathetic question such as “What will become of the DREAMers” (Lauren Box) which causes the readers to ponder over Donald Trump’s Immigration Plan. By asking a specific question, it allows the audience to interact with the piece of literature and to an extend affects reader’s view on the subject.…

In the book “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehasi Coates, he presents a unique take on racism in America. However, there are several flaws with his writing. One of these inconsistent themes that Coates includes in his narrative are his people who are not black “those who believe they are white.” Another being his heavy focus on the race of his friend Prince Jones while ignoring the race of the officer who killed him, deeming it unimportant discuss in any detail. And also his filtered view of…