The Sound and the Fury

to invent his own breathing style. “He began taking long swims, holding and modulating his breath underwater as he played song lyrics in his head. After a few months, he redefined”. That gave the melody a flowing, unbroken quality and made Sinatra sound different. In terms of his articulation and vocal skills, he laid the foundation of his success and…

even Okonkwo who is one of the most respected. The reason that these men are treated this way is because they have high expectations for them. Achebe created them in an environment where the men have to provide for their families, and this might sound easy but it is not. For example, men must grow yams, yams are the hardest crop to grow, and if a man fails at growing the yams he cannot provide for his family. Therefore, making the man unsuccessful and weak. Men who are seen as weaker are called…

of Texas. Jetlag seized her, pitifully awake in early hours, and she listened while the cousins fell unconscious in the same room. Prim became a human torch in her ears. And alone, in a home where she could not tolerate the fear of an unknown sound from the kitchen, Peeta and Katniss grow back together on full volume. Each moment was absorbed in the thoughts of fictional caricatures; men, women, and mutts alike filled her vision to its brim. To some, it would seem utterly…

“False face must hide what the false heart doth know (I, vii, l. 82). Shakespeare authored this line with sophisticated brilliance. Shakespeare’s genius lies within his ability to express Truths of humanity through his works and his understanding of the complexities of human life. He exhibits a keen insight into the strength of evil and the realization that no human effort can overcome it. Shakespeare chose important issues to plague his characters with, and the moral decisions have haunted…

for animals, and retelling that he is sentenced to death and will soon be dieing. As the story continues he tells the story of how he murder his cat and his wife. The use of an unstable narrator is evident in the story when the narrator states, “The fury if a demon possessed instantly possessed me. I knew myself no longer. My original soul seemed at onces to take its flight from my body” In other words, the narrator tries to blame his actions towards a demon and believes that he is no longer…

events that have occurred, Macbeth feels his fate is about to happen, but does not want to surrender to fear. Macbeth begins to view his life without value. Shakespeare states, “And then is heard no more. It is a tale/ Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,/Signifying nothing” (5.5.26-28). This quote emphasizes the reaction of Macbeth after the death of Lady Macbeth. Macbeth is starting to believe the actions he committed have not brought about any advantages and feels that his life is no…

The Schindler’s List opens up with a close up of hands lighting a pair of Shabbat (Sabbath) candles, followed by the sound of a Hebrew prayer blessing the candles it sounds similar to the call to prayer for Muslims minus the embellished throaty notes. The wisp of dying flames fades into the next scene, now in black and white and becomes a plume of smoke from a steam engine. A folding table is setup on the train platform where a single family registers as Jews. The single table becomes many…

In the play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth, always had a goal in mind which was to take over as the king of Scotland. Macbeth’s importance in the government is based on how the public judges him since he has to be trustworthy about improving the lives of the local people in the community. The issue is that he doesn’t express what’s in his mind, because his wife Lady Macbeth is trying to convince him to really want to be the most powerful person in Scotland. All of this leads to…

his hunger for power was stronger – maybe even stronger than his love for Lady Macbeth. When Macbeth heard that Lady Macbeth is dead, he voices, “She should have died hereafter… Life’s but a walking shadow… It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” To me, it seemed as though he was hardly bothered that his wife was dead and I conclude that reasoning because when he was informed that Birnam Woods was marching up to the castle, he says that he is tired of living.…

A Review on the Epidemic of Adolescent Suicides Suicide is one of the most saddening topics to discuss. As a whole, suicide is awful. However, the population that I find the most concerning is adolescents. Sadly, suicide is the third leading cause of death in adolescents. With an influx of bullying and society’s ideals of perfection, there is no wonder how a depressed teen’s fixation on suicide is fed. In order to investigate the topic, I read three peer reviewed journals discussing teen…