the Story of the Grail

graduating elementary school, I entered my middle school in the Creative Writing Talent with a 98 on the writing section of the entrance exam; I continued to impress my teachers and classmates. I remember a specific time when I read aloud one of my stories that was so gruesomely detailed with gore and tragedy that some of my classmates, with shaken faces, begged my teacher to make me stop. Hearing so much about high school and the challenging work given, I was ecstatic. I couldn’t wait for…

Metaphors Established many representations of sexuality Tall buildings- male sexuality Rolling landscapes- female sexuality Stairs- sexual inercourse Falling down stairs- rape Sexual symbols Lance, keys, swords, gun- phallic symbols Chalice, grail, lock, bowl- female sexual organs Waves- sexual intercourse Wrestling- act of sex  17 - ...Except Sex When writers write about sex, they are actually writing about something…

The Professional A young Natalie Portman fueled by rage begins to train with the help of Léon played by Jean Reno, to be an assassin in order to avenge the death of her family. The movie is the holy grail for any action and plot loving movie lovers because it incorporates intense thrilling action scenes while also mixing in an intriguing plot line. Directed by Luc Besson, The Professional is nothing short of a work of outstanding artistry, it can be compared to movies like La Femme Nikita.…

are sad. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author uses color symbolism throughout the story to represent different aspects of each situation. Fitzgerald uses the color green a great deal in the storyline. It represents Gatsby’s dream and hope to live happily with the love of his dreams, Daisy Buchannan. Another shade of color that plays a major role in the story is gold or yellow, which represent wealth and prosperity. White shows up many times in this novel, and it not…

The influence of William Shakespeare’s plays on modern culture, especially in television and movies, is apparent. The plot of Disney’s the Lion King is based off of the plot for Hamlet; Arthur Laurents’ West Side Story is loosely based off of the plot of Romeo and Juliet, and Twelfth Night has been the basis for countless teenage romantic comedies. Aside from regurgitating the same overused plots for blockbuster movies, public figures can be found quoting Shakespeare in their speeches,…

reuniting with their family and loved ones. It would be a long, overdue celebration. 6. Dante’s Inferno can be considered allegorical by adding a sense of reality to it, by using hidden messages. Meaning that in Dante’s Inferno what’s happening in the story would be some sort of sense of a possible that it could happen in reality. For an example if you commit suicide you could turn into a tree. Basically, what Dante has created in the inferno will all be symbolic. It would represent something.…

Jong-Un’s so called good. Some examples would be North Korea faking the world cup, lying about who won past wars, and lying about the creator of certain inventions. All this work is put in to make King Jong-Un and the government seem like the holy grail of all. Another main ideal of both societies is the effect war on the citizens. Winston also learns from the book he’s reading that The party fakes a war going on currently between other the other countries. North Korea does a similar thing, but…

For decades, popular novels have been published and years later followed with a film. Although the movie tends to portray imagery, the course of events in the book tend to contrast to those of the film. This became abundantly clear when I read the book and watched the movie, The Natural. In both the novel and the film, we learn about the life of a baseball player named Roy Hobbs, who was born with a talent and was given the ability to pursue his goal of life. Although his mindset was determined…

Personality Reflecting in Homes Gaius Plinius Secundus once said “Home is where the heart is” some two thousand years ago. Homes show the interest, likes, and hobbies that make up the owner. Homes also reflect the owner’s personality in a very specific way. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby the homes of the characters are used to portray their personalities. The main character, Jay Gatsby, home depicts his personality very well. Gatsby’s house is described as a mansion.Gatsby’s home is…

Let’s Spark Up Fifty Shades in Our Eardrum! Ellie Goulding sings “Love Me like You Do,” a song that describes in full detail of a perfect a romantic relationship in which both partners have a thirst and addiction for each other, like Christian and Ana had in Fifty Shades of Grey. Soon before the movie was released on Valentine’s Day, the single “Love Me like You Do” was floating on the radio on the 7th of January in 2015. Before the Fifty Shades of Grey movie came out, the single begin to rise…