The Virgin Suicides

Hitman’s Bodyguard 2017 In this movie I think that Michael Bryce is the hero, because he saves Darius Kincaid’s life. In the ordinary world we find out that Michael has a good life he protects very important people. We find out that he used to have a girlfriend until one of his clients died, and he blames her for him dying. Michael had a pretty easy life, and he tried to always have a plan in place. Michael tries to find any possible errors in his plans, he wants no surprises to happen. The…

In Cree, one does not say, “I am sick.” Instead, one says, “The sickness has come to me.” I love that and want to honor it (Citeswt). Johanna Hedva is a Korean American contemporary artist whose most famous work is the Sick Women Theory. She got the idea of sick women theory from Audrey Wollen’s “Sad Girl Theory” and Kate Zambreno’s “Heroines.” She tries and gives the sick women the qualities opposite to a heroin because sick women are not considered as heroines. Her idea of sick women theory…

An illness that makes her unable to sleep then leads to her not being able to read and write. She then tries to commit suicide multiple times due to the lack of knowing who she is and stress that keeps piling on her. Plath argues that the struggle of finding an identity leads to having depression and committing suicide. A device Plath uses to emphasize that depression and suicide is an outcome of how it’s a struggle to find an…

Most people live their lives based on assumptions made yet, we should be wiser and figure out the true intentions behind all these masks people wear. William Shakespeare explores this idea in Hamlet, a play about the son of the king of Denmark who was murdered by his own brother, Claudius. Claudius then married his brother's wife only a month after the murder and for this reason he’s not only the uncle but, also the stepfather of Hamlet, the prince of Denmark. Throughout the play, Hamlet will…

War is a word that usually has a negative connotation associated with it. When people think of war, most will think of death and destruction. However, some people also associate war with self-sacrifice and honour. “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen and “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson are the two poems that can show these two different point of views on war. These two poems share the same topic which is war but each view the topic in its own different way. Wilfred…

Throughout John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, the reader sees the frequent and divisive theme of loneliness. In 1930s USA the Great Depression was underway, and this left many men unemployed. Many men left their friends and families in search of menial labour and travelled the USA on a solo search for a job. They’d work this job for a month or so, then collect their money and move on to the next job. These jobs would mostly be on ranches, and due to the inherently hierarchical structure of…

The Catcher in the Rye is a story about a boy who is named Holden who struggles in life and making his own decisions but, he finally gets his life straightened out after he’s in a mental hospital. The Catcher In the Rye By: J.D. Salinger is a story about a teenager who is explaining his life story while he is in an Asylum. He has three things besides Phoebe that helps him get through his struggles including, The red hunting Cap, Allie’s Baseball Mitt and the Carousel these all represent…

The character Connie in Joyce Carol Oates short story “Where Are Going, Where Have You Been?” has a lot of issues. The problems Connie has with her social life, family, and the people that she talks to come to control her future which anticipates the development of her character, this correlating to her unfortunate death. The Bob Dylan song “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue,” perfectly describes her situation which was the inspiration for Oates's story. In 'Where Are You Going Where Have You Been'…

Writing Assignment - Othello In Shakespeare's tragedy play, Othello, an African general of Venice and is deceived by his one of his most trusted friend, Iago. Iago leads Othello to a life full of sorrow, regret and eventually, suicide. “ Thou art on thy deathbed.” “Ay, but not yet to die,” “ Yes, presently.” (Act 5, scene 4,line 64-66). Iago succeeds in his plan, revenge on Othello, and takes away the most precious person in Othello's life , his wife, Desdemona, using manipulation and Othello's…

The Full Title: The American Dream and Success in Death of a Salesman Leah McCarvill Post University Abstract The 1966 film “Death of a Salesman” based on the play written by Arthur Miller that tells how the main character Willy Loman who is struggling with the realization that his idea of the American Dream and success along with how this is effecting his relationships with his family. Miller used conflict and dramatic irony in a manner that illustrates how the American dream of success can…