The Wanderer

This essay is an analysis of The Theatre Practice’s production of I Came at Last to the Seas held at Singapore’s Esplanade Theatre, directed by Kuo Jian Hong. Written by playwright Wu Xi, the play inverses common understanding of Buddhist philosophy, exploring the unrest and instability of the six roots of sensation through the interwoven narratives of the play’s six central characters. The play is an inquiry into the ideas of belonging and identity: both culturally, as a Chinese in the Chinese…

When the the first person speaker happens upon the field of daffodils, he transitions from an almost dejected condition to a state of bliss. The lonely wanderer stumbles upon a milky way meadow, a poet’s dream. The comparison of the yellow flowers to a majestic system of stars creates a sacred vision in the reader’s mind, almost like Wordsworth has had a glimpse of the afterlife. This unearthly description…

Presentation The Gulf social orders have been experiencing radical changes since the finish of the 1970s. The Arab Gulf family is going through a quick progress that influences its capacities, parts, specialist, and structure. One must begin with an essential speculation that surveys the Arab Gulf family as a fundamental unit that broadens its social segments from Arab Islamic sources; and as a monetary unit that plays out various financial parts to the advantage of its own individuals and of…

The concept of mob mentality is an important part of society that helps to determine the potential order or chaos of a society. There are the weak, and there are the strong, and with the natural order of society the strong always lead the weak. The relationship between the weak leading the strong tends to dissolve when the weak overthrow the strong. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 illustrates the destruction of conformity on a society through characterization and plot. Guy Montag is a member of…

Robert Stepto’s From Behind the Veil: A Study of Afro-American Narrative (1979) provides a thorough analysis of canonical texts across multiple generations of African-American literature, including, but not limited to, the works of: Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, and Richard Wright. His analysis, which serves as the foundation for scholars of African-American literature such as Lawrence Rodgers and Farah Jasmine Griffin, provides insight to the narratives of personal quests for freedom and…

“Things Have Changed” –Panic! At the Disco Many people believe your worldview stays very close to what you were raised with. Parents are definitely huge sponsors when it comes to forming your worldview, but many other people and occurancesthings can act as sponsors and change your views. Curiosity is a wonderful thing when it comes to expanding your worldview and I’ve always been very curious. If I see an article title that sounds even remotely interesting, I absolutely have tomust click on it.…

Imagine being alone and trying to survive with no food, shelter, and marauders and cannibals waiting for you to cross their path. Cormac McCarthy confronts these fears in his Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Road. Released on September 26 2006, this novel has been opening the reader’s eyes to what the reality of survival looks like. An unexplained catastrophe has turned the world into bunt, sparse land that is now home to only a few humans and dogs. The main characters are an unnamed man and his…

Of all the philosophers, politicians, activists, and great thinkers we have covered in class, the one who has influenced my outlook on life the to the greatest degree is J.R.R. Tolkien. His seemingly endless imagination that creates a massive fantasy universe full of whimsical beings and stunning landscapes while still managing to weave real world issues and experiences into his tales is something that has changed my life. With themes of free will, overcoming trials in any endeavor, and…

to Main Street, would forget what he had been sent for." Can such a man be entrusted to carry a message to Garcia? We have recently been hearing much maudlin sympathy expressed for the "down-trodden denizen of the sweat shop" and the "homeless wanderer searching for honest employment," and with it all often go many hard words for the men in power. Nothing is said about the employer who grows old before his time in a vain attempt to get frowsy ne'er-do-wells to do intelligent work; and his…

Pollan’s Suggestion and Utilitarianism’s Goal of Creating the Greatest Happiness for the Greatest Number What would the response be from most Americans if they were told that if they spent a fifty percent more on food they could help themselves, the environment, and the starving populations of the world? How about if these Americans were utilitarian ethicists, virtue ethicists, or biblical ethicists? There are positives and negatives to each of these ethical systems in relation to Michael…