Today

My journey here has been extremely tough, frankly I don’t really know how I survived it all. Thankfully, the gods found some mercy in their hearts to let me live. I was met again with death, but that will not stop me; I am forever determined to make my way back to my home, Ithaca. Once I found my way to land, my dream that once felt so far away wasn’t anymore. I knew that if I was able to survive my first night there without anybody or anything finding me, I would have a good chance. So I…

No matter who you are, race is a subject everyone seems to avoids at all costs. The reason for this is that it is a sensitive subject. This is especially true in today’s world. It seems like everyone gets offended by anything anyone says. We face an abundance of challenges in talking about race in the United States, making it difficult to have civil conservations about it. Many different factors lead into this including nobody wants to be known as a racist, the importance of race to a person,…

Othello written by Shakespeare in 1603. Othello contains many themes that are relevant to modern day audiences. Although many aspects of people's lives have changed, the issues in Othello are still considered relevant and relatable to them. The main themes and issues explored are racism, manipulation and betrayal, jealousy, justice and relationships between men and women. The fact that Othello was the only black man in a white society put him in a disadvantaged situation. At the beginning…

Are Myths, Folktales, and Fairy Tales relevant (or not) in our Society? Myths, folktales, and fairy tales are definitely relevant in today's society. There are many things that have been based on these myths, folktales, and fairy tales. People, most of the time, just don’t notice it, but these myths, folktales, and fairytales have been around for so long, that they are kind of a tradition now. Myths sometimes show important lessons, such as jealousy, and that not all people are happy with what…

Gender roles are relevant in today’s society, because times have not changed. There are things each gender does naturally, but no set dutie. Things like cooking and cleaning tend to fall upon the female naturally. When it comes to washing the car and cutting the lawn that falls under the men's responsibility. These are just two types of examples of things each gender does naturally. A man is the head of the household, and with that title there are responsibilities he must take care of. For…

Often times, people perceive women as weak - it's seen in the fairytales with the dainty damsel in distress, waiting for a man to save her, as seen even in modern takes of stories like Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty. This sort of submissive take on females has been told over and over since the beginning of our history when men hunted and left women to give birth and gather fruits. The weakness of women has been woven into story after story, until we believe it to be a universal truth and allow men…

I think everyone has their own delusions that they enjoy being a part of, well, at least for a while. How long though can we live out these delusions, until life catches up to show us we must come to terms with our inner demons? I’ve always told others and myself that honesty is the most valuable asset anyone can have, but then I live out my lie. There have been countless times I’ve put up this front of might, just to know deep down inside, it 's all a play to hide something from the rest of the…

In the complex life I live, I seem to play many roles: a daughter, twin and a friend. Being a daughter is the best gift that anyone could’ve ever given me. I’m saying this because I’m not only the daughter of my dad, but I’m also the daughter of God. Knowing that from both of them, I have unconditional love is a blessing sent from heaven. Remembering that no matter what, I’ll always have what I need because my dad has worked his whole life to make sure that my sister and I are content. He’s…

Orwell's once stated , "Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past”, I agree with this quote, the world of 1984 is similar to our world today in many ways for example, technology and surveillance is the most similar aspect that compares to our world today. The world we live in today is very similar to the world of 1984, a similarity would include 1984 telescreens and today's cameras . For example, in the book 1984 by George Orwell's, Winston the main…

teenagers who love with their eyes and not as much with their hearts. Although Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet 421 years ago when teenagers behaved differently, teenagers of today are more similar to Romeo and Juliet in more ways than thought of. Times have changed in society since Romeo and Juliet was written, but teenagers today are similar to Romeo and Juliet mainly because they share one major thing in common, they are both teenagers. Most teenagers, including Romeo and Juliet, seem to…