What About Me

Portia in ‘Merchant of Venice one of the strongest and wisest characters found in William Shakespeare’s play. In this tragic comedy, Portia uses her creativity and wit to save the life of her husband’s best friend, Antonio. Portia’s father has passed, leaving her with a stunning inheritance. This beautiful, wealthy bachelorette is now the sought-after prize for many a young suitor. In fact, young, eligible suitors travel from other countries to win her hand in marriage. Portia knows who she…

One of the most interesting characters in Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and Juliet is Mercutio. We never know what he looks like on the outside, but his character traits are vivid, like a bouquet of flowers. Mercutio is Romeo’s good friend, they share life, stories and thought together. Shakespeare created Mercutio in direct opposition to Romeo, the main character. Even though Mercutio's life in the play is very short his appearance dominates the dialogue and the action whenever he appears in…

The Life of Oliver Sykes Oliver Scott Sykes was born November 20, 1986 in Ashford, Kent, England. Oliver Sykes is mostly known for being the lead vocalist and songwriter of the metal core band Bring Me the Horizon. Sykes is also known for being one of the many faces of PETA and for releasing his creativity through his unique clothing line called Drop Dead Clothing and through his book Raised by Raptors. Sykes’s Childhood Before his Fame After Sykes’s birth in Ashford, him and his parents, Ian…

Bless Me, Ultima LAP Deja Dugar AP Literature Period 3 9/28/16 A man does not die of love or their body or old age; he dies of being man. "You are innocent until you understand" (page 71). Growth and coming of age can only come with knowledge and understanding. The only way you can truly understand is if you go and actually live life. Through his experiences Antonio Marez finds himself questioning everything. This is the start to a domino effect that is his religious ambivalence.…

still hated him. He had already gotten shot once, and after the one time he got shot, he started making music that involved him to release that he had predictions of his death. Research shows that Tupac Shakur is still alive because of the album, “On Me Against the World, he did not have a funeral, no one has facts of who killed him, and there are rumors that he is hiding out in Cuba. Tupac had been shot once before. While at Quad Recording Studios, “November…

A family in the documentary stated that for what one item, like lets say naturally grown potato, they can go to burger king or Wendy's and get an entire meal there for the price of one bag of naturally grown potatoes. That is incredibly true. As Morgan Spurlock (Supersize Me) said “America is the fattest nation in the world. Over 100 million Americans are overweight or obese. 60% of all US adults are overweight or obese.” This is not acceptable. America needs to wake up. We need to make healthy…

You know you’re probably not going to believe me but I actually stood in front of the bathroom mirror for a solid twenty minutes trying to figure out who I was and how I got this way. Now if you asked anyone who was waiting in line to use the washroom after this time, I bet any one of them would label me with some serious bowel issues. So, it’s a good thing you asked for my opinion instead. I tried, I really did. I wanted to look inside the essence of my soul, describe the way I feel and write…

been announced to be the fattest nation in the world about 60 percent of all United State adults are obese and are not healthy. McDonalds is a global joint and a place that sales about 46 million meals a day. This has changed the world because McDonalds is making the people crave more fast food and causing them to be obese. Obesity is a national epidemic and has impacted the world greatly according to Morgan Spurlock’s documentary of “Super-Size Me.” He challenges himself to eat McDonalds for a…

taking drugs? It is really hard to tell what their problems are, but you can definitely know that there’s something about themselves that they want to forget or leave behind. In life, there will always be problems, but it’s up to you how to handle them. You might even try to look for a guilty person, when there’s none. So, how can you overcome those problems? Is there any secret to help you become stronger? Well, I don’t really know if there’s one, but what I can do is share my story with you.…

who has a dark side hidden from everyone around. everyone says it 's normal to feel “depressed” sometimes. i don’t know if that is true. the darkness and sadness that sweeps over me even when I’m sitting at the dinner table with my family is indescribable. Whenever i eat one full meal i feel disgusting and fat. i think about making myself vomit every time because my stomach feels too full. besides, i don’t eat much, if anything. obviously there have been phases, phases where i try to get better…