Wright brothers

Throughout the series of “Dorothy Must Die” by Danielle Paige readers have to really use their brains for certain situations such as figuring out which characters are good and which are evil. Although there are many good examples of this within the book, Ozma, Dorothy and Polychrom are 3 of the best examples of how deep the reader really has to look into the characters. A character the readers might be fooled by is the character and ruler of Oz, Ozma. In the first book, Dorothy Must Die, Ozma…

Yuuki Yuuna Wa Yuusha De Aru is a tale akin to other magical girl stories. The show consists of the main character: Yuuki Yuuna, Inubozaki Fu and Itsuki, and Mimori Tougou. Later they are joined by Karin Miyoshi. The first five characters create the Hero Club; in which members are to contribute to their community by helping and volunteering. All of them are driven by noble intentions and values, their 5 tents being 1: Give people a good greeting 2: Try not to give up 3: Sleep well, eat well 4:…

Although happiness has countless contrasting thoughts by many writers, a key point made by Waterman and Ryff & Singer is eudaimonia, and it’s correlation with self acceptance/realization. Activities to reach eudaimonia are based around one reaching their potential whether they are pleasurable or not. Disney’s film Frozen(Chris Buck,Jennifer Lee) unveils the story of a character named Elsa,who has a power that she conflicts with, and instead of accepting and using her so-called ‘burden’, she…

such as Stalin and Hitler, to symbolize “Big Brother” in this novel. Big Brother is one of the main characters in the novel who controls The Party and the people of Oceania. Orwell uses himself many ways as a basis for the main character Winston. Winston is against Big Brother and The Party, but acts as a civilized follower of The Party by following the daily routine along with his fellow…

Dr. Ross Rosenberg succinctly compares them to wolves in sheep clothing in his book, "The Human Magnet Syndrome." Savannah Grey paints them as ominous soul suckers in her article,“What walks among us.” The lucky otters heaven blog, who nailed on point by calling them "Body Snatchers". They seem like normal functioning human beings at first. What goes wrong? What makes them so convincingly charming if they’re so vile? The first hopeful questioning of empaths and codependents will always be “Can…

Growing up, I always read fairytales or mythical stories that I could relate to. I would always search for the truth, for the meaning--for significance in many of the myths or stories that I read regarding heros.When a hero’s adventure is read, human beings are always told a about a hero’s life that signifies a touch to modern day reality. A hero’s adventure is also a clue to the spiritual potentialities of a human beings life. Many concepts of an archetypal character or image are within a…

Philosophy is the perpetual vortex of thought and the true substance of nightmares for many college students. A subject so grandiose, it attempts to define indefinable words like evil, morality, and love. Yet, philosophy leaves its own imprint on each human being, and each thing that human creates. John Gardner’s Grendel, a reimagining of the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, features fundamental philosophical ideas running through its core. In Grendel, Gardner explores topics such as nihilism, atheism,…

4. Advertisements from Marks and Spencer In comparison to John Lewis’ advertisements, which are based on humanitarianism, Marks and Spencer’s advertisements depict Christmas as a magical and fairytale-like season. According to Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne, who is the executive director of marketing, these magical advertisements aim to represent a “moment to escape the realities of every day life” (Bousquet-Chavanne). Thus, rather than creating a sentimental advertisement that leaves a heavy…

totalitarianism of the government in Oceania. In Oceania the Party rules everything in the daily lives of the citizens. It is clear throughout the whole novel that the power that the Party has is unlimited. The leader of the Party, known only by the name Big Brother, can be found everywhere almost as a way to remind the people of who has all the power in their society. They constantly monitor their citizens and watch the main character, Winston, through telescreens. Even the history and the…

tattoo designs as they are generally portrayed as being female and having girlish traits such as long hair, dresses, and mischievous behavior, which make it easy for women to feel an inclination towards them. Fairies were first popularized by the brothers Grimm in their fictional stories but have existed in Celtic folklore since the middle ages and possibly even before that. They are described as being human-like in appearance with delicate wings and they have come…