The American Dream – a deliciously tantalizing fancy for many people and the subsequent subject of numerous books written by individuals who wish to shed some light on the reality of such a[…]
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Pulchritude (Otherwise Known as Beauty)
When I was 5 years old, I wanted a Barbie. I wanted a Barbie so that I could see what perfection was without ever becoming it myself. So that I could envision myself[…]
The Victims of Uncertainty in William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” – Polished Critical
The Victims of Uncertainty in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet PROMPT: […] the ways in which individuals struggle to restore honour and certainty. Certainty within our lives is inarguably the most precious state of[…]
Music Collections – A Polished Personal Response (Visual)
PROMPT: What do these texts suggest to you about the ways in which individuals deal with the uncertainties of the past? (January 2015) *I responded to the above visual titled “Dislocations” by Alex Webb.[…]
WW2 Japan (Culture Seminar)
Presentation Link: https://docs.google.com/a/ffca-calgary.com/presentation/d/19YDlqqwXS1IriGO9dgUNmUeq0H29p02p3aNAW9YE2X4/edit?usp=sharing Emperor by Ryuichi Tamura There are eyes in the stone, the eyes closed in grief and fatigue. The man in black passes my door – You, the Emperor of Winter, my lonely[…]
Alas, Poor Hamlet! – A Character Perspective by Victoria, Faith, and Carmen
MAIN QUOTE “HAMLET: To be, or not to be? That is the question— Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea[…]
A Letter to War: Pt. 2
The following post is a follow-up piece to a blog that I wrote in Grade 10 AP titled “A Letter to War.” This piece is also inspired by Sara Tirmizi’s amazing writer’s seminar in my[…]
Hear Me For My Cause: A Review of Vertigo Theatre’s Julius Caesar ★★★★
As a person who undoubtedly appreciates Shakespeare’s works, but often does not like them due to the monotony studying them in high school has brought, I always relish the chance to see a Shakespeare play[…]
The Words Behind the Mask
“I’m a stranger in my own life.” ― Lang Leav, Sad Girls There is always a part of somebody that is never shown to others – like the clothes in your drawer that are buried forever and[…]
First Semester Reading Ladder
FIRST SEMESTER READING LADDER Things I Read in First Semester – from Most Recent to Least Recent: Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe (224 pages) Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad (80 pages)[…]