When a character like Mariam is brought to life, I find it harder to say that I relate well to Mariam simply because I live a much more privileged life than the one that she[…]
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Pursuing Family Honor In Uncertain Circumstances- Polished Critical
Prompt: The ways in which individuals struggle to restore honor and certainty Thesis: In Shakespeare’s, Hamlet, an individual pursues the restoration of their family honor, sacrificing their morality in the process, causing them to[…]
The Art of Obedience
“I shall obey, my lord.” – Ophelia (I.iii.623) Ophelia. The lovely and virtuous maiden, wearing innocence and obedience like flowers in her hair—that’s you, is it not? You, sweet beauty, were named after the flower[…]
Polished Personal–A Dreamer’s Tale
Dear Mother, I have terrible news. News that may rip the seams of the quilts you knitted to soften my fall, if I ever fell. Well Mother, I fell. I fell and the seams didn’t[…]