…the ways in which individuals pursue or compromise their happiness Throughout history, women have always worn chains of passivity and obedience – the two qualities of conformity, which can inhibit one’s pursuit of happiness.[…]
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skating on ice: a polished personal
The impact of separation in an individual’s life. Text: All My Puny Sorrows and Approaching Shadow There are no words that define the love for my sister. It isn’t just her humour, or her[…]
Though the Olive Tree Weeps
The following poem is the Israeli-born Dan Almagor’s We Shoot Children Too, Don’t We, which was written in the wake of the First Intifada during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It was a Palestinian uprising against the[…]
A Puppet of One’s Past
In many works of literature, past events can affect, positively or negatively, the present activities, attitudes, or values of a character. Choose a novel or play in which a character must contend with some aspect[…]
Saved by a Prayer
*DISCLAIMER: I know religion and faith can be very sensitive topics, even controversial, especially in a religiously and ethnically diverse environment, and are thus best to be avoided. However, the ideas explored in this post[…]
Pride and Prejudice – Polished Critical
Discuss the significance of an individual’s attempt to live unconstrained by convention or circumstance. The Pursuit of Happiness When an individual tries to pursue their happiness, society’s convention and expectations represent as a[…]
The Wonders Of A Diary
Below is my polished personal response to Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise.” A lot of it is very personal and actually originates from my actual diary entries from 5th grade, and it represents a major[…]
O Captain My Captain – Walt Whitman
*I know I already mentioned some of this in class, I’m just going more in-depth.* O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we[…]
Holding Breath in a Room Full of Air
She held her breath in a room full of air. She was determined to prove she could control her body, because she was afraid to be a slave to the flesh and bone construct that[…]
Two Women and Their Need for Independence
Elizabeth Bennett is a character that is willful, daring, and outspoken; she directly opposes society’s representation of the “patient/familial” woman for she immediately acts on what she is feeling. However, she is not impulsive or[…]