Prompt: What is your opinion of the idea that our beliefs are influenced by the actions of others? This is a personal response in the format of a personal-analytical essay (a hybrid) to an excerpt[…]
Author: tarannumr
Reflecting
Reflection is a bittersweet thing, I suppose, particularly at a time when the rest of the world is making a resolution for the new year. “I’ll go on vacation more often this year!” they say.[…]
Marxism and the Concept of “Otherness” in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre
Jane is, throughout the novel, considered a distinct being; even with the social expectations that were attached to class and gender, her unconventional worldview prevented her full integration into regular society. Despite being marginalized and[…]
A Glass of Water – Personal Response to William E. Henley’s Invictus
I’ve written a personal response (a letter) based on the theme statement we used for our poetry seminar. “One can argue that an individual’s sense of resilience is developed through their encounters with hardship; such[…]
On the Topic of Hope
Note: I had a lovely little short story ready for this blog, but I decided to save it and polish it for the next free choice. I just had to write something on the election![…]
Review of Richard III
I honestly did not know what to expect from a production of Richard III, so I, like my usual problem-solving self, decided not to have any expectations – essentially, I tried to not to hold any preconceived[…]
Regrets
If you know me, you know that on every Monday, for the last two years, I have gone to a Kumon center to do math worksheets. If you know Kumon, you know that it is,[…]