The following is an analysis of a quote pulled from chapter six of The Picture of Dorian Gray. It is said by Basil Hallward upon being informed that Dorian is to marry Sybil. “But think[…]
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The Words of the Heart, Soul, and Mind.
I’ve never really known who I am – but who really does? However, I do know that I’m a 17-year-old girl who is in the midst of discovering just that. Maybe in the future I’ll[…]
My Mother Used to Say…
My mother used to say that strong women begin as broken girls. I would like to believe that this is true, but it’s getting harder and harder to believe in anything anymore. It has[…]
A Destructive Truth – Polished Critical
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the significance of idealism and truth in an individual’s life. (June 2009) It is common to see[…]
Middle Syndrome -Polished Personal Response
What do these texts suggest to you about an individual’s capacity for self-sacrifice in the face of compelling circumstances? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your[…]
A Journey of Reason and Passion in Jane Eyre
Reason and passion -two polarizing aspects captured in one novel, Jane Eyre; the author, Charlotte Bronte, dives into the depths of one woman’s life, Jane. Commonly referred to as a Bildungsroman novel or a coming-of-age[…]
The Roads We Take
AP Poem Analysis – The Roads We Take “The Road Not Taken” – Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I[…]
Letters Home
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about how acts of courage develop and nurture personal integrity. (June 08) To my dearest Eleanor, I hope you never have to read[…]
Being the Villain I Never Could Be
Deformity, perhaps the one thing that separates “the normal” from those who are seemingly different. Vertigo Theatre’s adaptation of Richard III was truly brilliant as it twisted my seemingly “typical” response to another person’s deformity – trying[…]
Grief -My Merciless Master
To My Dead Lover, I’m not even sure if I should be writing this, we never did get a chance to truly love each other. But surely I get to love you, pieces of you,[…]