– Their Eyes Were Watching God – – A Study in Humanity – Zora Neale Hurston, an excellent playwright, anthropologist, novelist, and filmmaker went undiscovered for years. Why was this? How could this novel which[…]
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Of Stars and Crescents
When Ms. Hunnisett first asked me to write a play for One Act this year, I must confess that I was rather daunted. The weight of having been given the honour of doing something as[…]
Not of Youth and Beauty
PROMPT: Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the role self-perception plays when individuals seek to reconcile the conflict between illusions and reality. (June 2014) When faced with[…]
Humanity, Where Are You? ~ Poetry Seminar Personal Response
The following poem, We Shoot Children Too, Don’t We, was written by Dan Almagor in 1989 as a response to the violence occurring during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, particularly the First Intifada. The first Intifada occurred after the initial occupation of[…]
Dan Almagor’s “We Shoot Children Too, Don’t We” AP Rhetorical Analysis
Prompt: Read the following poem carefully. Then write an essay in which you discuss how such elements as language, imagery, structure, and point of view convey meaning in the poem. (1993) In his poem “We[…]
Personal Response to Cultural Seminar (Mexico)
Maybe dreaming is the ultimate form of escapism. Because, lately, nightmares have been dropping on us like bombs. But these are not the type of nightmares whose animation relies on our unconscious slumbers. These are[…]
Flame and Frost
Ice is an unwavering anchor, a cool and handsome medium that can be sculpted to perfection. In ice, there is reason and purity, but there is also a sense of restriction and exile. While the[…]
Jannat al-Arif- The Architect’s Garden (Personal Response)
What do the texts suggest about the conflict between choosing a personal desire or choosing to conform? Responding to: Diogène ou la Lucidité By: Malika Daya Jannat al-Arif- The Architect’s Garden She sat silently on[…]
Polished Personal- Colour
I have always loved colour. The burnt orange transforming into a deep red in the fall, the tranquility of an ocean at twilight mirroring the darkening sky, these colors are what I fall in love[…]