In the novel Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, develops the idea that when individuals are faced with the reality that they cannot accept, they run away from reality and find solace in illusion[…]
Tag: death
A Monday in July – Personal Response
The ways in which individuals deal with the prospect of an uncertain future. Individuals may deal with the prospect of an uncertain future by refusing to move forward due to fear, causing them to be[…]
The end of days
The end of days It was all so sudden. On Monday I was chilling in my room when I first noticed I had a mild cough. I thought nothing of it. It worsened on[…]
This I Believe- Taking the Best Lessons from the Worst Events
My belief- We learn the best lessons from the worst things we go through in life. I’ve never been one to think about myself, about what I feel, or openly talk about whatever is[…]
Bursting at the Seams – A Polished Critical Essay (Hamlet Response)
“…the role emotional courage plays when an individual experiences separation.” Text: “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare All people hold truth their hearts, but only glimpses of it are shared with the people around them. This sense of[…]
buried beneath the atlantic
you would tell me i was beautiful you would gently brush my curls back and whisper sweet nothings in to my ear fire would spread across my face and you would laugh at the red[…]
the abyss that is her soul
There are no words that effectively describe the horror that fills my body when someone says the words, “Introduce yourself.” Unarguably, it was as if time had stopped around me when Ms. Hunnisett assigned it[…]
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[…]
Nowhere
A creative piece based on the idea of the unknown in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. “What the—” The man’s eyebrows furrow as he opens one eye to pear at the sunlight piercing his eyelids, before[…]
R and G are Dead discussion
Death in literature is often presented as loud and glorious. It is dedicated to showing us the aftermath, or afterlife, of the the proverbial “next step”. The sheer amount of variations on the hereafter could[…]