The opening of Act 2 Scene 1 of William Shakespeares Julius Caesar is a pivotal moment of the play and consequently seals the fate of Brutus and the other conspirators The scene takes place after Cassius persuasive speech to Brutus during which he emphasises the need to remove Caesar from power for the good of Rome yet before the conspirators make the fatal error of failing to silence Mark Antony Prior to the scene Cassius uses powerful orator a device commonly used by many Roman leaders at the
A Survivors Guide Many people died in World War II The majority were Jews because the Nazis thought that their race did not belong in this world However people still managed to survive not only due to luck but they possessed intelligence and resourcefulness to live through this catastrophic time In Art Spiegelmans graphic novel Maus the author discusses how his fathers resourcefulness knowledge and good health aided him in surviving through World War II One of the major reasons the authors fath
Birches Robert Frosts Birches is a poem that makes you think how fast time goes In the poem the narrator was flashing back to when he was a child how he remembered it to clearly After reading the poem you want to treasure your moments in life When I read this it connects heaven and Earth bringing heaven to Earth The poem makes you think about what great things lay for you in the future even after Earth Places better than Earth Id like to get away from Earth awhile and then come back to it and b
Cutting the Rope In Touching the Void by Joe Simpson two friends Joe Simpson and Simon Yates are climbing a mountain that had never been climbed before On the way down Joe falls off of a cornice and breaks his leg While Simon is lowering Joe down the mountain Joe goes off an ice cliff and is hanging in mid air After what seemed like an eternity Simon had to make a decision to keep trying to rescue Joe and kill both of them in the process or to take out his pocket knife and cut the rope He chose
Good and Evil Many dimensions such as cultural context religion principles experiences time period and way of life can influence the premise of an individuals thoughts An individual has many worldviews depending on their place of origin The mind adjusts external information to fit the individuals paradigm Therefore cultural misinterpretation can occur in words gestures objects and social context virtually anything you can think of has different meanings within two civilizations This can present
Opening sequence of Dog Soldiers The sequence begins with a couple camping in the Scottish Highlands The woman gives the man a silver letter opener as a present soon after they are attacked in their tent Meanwhile Private Cooper is seen running through a forest in North Wales He attacks his pursuers but is overwhelmed and wrestled to the ground It turns out Cooper was trying to join the Special Forces but fails when he refuses to shoot a dog Captain Richard Ryan returns him to unit This sequenc
Doodles Personality Doodle from the Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst is a fascinating character His personality shows how he acts with others and touches his family in a special way especially his brother Doodle has a physical disability Doodle acts a certain way in connection with his disability and others treat him differently because he has a problem walking He is physically weak He is sensitive and loves nature He is also afraid and has low self confidence Doodle was born a very small infant and
The Power of Adventure In the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer Krakauer writes about his failed exploration in Alaska that forced him to turn around after many setbacks Chris McCandless the main character of this novel is found dead in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness and his travels are retraced back through the two years he went missing Krakauer explores McCandlesss motivations and experiences to recount on his own experience attempting to climb Devils Thumb Most of Krakauers life