What does life truly mean to you? What is your purpose? How will you choose to live? Did you know, you can quit your job, you can leave university? You aren’t legally required to have a degree, it’s a social pressure and expectation, not the law, and no one is holding a gun to […]
To what extent is our road to justice justified
Madness is a theme we see a lot in the Play Hamlet by Shakespeare. Hamlets race to justice for his fathers murder had led to him falling into a sunken state, which allowed him to exploit his actions without any consequences or regrets. How far can our actions be justified, when in search for justice. […]
First they Lovin’, but Now They Playin’
Rejected love plays a big part in Hamlet. From the beginning to until Ophelia dies, Hamlet rejects Ophelia due to the external factors he is facing, and Ophelia rejects Hamlet due to her father commanding Ophelia to not interact with Hamlet. Although this poem may look very unrealistic, upon further analysis, some thoughts could come […]
Privacy and Trust
In order for an individual to feel safe they must be obligated to privacy, which means, they should not have to be monitored or observed by other people unless their is proof of someone else’s harm. Privacy makes a person feel comfortable to be in their own skin without having to be pestered. In the […]
I’ll Get to it….. Soon – Hamlet and Procrastination
Although many of us hold motivations, dreams and goals, the road to get to them can be one of challenge and adversity. This may lead to one prolonging their pursuit to an indefinite time, or procrastinating. It isn’t a new concept – no matter how hard a worker one is, there’s always that one thing […]
Ophelia’s Colour
I’m not sure if I am missing a ‘creative piece’, so here it is! I found myself bare and pierced. As the last heart string broke, the knife that hung over my naked heart fell to it’s rightful place. I had found myself with only with the shallow breaths my body had allowed me to take. Eyes […]
Graduation and beginning of a new adventure
Schools almost over one more month before graduation. The nerves begin to rise, students become anxious about what their plans are after high school. Do I go to university or, stay home and pursue a dream against what my parents had planned for me. All the friends you had in high school this may be the […]
To – – – by Edgar Allan Poe
My group chose Edgar Allan Poe as our poet for the poetry seminar project and we decided to discuss To —. This poem was all about enlightenment. It is about an individual who went from thinking of himself very highly to realizing their are things out there at a higher position them him. The individual […]
Sheltered
The following is a creative based on Sylvia Plath’s poem “I Thought That I Could Not Be Hurt.” I bite my trembling lip as I shakily inhale the grey, piercing, cool December air. My knees begin to violently wobble, and I feel myself losing control over my body—with every ounce of power I have left, […]
13 Reasons Why
*Spoilers ahead* “Hey, it’s Hannah. Hannah Baker. That’s right. Don’t adjust your… whatever device you’re hearing this on. It’s me, live and in stereo.” – Hannah Baker Thirteen Reasons Why By now we’ve all seen the show, read the book, or seen the memes on the internet. We all know the tragic story of how […]