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The priest-poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889), born in the county of Essex, in England, wrote the poem The Wreck of the Deutschland in 1875, which is the year when the ship called “Deutschland” departed from Bremen to the United States of America (stanza 12) and was wrecked in the Thames Estuary (stanza 21 – line…

In the film Titanic, women are seen as below men and are told what to do by men. Women are deemed as helpless without the support of a man, which the main character, Rose DeWitt Buster, defies throughout the film. Rose breaks many of the traditional “rules” of the time period in which the film…

Canada’s fast food industry is internationally recognized for its distinctiveness and unique characteristics. The nation has a longstanding tradition of indulgence without concern for the consequences, with around 23.1% of Canadians classified as overweight in 2004 according to Stats Canada. Obesity rates experienced a significant increase between 1978 and 1980. While the fast food industry…

The movie “My Name is Bill W” was about William Griffith Wilson (Nov 26, 1895 – Jan 24, 1971) He was better known as Bill Wilson or “Bill W’. He was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous with Robert Holbrook Smith AKA Dr. Bob. After seeing this movie I did some additional research. He and his…

Girl Before a Mirror shows Picasso’s young mistress Marie-Therese Walter, one of his favorite subjects in the early 1930s. Her white-haloed profile, rendered in a smooth lavender pink, appears serene. But it merges with a more roughly painted, frontal view of her face—a crescent, like the moon, yet intensely yellow, like the sun, and “made…

The 1998 dramatic film What Dreams May Come is a stunning and visual journey that explores the realms of the afterlife. Starring Robin Williams and Cuba Gooding Jr. , the film utilizes great acting and an intriguing plotline that keeps you guessing until the end. This brief essay will outline the major accomplishments and highlights…