Essays about Love Page 37

Kirkus in 2010 called this story ‘a mischievous and thoughtful satire on ruling elites and bold dreamers, cast in the form of revisionist fairy-tale. ’ This review could easily be applied to another story of Saramago’s, ‘Centaur’, and beautifully sums up the style of the author. ‘The Tale of the Unknown Island’ by the Nobel…

When pondering the significance of various facets in our lives, we frequently contemplate whether money holds the ultimate power. Our answer to this query depends on the context. If we were marooned on a deserted island, money would hold no value and offer no assistance in ensuring our survival. Similarly, if we found ourselves drowning…

Introduction In movies played on screen or on theaters, gardens of personal opinions are inevitable to float up on the air.  Whether it be drama, comedy, suspense, romance or any type of movie, the viewing masses are most likely not to shut their rational minds from throwing questions, critics, clarifications with a bunch of facial…

The Music Lessons “Love Hurts” Wakako Yamauchi, writer of The Music Lessons, gives her audience and readers a glimpse of the era after the Great Depression in the eyes of Japanese Americans who struggle living on a small farm in California. Her small cast of characters keeps the story more focused, personal, and efficient in…

In Margaret Atwood’s novel “Oryx and Crake,” the correlation between a person’s upbringing and their adult life is explored through the character of Jimmy, who later becomes Snowman. The detrimental effects of a neglected childhood are evident in Jimmy’s poor choices as an adult. These choices not only stem from his lack of guidance during…

The comparison of characters: Pamela Andrews and Moll Flanders by Miroslava Novysedlakova Two beautiful girls. Maybe at first glance we would say that there is certainly nothing what these woman have in common, of course, except their outstanding beauty. But there is more than one could expect. Firstly, both are being seduced by their masters,…

The 1986 movie Sixteen Candles tells a dateless narrative of turning up in suburban America. The movie s star, Sam, played by Molly Ringwald, wakes up with large outlooks on her sweet 16th birthday merely to be wholly defeated. Not merely does she happen that she looks precisely the same as when she was 15,…

My answer is simple: it’s the fact that engineering is a creative enterprise, one that requires intense imagination and sometimes lots of sweat, blood and tears. The greatest inventors of the past were creative, intelligent thinkers who imagined solutions. This to me embodies engineering today. As a software engineer, I’m called upon to answer difficult…

“The First Day” by Edward P. Jones It’s only natural to keep vivid memories of certain monumental moments in life, such as the first day of school, for a long time. “The First Day” by Edward P. Jones tells the story of a mother and daughter on the daughter’s first day of school. In the…

October 16, 2012 The Love Of Poetry Lives On One will come to the realization that life must come to an end, but does the spirit of love live on forever? In the sonnet, “Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Day? ” the speaker starts by asking whether he ought to compare whomever he’s…