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87Ben Jonson’s The Alchemist: A Reflection of Contemporary Society as it Relates to Immorality and Hypocrisy
For centuries in London, the Plague presented a very real danger to its citizens. However, some people were more concerned with other, moral dangers that city life offered, like prostitution, alcoholism,...
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86Romeo + Juliet- The Symbolism of Water
Baz Luhrmann's film Romeo + Juliet significantly alters many aspects of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, such as the substitution of guns for swords, but one of his most significant changes...
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80How to Make Unbeatable Guacamole
I want to share my recipe for what I truly believe to be the best guacamole I’ve ever had. Of course, I have been making it for about 10 years, so I’m a little biased. Still, I have not only seen my...
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77Francis Beaumont's The Knight of the Burning Pestle
Traditionally, audiences have attended the theatre in order to escape their realities and momentarily become a part of a different world. Though boundaries inevitably exist between the actors on...
0 comments73Synesthesia in John Donne's "The Sun Rising"
Poetry. My high school self's arch nemesis. I truly disliked reading/writing/analyzing poetry...because I didn't know what the hell I was doing or looking for. My favorite teacher from high school...
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73Olive Schreiner's The Story of an African Farm- Repetition and the Inability to Escape
Olive Schreiner’s novel The Story of an African Farm presented its contemporary readers with unfamiliar issues, so her writing style was extremely significant for presenting her ideas in a way that...
2 comments72Thomas Hardy- War's "Curiosity"
I’m a pretty political person, especially for a 22-year-old, so war is obviously an issue that I think about from time to time. I struggle with the issue because I understand the necessity for...
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72Easy Recipe- Breakfast Wrap- Banana/Yogurt/Granola
Here is a recipe that I’ve been particularly obsessed with lately. After years of running late for school or work and slopping some peanut butter on a piece of toast to devour messily in my car, I finally...
1 comment72Victorian Realism
Realism is different for any single author based on his or her life experiences, just as any reader may interpret a different reality than another. However, in general, realism emerged as a form of...
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72Romeo and Juliet- Who is to blame?
I was talking to my ex-boyfriend's little brother one weekend, and he told me he had to finish reading Romeo and Juliet for school so he could write his paper. He was in 9th grade, and his paper topic...
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