The American Dream is the ideal which offers equal opportunity to any American, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved. Many people have become obsessed with this ideal throughout time. F.Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ gives the reader a glimpse into the lives of a couple of these people’s pursuit to achieve the […]

8 mile is a film based in Detroit about the underground rap scene and the 313 (Detroit area code). It follows B Rabbit (played by Eminem) and his life through the movie. It shows his hardships and triumphs as he makes his way out of debt, family problem, and gang affiliations. Although this movie is […]

Whoa it’s not light anymore, that’s weird. Who turned out the lights? What a dog. The sun isn’t as dank as it was a couple hours ago. Oh dang i forgot to pick up my son from school. But hey at least my tarantula is moisturized.             Profound silence stains […]

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is one of the most well-known plays in history. It’s a captivating piece of literature that sees two cursed lovers caught in tragedy. Shakespeare’s use of characters, settings, and moods brought his literature to life. Romeo and Juliet is a representation of fate in many ways. His use of literary devices […]

Should transgender athletes be allowed into the Olympics? The purpose of the modern Olympic Games is to promote peace and unity within the international community through the medium of sports; to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practised without discrimination of any kind, in a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play. […]

“O God, I have an ill-divining soul.” ill-divining = foreboding, pessimistic, negative. This line is followed by “methinks I see thee now, thou art so low.” I think this means as she sees Romeo down below, she is predicting something bad will happen.

These violent delights have violent ends, and their triumph die like fire and powder, which as they kiss consume. Powder being gunpowder. Fire + gunpowder = big bang. This means their triumph, or success will die in a big bang. This would be the ‘violent end’. This is a prediction from FL.

If i’m being kind to you but you think I am being horrible, am I being kind or not? I’m being kind. It literally says ‘if i’m being kind’. Maybe the person i’m being kind to is in a bad mood. Could also be your tone of voice. Another argument would be if i was […]

“…they stumble that run fast.” What I believe this means is that ‘he who runs fast will stumble’. This means Friar Lawrence is warning Romeo that he is making a bad decision jumping right in with Juliet. If Romeo was to just slow down Friar Lawrence thinks they would have a better relationship.