Oscar Wilde’s novel, Picture of Dorian Gray, portrays the dichotomy of the double life led by Dorian Gray.1 The contrast between the portrait and Dorian personifies the universal battle of sin versus morale and ultimately serves as a moral compass for society.2 Dorian’s development of a double life identifies with the results of sociological oppression […]
Essay on Oscar Wilde: Typifying the Victorian Era
Oscar Wilde was born in October 16, 1854, in the mid era of the Victorian period—which was when Queen Victoria ruled. Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901.While she ruined Britain, the nation rise than never before, and no one thought that she was capable of doing that. “The Victorian era was both good and […]
Essay on Faces in Strategic Places
Have you ever looked through a magazine, seen flyer, an advertisement etc… with a person being pictured and simply asked yourself WHY the model was used in the way that they were or why a person was used period? After gathering and categorizing my designs from multiple sources, I have come to a majority based […]
Essay on Killer Whales Should Not Be Kept in Captivity
“Imagine if the world you lived in, the space you breathed in, and the freedom you played in were suddenly taken away from you.” (Free Willy) Orca whales are the largest members of the dolphin family. Orcas are very curious creatures, they like to sky hop, which is when they poke their heads out of […]
French Revolution Left France Impoverished: As seen in Victor Hugo?s Les Miserables
The french revolution was to help the French people gain freedom and their rights, but it came with repercussions. In the astounding novel of Les Miserables written by Victor Hugo, Victor Hugo expressed his concern on the poor people of France when he wrote a story about the life of a philanthropist. The philanthropist’s name […]