A famous actor, Will Rogers said, “We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.” Even in this 21st century- the one major problem we struggle with is ‘inequality’. If your question is why then I highly recommend you watch the documentary, “Miss Representation”, directed and produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom. This film looks at the media’s impact […]

It is no small fact that after the American Revolution everything had changed in American society. It is one of the single most important historical events that shaped our country into what it is today and produced a lot of important American literature that we have today. Rip Van Winkle, I would argue is one of those works of literature and isn’t just a fun […]

Summary Carlow University performed a ‘Miss Representation’ show or its 40th centenary of its Women’s Studies Programme. It functions provoking talks with media representatives, leaders, protesters, academics and musicians. Lisa Ling, Condoleezza Rice, Rosario Dawson, Nancy Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Paul Haggis and Katie Couric are among the others. The movie offers surprising stats and information that amaze and arm spectators with a fresh view. The […]

The fictional memoir of Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle narrates the life of Diedrich Knickerbocker, a man residing in a small village in the Catskill mountains, who finds particular interest in recounting the histories and rich anecdotes from Dutch descendants of New York. Although Knickerbocker is an ancestor of many successful, hard-working men, he does not seem to share the same interest in being an […]

Edgar Allan Poe’s use of symbolism and irony throughout the Cask of Amontillado makes the short story worthy of analysis. Poe utilizes these devices to create this cruel and powerful classic. The Cask of Amontillado is a horror short story that revolves around revenge and pride. There are two men in the plot: Montresor, an Italian aristocrat seeking revenge, and Fortunato, a proud man that […]

Literature has been shaped by the culture of people; their hopes and dreams, their battles in life and in love, and their ability to overcome obstacles. It characterizes the ambition and deepest desires of a group of people, their aim of success and overthrowing their worst fears. As written by Karen Hunter in her biography, Joseph Campbell, he wrote a theory on the predictability of […]

The book “A Long Way Gone” is about a boy named Ishmael Beah who lives in Sierra Leone. Ishmael Beah was born in 1980 and lived in a village with his mother, father, and two little brothers. In 1991, the Sierra Leone Civil War started. Rebels invaded Beah’s hometown, Mogbwemo, located in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone, and he was forced to flee. Separated […]

When talking about American mythology, there are quite a few characteristics that are shared by many mythological stories and fanciful literary works. Some of these characteristics say they are set in the past and are often times set in exciting places, are filled with remarkable and exaggerated characters, feature mystical, and mysterious happenings, and lastly they convey a positive message about a nation and its […]

Until well into the 1960s, the terms ‘theatre studies’ and ‘theatre history’ were largely synonymous, because the first and major concern of the new subject was the theatrical past. However, today theatre history is certainly not the exclusive field of teaching and research, historical study remains an important area of work. My work so far has led me to focus on understanding the most important […]

The competition for jobs in this present economy has become increasingly competitive over the years. The members of the current workforce can no longer get by on just having completed high school and attaining a full certificate. Employers are seeking out additionally skilled personnel, by way of being either more academically or vocationally qualified. More and more adults and teenagers who have finished school are […]