British Literature ClassMay 16, 20193 min readWallets Light, but Smiles Still BrightWhat do you desire: happiness or wealth? Will you choose to live? Or will you waste your life seeking wealth? Time is running out on us,...
British Literature ClassMay 16, 20193 min readRoom of LifeLife is short, and yet we often waste it worrying about the inevitability of death. Richard Hamilton was an artist who critiqued this...
British Literature ClassMay 15, 20195 min readThe Last Inch of OurselvesCan you imagine turning on the news and hearing that the whole continents of Asia, Africa, and the Americas have been bombed and will...
British Literature ClassApr 10, 20193 min readAn Unfair Coin FlipTurn on your TV and turn to the news, and you'll see stories like that of a young refugee who can't be reunited with their parents. If...
British Literature ClassApr 10, 20193 min readIt Isn't Just a Boo-BooCan you imagine waking up your five-year-old brother before the sun rose to go work in a factory? Nowadays, children get to keep the...
British Literature ClassMay 14, 20193 min readJoy: You Love Babies, but They're Still AnnoyingWhat are your definitions of the emotions of ‘joy’ and ‘pleasure’? Too many, they are one and the same, with joy perhaps being a more...
British Literature ClassMay 13, 20192 min readSexism in the CityIt’s almost impossible for the modern audience to turn a blind eye to when a teen becomes a victim, but on the other side, they tend to...
British Literature ClassMay 12, 20193 min readClick here to: Join the Fake PartySomething has changed in the world. The mood of the Postmodern Era leaks into our lives through the internet, and the colors of the last...
British Literature ClassMay 12, 20193 min readDeath and a SharkStartling fact: everyone who has experienced death is dead. Perhaps you’ve taken it for granted, and perhaps it sounds natural to you....
British Literature ClassApr 10, 20193 min readLooking for PeaceOften times, life is full of trouble and worries. It’s hard to find rest, and in the chaos, it’s especially hard to find God. Architect...
British Literature ClassApr 10, 20196 min readWhat Makes Us HumanWhat makes us human? Though whimsical and amusing on the surface, “The Light Princess” by George Macdonald dives headfirst into answering...
British Literature ClassApr 10, 20193 min readThe Last JourneyWhere do we go when we die? Through the ages, artists, dreamers, philosophers and scientists have all tried to answer this question. Some...
British Literature ClassApr 10, 20194 min readThe True Face of RussiaIn the year 1917, the shining civilization of Western Russia crumbled into the dust. The Western powers watched in horror as one of their...
British Literature ClassApr 10, 20193 min readKingdom of Isolation“The Lady of Shalott” by Tennyson portrays the story of a woman who lived a life alone and then dies. At first glance, it is a story that...
British Literature ClassMar 6, 20192 min readLove isn't what it used to be, is it?John Dryden uses descriptive words and his own style of poem writing to showcase the theme that love is sometimes meaningless. First, he...
British Literature ClassFeb 14, 20192 min readIn Which Humanity Loses ParadiseA Theme Analysis on John Milton's Famous Epic In his epic poem "Paradise Lost", John Milton uses his imagination to explain a biblical...
British Literature ClassFeb 14, 20193 min readThe Fashion of Marriage Needs Helpin which the fashion of marriage gets beaten up by John Dryden in a poem “Foolish marriage vow.” With these words, John Dryden sets fire...
British Literature ClassFeb 14, 20193 min readWhen Samuel Johnson Told Us All Human Wishes Were WorthlessSamuel Johnson: telling us the things we don't wanna hear In The Vanity of Human Wishes, Samuel Johnson smacks down society on every vice...
British Literature ClassFeb 14, 20192 min readAn Epistle of Man: Social Commentary in Poetry FormAlexander Pope dishing out An Essay on Man: Epistle 1 is a social commentary written as a poem. The author uses personification,...
British Literature ClassFeb 14, 20192 min readAn Unhappy Child: An AnalysisThe author John Hoppner uses dark colors, clothing, and person’s facial expression to communicate the theme of someone important is lost....
