Conor McPherson

ourselves, but our denial to acknowledge and learn from the trial that prevents our change. In “The Seafarer”, Conor McPherson illustrates this idea through the character of Sharky. The Irish play, set in a coastal town in northern Dublin, revolves around the main character, "Sharky" who moves back to Dublin in order to help his blind brother, Richard. Through characterization, McPherson shows that salvation is possible for people like Sharky because the main character has the potential to change

Familiar Shores The waves were tauntingly calm that day, after the hurricane of fast-paced incidents that uprooted John’s life from the very beginning. He didn’t think he would have changed it, even if he had a choice. He pulled his brimmed hat further over his droopy eyes and squirmed into a more comfortable position on the makeshift hammock, recalling the very first day. John had found himself conflicted. His hands tugged through his rapidly greying hair, peppered areas of darkness disappearing

this young troubadour’s secret weapon is “First Day of My Life”. This song has played the “our song” role to so many past, doomed relationships now, it has jumped into the lexicon of alpha bros’ five songs they know on guitar that’ll get them laid. Conor Oberst would weep over the fate of his song, but wiping his tears with all the hundred dollar bills he’s made from it give him papercuts. No One’s Gonna Love You by Band of Horses - For those looking for that “cute, slow folk song about love” to fill

this young troubadour’s secret weapon is “First Day of My Life”. This song has played the “our song” role to so many past, doomed relationships now, it has jumped into the lexicon of alpha bros’ five songs they know on guitar that’ll get them laid. Conor Oberst would weep over the fate of his song, but wiping his tears with all the hundred dollar bills he’s made from it give him papercuts. No One’s Gonna Love You by Band of Horses - For those looking for that “cute, slow folk song about love” to

It's been over two weeks and Evan is still not sure what he's gotten himself into and the only one to blame is himself and his wired therapy letters. So now where is he? Oh yeah, pretending to be Connor Murphy's best friend because his parents thought he wrote a suicide note to Evan. And of course, he just went with it. Told the Murphy's all about his great friendship with their son who was surely going to kill him once he woke up. Evan would love it if the ground could just open up and swallow him

The story of “Waving Through A Window” is a song in the musical Dear Evan Hansen with music and lyrics by Benji Pasek and Justin Paul. The musical outlines the main character Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety disorder. His feelings of rejection seen throughout the performance and soundtrack extend specifically to his deadbeat father whom we never meet, his single mother Heidi, who spends all her time either at her nursing job or studying to become a paralegal, and his unrequited affection

your future was uncertain. Both as a church member and as a regular human. Just like in the Lisa McPherson case. Lisa McPherson was an active member of the church up until right around the holiday season. The church began to notice her unhappiness. Which forced “the church to place her in Introspection Rundown due to the churches diagnosis of mental instability,”(The Most Authoritative Lisa McPherson Video Ever Made). According to The Tampa Bay Times, Lisa got in a minor car accident in November

Same Love by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Can you ever recall a time when you heard a song reaching out to you with lyrics that literally called out to you? Same Love by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis does exactly this. The song was written in 2013 during legalization of same sex marriage in the state of Washington. The song not only reached the lives of those in Washington but reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs in the United States and number 1 in New Zealand and Australia. Taking a closer

The fresh grass tickled his sticky body as he crushed the living daylights out of them. Beneath the sun’s gaze, he laid still while absorbing the beauty of the outside world. It was perfect. “Run,” an elderly man shouted at his students, interrupting his photosynthesis moment. “Off the ground, Junho.” Junho’s eyes unlocked, his vision flooded with the cotton clouds and baby blue sky. The lively looking grass unfolded as Junho hustled to his rowdy coach. The day was too perfect. Preparing himself

The fresh grass tickled his sticky body as he crushed the living daylights out of them. Beneath the sun’s gaze, he laid still while absorbing the beauty of the outside world. It was perfect. “Run,” an elderly man shouted at his students, interrupting his photosynthesis moment. “Off the ground, Junho.” Junho’s eyes unlocked, his vision flooded with the cotton clouds and baby blue sky. The lively looking grass unfolded as Junho hustled to his rowdy coach. The day was too perfect. Preparing himself