Nancy Thompson

New Beginnings I love butterflies; they are beautiful creatures who dance around the sky as their wings flutter gracefully through the air. Butterflies floating in nature are amazing! However, when they are spinning circles in your stomach, they are nauseating. That is how I felt as I prepared for my visit to the Coshocton County Court of Common Pleas. It was a warm muggy day and the air felt thick like it was going to rain. I walked down Main Street in Coshocton, past the gym that I frequently

Skkkkkrrrrrrreeeeeeeee!! The coffee pot screamed with morning glee as Jacob continued brushing his teeth at a gradually growing pace. His eyelids drooped with no intention of returning to their previous state he was once in at his youth. Jacob, spitting out some pasty foam with a repetition of rinses, heard the coffee pot squeal with frustration. He was reminded Jacob once more of its overdue pour. “Alright, alright, no need to fret. I’m on my way,” Jacob said, whilst wiping away as his freshly

William Somerset Maugham was considered to be the popular English fiction writer of the 20th century. He wrote many novels, plays and short stories, many of those were admired as master pieces. It drew attention of the critics and readers due to its multi-dimensional aspects, which offered entertainment including the serious issues of human life, for that matter it resulted in being popular fiction of the time. His popularity urged many critics to analyze his work from different dimensions. The critics

“We do not fear the unknown. We fear what we think about the unknown.” Is a quote from Teal Swan. This idea is incorporated into a lot of director’s movies, however, Tim Burton, a creator of many famous movies, would probably have one of the best understandings of this idea. This is through Burton’s constant use of ideas about the unknown in many of his films. Yet, these ideas of fearing the unknown and curiosity of the unknown are especially prominent in Burton’s films such as The Corpse Bride and

Insatiable is defined as “impossible to satisfy” and is used by the doorkeeper towards the man in response to a question. It demonstrates annoyance towards the man for asking so many questions while waiting for the doorkeeper to let him to the Law. It gives a human quality to the seemingly immortal, ageless doorkeeper; for the first time in the story, we see him show emotion towards the doorkeeper, even if that emotion is just slight annoyance. This also adds a bit of humor to Kafka’s story, as the

Racism, resentment, politics, political agendas, suffering, war, hate from people in the United States, hate from people in Vietnam, overall anger, and a lot of weapons. These are all factors that played into the United States being involved in one of the most horrific acts in our history. The My Lai Massacre was a massacre by United States Soldiers that created controversy and anger throughout the world. It leads us to the question, was this avoidable? Was one of the worst massacres in Untied States

Lately in the news, there has been talk about budget and money crises; these problems have been in many states and most recently in Washington D.C and Wisconsin. Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker has decided to address these budget predicaments by sharply curtailing the Wisconsin public sector workers collective bargaining rights. The reaction from people in Wisconsin has been mostly negative. However, Governor Walker was right in making cuts in the pay of public sector workers and taking away their

Kenneth Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing is remarkably different in tone from the other plays discussed. Unlike the other two comedies, Taming of the Shrew and Merchant of Venice, there are far fewer comedic aspects that do not translate well to modern audiences. The film has much less violence in it than the others and even its chief villain is more like a cartoon villain than an outright evil manipulator. The tragedies are known for their fascinatingly complex villains such as Richard III or

A handful of conflicted characters, a substantial amount of drama, and a dash of enlightenment - this is what makes up “The Razor’s Edge” by W. Somerset Maugham. After initial character introduction, this book quickly reveals how unwise it is to put complete faith in first impressions. At first glance, Laurence Darrell and Isabel Bradley appear to be the epitome of an early 1900s couple: young, naive, and extremely in love. Looking closer, Isabel seems to be the one in control of their relationship

A Comparison of Olivier and Branagh's Adaptations of Henry V Media Comparative Essay: (in the medium of film) concerning the 2 well known film versions of Shakespeare’s Henry V of Olivier (1944) and Branagh (1989) in the specific scenes of “A Little Touch of Harry in the Night” and “The Crispin Crispian Speech” A comparison of these scenes in the two film versions of Henry V indicated above in a discussion of all the major cinematic issues in integrating a story like