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This is a multi-part essay series, examining Tolkien’s depiction of heroism within The Lord of the Rings, and whether it is possible to say that he was influenced by the Aeneid, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Respectively, each section looks…
Before I started creating videos, questions flooded my mind…“Where do I start?”“How do I create an audience?”“How do I come up with ideas?” “What if my videos are bad?” “What if everyone hates them?”…
I believe everyone has a vision of an ideal self. The person you’d like to be or the person you used to be. When we grow up we seek to be this person, or…
Though sympathy alone can’t alter facts, it can help to make them more bearable. Dracula, Bram Stoker A literary villain can be understood as an antagonist who is defined by intelligence, immorality and malice,…
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” Maya Angelou When Emily reached out to me about writing an article I immediately said yes, even though I had no idea what I…
“To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.” Marilyn vos Savant A small introduction: My name is Roxana (or herlibraryofspells) and I am 14, living a complicated life and…
I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery – air, mountains, trees, people. I thought This is what it is to be happy, Sylvia Plath I think the best way to get…
“When the Count saw my face, his eyes blazed with a sort of demonaic fury, and he suddenly made a grab at my throat. I drew away, and his hand touched the string of…
When Emily asked me to write for her blog I was thrilled. However, soon enough I realized that I had no idea what to write about, since none of my ideas really resonated with…
by rachel stogner “If you were a regular black…” Nellie, the primary narrator of Wuthering Heights, said to young Heathcliff, sparking a long-standing controversy over his racial identity. Heathcliff, the infamous Gothic protagonist of Wuthering Heights,…