Drag queens

I knelt beside my bed, hands pressed together, praying for the Gods make my parents death quick and painless. I wanted my parents death so intensely, so long had I dreamed of this day. It may seem selfish of me to be asking for this, but it had been nearly four years since I'd set foot beyond these walls and my patience had long since worn thin. I did not asked to be born cursed. It was simply the fate I had been given and I blamed no one, not even the goddess Cailleach Bheur who placed this…

Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin, Snow White, Rapunzel, what do these things bring to mind? An old story that was told, a campfire story, or something that was heard along the way through the different people? No matter how it was heard, or where it was heard. Whether it was old or new, or even told by the young or the old. These stories that were heard were most likely fairy tales. They have been around for centuries and have evolved in many ways. These tales have made their way from B.C. to 2016…

started their relationship with Pirithous seaking Theseus blood, could Theseus ever trust him. Then when he gets invited to Pirithous’ wedding another battle starts after the guest Pirithous invites gets too drunk. Then to top it all off Pirithous drags Theseus into the underworld to be captured and tortured for years. This is where Theseus had enough of Pirithous and didn’t care to try just a little hard to get his so called best friend freed. And so Theseus left Pirithous in the underworld…

Adolescence: The first time that I legitimately encountered homosexuality was in the eighth grade when my best friend came out to me as bisexual. Up until that point, the idea of non-heterosexual sexuality had been too distant to comprehend, but when my friend came out to me, it became a concept I could understand personally. The label instantly resided with me. I didn’t need time to consider, I came out to her as bisexual less than a week later, making use of the first sexual label I…

Robin Williams: An Icon As an only child, Robin Williams regularly played by himself with his toy soldiers in the attic of his family’s home; he did not know then that one day he would become an American icon. He grew up to become one of the greatest celebrities of our time. In the 1970s, he was credited with leading San Francisco’s comedy renaissance, and became an award-winning comedian, actor, and humanitarian. He was known for his improvisational skills, keeping a vast array of quips and…

Claudius. Although Hamlet is surprised that words of the ghost are true, he can’t bring himself to take action and kill his own uncle. These feelings of guilt that linger in Hamlet’s heart, are what cause the delay in him moving forward and initially drags the play. Hamlet being an honourable man, knows killing…

A common assumption is that the Iliad is merely a tale that celebrates the conquests of great warriors who create legacies for themselves and their families. In reality, beneath the idea of a legacy is a negative side. The epic poem is written so that the famous are the ones who experience the greatest misery because they are trapped by public opinion. In the Iliad, Homer subverts the ancient Greek trope that legacies are crucial to a fulfilling life. One of the most complex characters in the…

Homosexuality was a crime for most of the United States history. As early as the 20th-century people were working discreetly until the Stonewall riots of 1969 for the acceptance of people who are gay in society. The Stonewall Riots were a major turning point for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community. It was beginning of societal awareness of the persecution and needed rights of the LGBT community. This seminal conflict eventually led to increased social acceptance and legal…

History gives us an understanding of who we are, so we need to learn about it. Film can help give us an understanding of the events, and can bring it alive. The course of which "Heavenly Creatures" was directed by Peter Jackson, became very important, in the way Jackson was portraying real people and their raw feelings. This was always going to be hard. The challenge was to make the viewer sympathise with two murderers. "Heavenly Creatures" is a sensitive retelling of the historic events, as…

Mimi, and Roger. These characters all have their own unique traits—they do not collectively fit into a single “mold” of HIV/AIDS patients. Collins is a homosexual philosophy professor of African-American descent, while Angel is a multi-cultural drag queen (possibly transgender). Meanwhile, Mimi, a Latina S&M dancer, and Roger, a white musician, are both heterosexual. Larson uses these characterizations to disprove stereotypes and show that HIV/AIDS is a disease that affects a variety of people.…