Personal Statement When I was 14 months and 10 days, I was adopted by these people I so call family now in the city of Changsha, in the Hunan Province of China. This is the biggest impact I have ever had in my life. Before this day I had never had a real family and […]
English – Macbeth | Act 3 | Blog Post
What kind of people are willing to undertake such dreadful business as murdering innocent women and children? People who want power without being responsible with it. After gaining power there is always something else that is wanted. The quote “Great power comes with great responsibility” fits with the plot since Macbeth will do anything to […]
Act 2
Analyse the ways in which Shakespeare evokes contradictory feelings towards his characters. For example, Macbeth is often talked about throughout the book and is perceived as brave, admired, respected person who is treated like an upper-classman. When Lady Macbeth was planning on the killing of Duncan, Macbeth started to feel guilty for what is going […]
Act 1: Direct & Indirect Characterisation
Prompt: Each scene in Act 1 of “Macbeth” is set in a different location. The only consistency seems to be when the witches are on stage in Scenes 1 and 3. Shakespeare sets each of these scenes in a “desolate place” or a “heath” (stage directions). These dismal spaces, coupled with the sound of “thunder,” […]
Surviving The Silence
Born in 1967, Singaporean Artist known for his abstract and expressionist styled paintings. He had co-founded the Tiffin Gallery located in a HDB, he quotes “I believe a gallery of this nature is very interesting to tourists who are curious about where and how the majority of Singaporean lives.” When being interviewed by Element […]
Writer’s Fortnight: Christina Lau
Before seeing Christina Lau we were told she had been paralyzed from the waist down and that she would paint with her mouth. She talked about her life before the accident and in contrast, she spoke about her life after the accident. She was a prison officer and she was very active before. The reason […]
Writer’s Fortnight: Mukul Deva, The Untold Story
“Each one of us is a natural storyteller and each of us has something to tell” Mukul Deva, an Indian writer who dropped out of school when he was 16. He left school to join the Indian army where he spent 16 and half years. In 2009 the Singapore government brought him here in Singapore. He […]
Writer’s Fortnight: Danny Raven TAN
Artist Danny Raven TAN is a full-time painter and has opened a gallery in his home called: Tiffin Gallery, it is in his HBD where it showcases his original artwork. During his presentation, he talked a lot about his past. He says his father passed so he was on an emotional roller coaster, he claims […]
Writer’s Fortnight: Marc Nair
Marc Nair, an Indian-Chinese writer, and photographer. He lived in Singapore which is more of a city life rather than a rural environment. He says that the urban experience dominates his poems, he also says that he often finds himself writing against the city rather than for. Being mixed he was often questioned about his heritage. […]