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What is this play about? Is it staggeringly inarticulate? This play highlights the gruelling work environments of a salesman, as well as how people are often more concerned about their personal interest rather than that of the company. The “competition” that is introduced to the characters shows how unfair the system is and how it […]

A personal essay is an essay that is written about a personal experience, opinion, or incident that happened and had a significant impact to the person. It is when authors take one aspect and build their essay around that one aspect and how it has shaped them or changed them, so it is based around […]

Something I found interesting was that in one of the essays, Coates talked about the gun laws and how Obama tried to change the laws, however, he was constantly blocked by others. This portrays the fact that he was, in fact, suppressed, despite him being president, and this was most likely due his race. I […]

During class, we read the first four scenes of the play ‘Jesus Hopped on the A Train’, and I have noticed some interesting things. Firstly, the first scene is filled with vulgarities, which creates the setting of the correctional centre the play is set at in New York City. This also impacts the audience strongly, […]

How has race been represented in our culture? Historically, race has been represented through a very narrow point of view, because in western culture, white race dominated movies and tv shows, whilst other races were either misrepresented or barely shown at all. Previously, racial segregation meant that popular culture such as films, fashion, and the […]

This photo by Gordon Parks shows an interesting perspective on what it was like to be a person of colour in the time. The people in the photo are behind glass looking into a clothing display, suggesting they are  outsiders, or that they are ‘different’, which shows the segregation between the whites and the blacks. […]

This cover version of The Help is one that I feel people would have to think deeply about in order to understand its significance. At first glance, the most prominent aspect of the cover is the title, which of course is what the author would be aiming for in order The colour scheme may be […]

How do the two stories we read about Michelle Yeoh “represent” her —tell her story in different ways? How have the writers’ differing audiences and purposes shaped the telling? In the first article from GQ Magazine, Michelle Yeoh is represented as someone who is inspiring and graceful, perhaps in an attempt to promote the films […]