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Book Review: A Little Life

A Little Life, the 2015 novel by Hanya Yanagihara, is a tale about four intertwined men and their lives. JB, Malcolm, Jude, and Willem all met in college and drifted closer together and further apart throughout their 40-or-so years together. But one man, Jude, comes to center stage far more often, much to his chagrin. Jude has endured horrific abuse and consistently engages in extreme…

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“They were inconveniently reasonable, these women.” Charlotte Perkins Gilman JEFFREY: An undercover policeman posing as a hitman. He is quiet but strong.SAM: A woman planning to have her husband killed. She is prideful but full of fear. JEFFREY sits in the driver’s seat of a car. He wears street clothes. SAMANTHA enters STAGE LEFT and steps into the passenger seat. She wears pajamas.SCENE 1SAM:…

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Inspired

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Let’s get over ourselves, shall we? What is inspiration? Well, let’s not become too dramatic by starting with a question. Inspiration. To be inspired. To breathe in. Even the definition could perhaps spark that flame of inspiration. So, I feel inspired. Or perhaps I simply have more time on my hands. I feel inspired by the sudden silence after a wave of passing cars. I feel inspired by the…

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L'intelligence artificielle

La progression de l’humanité n’a pas entraîné la disparition de Dieu, n’est-ce pas ? Bien, c’est une histoire complètement différente. Quoi qu’il en soit, si Dieu nous a créés, il est impossible qu’il soit détruit. Dieu peut toujours être présent malgré la progression considérable de sa création. Si nous avons créé l’intelligence artificielle, notre création ne peut pas nous dépasser. Parce que…

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Phèdre comme anti-héros folle

Phèdre est l’un des personnages féminins les plus intéressants de tout le théâtre, en paticulier du théâtre français. Elle nést pas un héros tragique exactement, mais un anti-héros. Un anti-héros est défini comme « le personnage central d’une pièce de théâtre ou d’un livre qui n’as pas de qualités traditionnellement héroïques…». Phèdre est une anti-héros parce qu’elle est vouée à l’échec. Elle…

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Ionesco et Le Théâtre de l’Absurde

This one is yet again in French.

De voir La Cantatrice Chauve est de comprendre la beauté du théâtre en direct, parce que dans un théâtre vous pouvez voir tous les petits choses qui créer un monde réel dans l’espace. Surtout avec le thème d’absurdité, ça ajoute une essence de la comédie ou peut-être une essence de la réalité, parce que le but du théâtre devrait de créer la vérité sous les circonstances imaginaires pour attirer…

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Gold-Hatted Gatsby: Color in Fitzgerald’s Famous Novel

Colors play an essential role in life. They enrich day-to-day life and make the world much more vibrant. In works of literature, and any other medium for that matter, color as a describing adjective can change the meaning and feeling of sentences quite easily. For example, feeling blue makes much more sense than feeling orange. Black is the color of my true love’s hair, not brown. These color…

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DWP #4: Writing

Daily writing promptWhat do you enjoy most about writing?View all responses I’d like to think that what I enjoy most is editing, but that’s really only when the writing is not my own. I do enjoy the process of outlining, because that allows me to organize my thoughts into a (usually) coherent plot. But that only happens when I need it to, like when I wrote my thesis. I do enjoy the process of…

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DWP #3: Admiration

Daily writing promptWhat profession do you admire most and why?View all responses I admire teachers a lot. Now, to be honest, I have had some awful teachers (perhaps my teenage angsty brain was just angsty) and I have had some amazing teachers. But man. I cannot imagine having to deal with 30 seventh graders for 7 hours straight. Absolutely not. So, I respect them. May not totally love some of…

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DWP #2: Alternates

Daily writing promptDescribe your life in an alternate universe.View all responses This one’s easy. In an alternate universe, my life would be a whole lot more lonely than it is right now. Last year, actually right around this time or maybe a little bit before, I decided to transfer colleges. It was a very tough decision, as I loved my old school and wasn’t overjoyed about returning to my…

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DWP #1: Happiness

Here's something random and a little silly. Have at it.

Daily writing promptList 30 things that make you happy.View all responses This is a bit of a silly prompt and not the type of thing I usually write about, but I must write more. And this is an easy way to do it. So, here I go. Thirty things: My boyfriend Of course this one has to be first. This man is the best thing that ever happened to me. 🙂 That’s all I really need to say about this one. I…

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Dijon, France, 2023

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Have you seen Jesus? – Stephane DuGois, 2023 I went to France for six weeks this summer. Dijon, France. Wow. What a beautiful city. I wish I had had more time.I wish a lot of things. Hélas, I’m back in the States forever to work. But I might as well write a little bit about my experiences while the memories and reminiscences are still fresh in my mind. After all, I only got back two weeks…

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Herbert Eugene is Dead

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I got in a car accident on Tuesday. A crash. Not an accident. A collision. That’s what they call it in driver’s ed. One moment I was on my way to a restaurant I was way too excited for, the next I found myself in my dad’s office, waiting for my mother to come pick me up.  February 7th. 2pm. Sitting in a Walgreens parking lot. I was working to fill out an apartment application. I had just gone…

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Tortue!

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5 novembre 2001 Je suis allée au parc aujourd’hui. Le parc aux chiens. Guadeloupe a rencontré un autre chien nommé Gilette. Je pense qu’ils feraient des bons amis. Guadeloupe est un chien très… curieux. Autres chiens, tous petits animaux, buissons, arbres. Tout ce que il peut mettre son nez. Aujourd’hui il est particulièrement intéressé à un pierre. J’ai ramassé le pierre moussue et dessous…

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Hamster Race

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I have always been an ambitious hamster. Ever since I moved to The Tube, I’ve been absolutely determined to make something of myself. I’m a hard worker, okay? I’ve got two college degrees, certifications up to my eyeballs, and I even speak Rat. But no, the Boss Man Mr. Fluffykins doesn’t appreciate me. I’ve worked at Wheel of Life for five years now, running on that stupid wheel day in and day…

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Why Filming Theatre Is Bad

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Legal issues and copyright infringement are often overlooked within the Broadway fanbase. Many people, younger ones especially, find their passion for theatre and soon wish that Broadway shows were filmed, recorded, published, and economized. Young people want Broadway to be accessible. Mind you, Broadway in New York City is not exactly accessible at the moment. That much is obvious. Not every…

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Subtlety is Key.

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“Isn’t love any fun? Marjorie said. “No,” Nick said.” Ernest Hemingway, In Our Time Writing short sentences seems at first like it’s meant for small children. It’s difficult. I myself have the tendency to add embellishments.  But nonetheless, “simple sentences offer the most straightforward way to get to the point quickly and clearly” according to Constance Hale in Sin and Syntax. Do you want…