“Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.” Common central themes of dystopian fiction are governmental and technological control and loss of individualism. The craft of dystopian literature is a mechanism for authors to discuss reality and project pressing issues into the future. […]

Cress’s mother got skinned yesterday. Ever the trendsetter, she had gone for a lighter complexion this time. Like always, it took some getting used to.Bright and harsh, the white LEDs that lined the seamless white corridors only enhanced her timeless beauty. Walking at her side, with her real, pale mottled skin looking like the milky […]

Today, now more than ever, people are identifying the issues and accepted norms in today’s modern world and linking them back to George Orwell’s acclaimed novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Apparently, what was once a detailed description of a distant but possible future, has now become a reality. The accuracy of Orwell’s insights has startled the literary […]

This task is an extension of our investigation into the nature of ambition. This is an opportunity to explore how unifying elements are employed across different texts by different authors that lead you to deeper insight into this very human drive. There is no gene for ambition. For most people, ambition comes from the people […]

Annika Gibson Essay on Macbeth How does Shakespeare exploit the conventions of language and theater to fill his play from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty – and moreover, why is this so essential to the universal meaning of the play? (Explain how Shakespeare used language features and play conventions to convey his ideas)  In […]