It is winter in the small town of Hawea blanketed in frost by the early morning. The frozen trees, plants and grass awaits resurrection by the morning sun. The frost had grown strong from the absence of the sun and had seized the land in a dark sleep. The large body of water was a […]

Throughout the year we have studied a few texts like Macbeth, Gattaca and a poem call Ozymandias. A recurring theme in these texts is ambition and how it is fulfilled. Usually these texts include metaphors to help convey the idea that is at hand. So I have chosen to choose base this essay on how […]

In Andrew Nicoles film, Gattaca, a dystopian future that restricts Vincent from pursuing his life long dream (being his astronaut) because of his DNA. For someone to be an astronaut in this dystopian future you have to have perfect genes. This happens by scientists genetically modifying humans to be genetically un impaired or in other […]

  In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, which is a tragic play. In this play Shakespeare uses certain techniques to convey his ideas. The one idea that I have chosen to base this essay of is ambition and the way he goes about fore filling it and how it effects Macbeth. Ambition is a strong desire […]

    In William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, is a tragic play where a boy and girl from opposing enemy families fall in love. But fate has played a huge roll in this play. Fate is an idea that your future is already set, it is being controlled by a greater force or being. […]