The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danitcat is a collection of stories, one of which is about the Bienaime family. The Bienaime parents immigrated to the United States from Haiti. Ka, their daughter, was born in Brooklyn and has never been to Haiti. Ka and her father are traveling to a famous Haitian-American actress who isContinue reading “Project 1 (Revised)”
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Plague Remedies – Colonialism: 1st Project 3/16
Blake Carpenter Dr. Helms March 16, 2022 The Royal Plague Doctor I travel in search of Plague’s knowledge, Impediments of poison flood home’s coast. Chaos is found among the serpent’s tune. An antidote sheathed by oblivion’s scales Bear no mind to venom’s spread, No construction of the ballad’s mark. The aethereal tie of Death’s promiseContinue reading “Plague Remedies – Colonialism: 1st Project 3/16”
Olunde’s Letter (Unessay Project)
PRODUCT Hello Father, I heard news of the King’s death via cable. A relative sent it my way and I understood that your duty to the King is as important as my duty to you at this moment. I have plans to travel back home as soon as possible. My time in England has been…Continue reading “Olunde’s Letter (Unessay Project)”
Project 1 — Women in Death and the King’s Horseman
At first glance in Wole Soyinka’s play, Death and the King’s Horseman, it seems like women are given a powerful role, but this soon changes as the story goes on. There are several different women in this play, all with different social statuses and power. Some women can do things like speak their mind, whileContinue reading “Project 1 — Women in Death and the King’s Horseman”
Death and the Kings Horseman Character Profiles
For my project I thought back to my childhood to a computer strategy game I used to and still sometimes play: Battle for Middle Earth 2, Rise of the Witch King. Each character/hero/unit has special abilities that can help them on the battlefield and are accurate to the Lord of the Rings movies. I getContinue reading “Death and the Kings Horseman Character Profiles”
When Generations of Oppression Collide: Essay #1
Emily Philbrook Professor Helms Currents in Global Literature 3/2/2022 When Generations of Oppression Collide There is an inevitable divide that lies between the advancements of new generations into a progressing world and the strength of the older generations who have endured. The world is always changing, and often, there is hesitation to change along withContinue reading “When Generations of Oppression Collide: Essay #1”
Pilkings Property Management: A BBB Review
I chose to design a webpage for a fictional company that could reflect Simon Pilkings’ doings from Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horsemen ”Pilkings property Management”, in a modern context. I drew my format and inspiration from the Better Business Bureau in which many different companies are reviewed and graded based on a number ofContinue reading “Pilkings Property Management: A BBB Review”
UNESSAY #1 — Death and the King’s Horseman: Props, Costumes, and Set Design
by Kayla Orthman For my first Unessay, I decided to outline the basics of a hypothetical production of Death and the King’s Horseman by Wole Soyinka. As someone who is heavily involved in theatre, this is an idea that really jumped out at me. Planning a production is incredibly complicated and requires a lot ofContinue reading “UNESSAY #1 — Death and the King’s Horseman: Props, Costumes, and Set Design”
My First Project: The World Keeps Ending, And the World Goes On.
I have always had a profound interest in artists and writers when they use their respected mediums to portray a moral or message through a topic like the apocalypse. The world as we know it is coming to a stand still, civilized society as we know it crumbling to the ground. Anything that has toContinue reading “My First Project: The World Keeps Ending, And the World Goes On.”
Second Project
Poem: WAR War. Hero, savior, fighter, protector. War. Villain, hurter, destroyer, bombarder. The same word, Two different perceptions. It seems america is always On the side of the Good The brave The glorious But what do others think? We have been taught No, fed, From a young age that WE ARE THE GREATEST NATION Full ofContinue reading “Second Project”
Sprockets and Springes 