The Dystopian World of Technology Everyone is now drawn to their screens. Everyone is gaming, ordering food, learning and working on a screen. Life 200 years ago was all outside. There were no such things as screens or games or working from home. Why are so many students taking their …
Finding the Right Path How does one make the right decision when faced with a dilemma in life? People may do their due diligence in gathering all the necessary information before making a decision, yet there is always some uncertainty about the outcome of their decision. Whether big or small, …
Insane Sanity Meta ignorance is when an ignorant person is unaware of his or her ignorance, usually leading to serious complexities. The story “Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe is about a man who is unaware of his insanity and believes that his act to murder an old man …
New Opportunities Many people believe that wrongdoers deserve to be punished and must not be given second chances; however, punishment may not lead to improvement in behavior, as it only reinforces the idea that mistakes are bad and do not improve one’s personality. In the short story “Thank You Ma’am” …
The Ways Dictators Remain In Control There are dictators all around the world trying to gain political power, and there are many ways they can try to remain in power. In his novel 1984, through the perspective of Winston, the main character, George Orwell describes the strategies the Party uses …
Women’s Struggles in a Patriarchal Society As Shirley Chisholm once said, “Tremendous amounts of talent are being lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.” No matter how powerful this quote is, many people in our society still choose to neglect women’s capabilities, which are the same …
These two essay are done by my grade 9 students on the novel 1984 by George Orwell.
This critical literary essay is written by one of my grade 7 students on the novella Animal Farm.
The Interwoven Beauty of Culture It was only forty-one years ago when Indigenous peoples were finally given rights to independence through self-determination in terms of governance, land, resources, and culture. Before then, First Nations, Metis, Inuit, and other Indigenous peoples were oppressed and were often victims of discrimination. A notorious …
This literary essay, written by one of my grade 12 students, analyses the short story “A Woman on a Roof” by Doris Lessing.
