Othello killed Desdemona out of pure jealousy, this tale is the stuff from fantasies, and to think that such a situation occurs regularly in real life is mind boggling. In the case of Debbie Wood and her fiancé, the story hasn’t quite reached the level that Othello’s story reached. The point, where jealousy reached a point, that murder was simply the only resolution. Although, Debbie Wood’s relationship is playing with the boundary that will reach that of Othello’s level. It is to be stated, however, that socially the Woods’ relationship passes the acceptable social interactions, that is clearly as a result of a higher cause.

              I chose to write about the Newsroom speech because it was unique and really exhilarating. I chose this speech because the intro is perfect, as it grabs the attention of his audience with horrifying statistics about the United States. Despite it being perceived that United States is a leader in many fields, the facts prove otherwise. The intriguing introduction leads perfectly to the conclusion of the speech and he finishes the speech with a concise call to action. The delivery of the speech was also particularly great as he fluctuates in his tone, and varying the speed of the delivery. He speaks fast and aggressive when he is speaking on the poor state of United States. He changes his delivery by slowing down his speech and sends a sincere and thoughtful call to action.

The English Premier League is plagued with a debt of £1.6billion from the top teams of the premier league to the bottom teams of the premier league. This is as a result of ridiculous wages paid to overrated players, and greedy owners that refuse to pay off their debt to the club. In the case of Manchester United their only debt comes from when the owners had to borrow money from the club to buy the club ensuring a financial burden of £300million+. This article gives detailed information on the financial state of each club in the premier league.

This article is very useful as the detailed information on the financial situation of each club is explained and the numbers are accurate. This information is often hard to find as most clubs don’t put their financial situation for show in front of the world. Exceptions include Chelsea, Manchester United, and Arsenal. This article led me explore the highest paid players in the league and the toll their sky-high wages make on their clubs’ financial state.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/18/premier-league-finances-club-by-club?CMP=twt_gu

A person with infinite powers is often seen in third world countries as a result of corruption, however, just the thought of that same person running a developed country is preposterous. I have lived in the West for a large majority of my life, and I have grown up with the ideals and practices that are accustomed to western society. Sacrifices were made in order for me to move to Canada and escape the harsh world of the Middle East. The main reason for moving away from the region was to find freedoms in a country abroad, and to think that these freedoms are being lessened is chilling. Especially since the number of countries standing by their promises for freedom are lessening. If the president of the United States is allowed to break the rule of law to spy on its citizens, then where will the new line be drawn on the freedoms of the citizens of the United States? If we give them an inch, they will take a mile. 

This story was very understandable and easy to follow, most likely due to the fact that the author has tried to write in simplistic fairy tale vocabulary, to add more meaning to this story. I was able to identify a few literary elements, including irony, where the author managed to feature an ironic ending to the story. I also managed to pick out allusion, in which the author made a small, yet effective comparison to the security at concentration camps and the security of the neighbourhood in the story.

“It was the ugliest but the most honest in its suggestion of the pure concentration-camp style, no frills, all evident efficacy.”

My strengths in story analysis and comprehension is, understanding the characters and describing their personalities, as well as finding meaning with the setting in stories. I am able to visualize and relate the piece of text to things I know and information around me. Although, some areas in which I need to improve upon is, understanding a wider range of literary elements.  As well as keeping my eyes out, literary elements, more often. I also need to make more connections and evaluate readings with more depth and precision.

The Olympics and the FIFA World cup are both massive multi-billion dollar events that draw supporters and athletes from across the globe. No matter what the venue, there has always been and will be controversy about the host cities involved. The cities come under the microscope and the world finds out about the social issues occurring in the country, well before the event. Examples include South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014 & 2016, Qatar 2022, and even Vancouver 2010. With the next big event coming up, Sochi 2014, there is a cloud of controversy surrounding the recent surge in violence against homosexuals and even a law put into place banning gay “propaganda”. With this law there has been a massive backlash, especially in the online community where thousands have signed their names for petitions calling on the IOC to change the venue of the Olympics, or telling them to call out Russia on its LGBT laws.

Stephen Fry’s letter was terrifically written, but the introduction was a little over dramatic, as it was farfetched to compare the anti-LGBT law to the persecution of Jews, to me, this looked like apples and oranges. He did bring up some key issues occurring in Russia and gave readers his view, which made the letter extremely personal and heartfelt. Despite this, his call to action was not right. Stephen Fry called for a change in venue. This is preposterous to even hypothesize such a move. Russia put in their bid for the Olympics 6 years in advance, and has spent $51 billion on these Olympics. Having spent all that time and money, all that they are going to be left with, are sophisticated stadiums and unnecessary infrastructure improvements. Stephen Fry should instead be advocating a boycott of the Olympics, this way, Pro-LGBT countries can express their dissatisfaction with Russia, and Russia can still have an Olympics under its belt.
http://www.businessinsider.com/sochi-olympics-cost-russia-51-billion-2013-2