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The Choreographer
She walked quickly, knowing she would be late. This was her first rehearsal and she, the choreographer, was giving off the wrong impression. Not only was she late but she had not been given the music for the dance yet. Emailing the executive committee the week before had given her a vague non-answer and only made this first rehearsal more daunting then it needed to be. That morning she read ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ examining the first couple of pages for some kind of reference she could use for her dance. Nothing. All she knew was there were four characters: two women and two men. Her husband, her brother and his…
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The Killer Elite – Wright
When I sat down to read The Killer Elite I was excited. I am really interested in the war in Afghanistan and Iraq and this piece showed perfectly how the soldiers react under extreme circumstances. These are barely men, many of whom are barely educated, trying to fight a war they don’t seem to fully understand. In class, the discussion made these soldiers seem brutish and almost evil, it seemed people did not fully grasp the circumstances these soldiers are forced into. Not only did Wright show their remorse about the children multiple times, he allowed for the soldiers to speak for themselves. I loved the way Wright shows his…