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The Case Of Harleen Quinzel, Bayan Shehadeh Apr 2017

The Case Of Harleen Quinzel, Bayan Shehadeh

Student Writing

From the DC Comics, TV shows, and the recent movie Suicide Squad, everyone knows Harleen Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn. Harley Quinn started out working at a Gotham Hospital then as a psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum. While working at Arkham she met the Clown Prince of Crime, the Joker. She instantly fell in love with the Joker breaking him out of Arkham Asylum. Harleen then changes her name to Harley Quinn and goes to the chemical plant that changed the Joker’s appearance and changes hers. With a new name and the infamous Joker at her side, does she gain Histrionic Personality …


The Role Of Emotional Depression And Mental Duress In The Poetry Of Emily Dickinson, Mitchell Jones Apr 2017

The Role Of Emotional Depression And Mental Duress In The Poetry Of Emily Dickinson, Mitchell Jones

Student Writing

Without any question, humans are creatures motivated by both logic and emotion. This paper, “The Role of Emotional Depression and Mental Duress in the Poetry of Emily Dickinson,” focuses on four specific poems by Emily Dickinson while giving granular detail and analysis regarding the emotional and mental health of each of speakers of each poem. While the language in each of these poems is intricate and lucid, the symbolism used in the prose by Dickinson clearly shows obvious strife and suffering despite the ability of the writer to convey thoughts that illustrate literary brilliance and beauty, even when delivered in …