Jay AssauwContrast between Tess and TrishnaMichael Winterbottom’s film Trishna (2011) is a reimagined adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Ubervilles. Retelling the story of…5 min read·Oct 29, 2018----
Jay Assauw‘The Hustler’ and ‘This Sporting Life’ Film ComparisonBoth ‘The Hustler’ (1961) and ‘This Sporting Life’ (1963) share similar themes and scenes that relate to the topic of ‘winning.’ ‘The…5 min read·Sep 10, 2018----
Jay AssauwGerman LiteratureGermany is a Western European country, having a population of just over eighty-million people and has been involved in more than one world…9 min read·Sep 8, 2018----
Jay AssauwWhat can we do about Fake News?‘Fake News’ is a term most recently used by Donald Trump in his presidential campaign to denounce the media outlets that were negatively…3 min read·Aug 28, 2018----
Jay AssauwAustralia V Egypt — World LiteratureThe two stories that I had to read was from Australia and Egypt, with the short story,’Measure Twice, Cut Once’ by Cate Kennedy…2 min read·Jul 24, 2018----
Jay AssauwWhat is happening with poetry?Ever since I was introduced to poetry in primary school, I have never had a relation or likeness for it. For me, poetry is an interesting…2 min read·May 12, 2018----
Jay AssauwThis poem by Rupert Brooke resembles the theme of jealousy in the play ‘Othello.’Jealousy3 min read·May 7, 2018----
Jay AssauwOthello — Text Response“A combination of Iago’s skill, Othello’s weakness and a measure of good luck, bring about the tragedy in Othello.”7 min read·Apr 25, 2018----