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A backlash against the backlash

Fri, 19 Jul 2002 13:47:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - This book thoughtfully and thoroughly investigated the backlash against the rights that women had gained in the 80's. She begins by looking at the media, and the backlash representation of women that took place under Reagan. Idealistically, women were...

On "On the Road"

Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:04:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - I just finished this book today for the first time. Its fresh in my mind. In fact, this review may be somewhat in the mindset/ writing style of Kerouac. In some ways its exactly what I expected, but in others it wasn't at all.

Its interesting...

Snood for Macintosh: I'm in the Mood for Snood!

Thu, 15 Mar 2001 21:46:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - I'm not a video/computer game person. In fact, I'm usually just the opposite. I think they're a waste of time. And, they are. But, Snood has got me hooked. Its got such a simple premise. You use a "gun" type of shooter that revolves using your mouse...

'Lite'n up you day!

Sun, 4 Mar 2001 17:27:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - Lite Brite is an exceptional, classic toy that I spent hours playing with when I was young. The concept is simple. Plug some colored christmas light type things into black sheets of paper with a light source behind it. When you've completed your work of...

Being John... Wonderful!

Tue, 27 Feb 2001 19:16:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - This flick is creative, odd, and compelling. I love it! The first time I saw it I was rather blown away by the creativeness.

A puppeteer is married to an animal-loving Cameron Diaz (who, might I add looks like crap the entire movie) but finds...

To read or not to read

Wed, 31 Jan 2001 20:13:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare in 1600, is set in Denmark during the cowardly and underhanded reign of King Claudius. The play has triggered a great deal of debate over the years by critics and readers alike. Is Hamlet really insane? Is this...

The World is Meaningless

Wed, 31 Jan 2001 20:06:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - Endgame written by Samuel Beckett in 1957 is an absurdist play that’s general meaning is that everything is meaningless. Beckett wrote during the period following World War II, and thought the world was crazy because everyone was just waiting around to...

Its all right... If you like that sort of thing

Wed, 31 Jan 2001 19:59:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - The Greek tragedy, Antigone, by Sophocles performed in 441 B.C. is a drama that depicts a conflict between two strong-willed people, a young woman named Antigone and a king named Kreon. The plot revolves around Antigone’s devotion to her brother and her...

Angels on and off the stage

Wed, 31 Jan 2001 19:54:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches, by Tony Kushner, is a political statement on social issues of the 1980's. The play focuses on AIDS and sexuality, two social issues that came into the limelight in the 1980's. The play includes themes...

Read this review in Antici...............Pation

Sun, 7 Jan 2001 14:58:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - I must have seen Rocky Horror Picture Show 30 times. I own it and I've seen it live several times. Its a raunchy comedy spoof in drag, and it never looses its amusement. I am astounded when people say that they have never seen it, since it is one of the...

It Defined a Generation

Sat, 6 Jan 2001 19:28:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - I've found that people have mixed feelings on Easy Rider; some really like it and see the meaning and others just don't. I happen to be the first. Easy Rider paints a romantic and sad picture of the beatnik generation and the traveling energy that...

Well, I have to Han'k' it to Tom

Fri, 5 Jan 2001 22:39:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - You're pulled away from your fiance for business and you're riding in a plain bound for your next business conference. You're going to the bathroom and all of a sudden air pressure floods the cabin and you are swept into the vacuum thrust against a blunt...

Papa John's Pizza: An explosion of tastiness!

Fri, 5 Jan 2001 11:41:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - I'm a fan of pizza. And, as a college student, I've pretty much tried every type of pizza available. Papa Johns is definitely my favorite of all the chain pizza restaurants that I know. Its infinitely better than Pizza Hut, so I suggest giving Papa Johns...

You Don't Know Jack Snack Pack: You Don't Know... How Fun This Game is!

Thu, 4 Jan 2001 15:59:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - This witty trivia game combines classic tv trivia with science facts with witty remarks. Its addictive, so you'll be dragging your friends to play with you for hours upon hours. Its an entertaining game that can me played alone or with as many as 3...

A classic example of american writing

Wed, 3 Jan 2001 13:33:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - Norman Maclean was born in Iowa on December 23,1902. In 1909, his family moved to Missoula, Montana, where he grew up with his younger brother Paul. Their father, a Scotch Presbyterian minister, educated Norman and Paul. He later wrote of this experience...

Deceptively Simple: Don't be Fooled. Its Brilliant

Wed, 3 Jan 2001 13:22:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street, was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 20, 1954. She was the only daughter, of seven children, to a Mexican father and mother. She grew up as a poor, Hispanic girl, learning to deal with all the...

Ethan Frome: Somewhat like the book

Wed, 3 Jan 2001 13:14:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - Edith Wharton once said, “It has happened to me, as to most novelists, to have the odd experience, through the medium of reviews or dramatizations of their work, to see their books as they have taken shape in other minds: always a curious, and sometimes...

Paramount's Kings Island: King's Island: Not Bad

Mon, 1 Jan 2001 21:32:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - I went to King's Island for the first time this summer near the end of August. I've lived by Cedar Point all of my life and therefore never really had a reason to go out of my way to go to a smaller park. But, I was rather impressed with several aspects...

Who wants to get beat in the head with allegory?

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 20:43:05 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - Quite frankly, I didn't like this story and I don't particulary like Nathaniel Hawthorne. He really beats the idea of sin and religion and guilt to death with his story. And this story is no exception. Is chocked full of that good stuff with an overload...

I Heard it through the Nelly-vine

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 20:34:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - Wuthering Heights is a complex, firey romance that is delightful to read. It is complex and intricate and in many ways very surprising. It has tragic, soap opera like qualities that keep you on the edge of your seat. It is well worth reading. The story...

Simple, Clear John Steinbeck

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 20:19:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - This book is considered to be one of the best books written in American history, capturing the turmoil of a people and a generation, in the simplistic and clean way only John Steinbeck could. I'm not John Steinbeck's biggest fan, and I often feel...

A Layering of generations and ideas

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 20:09:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - The structure of the book, The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan is very interesting and very much facilities the universality of the novel. An important key to the Joy Luck Club is its tying in of each families' story. The north, south, east, and west of the...

Ethan Frome: Blanketed in snow and symbolism

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 19:51:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - In Edith Wharton’s work, Ethane Frome, she uses several different literary elements to add to the story. Her use of foreshadowing and symbolism are seen throughout the work. Also, Wharton uses a prologue to set up the story and an epilogue to conclude...

Awakening..Symbolism through the sea

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 19:24:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - This book can sort of be seen as a feminist novel, where the lead character is caught in the all too real, and harsh realities of a male world. She is trapped by her gender. She is trapped by her kids. She comes to the ultimate conclusion that there is...

A Woman Breaking Free, Controversial at its time

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 19:15:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author destipele - I have this book and have read and studied A Doll's House, but haven't paid much attention to the other plays, so I will focus mainly on A Doll's House.

Overall the play was very dramatic and the symbolism and imagery was powerful. The...