Looking Glass Studios Essays

Fortnite is a widely popular online video game that has taken the gaming world by storm. Developed by Epic Games and released in 2017, Fortnite has become a cultural phenomenon, captivating millions of players around the globe. It has evolved into more than just a game, creating a vibrant community and leaving a significant impact on popular culture. One of the key aspects that sets Fortnite apart is its unique combination of gameplay elements. It blends elements of survival, exploration, building

magical magician Marvin was to be the main performer and was to make the scarab disappear so that they could see Ms. Susans reaction. When the trick is performed Ms. Susan just looks at her watch impatiently. When the the Scarab is returned to its glass case the lights go out and then after a minute they turn back on. The ruby is gone and so is Ms. Susan. Marvin was interrogated and had to tell the police how he did his trick. He told them and he was found not guilty of the crime. Poppy and her friends

Have you ever thought about what living in a world with talking animals and foods that can change your size would be like? Well, in the book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, the main character Alice falls down a rabbit hole into Wonderland, a place filled with strange people, animals, and odd encounters with these characters. Some major events in this story are when Alice first finds the door to the garden, drinks the strange liquid so she would shrink, then she meets the Cheshire

Wonderland a place where the impossible is possible. Long before Alice slew the Jabberwocky and the Queen of Hearts ever said, “Off with his/her/their head”. There lived a girl named Catherine. Catherine was born into a high-class family that had the chance to marry her off to the short, chubby, and sweet King of Hearts. During a royal ball where Catherine is expected to receive the Kings marriage proposal, she meets the mysterious and handsome Jest. Fear of offending the King and angering her parents

The poem “The Visitor” by Gibbons Ruark immediately introduces the concept of an outsider “The Visitor” who comes to the household for a specific time to undertake a specific duty. The poet deftly analyses the themes of music and individual reaction to music in the poem. The visitor who is also the piano tuner is significant in repairing the musical atmosphere in the household such that even the cat evokes a musical response. The poet is set in the narrator’s house during the afternoon of the first

TOPIC - DEVELOPMENT PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH QUESTION - To what extent do early attachments affect adult interpersonal relationships? INTRODUCTION Attachment can be referred to as a deep and enduring emotional bond connecting one individual to another across the barriers of time and space. It need not be a reciprocal relationship in nature. Renowned psychologist John Bowlby has defined attachment as a “lasting psychological connectedness occurring between human beings’. One

Alice in Wonderland Name of Course Moderator Name of Organization An Essay Name of Student Date of Submission Word Count: 875 Introduction The story of Alice in Wonderland is about Alice wandering though the Wonderland experiencing different types of encounters which are puzzling to her. In chapter 2, the biggest puzzle that Alice encounters is her own childhood identity. There are many different types of puzzles that Alice encounter some are the dream puzzles and some are the

John Logan’s 2013 play Peter and Alice is an emotional exploration of the two real life characters that motivated two great stories. Peter and Alice directed by Rob Croser is a story full of life. A consultation between the real Alice in Wonderland and the real Peter Pan in a London bookshop in 1932. It was a production that needed to hit the spot, as it was the 100th production by the company. While Rob Croser was successful in portraying the emotions of each character, the reoccurring motifs throughout

Not a Box by Antoinette Portis is a children’s book narrating from the viewpoint of the protagonist, a rabbit, who throughout the story indignantly attempts to convince the audience that the cardboard box he possesses is something more, something remarkable. Objectively, the work raises the question not only to children but to all people, of how the boxes that surround our imagination seem to become sturdier as people progress in age while simultaneously querying: how does creativity and perseverance

J.T. Holden’s Source Material J.T. Holden’s narrative poem “The Walrus and the Carpenter Head Back” is nothing more than a sequel to Lewis Carroll’s Narrative poem “The Walrus and the Carpenter”. What makes a sequel as good as the first? The answer is similar structural elements. Holden made sure to include in his poem very similar elements that could be found in Carroll’s poem as well to insure that he stayed true to his source of information. These elements include word choice, themes and setting

Once upon a time there was a girl named Alice. Alice didn't like reading any type of book unless it had pictures in it and not much reading. Dinah was her cat, Alice brought Dinah with her everywhere. One day Alice, Dinah, and her sister were sitting outside under a tree. Alice was listening to her sister read a book, but she got bored so she decided to climb the tree. While she was sitting up there she looked around trying to think of something to do. Then all of the sudden a white rabbit ran by

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has been a very popular book since its release in 1865, which led to a sequel in 1871. Lewis Carroll’s crazy imagination has entertained millions since. Charles Lutwidge Dodgeson, best known by, Lewis Carroll, was born in the village of Daresbury, England on January 27, 1832. Carroll is the oldest of eleven siblings and was raised in a rectory by his parents Reverend Charles Dodgson and Frances Jane Lutwidge. Carroll excelled in math and won many academic prizes.

Boojum. Jabberwocky. Chortle. Sound familiar? These outlandish words first appeared in Lewis Carroll’s children’s book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, in 1865 (“Lewis Carroll Biography”). The Alice books, translated into dozens of languages, “are quoted more than any other English work, after that of William Shakespeare” (Homes). Charles Dodgson, better known by his pseudonym Lewis Carroll, authored the first children’s books that did not have an overly moralistic nature. Furthermore, he legitimized

Lewis Carroll, pen name for the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, was known for writing children's books about exotic creatures and places that are best described as psychotropic dreams that have come to life. His unique, Surrealist writing stood out amongst the Victorian era’s Realist writing style, which focused on realistic events such as the everyday lives of common people. Carroll not only wanted his works to captivate the readers, but also to make them contemplate a paradox he sets forth

thing when talking to others .Alice is able to talk back to people without hesitance. Alice as readers knew in the beginning would cry but now she talks back to the Mad Hatter. Carrol states, “‘Your hair wants cutting,” said the Hatter. He had been looking at Alice for some time with great curiosity, and this was his first speech. 'You should learn not to make personal remarks,' Alice said with some severity; 'it's very rude.”’(53). Alice in the beginning would often cry because she was too tall or

The book I have chosen is Go Ask Alice, which is written by an author unknown. The author is speculated to be one of the editors Beatrice Sparks. If the author is Sparks she was born on November 15, 1917 in Goldberg, Idaho. She died at the age of ninety-five on May 25, 2012 in Provo, Utah. She was an American therapist and Mormon counselor and is known for editing books that are troubled teenager diaries. She received the 2001 Iowa Teen Award for the book Annie’s Baby. The main character is Alice

In Frank Beddors’ The Looking Glass Wars, the story we all know and love is turned upside down and spun around. In Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland we see a young girl from London that fell down a rabbit’s hole into a wonderful world that she had never seen before. In Beddors’ story, we see that Alyss is the princess of Wonderland and is forced out of the queendom. She grows up in England only to be rescued by an old friend. When they returned Alyss takes down her evil aunt Redd and reclaims her

For the slightest offences that were committed, resulted in execution. Fear ran throughout the kingdom as the phrase, “OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!” pierced through the castle walls. Her majesty was not happy and if her rabbit was late, his head would be next. Many movies have been produced from Lewis Caroll’s famous book, Alice in Wonderland, but in 2010, Tim Burton produced his modern rendition of the novel. Among the many, Director Tim Burton attempts to modernize the classic novel. Staying true with

Alice because Alice is responsible for the newborn and knows if she did not take the toddler; “they’re sure to kill it in a day or two” (Carroll 55) A youth’s mind is usually illogical and full of nonsense. Adults living in the Victorian era did not take minors seriously and are often ignored for this reason. Logic is non-existent in Wonderland, making everything random with no meaning. “ ‘Well, I sha’n’t go, at any rate,’ said Alice. ‘besides, that’s not a regular rule: you invented it just now

The novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is merely a children's story, isn’t it? Plunging deep into the symbols and structure of the tale one could unmistakably see it becoming more complex and abstract as Alice gets deeper and deeper into her journey in Wonderland. Disney’s production of Alice in Wonderland has done a great job of bringing Wonderland to life with vibrancy and color, full of excitement and intriguing characters. Although Disney is successful with this side of the story, it fails