The gospel of John tries to show us a diferent imasge from the rest of the gospels. It tries to show us something like christ and it's origins more than its life or any other thing. It includes the basics of Jesus’ ministry—his preaching, miracles, trial, crucifixion, and resurrection. It is likely that John heard the details about these events from a very early oral source common to all the Gospels, but the freedom he uses to interpret these events helps us see clearly that all accounts of Jesus have come to us through the filter of interpretation. The gospel of John is divided into two. It is divided into the book of signs and into the book of glory. The first part explains miracles Jesus made and it significances while the seccond part explains Jesus’ glorification through crucifixion and resurrection.
“Sir, give me this water so that I may never be thirsty” (4:14-15). This part extracted from the gospel of John is a very simbolic part of his writting. it tries to tell that the samaritan woman is trying just to tell Jesus to guide her. To let her never be lost again. She knows she is a person who can guide her through her life and this is why she asks him to give her spiritual guidance so she never falls in darkness once again. It has a very similar meaning to that of of the girl who was dead which I mentioned in one of my recent blogs. She was dead and he revived her or gave her the meaning of life, and in the other case the woman was thirsty which actually meant didnt know where to go and Jesus made the path for her. For some the bible might be literal but for others it may be very simbolic and that is free to interpret.
lunes, 24 de diciembre de 2007
domingo, 23 de diciembre de 2007
The Gospel According to Luke
The gospel of Luke is a completely diferent Gosple than Mark's because of his way of writting it. Mark througou the gosple talks about Jesus instead Luke divides his gospel into two: One part Birth, ministry, death, and ressurection. The other part talks more about the history of church and what happened to the apostols after Jesus died. Luke's way of writting was sort of Greek which just says one thing about him, he was a well educated man unlike other apsotols that were fishermen. Luke is always making reference to the old testament throughout his gospel. He is somewhat like Mark in the sense that he to talks alot about miracles but is persistently concerned on the poor and outcast.
He is very loose on the materialistic world and he is very much like Jesus in that sense, he just keeps talking on how abundance is dangereous and how more of that should be given to the poor.
He is very loose on the materialistic world and he is very much like Jesus in that sense, he just keeps talking on how abundance is dangereous and how more of that should be given to the poor.
The Gospel According to Mark
Mark's writting on the bible is somewhat dull and repeats alot the word then. Mark is diferent from the rest because his accounts are more shopisticated and he leaves out Jesus's birth and rather starts off with his adult life. I have researched that the gospel of Mark was left out for some time but in the last 20 or 30 years some scholarshave considered it the most important piece of the new testament because he creates a vivd example of Jesus's life. The Gospel of Mark is vivid and concrete. Action dominates. A dramatic sense of urgency is present.
This gospel of Mark has the most important pieces of Jesus's life like his trial with stan in the dessert, the fishermen and the net, and describes all the miracles Jesus made throughtout the testament like for example when he revived the dead girl. I find this piece very metaphorical even though I am a strong beleiver but I am completely sure that the real meaning of this miracle like many other miracles is diferent. God revives a dead girl. This might actuallymena that the girl was a girl "dead in life" which had many problems and what Jesus just did was bring her back and end all her problems to make her a normal person again. Jesus’ ministry attracts many followers. The miracle stories become increasingly longer and more elaborate, emphasizing the supernatural power of Jesus’ authority. Mark says that “even wind and sea obey him” (4:35–41).
This gospel of Mark has the most important pieces of Jesus's life like his trial with stan in the dessert, the fishermen and the net, and describes all the miracles Jesus made throughtout the testament like for example when he revived the dead girl. I find this piece very metaphorical even though I am a strong beleiver but I am completely sure that the real meaning of this miracle like many other miracles is diferent. God revives a dead girl. This might actuallymena that the girl was a girl "dead in life" which had many problems and what Jesus just did was bring her back and end all her problems to make her a normal person again. Jesus’ ministry attracts many followers. The miracle stories become increasingly longer and more elaborate, emphasizing the supernatural power of Jesus’ authority. Mark says that “even wind and sea obey him” (4:35–41).
jueves, 15 de noviembre de 2007
1. "The Antarctic is the vast source of cold on our planet, just as the sun is the source of our heat, and it exerts tremendous control on our climate," [Jacques] Cousteau told the camera. "The cold ocean water around Antarctica flows north to mix with warmer water from the tropics, and its upwellings help to cool both the surface water and our atmosphere. Yet the fragility of this regulating system is now threatened by human activity." From "Captain Cousteau," Audubon (May 1990):17.
The Major Power of ¨cold¨ in our world is the Antartic, it has the same function as the sun but completely opposite, and manipulates the weather or climate throughout the world. What thec old water does it that it runs throught the north and fuses with the warm water and it helps cool the top most part of the water and cools down our athmosphere. This is being threatened by our actions.
2. The twenties were the years when drinking was against the law, and the law was a bad joke because everyone knew of a local bar where liquor could be had. They were the years when organized crime ruled the cities, and the police seemed powerless to do anything against it. Classical music was forgotten while jazz spread throughout the land, and men like Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie became the heroes of the young. The flapper was born in the twenties, and with her bobbed hair and short skirts, she symbolized, perhaps more than anyone or anything else, America's break with the past. From Kathleen Yancey, English 102 Supplemental Guide (1989): 25.
There was a time in which crime dominated, the streets. Everyone could have liquor even thought it had been banned because there was always a local liquor store that sold you. We lost our sense for music and changed opera for Jazz. And Jazz artists became idols for the young. The flapper symbolized the Americas throughtout the 1920´s.
3. Of the more than 1000 bicycling deaths each year, three-fourths are caused by head injuries. Half of those killed are school-age children. One study concluded that wearing a bike helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent. In an accident, a bike helmet absorbs the shock and cushions the head. From "Bike Helmets: Unused Lifesavers," Consumer Reports (May 1990): 348.
The bicycle is a dangereous artifact. Approximately there are 1000 deaths a year and its main factor are head injuries and the mosyt people killed are the school kids. Using a helmet could prevent a death because it sucks up the fall, you can have an accident but not die.
4. Matisse is the best painter ever at putting the viewer at the scene. He's the most realistic of all modern artists, if you admit the feel of the breeze as necessary to a landscape and the smell of oranges as essential to a still life. "The Casbah Gate" depicts the well-known gateway Bab el Aassa, which pierces the southern wall of the city near the sultan's palace. With scrubby coats of ivory, aqua, blue, and rose delicately fenced by the liveliest gray outline in art history, Matisse gets the essence of a Tangier afternoon, including the subtle presence of the bowaab, the sentry who sits and surveys those who pass through the gate. From Peter Plagens, "Bright Lights." Newsweek (26 March 1990): 50.
Matissse is one of the best contemorary artists of the time and if you need the scent of an orange he transmits it throught his paintings. matisse nows how to make things come to life in a portrait and makes you feel as if you were there.
5. While the Sears Tower is arguably the greatest achievement in skyscraper engineering so far, it's unlikely that architects and engineers have abandoned the quest for the world's tallest building. The question is: Just how high can a building go? Structural engineer William LeMessurier has designed a skyscraper nearly one-half mile high, twice as tall as the Sears Tower. And architect Robert Sobel claims that existing technology could produce a 500-story building. From Ron Bachman, "Reaching for the Sky." Dial (May 1990): 15.
The sears tower is one of the tallest skyscrapers of all times. man just seems to be going on and now the architect of the sears tower William LeMessurier has confirmed that he wil make a building "half a mile twice" than the sears towers, our technology can produce a 500 stroy building.
The Major Power of ¨cold¨ in our world is the Antartic, it has the same function as the sun but completely opposite, and manipulates the weather or climate throughout the world. What thec old water does it that it runs throught the north and fuses with the warm water and it helps cool the top most part of the water and cools down our athmosphere. This is being threatened by our actions.
2. The twenties were the years when drinking was against the law, and the law was a bad joke because everyone knew of a local bar where liquor could be had. They were the years when organized crime ruled the cities, and the police seemed powerless to do anything against it. Classical music was forgotten while jazz spread throughout the land, and men like Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie became the heroes of the young. The flapper was born in the twenties, and with her bobbed hair and short skirts, she symbolized, perhaps more than anyone or anything else, America's break with the past. From Kathleen Yancey, English 102 Supplemental Guide (1989): 25.
There was a time in which crime dominated, the streets. Everyone could have liquor even thought it had been banned because there was always a local liquor store that sold you. We lost our sense for music and changed opera for Jazz. And Jazz artists became idols for the young. The flapper symbolized the Americas throughtout the 1920´s.
3. Of the more than 1000 bicycling deaths each year, three-fourths are caused by head injuries. Half of those killed are school-age children. One study concluded that wearing a bike helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent. In an accident, a bike helmet absorbs the shock and cushions the head. From "Bike Helmets: Unused Lifesavers," Consumer Reports (May 1990): 348.
The bicycle is a dangereous artifact. Approximately there are 1000 deaths a year and its main factor are head injuries and the mosyt people killed are the school kids. Using a helmet could prevent a death because it sucks up the fall, you can have an accident but not die.
4. Matisse is the best painter ever at putting the viewer at the scene. He's the most realistic of all modern artists, if you admit the feel of the breeze as necessary to a landscape and the smell of oranges as essential to a still life. "The Casbah Gate" depicts the well-known gateway Bab el Aassa, which pierces the southern wall of the city near the sultan's palace. With scrubby coats of ivory, aqua, blue, and rose delicately fenced by the liveliest gray outline in art history, Matisse gets the essence of a Tangier afternoon, including the subtle presence of the bowaab, the sentry who sits and surveys those who pass through the gate. From Peter Plagens, "Bright Lights." Newsweek (26 March 1990): 50.
Matissse is one of the best contemorary artists of the time and if you need the scent of an orange he transmits it throught his paintings. matisse nows how to make things come to life in a portrait and makes you feel as if you were there.
5. While the Sears Tower is arguably the greatest achievement in skyscraper engineering so far, it's unlikely that architects and engineers have abandoned the quest for the world's tallest building. The question is: Just how high can a building go? Structural engineer William LeMessurier has designed a skyscraper nearly one-half mile high, twice as tall as the Sears Tower. And architect Robert Sobel claims that existing technology could produce a 500-story building. From Ron Bachman, "Reaching for the Sky." Dial (May 1990): 15.
The sears tower is one of the tallest skyscrapers of all times. man just seems to be going on and now the architect of the sears tower William LeMessurier has confirmed that he wil make a building "half a mile twice" than the sears towers, our technology can produce a 500 stroy building.
martes, 13 de noviembre de 2007
Book 4-6 of the Analects
Being good is like the main target of these books. They talk about being good but they are actually saying irrelevant stuff like in 4.2 page 10, of course, if you're a good person you fell well with your actions and you have a nice feeling if youre bad you wont and just be ashamed and anyone can differentiate that.
Book 1-3 of the Analects
The first three books of the analects sort of remind me of of something which I havent figured out yet. What I could identify is that they are very similar to the bibles passages or commandments in many ways. like for example to learn or to have knowledge, it is exactly what it says, it talks about wisdom over all and it says that without wisdom there is nothing. The being a good person appears everywhere in the new testament, in Jesus's teachings in which he tells us to love and respect.The seccond book also is very similar to Jesus even thought he never talks about politics I feel like if it were he talking. It talks about being simple in ritual which is basically like being simple and Jesus says if youre rich give away to the poor dont spend it all, be normal, help. Ritual isvery important in the analetas and that's why they gave it in the first book, unfortunately there was no kind of ritual to follow Jesus or God but his teachings. There is something very true in the third book which says that if you're doing ritual do it well, with feeling, happy if you dont it doesnt count, let the ritual flow and be interested if not it's not valid. It is exactly what happens in life, if you're doing something without effort you might as well stop because you're wasting your time and it will come out wrong just like your feelings.
martes, 6 de noviembre de 2007
Job 12:37
Job was a person who suffered to much in his life. He died hungry, sick, and with no kids. God is really evil in the old testament. More than I imagined, we could almost say God was a sinner but he was the almighty rule so no one could criticize him. Satan, first time that he appears in the old testamemt, comes amd actually challenges God and God accepts his challenge. This is very similar in the part of the new testament in which Satan challenges Jesus but he doesnt accept or fall.
God has his downpoints definately, and it makes us ask ourselves if there is really anyone who can really punsh God and make him sin. As a catholic I dont think so, but as a human it makes me wonder. We are treated almost like puppets, just like when God tries to burn innocent people in the Genesis or when he brings about the plagues on the Egyptians in the Exodus. But at that time he is taking those decisions by himself.
God has his downpoints definately, and it makes us ask ourselves if there is really anyone who can really punsh God and make him sin. As a catholic I dont think so, but as a human it makes me wonder. We are treated almost like puppets, just like when God tries to burn innocent people in the Genesis or when he brings about the plagues on the Egyptians in the Exodus. But at that time he is taking those decisions by himself.
jueves, 1 de noviembre de 2007
Job 1:11
This part of Job is interesting, it has a contradictory part in pg 607 in which it says that Job was perfect but only God is perfect, and for him to be perfect he would have to be a ruler, almighty, and he cant have any physical flaws whatsoever. And satan is first introduced to what we've read so far and he challenges the lord but lord puts challenges on Job that he passes without any difficulties. God wins the battle. Coming back to perfection Job during some part of the passage he scorns God for the damages he gives him and he beleives in a God and scorns, he eats and becomes sick. Definately not perfect
martes, 30 de octubre de 2007
2 samuel 1-12
David was a great symbol in the bible and I admire him. He managed to unify what is basically Israel today. He had a great respect for his enemies and he never discouraged them or disreeocted them after he conquered the diferent peoples, he respected them and it is very important. It could be called sportsmanship and we could say that he did follow sportsmanship. He gave proper ceremonies for the ones who killed and that is something you should do in all moments in life and you dont necesarily need to kill someone to do it.
Samuel 1-16:31
David amd Goliath is a very simbolic and important or reknown part of the bible. It is when David a small person defeats Goliath which is a huge giant and defeat him I think with a Skull. It it is very simbolic as I said before because it is basically saying that a person passed a huge obstacle in its life, or for example when Millonarios defeats Nacional that we could say that David defeated Goliath. I like it alot because it tells me that there is nothing in life you cannot overcome , or abvsolutely anything you can do and in the most difficult times I try to remember that to give me strength. It also teaches us not to judge people or anything by tis appereance because it can really amaze you and most of the times we do and loose but at the end there is always a lesson to be learned.
sábado, 27 de octubre de 2007
Exodus 13:40
The continuation of the exodus is the rest of the journey of Moses and he leading the people out of Egypt to Israel. What a diferent image of God, I never thought this was going to be this way so drastically. I just cant wait to get to the new testament in which his image changes completely and it is just a diferent God. He is a loving comprehensible God who gave us life to enjoy it and he is forgivefull.
On the other side people always tend to critize the church and I think it is mainly because of this image left of God from the old testament. The church is just so diferent from that, it is a institution built on the principles of Jesus and ithelps us to make us stronger spiritually and many people think that the church controlls us because they get money out of us but actually its optional and many catholics tend to help.
On the other side people always tend to critize the church and I think it is mainly because of this image left of God from the old testament. The church is just so diferent from that, it is a institution built on the principles of Jesus and ithelps us to make us stronger spiritually and many people think that the church controlls us because they get money out of us but actually its optional and many catholics tend to help.
martes, 23 de octubre de 2007
Exodus 1:12
The exodus book has probably the part of the bible that I like the most and it is Moses. The Israelis ad nothing to do and the Egyptians acting in a smart way just went on putting taxes and also treating Israelis like dogs. God decided to speak to Moses and ask him to get the Israelis out and assured that he would be of any help. Before this, God punished the Egyptians and gave the plagues like the lobsters, the river with blood, and the light of death that finished by killing the son of the paraoh which was Ramses but I dont recall which.
After this Moses I think had the same relation as Noah, he was hope for mankind but in a smaller proportion. He was the light at the end of the tunnel and he finally was the savior like Noah was. It is intruiging and also how God favored his powers to one side and used them in all it's magnitude against the other. " In hard times you have to differ what is easy from what is right.
After this Moses I think had the same relation as Noah, he was hope for mankind but in a smaller proportion. He was the light at the end of the tunnel and he finally was the savior like Noah was. It is intruiging and also how God favored his powers to one side and used them in all it's magnitude against the other. " In hard times you have to differ what is easy from what is right.
lunes, 22 de octubre de 2007
Genesis 11:28
Here something happened that I would've never expect and its how a diferent perspective I got from Abraham which even thought showed very loyal to God wasnt at all good. He didnt mind trading his wife who gave him the son which he most loved which was Isaac, and wasnt worried about killing him either when God asked him to do so. God is a vengative being as I've been recalling, and it is shown when he saves Isaac by permitting him to leave the town he was about to destroy it but unfortunately his wife became into stone by looking back. The family tree and genealogy is really, really confusing and intricating. This all changes in the new testament.
jueves, 18 de octubre de 2007
American Speech and its Fallacies
"This Government, as promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the Soviet military buildup on the island of Cuba.
Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island.
The purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the Western Hemisphere....
Neither the United States of America nor the world community of nations can tolerate deliberate deception and offensive threats on the part of any nation, large or small.
We no longer live in a world where only the actual firing of weapons represents a sufficient challenge to a nation's security to constitute maximum peril.
Nuclear weapons are so destructive and ballistic missiles are so swift, that any substantially increased possibility of their use or any sudden change in their deployment may well be regarded as a definite threat to peace."
This Speech is full of rethorics and one of the most clear one is when he says "America and other united nations wont tolerate this" and this is a generalization. He uses genetic falllacy because he hates Cuba and the USSR and talks about them as if they were all bad. He uses circumnstancial because he says the nuclear bombs and missiles might lead to something in the future. And I think
Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island.
The purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the Western Hemisphere....
Neither the United States of America nor the world community of nations can tolerate deliberate deception and offensive threats on the part of any nation, large or small.
We no longer live in a world where only the actual firing of weapons represents a sufficient challenge to a nation's security to constitute maximum peril.
Nuclear weapons are so destructive and ballistic missiles are so swift, that any substantially increased possibility of their use or any sudden change in their deployment may well be regarded as a definite threat to peace."
This Speech is full of rethorics and one of the most clear one is when he says "America and other united nations wont tolerate this" and this is a generalization. He uses genetic falllacy because he hates Cuba and the USSR and talks about them as if they were all bad. He uses circumnstancial because he says the nuclear bombs and missiles might lead to something in the future. And I think
miércoles, 17 de octubre de 2007
Genesis 5:11
The genesis is just getting better and better.now with Noah and how we can start to see the punishful God who tries to become good at the end. What Noah and it's arch try to represent hope for humanity that was placed in the hands of Noah by God. It was the chance for human kind to extend and to start what is a long history that of humanity. The God seen at the end is forgiving and good and it's like he's been multi-facetic.
martes, 16 de octubre de 2007
Genesis 1:5
The genesis has always intrigued me. it is part of the old testament and it is very interesting to see how creation came to be. One of the points I can compare about the genesis is that the genesis pictures a God who can Forgeviful and good but also shows a God who punishes and is the one that tells us that we came to the world to suffer. But in the new testament the picture cha ges completely when Jesus comes to us and tells us. Apart from that I have always been fond of Adan and Eve and the garden with the forgiven fruit because it has become a methafore and I think it is a methapore. Tentation and curiosity have always overwhelmed us and we always want to do the forgiven, but how the fruit in a certain sense was good because it gave us knowledge. The creation which is described as made in 7 days even thought he rested on the seventh means that he took much time because seven was a symbol for alot.
jueves, 4 de octubre de 2007
Obama’s Lapels
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa – American flags are waving throughout this small eastern Iowa town, but you won’t find one attached to the lapel of Senator Barack Obama. And today, that has created a bit of a dustup on the campaign trail.
Let’s take this from the beginning.
In a television interview on Wednesday, Mr. Obama was asked why he wasn’t wearing an American flag on his suit. “Is this a fashion statement? Those have been on politicians since Sept. 12, 2001.” a reporter for KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids said.
“The truth is that right after 9/11 I had a pin,” Mr. Obama replied. “Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we’re talking about the Iraq war, that became a substitute for, I think, true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security.
“I decided I won’t wear that pin on my chest,” he added. “Instead I’m gonna’ try to tell the American people what I believe what will make this country great and hopefully that will be a testimony to my patriotism.”
The interview passed with little notice until this afternoon, when The Associated Press moved a story that included the quotes from Mr. Obama. Campaign aides, concerned that his remarks might be portrayed as unpatriotic, chose not to let the moment pass.
So Mr. Obama addressed the matter directly shortly after arriving here in Independence, where the crowd was oblivious to the back-and-forth.
“Somebody noticed I wasn’t wearing a flag lapel pin and I told folks, well you know what? I haven’t probably worn that pin in a very long time. I wore it right after 9/11. But after a while, you start noticing people wearing a lapel pin, but not acting very patriotic. Not voting to provide veterans with resources that they need. Not voting to make sure that disability payments were coming out on time.
“My attitude is that I’m less concerned about what you’re wearing on you lapel than what’s in your heart. And you show your patriotism by how you treat your fellow Americans, especially those who served. You show your patriotism by being true to our values and our ideals and that’s what we have to lead with is our values and our ideals.”
With that, Mr. Obama returned to his regularly scheduled speech here in Independence, where the town motto is, “America’s Fame Is In Our Name.”
Fort this article I have revealed a very important component fallacy which is Circular reasoning in which they ask him about why he isnt wearing the pin and he syas his motive but they continue to be repetitive with it. I also identified Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc becuause he explains his reason of why he's not wearing a US pin and he says it because it doesnt define his patriotism and how he has seen many peple wearing them wih no sense of patriotism therefore people arent very patriotic and that;s why he doesnt wear the pin. These are the only 2 fallacies I found for the article
Let’s take this from the beginning.
In a television interview on Wednesday, Mr. Obama was asked why he wasn’t wearing an American flag on his suit. “Is this a fashion statement? Those have been on politicians since Sept. 12, 2001.” a reporter for KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids said.
“The truth is that right after 9/11 I had a pin,” Mr. Obama replied. “Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we’re talking about the Iraq war, that became a substitute for, I think, true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security.
“I decided I won’t wear that pin on my chest,” he added. “Instead I’m gonna’ try to tell the American people what I believe what will make this country great and hopefully that will be a testimony to my patriotism.”
The interview passed with little notice until this afternoon, when The Associated Press moved a story that included the quotes from Mr. Obama. Campaign aides, concerned that his remarks might be portrayed as unpatriotic, chose not to let the moment pass.
So Mr. Obama addressed the matter directly shortly after arriving here in Independence, where the crowd was oblivious to the back-and-forth.
“Somebody noticed I wasn’t wearing a flag lapel pin and I told folks, well you know what? I haven’t probably worn that pin in a very long time. I wore it right after 9/11. But after a while, you start noticing people wearing a lapel pin, but not acting very patriotic. Not voting to provide veterans with resources that they need. Not voting to make sure that disability payments were coming out on time.
“My attitude is that I’m less concerned about what you’re wearing on you lapel than what’s in your heart. And you show your patriotism by how you treat your fellow Americans, especially those who served. You show your patriotism by being true to our values and our ideals and that’s what we have to lead with is our values and our ideals.”
With that, Mr. Obama returned to his regularly scheduled speech here in Independence, where the town motto is, “America’s Fame Is In Our Name.”
Fort this article I have revealed a very important component fallacy which is Circular reasoning in which they ask him about why he isnt wearing the pin and he syas his motive but they continue to be repetitive with it. I also identified Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc becuause he explains his reason of why he's not wearing a US pin and he says it because it doesnt define his patriotism and how he has seen many peple wearing them wih no sense of patriotism therefore people arent very patriotic and that;s why he doesnt wear the pin. These are the only 2 fallacies I found for the article
miércoles, 3 de octubre de 2007
Hebe and Ganymede, Daedalus, Adriadne
Hebe and ganymede, Daedalus, Adriadne
Hebe is the wife of Hercules and she is the goddess of youth. She blew it up in one situation with the gods and she lost her position. A small mistake cn give you huge dissapointment and it may change your life drastically even thought if it was unintentional, but the gods were to harsh on her.
Daedalus
This is the myth about how daedalus builds wings to his son Icarus and he warned him of not getting close to the sun but he does his wings melt because they were made of wax, he falls in a lake and dies. this is arrogance and not paying attention and it is the same as Venus and Adonis. the story could've changed completely.
Adriadne
Here Adriadne son of the king of Thebes helps Theseus undergo the labyrinth with the minotaur and he after that ungrateful leaves her stranded on an island. this shows how ungrateful humans beings can be so ungrateful and with such a small action as not saying thank you after a good deed.
Hebe is the wife of Hercules and she is the goddess of youth. She blew it up in one situation with the gods and she lost her position. A small mistake cn give you huge dissapointment and it may change your life drastically even thought if it was unintentional, but the gods were to harsh on her.
Daedalus
This is the myth about how daedalus builds wings to his son Icarus and he warned him of not getting close to the sun but he does his wings melt because they were made of wax, he falls in a lake and dies. this is arrogance and not paying attention and it is the same as Venus and Adonis. the story could've changed completely.
Adriadne
Here Adriadne son of the king of Thebes helps Theseus undergo the labyrinth with the minotaur and he after that ungrateful leaves her stranded on an island. this shows how ungrateful humans beings can be so ungrateful and with such a small action as not saying thank you after a good deed.
Phaeton, Venus and Adonis, Cadmus
Phaeton
This story is about Phaeton and how he goes to find his father to really see if he is his son. He says to his father phoebes he will do whatever is necesary and he asks to fly his fire chariot throught the sky but he burns everything and Jupiter kill him. This I think is what the strenght of promise is and it is similar to the death John the Baptist because Herodes promises a dancing girl he will give her anything and she asks for his head. promises are strong and powerful in both positive and negative ways.
Venus and Adonis
This myth is about Venus and Adonis who get in love with each other but for a particular reason and it is that a cupid arrow hit Venus. Venus warns Adonis of a mosnter and a wild boar ends up killing him and she did no harm to him which is slightly unsual. This is just called not paying attention to a warning and most times it is our parents who warn us but we dont pay attention and just go on and most of the times something bad happens.
Cadmus
in this myth Cadmus goes in search for his sisters but without succes so he comes back home and decides to build his own city. He asks help from men and to get an offering of water but they get attacked by a giant snake and Cadmus goes and kill it. he then wishes he were a serpent but eventually his wife and daughter turn into snakes and swear never to kill.
This story is about Phaeton and how he goes to find his father to really see if he is his son. He says to his father phoebes he will do whatever is necesary and he asks to fly his fire chariot throught the sky but he burns everything and Jupiter kill him. This I think is what the strenght of promise is and it is similar to the death John the Baptist because Herodes promises a dancing girl he will give her anything and she asks for his head. promises are strong and powerful in both positive and negative ways.
Venus and Adonis
This myth is about Venus and Adonis who get in love with each other but for a particular reason and it is that a cupid arrow hit Venus. Venus warns Adonis of a mosnter and a wild boar ends up killing him and she did no harm to him which is slightly unsual. This is just called not paying attention to a warning and most times it is our parents who warn us but we dont pay attention and just go on and most of the times something bad happens.
Cadmus
in this myth Cadmus goes in search for his sisters but without succes so he comes back home and decides to build his own city. He asks help from men and to get an offering of water but they get attacked by a giant snake and Cadmus goes and kill it. he then wishes he were a serpent but eventually his wife and daughter turn into snakes and swear never to kill.
Perseus and Atlas, The wedding Feast, The Pygmies
Perseus and Atlas
In this myth Perseus gets killed by Medusa and he did that becais atlas received him not with understanding or llove but with somewhat a hostile attitude and i think that this is the reason of his meeting and death with Medusa. This myth shows us how can attitude severely hurt us to the point of death and how our words can affect drastically both good and bad.
The wedding feast
This myth talks about this man named phineus goes to a wedding feast and caims a maiden but they tell him that he shouldve saved her on the rock tied just when the mosnter was going to eat her and this tells us something oftenly heard that you dont know what you have until you loose it and this is what happened to him, he missed the opportunity.
The Pygmies
The pygmies are small dwarf-like creatures and they are attacked by a culture called the crannies. We can call this war between a big and powerful and the small vulnurable and weak for example (this is just numerical not power denomianted) the 300 vs Persia.
In this myth Perseus gets killed by Medusa and he did that becais atlas received him not with understanding or llove but with somewhat a hostile attitude and i think that this is the reason of his meeting and death with Medusa. This myth shows us how can attitude severely hurt us to the point of death and how our words can affect drastically both good and bad.
The wedding feast
This myth talks about this man named phineus goes to a wedding feast and caims a maiden but they tell him that he shouldve saved her on the rock tied just when the mosnter was going to eat her and this tells us something oftenly heard that you dont know what you have until you loose it and this is what happened to him, he missed the opportunity.
The Pygmies
The pygmies are small dwarf-like creatures and they are attacked by a culture called the crannies. We can call this war between a big and powerful and the small vulnurable and weak for example (this is just numerical not power denomianted) the 300 vs Persia.
martes, 2 de octubre de 2007
Cadmus, The Myrmidons, Nisus and Scylla
Cadmus
This myth talks about Thebes and it's creation and how it came out of civil war and the author is very positive and says that in the bad there is hope and in each end there is a new beggining. He is basically very optimistic and he says generally that if we fall we must learn to keep ourselves up.
The Myrmidons
this myth talks about a character called cephalous and how he sees all the people dying and wants to asked for mercy to a God. Asking help in my perspective isnt always bad and you should never be afraid to ask for it. You should always help and it will make you happy and it will one day come back to you.
Nisus and Scylla
This story talks about how scylla gave away her fathers land and how she expected the consequences. What she did was dishonesty nad it makes me mad when people hide or dont tell the truth and it is a value, something essential you are taught at home and school you should always learn to be a clear person.
This myth talks about Thebes and it's creation and how it came out of civil war and the author is very positive and says that in the bad there is hope and in each end there is a new beggining. He is basically very optimistic and he says generally that if we fall we must learn to keep ourselves up.
The Myrmidons
this myth talks about a character called cephalous and how he sees all the people dying and wants to asked for mercy to a God. Asking help in my perspective isnt always bad and you should never be afraid to ask for it. You should always help and it will make you happy and it will one day come back to you.
Nisus and Scylla
This story talks about how scylla gave away her fathers land and how she expected the consequences. What she did was dishonesty nad it makes me mad when people hide or dont tell the truth and it is a value, something essential you are taught at home and school you should always learn to be a clear person.
sábado, 29 de septiembre de 2007
Definitions
Labyrinth-an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. “Pan’s Labyrinth” is a political fable in the guise of a fairy tale.
Palladium-a rare metallic element of the platinum group, silver-white, ductile and malleable, harder and fusing more readily than platinum: used chiefly as a catalyst and in dental and other alloys. Palladium Equity Partners of New York has bought Houston’s Castro Cheese, the maker of La Vaquita cheeses and dairy products, the companies announced Monday.
Museum-a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed. No, this really is meant to be more like one of those literal dioramas of the traditional natural history museum, an imagining of a real habitat, with plant life and landscape reproduced in meticulous detail.
Narcissism-inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity. The cause, he says, is acquired situational narcissism, a psychological dysfunction that Millman was the first to identify and that he treats in his celebrity patients.
Odyssey: a long series of wanderings or adventures, esp. when filled with notable experiences, hardships, etc. A Space Odyssey," a film in which infinite care, intelligence, patience, imagination and Cinerama have been devoted to what looks like the apotheosis of the fantasy of a precocious, early nineteen-fifties city boy
Meander-to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley. noise of camels as they meander among the dunes that border this lonely desert settlement.Protean-readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable. Picasso: Protean and Prodigious, the Greatest Single Force in 70 Years of Art
Protean-readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable. But it has a formal freedom unprecedented in Johnson's public works, as if he has found an esthetic sufficiently protean to express his promiscuous love of shapes.
Stoical-impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics. The key words are clear: "indignant," "stoical," "enigmatic," "complex," "useful."
Herculean-requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform. I don’t think anybody can say I haven’t made a Herculean effort,” Selig said.
Laconic-using few words; expressing much in few words; concise. But the tough, laconic Mr. Ford is wrenchingly effective throughout most of ''Random Hearts,'' and the story in which he figures is a strong one.
Zephyr-a gentle, mild breeze. can be found crammed inside the Seattle corporate headquarters of Zephyr Holdings.
Nemesis-something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc. A Nemesis Converts The Pope
Flora-the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole. I run through the park because I like looking at the birds and the flora
Ambrosia-something especially delicious to taste or smell. Turning Sap Into Ambrosia
Hermetic-made airtight by fusion or sealing. A hermetic seal is the main reason the Kim dynasty has survived so long.
Promethean-of or suggestive of Prometheus. “Promethean Fire” could well be the response to 9/11 that many see in this magisterial work
Nectar-the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower. A honeybee collects nectar from an almond tree in bloom.
Sibylline-of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic; oracular. The tactic disturbed some less-sibylline types (me, included).
Tantalize-to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed. but these things no longer surprise or tantalize us as they once did.
Delphic-of or pertaining to Delphi. For Delphic Oracle, Fumes and Visions.
Helicon-a mountain in central Greece. In 1985, he set up the Helicon Foundation, named after the mountain where Mnemosyne, the Greek goddess of memory
Platonic-of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines. The movie also showcases Mr. Herzog’s eye for terrifyingly beautiful landscapes, and a rare understanding of the deep platonic love that blossoms between men in dire circumstances.
Draconia-of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Draco or his code of laws. don't appearance of Joseph Wiseman as the tyrant Draco, king of Draconia, the galaxy whose terrible plans for earth form what might loosely be called the story.
Calypso-a musical style of West Indian origin, influenced by jazz, usually having topical, often improvised, lyrics. This documentary from filmmaker Geoffrey Dunn explores the history of calypso music in Trinidad and Tobago.
Amazon-Class. Myth.one of a race of female warriors said to dwell near the Black Sea. Amazon.com is in talks with three Hollywood studios about starting a service that would allow consumers to download movies and TV shows for a fee and burn them.
Siren-a seductively beautiful or charming woman, esp. one who beguiles men. When a reconstituted 36-year-old band headlines Siren, that tells you something (good) about the band and (not-so-good) about the festival.
Mercurial-changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic. America's girl next door has morphed into the mercurial diva down the hall.
Procrustean-pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes. to a Procrustean bed, agonizingly tugged in several directions at once.
Aurora-Meteorol.a radiant emission from the upper atmosphere that occurs sporadically over the middle and high latitudes of both hemispheres in the form of luminous bands. An overview of Aurora Borealis, including cast and credit details, a review summary, and more.
Iridescent-displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow. Dr. Kenneth Vecchio holds abalone shells, which are thickly lined with the iridescent material nacre. ...
Panacea-a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all. An overview of Genetically Modified Food: Panacea or Poison, including cast and credit details, a review summary, and more.
Lethargy-the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity. Calipari Shows Concern Over Bradley's Lethargy
Gorgons-Class. Myth.any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. The calculating monster who pulls the strings in Dariush Mehrjui's heartbreaking film is an imperious mother-in-law (Jamileh Sheikhi) whose selfishness and pride put her in the same elite league with some of Hollywood's most formidable Gorgons.
Harpies-a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman; shrew. Charlie-baiting harpies and letting those harpies sometimes materialize as giant crows. ...
Hydra-(often cap.) Class. Myth.a water or marsh serpent with nine heads, each of which, if cut off, grew back as two. Up against the Many-Headed Hydra, Hercules forced the monstrous serpent from its den by shooting fiery arrows coated with pitch.
Lycanthrope- werewolf or alien spirit in the physical form of a bloodthirsty wolf. Phil becomes convinced that he's a lycanthrope after the disappearance.
Martial-inclined or disposed to war; warlike. Testimony in Court-Martial Describes a Sniper Squad Pressed to Raise Body Count.
Sophistry-a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning. Sophistry only insofar as we should forget, or not care.
Fauna-the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole. I was trying some different themes, and left that one up instead of Fauna.
Stentorian-very loud or powerful in sound. Hattie Jacques is the stentorian female who barges solemnly into crime.
Pyrrhic-consisting of two short or unaccented syllables. The Bunch opts for a final Pyrrhic victory.
Victory- a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war. An overview of Dark Victory, including cast and credit details, a review summary, and more.
Damocles-a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous nature of that happiness. An overview of Sword of Damocles, including cast and credit details, a review summary, and more.
Achilles-the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan War and hero of Homer's Iliad. An overview of The Fury of Achilles, including cast and credit details, a review summary, and more.
Oedipus-a king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta, and the father by Jocasta of Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone, and Ismeme. A performance of “Oedipus Rex” by inmates at a maximum-security prison provides an echo chamber of ironies.
Midas-Class. Myth.a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold. The Midas Touch
Hades-the underworld inhabited by departed souls. Hades Blood is not the only artistically inclined member of this group.
Spartan-of or pertaining to Sparta or its people. For most of its running time ''Spartan,'' a political thriller with the lonely, aching, slightly musty soul of a film noir, is a vigorous and engrossing ...
Titanic-of or containing titanium, esp. in the tetravalent state. ETHEL BEANE, WHO SURVIVED TITANIC SINKING, DEAD AT 90 ... MARY C. WELLMAN DIES AT 80; WAS A SURVIVOR OF THE TITANIC
Marathon-any long-distance race. News about the New York City Marathon.
Palladium-a rare metallic element of the platinum group, silver-white, ductile and malleable, harder and fusing more readily than platinum: used chiefly as a catalyst and in dental and other alloys. Palladium Equity Partners of New York has bought Houston’s Castro Cheese, the maker of La Vaquita cheeses and dairy products, the companies announced Monday.
Museum-a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed. No, this really is meant to be more like one of those literal dioramas of the traditional natural history museum, an imagining of a real habitat, with plant life and landscape reproduced in meticulous detail.
Narcissism-inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity. The cause, he says, is acquired situational narcissism, a psychological dysfunction that Millman was the first to identify and that he treats in his celebrity patients.
Odyssey: a long series of wanderings or adventures, esp. when filled with notable experiences, hardships, etc. A Space Odyssey," a film in which infinite care, intelligence, patience, imagination and Cinerama have been devoted to what looks like the apotheosis of the fantasy of a precocious, early nineteen-fifties city boy
Meander-to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley. noise of camels as they meander among the dunes that border this lonely desert settlement.Protean-readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable. Picasso: Protean and Prodigious, the Greatest Single Force in 70 Years of Art
Protean-readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable. But it has a formal freedom unprecedented in Johnson's public works, as if he has found an esthetic sufficiently protean to express his promiscuous love of shapes.
Stoical-impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics. The key words are clear: "indignant," "stoical," "enigmatic," "complex," "useful."
Herculean-requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform. I don’t think anybody can say I haven’t made a Herculean effort,” Selig said.
Laconic-using few words; expressing much in few words; concise. But the tough, laconic Mr. Ford is wrenchingly effective throughout most of ''Random Hearts,'' and the story in which he figures is a strong one.
Zephyr-a gentle, mild breeze. can be found crammed inside the Seattle corporate headquarters of Zephyr Holdings.
Nemesis-something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc. A Nemesis Converts The Pope
Flora-the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole. I run through the park because I like looking at the birds and the flora
Ambrosia-something especially delicious to taste or smell. Turning Sap Into Ambrosia
Hermetic-made airtight by fusion or sealing. A hermetic seal is the main reason the Kim dynasty has survived so long.
Promethean-of or suggestive of Prometheus. “Promethean Fire” could well be the response to 9/11 that many see in this magisterial work
Nectar-the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower. A honeybee collects nectar from an almond tree in bloom.
Sibylline-of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic; oracular. The tactic disturbed some less-sibylline types (me, included).
Tantalize-to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed. but these things no longer surprise or tantalize us as they once did.
Delphic-of or pertaining to Delphi. For Delphic Oracle, Fumes and Visions.
Helicon-a mountain in central Greece. In 1985, he set up the Helicon Foundation, named after the mountain where Mnemosyne, the Greek goddess of memory
Platonic-of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines. The movie also showcases Mr. Herzog’s eye for terrifyingly beautiful landscapes, and a rare understanding of the deep platonic love that blossoms between men in dire circumstances.
Draconia-of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Draco or his code of laws. don't appearance of Joseph Wiseman as the tyrant Draco, king of Draconia, the galaxy whose terrible plans for earth form what might loosely be called the story.
Calypso-a musical style of West Indian origin, influenced by jazz, usually having topical, often improvised, lyrics. This documentary from filmmaker Geoffrey Dunn explores the history of calypso music in Trinidad and Tobago.
Amazon-Class. Myth.one of a race of female warriors said to dwell near the Black Sea. Amazon.com is in talks with three Hollywood studios about starting a service that would allow consumers to download movies and TV shows for a fee and burn them.
Siren-a seductively beautiful or charming woman, esp. one who beguiles men. When a reconstituted 36-year-old band headlines Siren, that tells you something (good) about the band and (not-so-good) about the festival.
Mercurial-changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic. America's girl next door has morphed into the mercurial diva down the hall.
Procrustean-pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes. to a Procrustean bed, agonizingly tugged in several directions at once.
Aurora-Meteorol.a radiant emission from the upper atmosphere that occurs sporadically over the middle and high latitudes of both hemispheres in the form of luminous bands. An overview of Aurora Borealis, including cast and credit details, a review summary, and more.
Iridescent-displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow. Dr. Kenneth Vecchio holds abalone shells, which are thickly lined with the iridescent material nacre. ...
Panacea-a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all. An overview of Genetically Modified Food: Panacea or Poison, including cast and credit details, a review summary, and more.
Lethargy-the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity. Calipari Shows Concern Over Bradley's Lethargy
Gorgons-Class. Myth.any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. The calculating monster who pulls the strings in Dariush Mehrjui's heartbreaking film is an imperious mother-in-law (Jamileh Sheikhi) whose selfishness and pride put her in the same elite league with some of Hollywood's most formidable Gorgons.
Harpies-a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman; shrew. Charlie-baiting harpies and letting those harpies sometimes materialize as giant crows. ...
Hydra-(often cap.) Class. Myth.a water or marsh serpent with nine heads, each of which, if cut off, grew back as two. Up against the Many-Headed Hydra, Hercules forced the monstrous serpent from its den by shooting fiery arrows coated with pitch.
Lycanthrope- werewolf or alien spirit in the physical form of a bloodthirsty wolf. Phil becomes convinced that he's a lycanthrope after the disappearance.
Martial-inclined or disposed to war; warlike. Testimony in Court-Martial Describes a Sniper Squad Pressed to Raise Body Count.
Sophistry-a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning. Sophistry only insofar as we should forget, or not care.
Fauna-the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole. I was trying some different themes, and left that one up instead of Fauna.
Stentorian-very loud or powerful in sound. Hattie Jacques is the stentorian female who barges solemnly into crime.
Pyrrhic-consisting of two short or unaccented syllables. The Bunch opts for a final Pyrrhic victory.
Victory- a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war. An overview of Dark Victory, including cast and credit details, a review summary, and more.
Damocles-a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous nature of that happiness. An overview of Sword of Damocles, including cast and credit details, a review summary, and more.
Achilles-the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan War and hero of Homer's Iliad. An overview of The Fury of Achilles, including cast and credit details, a review summary, and more.
Oedipus-a king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta, and the father by Jocasta of Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone, and Ismeme. A performance of “Oedipus Rex” by inmates at a maximum-security prison provides an echo chamber of ironies.
Midas-Class. Myth.a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold. The Midas Touch
Hades-the underworld inhabited by departed souls. Hades Blood is not the only artistically inclined member of this group.
Spartan-of or pertaining to Sparta or its people. For most of its running time ''Spartan,'' a political thriller with the lonely, aching, slightly musty soul of a film noir, is a vigorous and engrossing ...
Titanic-of or containing titanium, esp. in the tetravalent state. ETHEL BEANE, WHO SURVIVED TITANIC SINKING, DEAD AT 90 ... MARY C. WELLMAN DIES AT 80; WAS A SURVIVOR OF THE TITANIC
Marathon-any long-distance race. News about the New York City Marathon.
jueves, 27 de septiembre de 2007
Labyrinth: an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit.
Palladium: a rare metallic element of the platinum group, silver-white, ductile and malleable, harder and fusing more readily than platinum: used chiefly as a catalyst and in dental and other alloys.
Museum: a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
Narcissism: inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity.
Odyssey: an epic poem attributed to Homer, describing Odysseus's adventures in his ten-year attempt to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. (often l.c.) a long series of wanderings or adventures, esp. when filled with notable experiences, hardships, etc.
Meander: to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley. to wander aimlessly; ramble: The talk meandered on.
Protean: . readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable. changeable in shape or form, as an amoeba. (of an actor or actress) versatile; able to play many kinds of roles. (cap.) of, pertaining to, or suggestive of Proteus.
Stoical: impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics: a stoical sufferer. (cap.) of or pertaining to the Stoics.
Laconic: using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
Herculean: requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform: Digging the tunnel was a herculean task. Having enormous strength, courage, or size. (cap.) of or pertaining to Hercules or his labors.
Zephyr: gentle, mild breeze. (cap.) Literary.the west wind. any of various things of fine, light quality, as fabric, yarn, etc.
Nemesis: something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.: The performance test proved to be my nemesis. an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome. (cap.) Class. Myth.the goddess of divine retribution. an agent or act of retribution or punishment.
Ambrosia: Class. Myth.the food of the gods. something especially delicious to taste or smell. a fruit dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut and sometimes pineapple.
Flora: the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
Hermetic: made airtight by fusion or sealing. not affected by outward influence or power; isolated. (sometimes cap.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of occult science, esp. alchemy. (cap.) of or pertaining to Hermes Trismegistus or the writings ascribed to him.
Promethean: of or suggestive of Prometheus
Nectar: Class. Myth.the life-giving drink of the gods. Cf. ambrosia. any delicious drink.
Sybylline: of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic; oracular.
Tantalize: to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
Delphic:of or pertaining to Apollo, or to his temples or oracles.
Halycon: Animals sacred to special deities.
Platonic: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
Draconian: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Draco or his code of laws.
Calypso: Also,Kalypso. Class. Myth.a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years.
Amazon: Class. Myth.one of a race of female warriors said to dwell near the Black Sea
Siren: Myth.one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
Mercurial: of or pertaining to the god Mercury.
Procrustean: pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
Aurora: the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn. Cf. Eos.
Iridescent: displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
Panacea: an ancient Greek goddess of healing.
Lethergy: ?
Gorgons: Myth.any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.
Harpies: Myth.a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
Hydra: Myth.a water or marsh serpent with nine heads, each of which, if cut off, grew back as two; Hercules killed this serpent by cauterizing the necks as he cut off the heads.
Lycanthrope: a werewolf or alien spirit in the physical form of a bloodthirsty wolf.
Martial: inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people.
Shopistry: a false argument
Fauna:
Palladium: a rare metallic element of the platinum group, silver-white, ductile and malleable, harder and fusing more readily than platinum: used chiefly as a catalyst and in dental and other alloys.
Museum: a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
Narcissism: inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity.
Odyssey: an epic poem attributed to Homer, describing Odysseus's adventures in his ten-year attempt to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. (often l.c.) a long series of wanderings or adventures, esp. when filled with notable experiences, hardships, etc.
Meander: to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley. to wander aimlessly; ramble: The talk meandered on.
Protean: . readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable. changeable in shape or form, as an amoeba. (of an actor or actress) versatile; able to play many kinds of roles. (cap.) of, pertaining to, or suggestive of Proteus.
Stoical: impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics: a stoical sufferer. (cap.) of or pertaining to the Stoics.
Laconic: using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
Herculean: requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform: Digging the tunnel was a herculean task. Having enormous strength, courage, or size. (cap.) of or pertaining to Hercules or his labors.
Zephyr: gentle, mild breeze. (cap.) Literary.the west wind. any of various things of fine, light quality, as fabric, yarn, etc.
Nemesis: something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.: The performance test proved to be my nemesis. an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome. (cap.) Class. Myth.the goddess of divine retribution. an agent or act of retribution or punishment.
Ambrosia: Class. Myth.the food of the gods. something especially delicious to taste or smell. a fruit dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut and sometimes pineapple.
Flora: the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
Hermetic: made airtight by fusion or sealing. not affected by outward influence or power; isolated. (sometimes cap.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of occult science, esp. alchemy. (cap.) of or pertaining to Hermes Trismegistus or the writings ascribed to him.
Promethean: of or suggestive of Prometheus
Nectar: Class. Myth.the life-giving drink of the gods. Cf. ambrosia. any delicious drink.
Sybylline: of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic; oracular.
Tantalize: to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
Delphic:of or pertaining to Apollo, or to his temples or oracles.
Halycon: Animals sacred to special deities.
Platonic: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
Draconian: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Draco or his code of laws.
Calypso: Also,Kalypso. Class. Myth.a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years.
Amazon: Class. Myth.one of a race of female warriors said to dwell near the Black Sea
Siren: Myth.one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
Mercurial: of or pertaining to the god Mercury.
Procrustean: pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
Aurora: the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn. Cf. Eos.
Iridescent: displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
Panacea: an ancient Greek goddess of healing.
Lethergy: ?
Gorgons: Myth.any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.
Harpies: Myth.a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
Hydra: Myth.a water or marsh serpent with nine heads, each of which, if cut off, grew back as two; Hercules killed this serpent by cauterizing the necks as he cut off the heads.
Lycanthrope: a werewolf or alien spirit in the physical form of a bloodthirsty wolf.
Martial: inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people.
Shopistry: a false argument
Fauna:
miércoles, 26 de septiembre de 2007
NYT revealing fallacies
With house prices falling in many markets around the nation, this particular quirk of the human psyche might end up costing the economy a great deal, Professor Mayer says.
Classical economics can’t explain this behavior. That’s because people who refuse to sell their houses for less than they paid for them are violating a cardinal rule of the market: stuff is worth what it’s worth. It doesn’t matter what you paid for it. But when Professor Mayer and his co-author, David Genesove, a professor of economics at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, studied the Boston condominium market in the 1990s — scene of one of the biggest real estate busts in recent American memory — the actual patterns of human behavior did not seem to follow the standard rules at all.
I think that in this paragraph he might be using personal attack because he is telling us 2+2=4 and hes convincing us but not like in a strong tyradish way. And It is also circunmstancial because he says to us this came to be like this because of this and this depends on this to happen so it is a mix between the two.
From 1989 to 1992, prices in Boston fell sharply, with condominium prices dropping as much as 40 percent. For a great many of those who bought condominiums during that period, selling could be done only at a significant loss. And, basically, many people refused to sell.
Their study, “Loss Aversion and Seller Behavior: Evidence From the Housing Market,” appeared in The Quarterly Journal of Economics in November 2001. The professors gathered data on almost 6,000 Boston condominium listings from 1991 to 1997 and showed that for essentially identical condominiums, people who had bought at the peak and were facing a loss generally listed their properties for significantly more than those who had bought at a time when prices were lower.
Properties listed above the market price just sat there. In the Boston market over all, sellers listed their properties for an average of 35 percent above the expected sale price, and less than 30 percent of the properties sold in fewer than 180 days. In other words, much of the market went into a deep freeze as many people held out for market prices that no one would reasonably pay.
This would also be circmunstancial because it has many variables and one idea supports the other.
In classical economics, that’s not supposed to happen, but the episode did comport with the behavioral economics theory of loss aversion: people have a visceral — some might say “irrational” — hatred of losing money. They try to avoid doing so, even when it goes against their own best interests.
This would be a snob approach becuase everyone is doing but they're not supposed to do it and with some critic or personal attack.
Move ahead to September 2007. Many regions may be starting down a path like that of Boston’s market freeze of the 1990s. Wherever prices decline, look for lots of sellers holding out for unrealistic prices in a vain attempt to recoup their losses. It’s a hang-up that people have, and it can cause big problems. A number of houses with high prices just sit on the market while everyone waits.
This is between circumnstancial and snob approach beause everyones doing it but it depends on some factors and it's very interesting to see how it is developing.
One source of difficulty arises from a basic fact of real estate economics: about half of home purchases are by people moving within a metropolitan area. If sellers can’t sell their houses because they want too much for them, they also can’t become buyers of new homes.
“The buyers and the sellers are the same people in this market,” Professor Mayer said. “So if the sellers price so high that they, effectively, put themselves out of the market, it shows up on the buying side, too.”
This article is not changing at all and it is continuos and doenst have as many fallacies and doesnt continue how I wished it to and that;s why I still consider it a Snobbish approach.
He notes that economists at the Federal Reserve and elsewhere keep close tabs on this kind of behavior because the purchases of durable goods like furniture, appliances and televisions tend to run hand in hand with home purchases — and durables have a disproportionate influence on the business cycle. Further, because the freezing of the housing market makes it harder for people to move, it reduces the likelihood that they can quickly relocate for higher-paying jobs. Dysfunction in the housing market can spill over into the job market, too.
So by being hung up about whether your condominium will sell for what you paid for it, you aren’t just driving yourself crazy trying to get a buyer. You may be threatening the very performance of the economy and driving up the unemployment rate — provided that many others behave in a similar way.
This is definately a personal attack or protest becuase hes telling us how things should be done and how people are doing it wrong.
What is to be done? Well, if you are holding out for an above-market price to recoup your losses, perhaps you would do well to hear the advice that Professor Mayer gives his own family members.
“If you want to sell your house then you list it at the market price and you sell it,” he said. “If you don’t really want to sell then don’t put it on the market. But don’t say you want to sell and then set the price so high that you spend the year cleaning up every morning, having people walk through your living room and look in your medicine cabinets and reject you. That’s just painful — and expensive.”
This is a personal atatck because he's telling us how things should be done ut more than telling us he's reccomending us how things should be done.
Classical economics can’t explain this behavior. That’s because people who refuse to sell their houses for less than they paid for them are violating a cardinal rule of the market: stuff is worth what it’s worth. It doesn’t matter what you paid for it. But when Professor Mayer and his co-author, David Genesove, a professor of economics at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, studied the Boston condominium market in the 1990s — scene of one of the biggest real estate busts in recent American memory — the actual patterns of human behavior did not seem to follow the standard rules at all.
I think that in this paragraph he might be using personal attack because he is telling us 2+2=4 and hes convincing us but not like in a strong tyradish way. And It is also circunmstancial because he says to us this came to be like this because of this and this depends on this to happen so it is a mix between the two.
From 1989 to 1992, prices in Boston fell sharply, with condominium prices dropping as much as 40 percent. For a great many of those who bought condominiums during that period, selling could be done only at a significant loss. And, basically, many people refused to sell.
Their study, “Loss Aversion and Seller Behavior: Evidence From the Housing Market,” appeared in The Quarterly Journal of Economics in November 2001. The professors gathered data on almost 6,000 Boston condominium listings from 1991 to 1997 and showed that for essentially identical condominiums, people who had bought at the peak and were facing a loss generally listed their properties for significantly more than those who had bought at a time when prices were lower.
Properties listed above the market price just sat there. In the Boston market over all, sellers listed their properties for an average of 35 percent above the expected sale price, and less than 30 percent of the properties sold in fewer than 180 days. In other words, much of the market went into a deep freeze as many people held out for market prices that no one would reasonably pay.
This would also be circmunstancial because it has many variables and one idea supports the other.
In classical economics, that’s not supposed to happen, but the episode did comport with the behavioral economics theory of loss aversion: people have a visceral — some might say “irrational” — hatred of losing money. They try to avoid doing so, even when it goes against their own best interests.
This would be a snob approach becuase everyone is doing but they're not supposed to do it and with some critic or personal attack.
Move ahead to September 2007. Many regions may be starting down a path like that of Boston’s market freeze of the 1990s. Wherever prices decline, look for lots of sellers holding out for unrealistic prices in a vain attempt to recoup their losses. It’s a hang-up that people have, and it can cause big problems. A number of houses with high prices just sit on the market while everyone waits.
This is between circumnstancial and snob approach beause everyones doing it but it depends on some factors and it's very interesting to see how it is developing.
One source of difficulty arises from a basic fact of real estate economics: about half of home purchases are by people moving within a metropolitan area. If sellers can’t sell their houses because they want too much for them, they also can’t become buyers of new homes.
“The buyers and the sellers are the same people in this market,” Professor Mayer said. “So if the sellers price so high that they, effectively, put themselves out of the market, it shows up on the buying side, too.”
This article is not changing at all and it is continuos and doenst have as many fallacies and doesnt continue how I wished it to and that;s why I still consider it a Snobbish approach.
He notes that economists at the Federal Reserve and elsewhere keep close tabs on this kind of behavior because the purchases of durable goods like furniture, appliances and televisions tend to run hand in hand with home purchases — and durables have a disproportionate influence on the business cycle. Further, because the freezing of the housing market makes it harder for people to move, it reduces the likelihood that they can quickly relocate for higher-paying jobs. Dysfunction in the housing market can spill over into the job market, too.
So by being hung up about whether your condominium will sell for what you paid for it, you aren’t just driving yourself crazy trying to get a buyer. You may be threatening the very performance of the economy and driving up the unemployment rate — provided that many others behave in a similar way.
This is definately a personal attack or protest becuase hes telling us how things should be done and how people are doing it wrong.
What is to be done? Well, if you are holding out for an above-market price to recoup your losses, perhaps you would do well to hear the advice that Professor Mayer gives his own family members.
“If you want to sell your house then you list it at the market price and you sell it,” he said. “If you don’t really want to sell then don’t put it on the market. But don’t say you want to sell and then set the price so high that you spend the year cleaning up every morning, having people walk through your living room and look in your medicine cabinets and reject you. That’s just painful — and expensive.”
This is a personal atatck because he's telling us how things should be done ut more than telling us he's reccomending us how things should be done.
martes, 25 de septiembre de 2007
Hero and Leander, The Grææ and Gorgons, The Sphinx
Hero and Leander
This myht talks about two lovers who die in a silly way but it really represents how a strong relationship a couple can have and how love bonds us close together. I think there is nothing more to add to this one.
The Grææ and Gorgons
This myth doesnt have characters but it has like methapores or symbols or something that is afraid of the sea and it is very uncommon but the symbols obviously are personified and there are three girls with gray hair and they represent the waves.The other girls have serpent hair and one of them is medusa which is commonly known and was destroyed because of the mirror. I think that these kind of myths are unkown and I frankly dont know why it was written but maybe to try to explain the unaxplainable but Im not really sure.
The Sphinx
This myth talks about a sphinx that knows alot but someone answers it's riddle and destroys it and bcomes king but is a very bad king. It rerpresents how wisdom is so powerful to make us prolific and how powerful it may be to destroy us as in the case of the sphinx
This myht talks about two lovers who die in a silly way but it really represents how a strong relationship a couple can have and how love bonds us close together. I think there is nothing more to add to this one.
The Grææ and Gorgons
This myth doesnt have characters but it has like methapores or symbols or something that is afraid of the sea and it is very uncommon but the symbols obviously are personified and there are three girls with gray hair and they represent the waves.The other girls have serpent hair and one of them is medusa which is commonly known and was destroyed because of the mirror. I think that these kind of myths are unkown and I frankly dont know why it was written but maybe to try to explain the unaxplainable but Im not really sure.
The Sphinx
This myth talks about a sphinx that knows alot but someone answers it's riddle and destroys it and bcomes king but is a very bad king. It rerpresents how wisdom is so powerful to make us prolific and how powerful it may be to destroy us as in the case of the sphinx
lunes, 24 de septiembre de 2007
Juno and her rivals Io, Diana and Acteon, The Centaurs
Juno and her rival IO
Juno felt or had the feeling her husband with another woman, and really discovered he was with a nymph and se searched and found he was with a beautiful animal so he caught it thinking it was a nymph and set someone to put an eye on it. I think this is an overall subject about men because many times and troughout history they have cheated many times and women think that firmly and it has always negatives future events like revenge, remorse or death.
Diana and Actæon
This myht is about Acteon who sees Diana the virgin godess naked and she gets very mad and full of revenge so she decides to turn Acteon into an animal and set out hunters to kill him and she felt inmense satisfaction. Gods dont usually do this they are mostly forgiveful but nevertheless they have the power to do it and it isnt judged as bad.
The Centaurs
The centaur is a mythical beast eho is half horse hal men and the are very strong and wise like the physician who could bring back peoiple from the netherworld and this shows that cultures arent at all bad and diferent from each other and that is good.
Juno felt or had the feeling her husband with another woman, and really discovered he was with a nymph and se searched and found he was with a beautiful animal so he caught it thinking it was a nymph and set someone to put an eye on it. I think this is an overall subject about men because many times and troughout history they have cheated many times and women think that firmly and it has always negatives future events like revenge, remorse or death.
Diana and Actæon
This myht is about Acteon who sees Diana the virgin godess naked and she gets very mad and full of revenge so she decides to turn Acteon into an animal and set out hunters to kill him and she felt inmense satisfaction. Gods dont usually do this they are mostly forgiveful but nevertheless they have the power to do it and it isnt judged as bad.
The Centaurs
The centaur is a mythical beast eho is half horse hal men and the are very strong and wise like the physician who could bring back peoiple from the netherworld and this shows that cultures arent at all bad and diferent from each other and that is good.
miércoles, 19 de septiembre de 2007
Rhetoric 2 article
The article I researched was about Bush and he sendind more troops to Irak. Its kind of short and i think that the first paragraph is using logos which is persuasion by logic and it is very convincing and the problem is resolved with choice or with other words with future because the article tells us what happens next
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/iraq/index.html?inline=nyt-geo
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/iraq/index.html?inline=nyt-geo
domingo, 16 de septiembre de 2007
Love
Love is probably the most poweful feeling in the world we have and so it is being expressed in the three myths I read which were nisus and scylia, Echo and Narcicus, and Clythie. They express of how sgtrong love can be but how something as powerful as words may flourish it or cease it inmediately. It talks of love so powerful that on the myth the myth echo and narcisus page 81 line 26 it talks about how the boy gets in love with a reflection in the water and asks it not to go, or on nisus and scylla in which loves overpowers her and almost brings an end to the war but killed her. This is how love is so powerful and how love has many positive as well negative feelings coming behind like ofr example revengefullness scorrow or admiration passion etc. and these feelings are bothe seen in these myths.
martes, 11 de septiembre de 2007
Greek and Roman Myths
This time the topic I read about in the myths talk about death and it is very similar to gilgamesh. Because death is grieving but at the same time it has a glorius aspect that doesnt always make it negative. There is always a poem of death in these kind of myths and they interelate very well. Death has that mysterious look that it has today. Throughout history death has always meant going to a better place and this is also mentioned in these myths Greek as well as Gilgamesh. And our knowledge on death has always been very primitive but were trying to put it together and every time it's more convincing than before.
I wish to talk more but this topic is so primitive to humans that it is one of the topics on which you can write the least
lunes, 10 de septiembre de 2007
Fabolous beasts
The creature I will talk about which are obviously mythological are a important part of the Greek mythology because these creatures resemble the best part of our thinking skills or intellectuality which is imagination and they have influenced us one or two times in life. these crearures i'm talking about are: pegasus, centaurs, and grifinds. They have a sort of human type heroish characteristics that are the style of the characters of the Greek and the Romans. Now at days with, these we also have some mythoilogical characters such as Big foot or nessie that I strongly beleive dont exist and that might've come from this time. This characters influence our science-fiction works such as J.K Rowling with Harry Potter i think this is the part in which we put to test the gift of knowledge that God has given us and the imagination which is just being able to invent things in your head. This is what shows clearly that we are diferent from all tghe animals and this is my blog for today.domingo, 9 de septiembre de 2007
sphinx
This myth I think is one of my favorites because it's underlined subject of wisdom. How wisdm can overpower anything or anyone and also how can wisdom destroy someone like it destroyes the shpinx. I think think wisdom is the greatest gift and power God could've given to man but it is also our destructor if we learn to to use it properly.
And this is exactly what I think the sphinx represents. Wisdom not being used in the right way and how that wisom destroyed her and le the one who used it wisely prevail.
miércoles, 5 de septiembre de 2007
Mr. Tangen's text
First of all this was a very interesting text talking or better suggesting how the world began and how they bet with some of the events the world saw. I would compare it with the big bang because is technically a hypothesis of the begginign of the world with the exception of two main characters and their actions in this case betting. We could basically compare it to all creation myhts and some will have the 2 main characters. They mention Mesopotamia and how they bet and it eventually falls on history and the real game which wasnt a final but an eights game of Champions in which Arsenal passed by one cero (I would like to clarify). Their hypothesis of life is quite valid and it has a good understandable explanation. They also have some other statements like for example e grew into pi and it eventually happened. It was a complex text and had some hard parts to uderstand but it was interesting.
domingo, 26 de agosto de 2007
Gilgamesh post 5
For these pages I found a true relation with life because Gilgamesh has suffered alot and he finds that he has to die but doesnt want to and tries to seek inmortality and during this l;apse of time in hthe story he tries to find the inmortality but he need to throught some obstacles as for mexample the lions and they are like the obstacles we face everyday in life and it is like a battle for life and at the end after alot of work you reach inmortality or death and this part is unknown and it is a semantic and emperical knowledge because for you heaven might be a ggod moment but there is no true definition of heaven and you work out your own meaning for the word paradise or life after death.
jueves, 23 de agosto de 2007
Gilgamesh post 4
Gilgamesh in this point I think it is in its climax when Endiku dies and he died for the skae of both of them and Gilgamesh made a good friendship and Endiku learned how to love and turn from a wild person to a civilized one. Once more there is foreshadowing and it is very important within the story. the eagle and the other beast I think is a sign from the gods telling that maybe something might happen to Gilgamesh and it might not be good. The Gods in this story I have realized that the Gods in this story are pictured as bad and evil only wanting to make evil and it is proven by killing Endiku which just might be a usual excuse for sickness used in those days, everything happens because of the Gods and thats what is being explained here.
martes, 21 de agosto de 2007
Gilgamesh post 3
Gilgamesh pages 21 to 36 were very interestingand has many parts to analyze like for example the dreams are premunitions that domething was about to happen or foreshadowing made by the author and it appears that hte author uses this constantly. The bull wasnt really a bull but an earthquake and how they managed to survive it and almost controll it. The control of the cedar power made Gilgamesh have complete power over everything which in my opinion means that Gilgamesh had no adversity because he could overcome everything.
lunes, 20 de agosto de 2007
Gigamesh 1
The Gilgamesh has to do with alot of with real life. The meteor that Gilgamesh dreams of in page 10 symbolizes Endiku and there we have some forshadowing or the author is hamatit or in other words cant defeat it.
Shamaht is only a symbo, of desire but really doesnt matter to Endiku but the stroy tells us how man can give things away for pleasure. endiku symbolizes the wildlife but also protection due to his proportions as mentioned in pg 13 as it says that Endiku protected herds while sheperds could sleep peacefully.
Gilgamesh post 2
Huwawa and the Cedar forest mean death it is uncertain what you may find in the forest and people dont enter it because they know there is death but Gilgamesh and Endikur represent the bravery and they are willing to defeat huwawa for the good of the people.I think that they are both going in the forest and are goigm to defeat huwawa.
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