Scythe

The composition of the scenes in which religious figures appear, also serve as a visual technique to portray religion as powerful and include it as part of the nationalistic project. In Salón México, there is a scene that shows an image of the Virgen de Guadalupe at Mercedes’ rooms. When the image of the Virgen de Guadalupe is first shot, the camera focuses on a small flower from a low angle view; later, the camera zooms out and moves the frame from left to right. The juxtaposition of the small…

similar to the ‘classic’ image of Little Red who Charles Perrault called “the prettiest that had ever been seen,” (1) and even wears a trademark long red hood like the ‘classical’ version but is introduced killing wolf creatures called Grimm with a scythe that is also a gun and training for a position in the monster-hunting field called a ‘Huntsman’. This version of the character is more in line with modern day feminist values as Ruby is there to save herself. A far more subtle allusion come in…

could mean the act of sinning and falling into hell. For a very long time, the pendulum has been seen as a symbol of time, as it very well is here. It symbolizes time running out, like the last grain of sand in the hourglass. The pendulum also has a scythe on the end of it, which symbolizes that when time runs out, you die. The father is said to have power over life and death, and is the beginning and the end, alfa and the omega. In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, “The Pit and the Pendulum,”…

WW2, one of humanities greatest sins. It led to the death of over 60 million, and gave way to the genocide of 6 million Jews known as the Holocaust. Yet in this morbidly depressing and atrocious act, lived a young girl, who would steal books to escape the horrors around her and protect a Jewish man in defiance of Hitler. Her name is Liesel Meminger. She is the Book Thief by Markus Zusak I can see what you’re thinking. The Book Thief. It’ll be just another book depicting the horrors of WW2, along…

Meta: Espresso certainly loves a challenge, which is exactly what they have taken on with the release of Ninja Cats. Blending together the barmy with the bizarre, will this game have you jump kicking for jackpots? Ninja Cats Review If there is one animal that you would guess that has the most similarity to a ninja, it would be the cat. They are incredibly nimble, have some of the best balance around, and don’t make a sound while creeping about, all of which are traits they share with the every…

on “HistoryNet Weapons of World War 1” states, “Most machine guns of World War 1 were based on Hiram Maxim’s 1884 design. They had a sustained fire of 450-600 rounds per minute, allowing defenders to cut down attacking waves of enemy troops like a scythe cutting wheat. There was some speculation…

1. The Norway flag was taken up on July 17, 1821, the flag was based on the Danish flag. The Danish flag has a red background with a white cross in the middle; the Swedish flag is blue with a yellow cross on it. The reason why the Norwegian flag is almost the exact same as the Danish flag is because Norway was ruled by Denmark for 400 years and the reason for the blue cross is Sweden was in a union with Norway from 1844 until 1898. (1,2) 2. In Norway the winters can snow exquisite amounts; in…

Different Men: Same Story Imagine watching a film adaption of a movie, then ask yourself, do you ever read the book version? Sometimes they could be contrastive due to the different perspectives of the author and the director. Like Edgar Allan Poe, the enigmatic author of the 1800s published “the Pitt and the Pendulum” in 1842 to illustrate the darkness of death. While the director, Roger Corman, released his film adaption of the book in 1961, over a century later, to express its similarity to…

subdue and tame this animal. But here the animal was pursuing him; it sought his soul. The grunts and shrieks and rapacious murmurs with which she assaulted him shame him. Before his eyes, she got up and ran like one possessed, waving the sharp scythe, which the hill-women carry always at their side, about her head in a dreadful…

Failure is a blessing The world consists of those with the aspiration for greatness; however, there are few that actually are. Authors use their power of having a large audience to convey messages that he or she feels is important. In his Nobel Prize for Literature Acceptance Speech, John Steinbeck, the author of literary treasures, spoke of what an author’s responsibility is as a creator. Writers are delegated to present the good side of humanity like love and triumph but also dark sides like…