Anvil

her hand. He was a smoothing god, making all of the arms for Olympus and temporary as a blacksmith for the gods. Hephaestus was the Greek god of blacksmiths, sculptors, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes therefore; he is represented with a hammer, an anvil and a pair of tongs. He made all kinds of weapons and armor for the gods. He created cauldrons that wanted no fire to heat them, horseshoes for seahorses, lighthouses of bronze, tripods that could walk, and magic armor that could never be…

E.J. Pratt grew up with the aftermath of the great war, also known as world war one, and his poem, “The Shark” captures the tone and atmosphere once the great war was over. “The Shark” talks about the tension and the sudden relief that everyone felt, although there are many poems about the war there is none that talks about the aftermath, which makes “The Shark” different than any other poems about the great war. Therefore, I believe “The Shark” by E.J. Pratt is a magnificent poem that truly…

the holocaust. After watching this movie you would think most of the camps would have been as well kept as the one shown was and that the guards were not very harsh on prisoners. The worst thing we saw the prisoners doing was carrying the heavy anvils as part of their jobs. Other than that they always seemed to be fed and were rarely disciplined by the guards, from what we could see. As many times we saw prisoners act up or get into trouble we rarely saw the guards disciplining the prisoners…

The only definite thing in life is that it will one day end. That truth is perhaps the defining feature of the human condition. Mortality is inevitable act, so we can either accept it, or continue to deny the coming day of our own deaths. In Ambrose Bierce’s short story, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” the principal character, Peyton Farquhar, experiences both the denial and acceptance of his impending death. Farquhar is sentenced to be hanged by Union soldiers and as he faces his final…

the sword returned to where it was made. Another legend is that the sword was put into a stone by Merlin the Wizard, only to be taken out by the rightful king of England. The legend of Excalibur says, “Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil, is rightwise king born of England.” Sir Thomas Malory (Lupack) Young Arthur then pulled the sword out of the stone and was then crowned High King of Britain right after. Arthur went on to rule Camelot for fifty years before he lost a swordfight…

of a hell-like setting with a “furnace” and “deadly terrors” allows the reader to see a clear picture of God’s destructive work. In addition to imagery and repetition, Blake’s adverse diction helps develop the fearful tone by questioning “what the anvil? What dread grasp Dare its deadly terrors clasp” (15-16). The repetition at the beginning and end of the poem allows the reader to establish a tone that is intended to stick and produce meaning throughout the poem. In the same way, Blake uses…

will hit will be one of three ossicles (tiny bones) called the malleus. It is notorious for its hammer shape. Keep in mind that the vibrations are amplifying as they move on the ossicles. The second ossicle is the incus which is notorious for its anvil shape. The incus extends to the next ossicle called the stapes, notorious for its stirrup shape. On the end of the stapes is the oval window which is the start of the inner ear. The inner ear is also located in a small cavity embedded into our…

The most anticipated war in history, World War One, started off with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. That event launched the July Crisis- a period of time where Europe was in a fighting frenzy. Countries were declaring war on each other, gathering secret alliances and building their armies. The Crisis was another event that lead to this Great War along with the Triple Alliance pact and Russo-Japanese War. Other underlying causes for the war were alliances, imperialism, militarism, and most…

story, “And now he became conscious of a new disturbance. Striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith's hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. He wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by--it seemed both. Its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. He awaited each stroke with impatience and--he…

The Greek culture had a polytheistic religion, belief in many gods. These so called gods had many features: symbols, roles(niches), powers, and relationships. The gods were used to explain anything from natural events to human conditions.There were many gods which include;Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Dionysus, Ares, Athena, Hermes, Hephaestus. Zeus, the king of the greek gods, had the power to control the sky. Often referred to as the god with the most…