Arcadia

● ◊ ● ◊ ● ◊ ● ◊ ● ◊ ● ◊ ● ◊ ● Things had been tense all day long. So, needless to say things had been quite boring for the duration of the day. We were packing our things today, minus the clothes we needed - so that we could head home Saturday morning. After packing up the majority of my things, I spent my time finishing my homework and re-reading Ellen Hopkin's book, Impulse. It was one of my favorite books, and at the moment it resided with me. But after finishing the book I…

What defines me? I was born May 25th, 1999 in Arcadia, Florida. At first glance, you will see light skin and hair as blue as the sea. At first glance you will see their brown skin and their hair as dark as midnight. The world seems to have this perceived image that all people of on ethnicity act and look the same, but I undeniably contradict that. Blue hair and light skin with a grungy style and hipster ways. They all look at me and make assumptions that I am white and cannot understand another…

It is difficult to argue a state’s motives simply with one factor or theory, as there are many aspects that contribute to the way a state may act. It is the same for the Statecraft simulation. While there are no factors that were initially seen as completely insignificant, there are factors that do not determine every action made, at least by my state, including the geography of our state or International Organizations. Other factors that were originally seen as insignificant, such as each…

Genie was found at the age of thirteen on November 4th, 1970 in the suburb of Arcadia, Los Angeles. She had suffered over a decade of abuse by being restrained to a potty chair in complete darkness and isolation and had no interaction with people or language except through the abuse of her father, who only communicated to her via snarling animal noises. After her discovery and the subsequent suicide of her abusive father, she was taken to Children's Hospital where she was looked after by a team…

Sir Philip Sidney, though not as influential in his daily life, was an effective poet, and an attentive scholar. He was born on the 30th of November in 1554, and died on the 17th of October in 1586 from a wound sustained in a minor skirmish (Biography.com). During his short life, Sidney served as an ambassador to the Queen of England, wrote several poems which were influential to great writers, including William Shakespeare himself, and even received a knighthood in 1583, three years before his…

nature.”(Bullfinch pg. 137) As the god of hunters, he chose whether or not to grant them success, and as the god of shepherds, he kept watch over flocks and was also associated with the playing of music. His worship is believed to have originated in Arcadia, a region situated on the Peloponnesus, and this was also his homeland. “All…

Richard Ramirez known as “The Night Stalker” was an American serial killer, rapist and burglar. He was one of the most horrendous serial killers who terrorized California in the 1980’s. Ramirez was born in El Paso, Texas, on February 29, 1960. He was the youngest of Julian and Mercedes Ramirez's five children. During his childhood, Ramirez lived with an abusive father who often relieved his anger towards him. Throughout his early years, he suffered two major head injuries that later affected the…

The Imperfect side of Gods over Erotic Desire and Transformation The text Metamorphoses by Ovid contains a number of motifs of transformation as well as the title of the text indicates over erotic desire. The main theme of the poem is transformation, which is closely link to erotic desire and love of the Gods in terms of the imperfection of Gods and feminine perspective. The theme of erotic desire and following transformation symbolize the imperfect side of Gods compare to mankind. Ovid’s poem…

lovelife/skills, and downfall. Atalanta has quite the interesting history, with her family life and attitude constantly changing. We do not know her exact birth date, but it is said she was born around 1701. Now, as a kid, her father, the king of Arcadia, abandoned her because she was not a boy. As a result, she was left in the woods to die, but the god Artimis sent a mama bear to nurse her until she was old enough to take care of herself. As she was growing…

The power of prophecy emerges in the earliest time in the wilderness through Azazel; inevitably, intertwining his abilities with that of Pan. In the area of Mesopotamia, Azazel/Pan prevails as the leader of the goat creatures known as Seirim and also as the jinn that haunts the wasteland of Semitic tribes. Concurrently, these creatures could take possession of people and also encompasses the ability to prophesy. To this end, the ancients sought these creatures out, (numerous people believing…