Black Widow

Many people don’t know that black widow spiders used to not have red hour glasses on their backs. That marking is all thanks to a women named Chira. Chira was a very well known baker in ancient Athens. Everyone loved her food and they often complimented her on the bread she made. She was married to a man named Acacius. Acacius had been gifted by Ares and was given great battle skills and courage. He had been called to fight in the Trojan War. After ten years, he had finally returned. When he arrived, everyone was proud of him and excited about his return. Everyone except Chira. She was glad to see him at first. Then as they went around town, he was getting more and more popular. Everyone was saying how great of a warrior he was and how his…

Believe it or not black widows are not as fatal as you believe. The black widows venom, mating habits, Appearance, and many other traits make the black widow a unique subject. The widows appearance is an intriguing feature. They are a shiny black in color and usually the males are lighter in color. They have a red hourglass on the underside of their abdomens. The females are larger than the males. As a species they range from three to ten millimeters in size and usually weigh about one gram.…

care for the young with a lessened threat of predators attacking them. If an animal, or animals, are taken from this group, such a mother or a father, then there would be a lesser chance of the young being protected and cared for by the others and the young animal might die. That reduces the amount of that kind of animal in the world and brings them closer to extinction. Some people might say that “Many exotic species don’t take up much space in a home” says Dr. Laurie Hess, Why Choose an…

First thing's first, I'm the realest, Drop this and let the whole wor… Oh sorry I’ve gotten in the habit of when ever I’m actually doing something, it’s usually just me preforming “Fancy”. These past two years have been a world wind. I’ve released an album and the only song people know is “Fancy”, you already know. You guys know I have other songs, right. And knowing “Black Widow” doesn’t count. I have literally “rapped” “Fancy” for the past two years; any late night show or music festival I…

Gordon Grice, an essayist and writer, is caught in a web that is the mystery of the black widow. He himself has been enamored by the widow’s venom, in particular, and how it seems to be more powerful than need be. He reflects on killing widows with his mother and the gravity his mother held while doing so. Putting the powerful venom of the widow in perspective, Grice explains how there is no need for the deathly venom yet it still exists, and he relates this to the evil of the world, how…

more known as The Black Widow suffering from borderline personality disorder. Borderline personality disorder is a serious mental disorder marked by a pattern of ongoing instability in moods, behavior, self-image, and functioning. These experiences often result in impulsive actions and unstable relationships. A person with BPD may experience intense episodes of anger, depression, and anxiety that may last from only a few hours to days.Someone with borderline personality disorder is a very…

Eliza that no matter how humiliated or betrayed she might feel, Thomas O’Flaherty was an excellent provider” (8). With O’Flaherty being an effective man to provide the essentials for a comfortable life, she would practically be forced to stay with him and then upon his death becoming a widow. Eliza became very wealthy within her widowhood (Toth 9) and “Her grandmother and great-grandmother had been practical Frenchwomen;…

Are there certain colors which are rarely used? For example, a common color, red has many connotations in India. Red signifies violence and disruption, but it also symbolizes fertility, marriage, and commitment. In weddings, the bride’s choice of color for her garment is red. Typically during the end of the sermon, the groom will apply a red powdered substance, known as tilak, to the bride’s forehead; this represents commitment. Regardless, Goddess Durga, similar to the Ares in Greek mythology,…

1930s and 40s, black writers and philosopher were joining together in France to emphasize their cultural identity. The inspiration of Négritude came from the cultural and artistic explosion of the Harlem Renaissance. African American writers such as Langston Hughes and others laid the foundation for the new black identity. From all these great influences, Aimé Césaire wrote his length poem, Notebook of a Return to the Native Land. This poem emphasizes the theme of a new black identity completely…

Perspective, the most powerful thing on earth. A statement of my own so therefore not entirely factual, but true none the less. The very definition of perception is, “The way you think about or understand someone or something (Unknown, 2016)”. Is this not the very thing that causes us to take sides in conflict or to act on something that doesn’t seem right? We are not born with the understanding that “White is Right” we are taught this from a very young age by our predecessors; our parents, our…