Blackness

fighter can beat. “They have seen my strength for themselves, / Have watched me rise from the darkness of war, / Dripping with my enemies’ blood. I drove / Five great giants into chains, chased / All of that race from the earth. I swarm / In the blackness of night, hunting monsters…” (line 153-156) This leaves the audience knowing that he is credible and…

He waited for the still, calm dark to help his spirit rise. He sat all by himself, in the blackness and the shade, when all his dreams and plans for life went off like a grenade. This time the inkiness of the chamber did not help his mood. The Flatman plopped himself right down as he began to brood. He became so very angry at his friend --whom…

Throughout the semester We discussed how the “woman” is portrayed in film, and how these representations have influenced the Gaze. Earlier in this semester I analyzed Bell Hooks “The Oppositional Gaze” which connected with me and I decided to expound on this approach to film. I intended to analyses how black female spectator’s perception of themselves and the society can be influenced based on the messages depicted within the film entitled Imitation of Life (1959); What is the role of the…

encompassed us like a warm, fuzzy blanket of hope, I pondered at its perfection; a pitch-black curtain draped over the sky. The warped, cumbersome conformation of the stars speckled and danced along the outer fibers of the curtain, bursting against the blackness. I felt its throb in my mind; a slow pulsating beat of curiosity. An inescapable, unending, unexplainable call in pursuit of a complete understanding of this beat; A beat that came from within. My inquisitive nature pulled me beyond the…

Raging waves of the sea foaming up their own selves, wandering stars for who is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. (Jude 12- 13) “Woe to them! For they have gave in the way of Cain, have greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. (Jude 11). In (Luke Chpt 20: 9-18) Jesus used a parable to explain the…

The Largest Crime in the criminal justice system is that it is a race based institution where African-Americans are directly targeted and punished in a much more aggressive way. The Bureau of Justice Statistics state that in the United States an estimated 558,700 African American adults were incarcerated under state and federal jurisdiction. African American males had an imprisonment rate of 3,059 per 100,000 while white males had a rate of 456 per 100,000. There are facts to counterbalance…

How Poe Creates an Unified Effect in “The Pit and the Pendulum” Edgar Allen Poe’s short story, “The Pit and the Pendulum”, introduces a tale of torture and death as the Spanish Inquisition prosecutes the narrator. The narrator wakes up in a pitch-dark room, most likely an Inquisition prison. He walks around to scout his surroundings only to fall and doze off multiple times. As he wakes up, he discovers he is bound to a wooden board with many straps. Only after, does he notice a crescent-shaped…

People wander through life searching for meaning or a purpose for one’s existence, and many find it troubling and depressing to come home every day without a clue. The living monster comes out when the answer is not revealed, cast away by society for not fitting in. Subdued in a cave for all eternity, as the society’s outcast of the world, is the life that Grendel is condemned to live. For as long as he shall live, Grendel, more in touch with his inner monster than others, will stay, “the G-d…

Despite how colonialism initiates the darkness within men, and it manifests itself in the treatment of natives, there is no greater character in Conrad’s story that exposes just how a journey into Africa, can quickly turn a man of good values into a dark savage, than the incomprehensible Mr. Kurtz. Throughout the beginnings of the novella, the reader only hears about Kurtz through Marlow and what others tell him. He is depicted as a man of countless abilities, and the star agent of the Company.…

Identity is comprised of the qualities or beliefs that make a particular person or group different from others. It is a crucial factor in a person’s life because it allows him or her to stand out as an individual and helps the person develop a sense of well-being and importance. There are many aspects that can create someone’s identity whether it is by social class, culture, family, or faith. The biggest contributor to develop one’s identity is race. The literary pieces, Raisin in the Sun, by…