Elysian Fields

country. Under this act the HACLA prospected the Chavez Ravine as a prime candidate for a new public housing structure. Architects Richard Neutra and Robert Alexander had visions to turn Chavez Ravine into a 315 acre public housing complex called Elysian Park Heights. The HACLA began to purchase all the property through eminent domain, which is a governmental power that allows the government to purchase private land and turn it into land for public use that they believe will benefit the…

ACT IHADES: Greek god of underworldJAKE: teenage boy receiving judgementOSIRIS: Egyptian god of underworldPERSON1: being sentenced,sound PERSON2: Jake's friendHEL: Norse goddess, queen of the underworldScene 1Opens in a throne room. Three large chairs/thrones are center stage. HADES, HEL, and OSIRIS are seated in the thrones in that order. PERSON1 is standing off to the side.HEL: (Annoyed and Bored) Is it finally time for sentencing? I would really love to get some lunch.Hades: Calm down ice…

Tennessee Williams, renowned play write, showed a pattern of portraying the trials of life in his characters, as well as an innate desire to do well in every facet of their lives. It is not uncommon for unreasonable expectations to be cast on people, and it is these unreasonable expectations that force people to develop strategies for coping with these pressures and tensions (Billington 2016). We seek out habits that are unhealthy in order to supersede the unfortunate reality bestowed on us, in…

The underworld is one of the most interesting and mystifying ideas of Greek literature. There are various myths of the location to this world, what souls experience there, and how to access it. Multiple authors and bards contributed to the creation of the underworld, each adding or tweaking previous portrayals. In particular, Homer and Hesiod spoke of the underworld in many of their works. Hesiod focuses more on describing the creation of the underworld, its roots, and primary rulers. Homer’s…

Another aspect of ancient Greek mythology that thrives in modern-day society is the lessons that the myths taught. The word “μύθος” (mythos) translates to “story” in the English language (Green 197). Due to this, the stories of ancient Greece are called myths, although the ancient Greeks themselves did not believe these tales of gods and goddesses were merely stories. The Although the myths are no longer heeded as warnings against the wraths of gods and goddesses, the myths held truths…

In Gladiator, it starts with a scenery of someone walking through a field after entering the Stone Gate. The same event occurs during Maximus’s death, profoundly hinting at some sort of symbolism with connection to his dead family. All of which represent the Roman conception of heaven, the Elysian fields. He envisions this while telling Commodus about his potential return home however, yet again his dreams were crushed. His attention to the next life coincides with the people of Rome seeing that…

and Eurydice, n.d.). They were married, but this love story has a tragic ending for both. Orpheus requested the nuptial gods to attend their marriage; however, omens descended, and tragedy soon came. Eurydice, as she sprinted for joy through the fields of flowers, abruptly was bit by a venomous viper and was stricken dead (Ovid, 1 A.C.E.). Orpheus was deeply distraught over the loss of his love, so he devised a plan…

Dear Blanche, It’s been so long! How have you been? I’ve been thinking a lot about you. Sorry I haven’t written to you earlier, but Stanley wouldn’t let me. Things here at the Elysian Fields haven’t been so good. The baby has been more work than I thought it would be and Stanley has been no help. But Stanley Jr. is what I live for. All my dreams are evil dreams except for the dreams I have about my baby. I dream about him becoming a handsome young man, almost too fine to be human, and finding a…

a number of other fascinating moments. Not only has Dodger Stadium hosted baseball games, it has also held concerts and soccer tournaments and even a mass from Pope John Paul II. The stadium has a huge capacity of 56,000 compared to other baseball fields, that makes it larger than any other MLB stadium. Many fans admire Dodgers Stadium because of everything accomplished there and has been part of. Many are oblivious to the families that had to suffer for the Dodgers to have a home. Today,…

Mayor Poulson made other illegal deals with the Dodgers. After much speculation it was agreed to sell to O’ Malley the Chavez Ravine area for the formation of the Dodgers Stadium in return O’ Malley would have to trade Wrigley Field. In addition to trading Wrigley Field O’ Malley had to agree to pay 2 million for site grading. O’ Malley was offered 300 acres of the land and many disagreed with it. People against O’ Malley created turbulence and a judge even said that “the city council had…