Folklore

Zombies… Vampires… Whose side are you on? For centuries we have been entertained by these superficial beings; Folklores, books, movies, and the family next door. Being a child of the 80’s and 90’s, growing up it was only the vampires lurking in the darkness of our televisions, books, and imaginations. Zombies must of have been buried deep in the ground, digging their way out, an idea and book at a time. As expressed by del Toro and Hogan, vampires have been our favorite night crawler for…

world today than the Grimm brothers, whose publication of countless preexisting fairytales marked the fairytale genres transition from storytelling into literary text. Recognized as the standard source upon which our societies knowledge of German folklore is based (The Reception of Grimm Fairy Tales), the final edition of their work published remains ever present an influence for both readers and collectors alike. Yet, the translation of their work that remains in publication and is praised by…

Making Connections ‘Music’ and ‘dance’, while simple words, hold a world of significance to almost every culture across the globe. It is through the actions of these two elements that people are brought together in times of triumph, grievance, celebrations, and religious gatherings. Music and dance have a way of making you forget the busyness and stresses of life and find happiness and serenity in the present day. And regardless, whether music and dance are performed for an audience or done in…

Toni Morrison was one of the most prominent authors of the 20th century. Her personal background helped her a lot when becoming an outstanding writer. She was born into an African-American family, in the 1930s, and credits her parents with giving her the love for reading, and her perspective on life. In her younger years she was never seen as inferior, even though she was the only black in the class. There was also a significant amount of historical context that aided to her successfulness.…

culture. A myth helps us understand origins, natural phenomena, death, nature, and divinities. It is passed down from one generation to the next as a way to preserve ones culture and its survival. Every society has its own share of myths, legends, and folklore that are still alive and well to this day, all because people held culture with an utmost importance. One society that tells stories of nature, life, and everything else in between is the society of Hawaii. Hawaii is located in the Pacific…

website it is more than a women, and it explains where the name comes from. “Starbucks is named after the first mate in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Our logo is also inspired by the sea – featuring a twin-tailed siren from Greek mythology.” (Starbucks, Folklore) Now knowing that the logo is a mermaid, it makes a little more sense. The mermaid pulls you into Starbucks and the coffee keeps you there. I have bought Starbucks coffee for my coffee maker at home, and I can tell you, it really does…

Fiction: A Vibrant Voice in the Harlem Renaissance Harlem Renaissance was a social movement after the World War I. It happened when the blacks from various backgrounds—uneducated southerners coming from the Great Migration to the north, the soldiers returning from World War I, and the already educated blacks, all of whom sought their own identity and a place for them in the northern cities. Harlem, a small town in New York, became a cultural center, and a nurturing place for black literature.…

budget Hollywood films with those of low budget independent films and how those low budget films grow into high budget sequels. As with any genre, it must start somewhere and the horror genre started in Germany. Germany has a strong tradition of folklore and as film was being developed towards the end of World War I, Germany had suffered a great loss and was in ruins. One of the original horror films was The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), by Robert Wiene, this silent film…

read them a fairy tale such as “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast” before they went to sleep. Fairy tales have a huge importance to society and children because several of them were made into movies and fairy tales can be derived from folklore, ancient poetry, or medieval European literature. Also, many fairy tales have several morals in them while others relate back to valuable life lessons for people. With morals and many children and adults reading them for a long time, fairy…

whether to affirm Asian identity or not. This would be evident in Chin’s conscious effort in espousing Chinese mythology like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Major Problems 461). Through these actions, Chin sets out to solidify the heroes of Asian folklore to be on par with that of the European knight and American cowboy. In that respect, he feels angry for it because he feels alone in fighting for Asian pride within art (Major Problems 461). Interestingly, such tensions in the Asian…