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Originating in Greek mythology, werewolves have been depicted as some of the most aggressive monsters in history. The tale of the first werewolf, then called “Lycaon” is found in Homer’s The Iliad. The beast, portrayed as a half-man half-wolf, highlights aggression and primitive instincts in humanity. Though rarely provoked, nearly every modern account of werewolf sightings involve the beast attempting to attack witnesses. Whether these sightings are fact or fiction, society has a fascination with these monsters that has been translated to pop-culture through television shows, books, films, and other similar trends. This essay will discuss a variety of books, movies, and articles that provided us more insight to the history of development of werewolves. The 2003 thriller Underworld directed by Len Wiseman depicts the connection between werewolves and vampires-something made even more popular through the Twilight Saga novels by Stephanie Meyer. While biologically polar opposites, the two beasts share a similar blood-thirst. “Legend tells that the war began with two brothers, the immortal sons of Alexander Corvinus: Marcus, bitten by bat, became the blood leader of the vampires. William bitten by wolf, became the first and most powerful Lycan (werewolf)” (from the 2006 film Underworld: Evolution, directed by Len Wiseman, Lakeshore Entertainment and Screengems). The film depicts werewolves as ferocious beasts with a desire for violence. In the film, the Lycans (werewolves)…

Kate Chopin will be my author that I will be discussing in my paper. Chopin had a strong voice on her feelings towards self-discovery in her stories. Chopin lets her readers know about her views based on her female characters in her stories. Self-discovery is shown through some of the different female characters throughout many of her stories. I will be discussing a few of the stories and characters in my paper. The theme of self-discover simply just means finding how the characters feel and…

Princess Bride’s tongue-tied Impressive Clergyman slowly and monotonously paints a picture of marriage, “Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday. Mawage, that bwessed awangment, that dweam wifin a dweam... And wuv, tru wuv, will fowow you foweva.” Is marriage the beginning of a picture to be painted beautifully, or simply a canvas restricted by a frame? Young Mrs. Mallard has just heard the tragic news of her husband’s sudden, unexpected death. Paralyzed by the news, she sobs and runs to…

Kate Chopin is considered one of the first feminist writers of the twentieth century; she used literary realism for addressing issues of race, gender, colonialism, slavery, etc. We see her feminist approach in her portraying of women’s realities in the south and how their lack of independence and freedom affect their lives. In the other hand, Henry James is also realist in style, but he depicts reality from an objective impartial position, his personages are portrayed as a mirror. In his novel…

Although Chopin’s career was shortly lived due to her early death in 1904, she left a legacy and inspired other women to stand up for themselves. She incorporated the issue of women’s rights throughout her stories by representing women in a less than conventional manner, with individual wants and needs. Her bold expression of women’s independence was not celebrated until many years later. In many ways Chopin was considered a woman before her time. Kate Chopin’s sexual identity influenced the…

United states with women making lower wages than men and plagued by standards that are given by society. Feminist Author Kate Chopin and non fiction writer Annie Dillard share the similar views, that women should be able to live a limitless life, satisfying their appetite for independence. Individuality conquers in society, Dillard and Chopin believe that women no longer feel that society dictates their life therefore achieving the American dream, having the opportunity to pursue ambitions.…

Google It The world may wonder how people ever survived without the Internet before it came into their lives. They have grown accustomed to the easiness the Internet provides. The work that used to take someone hours or even days and weeks to accomplish can be achieved within minutes. In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr introduces us to the idea that people are allowing the Internet to think for them. Are the readers of the world losing the ability to think for themselves?…

Gender divides nearly everything, from colors to toys. The simple mention of the color pink conjures images of numerous ideas and stereotypes associated with girls, while blue creates the same for boys. In her article for The Huffington Post, Sarah Aoun discusses the extension of this division into the sector of technology in higher education and beyond. The opening of her article works to establish the presence of a pronounced lack of women in the tech field, Aoun then takes the reader through…

Who decides what makes a woman beautiful? The ideals of beauty have changed throughout history. For example, Renaissance painters idolized a fuller figured women, in the nineteen fifties the curvy Marilyn Monroe was the symbol of feminine beauty, there was the waifish women of the nineteen sixties and then there was Kate Moss in the heroin chic of the nineteen nineties. A lot of advertisements today are showing women what they are ideally supposed to look like. With all of these advertisements…

considered it worthless. The theme in “A Pair of Silk Stockings” is also the suppression of women. Mrs. Sommers has clearly been working her tail off for years. The first paragraph says, “…a very large amount of money…gave her a feeling of importance she had not enjoyed for years.” She has been working hard for others for years, but has not received proper praise for her works—for years! The story also mentioned that “it was a long time since Mrs. Sommers had been fitted with gloves…when she had…