Loki

Literature can tell a great deal about the culture that it comes from; for example, The Iliad, an epic written by Homer, was the first written record of the great, ancient Greek civilization. Literature tells about a culture by implying underlying principles, values, beliefs and key concepts without explicitly stating them. An author can do this by using repetition in their writing, as seen in the interpretation of the Anglo-Saxon cultural myth, Beowulf. Beowulf is a warrior, and he faces…

A myth is a story that holds some kind of significance in a culture, a story that addresses fundamental and difficult questions that we as human beings ask: who or what am I, where did I come from, why am I here, how should I live, what is the right thing to do, what is the universe, how did it all begin? Myths are stories that are told about great men and great women; about the forces of good and evil; about large and small animals; about natural thing as well creatures like giants, gods and…

Today’s world is full of cultural differences that were brought on by people migrating. New ideas will be spread; thus, cultures can be changed based on differing areas of influence. We see those changes today in different literary works across the world. Many films that have been based on certain literary works such as Beowulf (Heaney) showed noticeable differences between the characters in the epic and the same characters in the movie. In the movie Beowulf and Grendel (Gunnarsson) and the…

Further Reading for Facilitators The 3 Food Groups There are several ways of understanding food and nutrients. It is difficult for children to understand about nutrients which they cannot touch or see. Instead, it is better to talk to them in the language of foods that they see and eat. The 3 food group concept used here is simple and easy for children to understand. Energy giving foods are carbohydrates and fats. Using whole grain cereals (flour without sieving) instead of using refined flour…

Edward Burnett Tylor was born into a wealthy liberal Quaker English home in 1832. Tylor 's family owned a successful London brass factory. Edward always had an interest in society and culture. In 1855 when Tylor was 23, he decided to move to Central America after being diagnosed with tuberculosis. This is where he sparked his interest in unfamiliar cultures. His studies of the peoples of Central America led him to publish, Anahuac: Or Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern (1861). Along his…

he is full of rage. The rage is what keeps Bruce as Hulk. Hulk has been known to use his super strength to throw large objects through the sky. The objects that I know he’s thrown are a couple of tanks, some cars, an alien space shuttle, and even Loki, Thor’s brother. The next guy is a well-known fast one, and his name is The Flash! His superpower is super speed. Flash got his power when he was struck by some magical, mutant lightning bolt. Flash has been known to break the sound barrier on…

important role in the inversion, or disruption of the status quo. The trickster is clasically a magician, able to break the rules of the gods or nature, and utilize creative illusions in his manipulation. One of the most iconic mythical tricksters is Loki, but the titan Prometheus of Greek mythology seems a more relevant example…

The knocks at the door were swift and abrupt as the banged agents the roman style house. And when the slab of wood was pulled out of the way, Feliciano locked eye with angry bright green ones. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?” Arthur yelled causing the Italian to step back. “As to what are you referring?” Feliciano asked straightening up, knowing full well the implications of his previous actions. “Don’t give me that. You know what I am talking about! These people are dangerous!…

Sometimes, Clover 's kind of a clairvoyant. Okay, not really, but she can just tell that it 'll be a shitty day. She has two tests (one is a presentation, though, but still), she doesn 't have a partner for an upcoming project, and she ate all bits of satisfactory food yesterday. She knows she 'll be a pain in the ass today. She rubs her eyes, rolls out of bed and lands on the floor in a heap of pillows and . . . herself. With a yawn, she stands up and stretches, letting another yawn fill the…

Most significant is probably the god Quetzalcoatl who in addition to wearing a necklace made of the cross-section of a conch shell, was described as a feathered serpent. A quetzal is a bird that has long green tail feathers, and coatl means snake. Loki, the Norse trickster god, on the other hand could actually shift into an animal, and one of his children Fenrir, was actually a wolf. In a completely different direction, the Norse goddess of the underworld Hel was described as having the upper…