Muse

Though found in Italy, the Tiber Muse statue has some level of history on it incorporating two nations at the same time. I though art scales down to individual creativity and imagination. However, with the Tiber Muse, the existence of duality in it gives it a certain prominence that befits discovery. The issue of classism and education presents a very significant point of history regarding the people of Italy. In the Tiber Muse figure, the silent suggestion hints that Greeks are…

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s novel, Dictée, may seem simple on the surface, but it is complex and enriching if read with a critical and mindful eye. Each segment is separated into different sections that are based on the nine Greek muses and tales centered on the themes of the muses based on the themes of suffering. From this sentence alone, it may become apparent to some that it has some elements that are similar to those classic epic tales, such as Homer’s Odyssey, which has been called a…

So oft have I invoked thee for my Muse, And found such fair assistance in my verse As every alien pen hath got my use And under thee their poesy disperse. Thine eyes, that taught the dumb on high to sing And heavy ignorance aloft to fly, Have added feathers to the learned's wing And given grace a double majesty. Yet be most proud of that which I compile, Whose influence is thine, and born of thee: In others' works thou dost but mend the style, And arts with thy sweet graces graced be; But thou…

types of identity in the society. People can maintain the identity as a member of a community such as a country or religion, and the identity as an individual, or personality. Thus, the theme of identity can be argued in some ways. For example, “First Muse,” the poem written by Julia Alvarez is about the Mexican-American girl who faces the problem to have her identity as an American. The Catcher in the Rye, the novel written by J. D. Salinger, is also based on the process of establishing the…

Homer’s Odyssey provides the epic to the subject matter in almost a short handed version. Thus allowing the muse to decided where she would like to pick up or drop off the pieces of the Epic. Throughout the entirety of Homer’s Odyssey there is a constant back and forth between settings, people, etc. With all the back and forth and an epic that starts in the middle…

The Thoegony or the genealogy or birth of the gods is a poem written by Hesiod in 700 B.C, describing the genealogy of the Ancient Greek gods. Hesiod was a poet who lived around 700 B.C, and is one of the rare poets whose compositions survive to this day. Hesiod was always compared to Homer; it is uncertain who was born first, but both lived around the same time due to the similar epic dialect of Homeric Greek. It is believed that the Theogony was probably influenced by some Near-Eastern…

Today was my second time using the Muse™ headset. The last time I used the headset I had a very enjoyable experience and I truly believe it helped me better understand how to calm my mind. I crushed it with a total of 49 birds in a short 10-minute meditation, so this time I had hopes of achieving even higher levels. I decided that I would change up the sounds that I would hear from the muse. Instead of the traditional rainforest landscape, I chose a nice relaxing beach to accompany me through…

describes the beauty that was nature. In his ninth paragraph of Walden, Thoreau explains how this beauty is the ultimate muse for all forms of art. Thoreau writes, “The morning wind forever blows, the poem of creation is uninterrupted; but few are the ears that hear it. Olympus is but the outside of the earth everywhere.” Thoreau believed that the earth and her beauty was an infinite muse for those who chose to listen, today that thought is still present. When Ruth Atchley conducted a study that…

Pillars of Creation 3D Display Shows Evaporation A photograph taken by the Hubble Space telescope is thought to be one of the most amazing space photographs ever captured. The “Pillars of Creation,” [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillars_of_Creation] is a picture of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula resembling elephant trunks. The pillars are about seven thousand light years from Earth. The picture is of gas and dust in the middle of creating new stars with illumination coming from…

dances about the stage, exploring his godly powers. He is joined by Calliope, the muse of poetry; Polyhymnia, the muse of mime; and Terpsichore, the muse of dance. Each dances a solo variation for Apollo, “instructing” him in her art. He dances with Terpsichore alone, then with all three muses. Having achieved his maturity, he then ascends Mount Parnassus to join Zeus, his father, in Olympus, followed by the muses, as Leto and her handmaidens bid him farewell from the earth below. (Teachout…